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Aaron Wherry covers all the goings-on in and around Parliament Hill. Follow Aaron on Twitter: @aaronwherry

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What it sounds like

by Aaron Wherry on Saturday, March 26, 2011 6:03pm - 28 Comments

Michael Ignatieff addressed a rally of perhaps 1,200 this evening inside a hotel ballroom in downtown Ottawa. There were the requisite signs and thundersticks. Mr. Ignatieff was flanked by a dozen MPs and candidates, behind them the Liberal banner, three Canadian flags on either side. And amid all that, he quoted Bob Dylan.

We are now on a bus bound for Montreal, but below a recording of the first of many stump speeches to come.

Tags: Bob Dylan, Election 2011, Michael Ignatieff, Ottawa

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Jan

I read you were given Iggy eyebrows – I hope you're all wearing them.

OriginalEmily1

Obviously Iggy isn't sensitive about his eyebrows. LOL
D.D.S

I really like that he has a sense of humour……I hope he shows that more often on the campaign trail

FVerhoeven

"Michael Ignatieff addressed a rally of perhaps 1,200"

Come on Mr.Wherry. Be more specific. You estimate the numbers and the Liberals stil let you ride on their bus???

That's pretty nice of them.

OriginalEmily1

250 at Harpers

Reverend_Blair

They all needed special clearance though, not to mention lobotomy scars.

catherine

Thanks for posting that audio – it's a great speech. What a stark contrast from Harper this morning.
FVerhoeven

"Tangled Up In Blue
Early one mornin’ the sun was shinin’
I was layin’ in bed
Wond’rin’ if she’d changed at all
If her hair was still red
Her folks they said our lives together
Sure was gonna be rough
They never did like Mama’s homemade dress
Papa’s bankbook wasn’t big enough
And I was standin’ on the side of the road
Rain fallin’ on my shoes
Heading out for the East Coast
Lord knows I’ve paid some dues gettin’ through
Tangled up in blue"

Bob Dylan

Jan

Wrong song.

FVerhoeven

I don't think so but Mr.Wherry might have been sowing some confusion. Or at the very least, he has not managed to provide all necessary documentation as to what Dylan song he referred to.

But good on the Liberals for letting such misleading person ride on the bus with him.

:)

OriginalEmily1

Your Google is broken?

Reverend_Blair

That sounds painful.

Jan

It's called You Got to Serve Somebody…

Reverend_Blair

Actually a pretty good tune. Not Maggie's Farm or anything, but pretty good.
Jan

And at least he didn't sing it…
Reverend_Blair

Well, he does have more sense than Steve, after all.
Jan

I wonder when we will be served up some more of Steve's cover tunes? I doubt we'll get through the next 6 weeks without a show. I made a need to get a tractor – do they make really small ones?
Reverend_Blair

They make a variety of small tractors, Jan. I suggest something with a small loader and 3 point hitch as options. My favourite of the new ones is the John Deere X728, but Massey and Kubota have similar models…all fine machines and about the same size as a pony.

niceguy71

Bob Dylan was a wise choice, considering that Iggy makes about as much sense as Bob does…

Jan

Now there's evidence of the culture gap.

http://halooverride.blogspot.com/ Halo_Override

He's still mad at Bob for going electric.

Reverend_Blair

Wow. Just. Wow.

That's a huge endorsement for Ignatieff. "He makes as much sense as Bob Dylan." You go tell that to everybody you can, niceguy71.