We all know or should know by now, that onion rings are not good for you. They have an unholy amount of fat, too many calories and really how much actual onion do you get out of it? But for a large and ever growing number of Canadians (over 10oooo so far have joined) even this heart clogger is preferable to our current Prime Minister! The people interviewed for this report agreed that ” Onion ring is not perfect, but at least we know what we are getting” in a clear reference to its humbleness and lack thereof found in our current Prime Minister. While common wisdom would suggest that the only rings Canadians care about are of the Olympic sort, a new hero has emerged in our boring political landscape.
Onion ring affectionately know as “Oni” by those close to it, started its own fan page less than a week ago on Facebook ( http://www.facebook.com/pages/Can-this-Onion-Ring-get-more-fans-than-Stephen-Harper/282298836447) and it has completely and utterly eclipsed the fan page for Stephen Harper, which at last count had nearly 30000 fans.
Because here at Alternavox we so intensely believe in citizen participation and democracy in action, here are the best comments on the fan page so far:
Stephen Harper (no joke!): “OVER 100 thousand for the Onion? Treason!
Michele Sheaf: “Onion Ring: Would you like some fries with that?
Harper: Would you like some LIES with that?”
Marc Bastarache: “Just heard that Stephen Harper is trying to prorogue this page, before it hits 100,000.”
Aaron W. Duncan: “Whats the difference between an onion and Stephen Harper? no one cries when you cut up Stephen Harper. OH SNAP!”
John Hill: “The onion has a certain ring to it, Harper will only ring the Governor General”
Ana Bulia: “This may seem like a dumn question but…. Stephen Harper has fans? really?”
Living Dawn: “Maybe if Harper was deep fried too then he wouldn’t make me cry anymore”
Well as you can see Stephen Colbert would be proud. Do not be surprised if CSIS shows up at your door looking for the “ring leaders”.