A BCer in Toronto

Oh really??? People said they had not donated!!! H...

2013-05-06T20:55:24.725-04:00

Oh really??? People said they had not donated!!! Hmmmmmmm wonder where the $3.1 billion went???

Terrific news -- and bollocks to those who've ...

2013-05-06T11:37:48.595-04:00

Terrific news -- and bollocks to those who've tried to distract from the message with a fashion statement. Guess they're the kind who prefer the PM's dresser...
Journalists are continuing to dig -- now there are even hints that they know something's amiss -- regarding the CONs unbelievable fundraising totals. That story that appeared 2-3 months ago, where people came forward and stated that, despite a record of such, they had not donated to Harper's army, is just the tip of the iceberg. Through all the in-and-out, EC spending infractions, the Cadman bribery attempt, and the minister who's in a byelection, we can clearly see that Harper has no ethics when it comes to fair-and-square. We must tar his duckish soldiers with the same feathers and out them. It will happen.
It's great to see Liberals and Canadians responding positively to Justin's positive message. Here's hoping we can grow that because we're up against someone who can make new rules as he goes along, while breaking any that stand in his way.

That same suit and tie pundit crowd from all sides...

2013-05-06T11:36:13.298-04:00

That same suit and tie pundit crowd from all sides of the political spectrum have been urging attack ads, suit and tie, gravitas, mocking the positive message as amateurish. Like we are supposed to agree to hand over the reins to the grownups or something?
Me, I like advice to be supported by evidence rather than opinion. So far, opinion polls have been on a steep upwards trajectory. New donors, buckets of cash and earned media, not to mention the hundreds of thousands of new supporters in the database. Evidence seems to be in Trudeaus court, not so much his critics.

rockfish said... Check your reading glasse...

2013-04-29T11:48:01.907-04:00
rockfish said...

Check your reading glasses, BC Fred,;I said the BC Liberals are more conservative despite their leader

Yes, you did say that. Too bad I wasn't actually responding to you.

(you did read the first post, right?)

Check your reading glasses, BC Fred, ;I said the B...

2013-04-29T00:31:48.554-04:00
Check your reading glasses, BC Fred,
;I said the BC Liberals are more conservative despite their leader. No one's disputing Christie's good standing as a Paul Martin federal Liberal, she's just surrounded by more right wing Harper supporters...

Christie Clark, a Harper Conservative? Hilariou...

2013-04-28T15:20:10.682-04:00
Christie Clark, a Harper Conservative?

Hilarious. She was a Paul Martin Liberal, as was her husband (who actually worked for them, didn't he?).

I agree somewhat; Dix 'chose' Earth Day fo...

2013-04-28T03:38:14.712-04:00
I agree somewhat; Dix 'chose' Earth Day for the announcement and should have stuck with that instead of acting as though it was the day he decided. Johal's 'pitbull performance' however was a tad overboard as though the day Dix really decided when the party was against this pipeline proposal is a big deal. Unlike the BC Liberals -- who are more conservative despite their leader -- so far the BCNDP didn't wait until after the election to say which way they were going.
On another point, check out the BCNDP roster as it features more true liberals than the BCLiberals. Here in the Tri-Cities all their candidates, even former leader contestant Farnworth, are considered centre-left-centre; I know insiders who still turn their nose up at Mike because he's too much a 'centrist'...

Dana, If there's one thing I do know, it'...

2013-04-27T18:48:02.076-04:00
Dana,

If there's one thing I do know, it's that I can disagree with someone without questioning their intelligence or calling them names. Thanks for reading, and enjoy the weekend.

Rockfish,

I won't argue with you the HST was a mess, although I'd note Christy wasn't around at the time. Anyway, Jas's points were fair, and if Adrian wants to be premier he should be held to the same standard as any other candidate.

I think Jas Johal has money on the underdog and is...

2013-04-27T14:46:04.025-04:00
I think Jas Johal has money on the underdog and is really hoping to limit his losses. Seriously though, Dix could have handled this a lot better. That the gang that plunked the HST on the just finished electorate last time is trying to benefit from a viewed flip flop is kind of ridiculous, doncha think?

I used to think you were a pretty intelligent fell...

2013-04-27T12:26:45.115-04:00
I used to think you were a pretty intelligent fellow. I read you with interest.

But you are proving to be not so.

If you truly are a supporter of the BC Liberals just now then you are one of the bluest Canadian Liberals I have ever encountered.

And that makes you indistinguishable from a Harper Conservative in all but the whipping.

Because the BC Liberal Party is neither Liberal nor liberal. It is a pseudonymous provincial arm of the Conservative Party of Canada.

I think you probably know and understand this but are simply too doggerel obsessed to let go and acknowledge it.

Or perhaps just too stupid.

In any case you are off my blogroll.

Ta ta.

CWest!! I call bullshit on you and so would many p...

2013-04-26T13:03:07.391-04:00
CWest!! I call bullshit on you and so would many people you have read your post. Take your own frigging advice dip stick.

