Indexing Trudeau

A tongue-in-cheek examination of Brian Mulroney, author
Read Jeremy Keehn’s article about past prime ministers, “None for the Ages” (June 2008).
Notable in Brian Mulroney’s Memoirs are the book’s many jabs at Pierre Elliott Trudeau. What follows is the Trudeau index entry for the memoir Mulroney really wanted to write:

Trudeau, Pierre Elliott
anti-
Albertaism; 354–78
disestablishmentarianism; 413
Mulroneyism; 600–887


dances performed on grave of
cha-cha; 1,033
hip hop
crunking; 1,033
poplocking; 1,034–5
Irish step (with Nancy Reagan and cast of Riverdance); 1,036

diseases wished upon
herpes
simplex I; 46, 49
simplex V; 321
undiscovered simplexes; 435, 667, 708, 929
plague
bubonic; 91
ergonomic; 432
tectonic; 803

drug use, accusations of
cocaine; 415–19
experimental brain tonic; 37
LSD; 36
marijuana
with Sartre, Jean-Paul; 78
with Chrétien, Jean; 79
with Queen Elizabeth II; 746
pineal gland
of Australian frog; 824
of political enemies; 908
steroids
with Johnson, Ben; 746
with Lalonde, Marc; 857
with Queen Elizabeth II, 746
fashion crimes
Bjork Oscar swan dress, design of; 922
Canadian tuxedo, inspiration for; 61

grudging admissions of success of

political leaders met or fantasized about signing bilateral agreements with
Castro; 376
Darth Vader; 798
Mao; 291
Pontius Pilate; 576

sublimated crush on; 1–1,121

2 comment(s)

Malcolm S.May 25, 2008 20:28 EST

I don't know why people continue to disparage Ex-Prime Minister Brian Mulroney. Personally, I think we should all applaud his willingness to take on odd jobs to earn some extra cash once out of public office. And apllaud his willingness to step out of convention and into the relatively little known market of "enveope unstuffing." Oh, it would have been safe and easy to go into envelope stuffing from home, but Brian took a flyer on this new opportunity practiced in bars and hotels and scored large. Must we Canadians always, always take pot shots at the risk takers/successful amoung us? I say kudos to Brain. To the rest of you I say, give the guy a break. (Or an envelope)

ManonNovember 12, 2008 17:23 EST

I can't believe I've never looked up poplocking until now...

Thank you.

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