Pierre Poilievre -- the frat boys choice

So it seems that Pierre Poilievre is the Conservatives new celebrity spokes model. He's a young, freshly minted, hard working Conservative MP from Nepean-Carlton, the successor to Conservative superstar John Baird.

Really, his rise to fame and glory, capped by his outstanding performance on CFRA last Friday (Partial transcript of Poilievre interview is at the Star) should come as a surprise to know one. After all he is a product of that bastion of higher learning, the University of Calgary, which also spawned the member from Calgary Southwest, Stephen Harper. I can almost imagine Stevie, beaming with pride, as he sponsors "Pete" ("no Frenchie names here thank you") to his very own fraternity. Or hearing of one of "Pete's" many victories on the campus debating team. His rise to fame and glory was confirmed following his rubbing shoulders with rock star hotties Coldplay. No one can resist a politician who's got a rock star for a friend, just ask Pierre Trudeau.

What I'd really like to know is who the hell elected this ponce in the first place. I mean it's not like he comes with some kind of relevant experience, or any experience at all. This really is pretty much his first job. He should be making copies, or organizing direct mail campaigns or getting coffee for Stevie. Or maybe that's what the Parliamentary Secretary to the President of the Treasury Board really does.

Well you can take the frat boy of college but it seems getting the "frat" out of the boy is a bit more difficult at least judging by some of his antics since he's been elected. Here's an excerpt from Pierre's bio on Wikipedia.

Unparliamentary Behaviour
In May 2006, Poilievre's interest in the British rock group Coldplay caused him some unwanted attention when Liberal MP, Marcel Proulx accused him of accepting a concert ticket to see the band perform in Ottawa. It was later confirmed that while Poilievre was a guest in the venue's VIP box, he did pay for his own ticket along with
other entertainment expenses including transportation and refreshments—spending
over $350 during the evening.[2]

Poilievre was caught on tape using foul language directed at colleagues in a committee meeting,[3] and making unparliamentary arm gestures and was accused of mocking the Speaker of the House of Commons [4] [5] in June 2006. Poilievre later apologized for making gestures within the Commons;[6] no apology has been made for unparliamentary language within Committee.

Also in June, 2006, Poilievre's behaviour within the Legislative Committee on Bill C-2 was sharply criticized by opposition members as "insulting" following exchanges
between himself and a witness giving testimony—a point of concern that was recognized and cautioned by the Committee chair.[7]

Editorials in the Ottawa Citizen have presented similarly critical commentary on Poilievre's behaviour. On June 14, 2006, the terms “crass exhibitionism”, “vulgarity on the airwaves”, “spectacle of law-makers behaving like frat-boys” and undisciplined stupidity” were used to describe Poilievre's behaviour. On June 16, 2006, one commentator wrote that "he is eroding public respect for Parliament."[8]

Based on his performance in the past on I'm not sure if I'd even trust him to get my coffee -- I'd always be wondering what he put in it. His constituents must certainly be proud of his CFRA performance, however. The culmination of a short but already distinguished political career. What I'd really like to know is if an idiot like this can get elected how are we supposed to instill confidence in the political system with Canadians?