During tonight’s Leader’s Debate, NDP leader Jack Layton asked Prime Minister Stephen Harper, “Where’s your platform? Under your sweater?”
Mr. Harper responded by recycling a bunch of soundbites, kind of like a speak-and-spell reprogrammed with big words like “new economy” and “environmental targets” and “don’t tell mommy where I touched you.” In other words, he didn’t have a platform under his wooly shell of doom. So what could be under his sweater?
1) A cold, black stone where a human’s heart would go–borrowed from Margaret Thatcher
2) A platform. Not a political platform, but the thing you stand on at the top of the slide at a kid’s playground. It was bolted down, but Stevie brought a wrench when he was waiting around to steal children’s souls.
3) A crash-proof fuel tank full of liquified creepiness to fuel his smile.
4) Extra batteries. Very important during a campaign because we all know HE’S A FUCKING ROBOT!!
5) Children’s souls (see #2)
6) Candy: used as bait (see #2)
7) Tasers to use on single mothers begging for change to supplement their daycare “bonus.” Nothing against single moms, they just stand in the way (see #2)
8: Blueprints for a giant battle station in outer space, destined to become the ultimate power in the universe.
9) The new Guns & Roses CD, “Chinese Democracy.” He was going to buy some Feist and Leah Erbe singles off iTunes, but thought buying Gunners was a good way to not support the arts in Canada.
10) Chuck Norris. Just kidding, Chuck Norris is hiding behind Jack Layton’s moustache.
Things that probably aren’t under his sweater but very well could be:
Axl Rose: Axl’s strong leadership of Guns & Roses lead to the longest arena tour, with the most sold-out crowds, and still lost money hand over fist. For his encore, Axl forced out the talent in the band, who went on to create another supergroup called Velvet Revolver that saw success beyond anyone’s wildest imaginations. Sadly, Axl is not in Stephen Harper’s sweater because there’s not enough room for all those children’s souls AND Axl’s crackpipe.
Brains: Although it is sometimes hard to tell, STEPHEN HARPER IS A FUCKING ROBOT!! and not a Zombie. Therefore, he doesn’t need to keep a tasty snack-pack of human grey matter under his sweater during heated exchange.
Condoms: Harper is all about the pro-life. That’s why he doesn’t use birth control while fucking our country.
Any other questions?