http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/ ... itoba.htmlThe twit isn't going to tweet anymore?
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Outspoken and often controversial NDP member of Parliament Pat Martin has deleted his Twitter account after an online tirade laced with abusive language Wednesday evening.
The account, which had more than 9,000 followers, was shut down Thursday after the MP from Winnipeg Centre issued one last tweet — an apology.
"I apologize for my regrettable and inappropriate language. It seems some people shouldn't tweet so with this, I sign off," he wrote.
NDP spokesman Karl Belanger quickly confirmed Martin's decision.
"These comments were simply inappropriate and unacceptable," Belanger said in a statement. "Mr. Martin agrees and we understand that he has decided to stop using his Twitter account."
Seems he's upset because:
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Wednesday's tirade was apparently prompted by the Conservative government's failure to invite him to an announcement in his own riding.
“I’m not ‘worked up’ so much as ‘fed up’ with the rat-faced whores in the CPC [Conservative Party of Canada] who neglect to invite me to announcements in my riding,” he responded when someone commented on his posts, which included some particularly scathing and personal insults aimed at Public Safety Minister Vic Toews, another Manitoba MP.
I thought he had a justifiable reason to be pissed, but then I read:
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During his rant, Martin also criticized Toews for providing federal funding to Youth for Christ, a faith-based group, to build a recreation centre in Winnipeg's inner city.
to which Tews responded:
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“Rather than commending Youth for Christ for the exceptional work they do both in Manitoba and around the world, NDP MP Pat Martin launched into a rambling tirade against the organization through Twitter last night.
"For a sitting member of Parliament to attack an organization with blatant mistruths is both irresponsible and disgraceful," Toews said.
"In the midst of his outburst, I understand that Pat Martin was upset about being left off the guest list for another announcement I made earlier this week that would see new residential accommodations built for newcomers.… Given that the bulk of the money was allocated by the provincial NDP government, I have to wonder why they also chose not to invite him. Clearly even his own party doesn’t want him at events.”