Suspended Senator Patrick Brazeau takes to Twitter to look for a new job
It's been almost a month since Senators Pamela Wallin, Mike Duffy and Patrick Brazeau were suspended from the upper chamber.
While Wallin and Duffy have seemingly gone 'underground', the latter has been whipping up a social media storm.
On Twitter , for the past three weeks, Brazeau has mused about writing a tell-all book, rehashed details of his Senate saga and has taken every opportunity to criticize the Harper government.
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On Friday morning, he ramped-up his job search:
My CV:Senator of Canada,Nat't Chief of CAP, Canadian Armed Forces, many other Honourable jobs. I'm 4 hire b/c Harper suspended me! #cdnpoli
— SenPatrickBrazeau (@TheBrazman) November 29, 2013
I'm just looking for honest work. #PMSH punished me for that. Check the #Deloitte audit regarding me. #cdnpoli #CPC #LPC #NDP others! — SenPatrickBrazeau (@TheBrazman) November 29, 2013
Chapter 1-I lost my job because I was supposed to protect Duffy. Chapter 2- I made a mistake to trust Steve Harper. Chapter 3-not there yet.
— SenPatrickBrazeau (@TheBrazman) November 29, 2013
#Cbc, #ctv, global, #aptn, anyone hiring? — SenPatrickBrazeau (@TheBrazman) November 29, 2013
Thank you all for your interest and direct messages but I'm really serious, I'm looking for work. It's not a joke.
— SenPatrickBrazeau (@TheBrazman) November 29, 2013
I would be the best reporter. #cdnpoli I have inside info. Let's see who takes a chance! #ctv #cbc, #global, #rdi, #rc etc...the rest!!!
— SenPatrickBrazeau (@TheBrazman) November 29, 2013
At first glance, you may think he's joking. Who would take to Twitter to look for a job, right?
But he says he's serious.
Perhaps it makes sense: Brazeau is now unemployed with no income; he's not entitled to a pension; he certainly has daily expenses like the rest of us and maybe even legal expenses — you'll recall that the senator faces charges of assault and sexual assault over an incident earlier this year. The court proceedings have been put off until February.
So, why not look for a job on Twitter where he has almost 5,800 followers.
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As of 10am Friday, however, Brazeau's Twitter job search wasn't really paying off.
He had a couple of 'looksies' but we're not really sure how serious the offers are:
Just filled out a Parliamentary Press pass application for our new freelancer. He's gonna cover the hell outta Senategate! #cdnpoli
— Frank Magazine (@Frank_Mag) November 29, 2013
How about a reality show where @TheBrazman tries different jobs each week like an interning @HoboLittlest ? — Mark Critch (@markcritch) November 29, 2013
Brazeau also hinted, on Twitter, that he had a resume on LinkedIn.
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