December 20, 2012
NDP MP Pat Martin quits Twitter after outburst
By MARK DUNN, Senior National Reporter

New Democratic Party Member of Parliament Pat Martin speaks during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa February 29, 2012. (REUTERS/Chris Wattie)

OTTAWA -- A NDP MP with a history of Twitter outrage and shooting from the lip is leaving the Twitterverse after another profanity-laced thumb tirade, but won't be disciplined for his latest meltdown.

Pat Martin -- who is also the subject of a $5 million lawsuit for comments he made about a robo-calling firm -- blew a gasket Wednesday night because he wasn't invited to a funding announcement in his Winnipeg riding.

In a series of Tweets, he told one participant to "F--- off," said he was "fed up" with the "rat-faced whores" at the Conservative party, and regurgitated the sex life of political foe Public Safety Minister Vic Toews, the senior minister for Manitoba.




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