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2) Strangely, rhetoric about the Media Party (a hilarious trope deployed by far-right activists that asserts, in spite of all available evidence, that media outlets are explicitly working against conservative causes) has been mostly absent from Alberta politics. But desperate times call for desperate measures. Earlier in the month, Derek Fildebrandt, the parody all-star who performs as finance critic, was directly quoted in the Globe & Mail as stating, "The NDP platform was never intended to ever be implemented. The NDP platform was a hard-core ideological document." It was a carefully curated statement of ridiculous proportions, designed to draw a shit-ton of attention.Upon receiving criticism for the silly statement, Fildebrandt doubled down and called veteran journalist Carrie Tait a "B-list reporter" who "intentionally torqued a story." On October 27, when the budget was released, Jean and Fildebrandt took questions from reporters about the budget. Obviously, they weren't fans of it, as the Wildrose project mandates they exclusively advocate for the erasure of all tax mechanisms and subsequent dissolution of governed civilization. Tait asked Fildebrandt a question. Having perfected the role of the manchild, Fildebrandt refused to answer the question, stating, "I'm not taking questions from people who don't conduct themselves professionally, thank you." A real politician would know how important it is to play nice with a huge newspaper like the Globe and would love the opportunity to get an anti-tax message out there. Fildebrandt, realizing the opportunity to soil his alleged ideology's reputation, didn't have time for that. Ku-fucking-dos.Why do I feel like the #WRP consulted with Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels on their seating plan? #ableg pic.twitter.com/ie1z9wjhOz
— Bill Fortier (@BillFortierCTV) November 5, 2015
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