tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5865994732097663473.post8796491504213647800..comments2024-03-01T06:01:21.087-05:00Comments on A Blog By James Curran: While Rome is Burning "All the Conservatives can think of is attack ads"James Curranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08064830948270604331noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5865994732097663473.post-45709067901752734042009-05-22T11:35:31.306-04:002009-05-22T11:35:31.306-04:00Good post. I just blogged about this as well (tras...Good post. I just blogged about this as well (trashysworld.ca).<br />My feeling is that the CPC is seeing their numbers drop dramatically across the country (except the west, of course)and, like a cornered animal, are desperate to do SOMETHING! They have burned their bridges in Québec and are seeing their Ontario numbers drop as well.<br /><br />The Grits are sitting back - hoping that Canadians do not buy into this claptrap... and this might be the correct call in this case. Time will tell.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02669122534977737821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5865994732097663473.post-701652649902961592009-05-22T10:52:22.218-04:002009-05-22T10:52:22.218-04:00Well, when you put it that way, it just starts to ...Well, when you put it that way, it just starts to sound scary.RayKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05849043290404443300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5865994732097663473.post-48662777669558272952009-05-22T10:10:16.771-04:002009-05-22T10:10:16.771-04:00James - the problem with a prolific author and pub...James - the problem with a prolific author and public persona like Michael Ignatieff is that there is just so much fodder for attack.. and a response perhaps opens the door.<br /><br />Michael had the unfortunate tendency to enjoy the sound of his own voice, and would often say things with an air of certainty and authority to appease whoever he was seeking approval from.. <br /><br />ie) "To defeat evil, we may have to traffic in evils: indefinite detention of suspects, coercive interrogations, targeted assassinations, even pre-emptive war."<br /><br />Frankly - I think that the point made in a recent globe article suggesting that Canadians vote for arrogant bastards over sincere losers is well-stated.<br /><br />Witness Trudeau over Clark, Mulroney over Turner, Harper over Martin, Harper over Dion..<br /><br />I'm not completely sure portraying Ignatieff as an arrogant elitist is necessarily going to hurt him at the polls..Robert G. Harvie, Q.C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10414822301931567654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5865994732097663473.post-83714723266941119962009-05-22T07:45:09.496-04:002009-05-22T07:45:09.496-04:00I've noticed the numerous times the ads are be...I've noticed the numerous times the ads are being run during primetime & later. They start during local news, the 6 p.m. hr., & continue on from there. And LOTS of people watch their local news.<br /><br />I am very surprised that there has been no comeback on a large scale from the Libs - just online vids & media releases that seem to go unmentioned in the media, for the most part. It seems they haven't learned any lessons, especially after the horrible beating Dion took from them. The ads DO frame the person, people are hearing them & it does not bode well. Yes, the media has talked about how "silly" & juvenile they are but they are having an impact on the public.<br /><br />So where's the response? Where's the plan?penlanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07830912393649649485noreply@blogger.com