Make up your minds already. When Clark is in the M...

2013-04-26T12:59:00.495-04:00
Make up your minds already. When Clark is in the Media, the NDP attack her every move.Where have you been hiding G West? Playing dumb like most of Dix supporters it seems.
FYI, we had 10 or more years of NDP and if any party ran BC into the ground it was the NDP during their stint that did just that. Try and remember does dark days when taxes were up, unemployment rates were sky high and people were moving in major groves their families and all in order to make a living at the tar sands. Do not deny that. It happened and just remember there is always a paper trail of all the events during NDP days.BTW I would suggest that you follow your own advice. BC is doing great under Christy Clarks leadership and exceptionally well after Gordon Campbell's retirement. I have lived in BC since 1970 and experienced the NDP days and too be honest, am not looking forward to the NDP ever running our province ever again.

At first glance, I was underwhelmed. The slight di...

2013-04-25T04:00:25.927-04:00
At first glance, I was underwhelmed. The slight disdain shown after the Con clip , on JT's face, seemed contrived.
I've come around a bit but still feel it isn't strong enough. I know what he's trying to present, but a static shot of him in the classroom reminds me too much of Ignatieff in the woods - and I liked those ads more....
And then there's a visceral wish inside that wants to see fire fought with fire. But it doesn't require getting in the same mud. How about forceful if short jabs at Harper's fiscal, moral and ethical issues? Well, now it would become a weekly TV show, maybe called The Bomb Boys...

Have read the classroom used for this ad was from ...

2013-04-25T02:29:37.494-04:00
Have read the classroom used for this ad was from the Degrassi TV set.
A subtle touch that will likely appeal to the Degrassi generation!

Umm! Mound of Sound has it right. Dix is out in fr...

2013-04-24T22:56:10.137-04:00
Umm! Mound of Sound has it right. Dix is out in front of the party every day - and he's not hiding from the media either - which clark is clearly doing.

I sense you're a liberal at heart Jeff - time to wake up and smell the coffee. Christy Clark has ridden a moribund party into the ground...and almost ruined the province into the bargain.

Cheers.

Every woman I know who has seen these ads have mel...

2013-04-24T20:31:40.028-04:00
Every woman I know who has seen these ads have melted. Remember when Obama sang? Same effect!

I'm not sure where you're getting the idea...

2013-04-24T15:26:36.241-04:00
I'm not sure where you're getting the idea they're hiding Dix. He's been quite prominent on the hustings making some powerful policy announcements almost daily.

I'm not an NDP supporter but this guy's performance is impressive. It's too bad the BC Libs jettisoned liberalism when it swept Wilson out to clear way for the SoCred takeover.

I had hoped Ignatieff had taught the federal party the fate that befalls a Liberal party that isn't. Trudeau the Lesser's performance on FIPA and the terrorism law excesses proves me wrong.

You're probably right that it would be a bad i...

2013-04-24T14:38:57.666-04:00

You're probably right that it would be a bad idea to spend this spot directly refuting the CPC, but I don't think it's a good idea to show the CPC ad at all (note how the French version doesn't make this mistake).

The Quebec quote is, however, something he's going to have to address at some point. It's poison.

I don't think correcting out of context misquo...

2013-04-24T12:57:56.179-04:00
I don't think correcting out of context misquotes would be a good use of a 30 second national tv spot. He dismisses their premise entirely, and pivots to his message.

@ch: I think it's too reactive. It shows that ...

2013-04-24T12:16:01.972-04:00

@ch: I think it's too reactive. It shows that the LPC is trying to respond to the CPC. Worse, it will encourage people to look at the original CPC ads to find out what he's talking about.

And yet, this ad doesn't respond to anything in the CPC ad - most importantly, it doesn't say anything to address the deadly "Quebeckers are better than other Canadians" quote.

@ch: I think it's too reactive. It shows that ...

2013-04-24T12:15:42.308-04:00

@ch: I think it's too reactive. It shows that the LPC is trying to respond to the CPC. Worse, it will encourage people to look at the original CPC ads to find out what he's talking about.

And yet, this ad doesn't respond to anything in the CPC ad - most importantly, it doesn't say anything to address the deadly "Quebeckers are better than other Canadians" quote.

Thanks for posting the french ad! It's quite ...

2013-04-24T11:00:37.681-04:00
Thanks for posting the french ad! It's quite different, but I like it as well (as the English one).

I like that the English one directly shows the CPC...

2013-04-24T09:07:54.647-04:00
I like that the English one directly shows the CPC attack ad - nice contrast.

Yawn.

2013-04-24T08:11:18.445-04:00
Yawn.

t was a parody video from a radio station in Londo...

2013-04-18T16:58:38.889-04:00
t was a parody video from a radio station in London, that purported to be a Conservative ad warning people not to vote Liberal because then their wives will want to sleep with the Prime Minister, with the tag line of being approved by "Conservative nerds."