When I looked this afternoon at the now famous Kathryn Marshall Ethical Oil freakout on youtube, the hits were just 6,000. It's now over 24,000 and rising. Word has been blazing around the web, snaking its way into the States where amused commenters are comparing Marshall's clueless and belligerent approach to that of the screaming heads of Fox News. (Lord help Ms. Marshall if a US blog picks up on this.)
I feel for Kathryn in a way. The poor dear has single-handedly made a fool of Ethical Oil and the Northern Gateway project the world over (OK, Joe Oliver's helped). She has devalued the debate to comedy status and is quickly becoming a youtube hit for all the wrong reasons.
Luckily Kathryn Marshall has a high embarrassment threshold. Lesser people would be chastened and hide away from the spotlight. Not our Kathryn. She's a trooper.
Thank you, Kathryn!
Note: Look at the person in the background to Marshall's left. 5:40, at the apex of Kathryn Marshall's most breathless moment, the person gets up and bolts the room. That's precisely the moment we've all had enough, "c'mon, this is bullshit, turn that shit off". Classic video, any way you look at it.
Kind of brings to mind this exchange between Chris Matthews and Michelle Malkin.
http://www.youtube.com/...