Sunday, February 13, 2005

Weston And Coyne Together, Jean? Now Y'know You In Trouble
One, two, three and to the fo'
Greg Weston and Andrew Coyne are at the do'
Ready to make an entrance, so back on up
(Cause you know we 'bout had to rip **** up)

Gimme the pen first, so I can bust like a bubble
Weston n' Coyne together, Jean? Now y'know you in trouble

Ain't nuthin' but j-thing baaaaby
Two loc'd out journos going crazy
Sun and Post are the papers that please me
Unfadable
So please don't try to fade me
Mr. Coyne! (whattup?) [Check Kinsella off, loc:]

So the notion that there is some bright line to be drawn between 1997 and previous years seems, if you will permit me, specious. In any case, if the whole controversy over sponsorships is as overblown as I gather you take it to be, if indeed you share the former Prime Minister's view that it was a well-intended and thoroughly non-partisan endeavour, I am at a loss to understand why you are so concerned to distance yourself from it.

I fear you are responding in too much haste. The inquiry is still in its early stages. It has drawn no conclusions, nor have I: the column in question makes no accusations, but merely summarizes evidence heard under oath in a public inquiry (what we are "asked to believe."). In advance of the inquiry's report, I have no reason to hold you in anything but the highest personal regard.

You, on the other hand, have recklessly and without evidence charged me with publishing a lie, ie a deliberate falsehood, an accusation which you can now see is untrue and I'm sure will want to retract.

Very best wishes,

Andrew Coyne
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Well I'm peepin', and I'm creepin', and I'm creep - in'
But I damn near got caught, 'cause my beeper kept beepin'
Now it's time for me to make my impression felt
So sit back, relax, and strap on your seatbelt
You never been on a ride like this befo'
With a journo who can write and PR flow
At the same time with the dope column I kick
You know, and I know, I flow some ol funky ****
To add to my collection, the selection
Symbolizes hope, grab a pen, but don't choke
If ya' do, ya' have no clue
O' what me and my homey Andrew Coyne came to do

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Like just about all the other Liberal heavies who have appeared before Gomery to date -- including his predecessor as PM, Jean Chretien -- Martin claimed his involvement in the Quebec sponsorship program during his nine years as finance minister essentially boiled down to "I saw nothing, heard nothing and asked nothing."

Indeed, after more than $20 million, 11 million pages of documents and four months of evidence from 107 witnesses, the Gomery commission hasn't told Canadians a lot more than we already knew from the auditor general's damning report that prompted the inquiry in the first place, a year ago.

But don't touch that dial -- the "juicy stuff" is indeed yet to come


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It's like this and like that and like this and uh
It's like that and like this and like that and uh
It's like this, and we ain't got no love for those
So jus' chill, 'til the next episode
--Snoop/Dr. Dre (edited, with apologies)

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