Bill Shankly, legendary Liverpool manager
RON MACLEAN
So it's Ron MacLean here with Don Cherry on an emotional night in Boston. Don, the Bruins stomped the Canucks for the second game in a row with the Prime Minister in attendance. What's your take on the Speech from the Throne?
DON CHERRY
Luongo's toying with me.
RON MACLEAN
I know it's personal between you and Luongo, but I really don't see how Vancouver would be worried about you at this stage of the Stanley Cup final.
DON CHERRY
Luongo knows my heart is in Boston but my head says Vancouver. He's just raising my hopes...
RON MACLEAN
...so he can subsequently crush them and leave you limp and lifeless...
DON CHERRY
...the guy has no conscience...
RON MACLEAN
...yes, we know all that. But that doesn't answer the questions raised by the Speech from the Throne, and why the Prime Minister would be here rather than watching the game on TV like Jack Layton.
DON CHERRY
It's an obvious win/win situation for Harper. If Vancouver wins, he looks good. If they lose, I die on national television while he catches a Canadian Forces executive jet for Ottawa, for which he pays commercial rates, the plane just happening to be in Boston and heading for Ottawa.
RON MACLEAN
So come on, what's your take on the Speech from the Throne.
DON CHERRY
I dozed off until Brigette turned it into a game.
RON MACLEAN
...Brigette being the House of Commons page who was subsequently fired for contempt of Parliament...
DON CHERRY
Yeah, that's a bit much. I'm a straight shooter and I don't hold with pipsqueaks mouthing off when they should be doing their jobs and keeping their mouths shut. But contempt of Parliament? I don't think so. Harper is the guy Peter Milliken decided was in contempt of Parliament, and now he wants to reform the Senate without understanding how the House of Commons works, and - I'm laying it on the line here - having shown not only contempt of Parliament, but contempt of court. Brigette was standing up to this clown, and got marched off by some sourpuss in a ridiculous hat.
RON MACLEAN
So how do you think events will play out now?
DON CHERRY
Harper will slink back to Ottawa on his executive jet at our expense, the Canucks will take off for Vancouver ASAP, and Jack Layton will say the game on TV was better because it was free and he could turn it off.
RON MACLEAN
So that's it from us at House of Commons Night in Canada...
DON CHERRY
I've got pain running down my left arm...
RON MACLEAN
I don't want to have to give you CPR on the CBC...
DON CHERRY
It's the sort of thing the CBC would do...on the Nature of Things or some other socialist programme...
RON MACLEAN
Do you have your nitro patch on?
DON CHERRY
Are you kidding? I would have exploded by now.
RON MACLEAN
See you Friday.
DON CHERRY
You're such an optimist.
