Comments on: NDP launches attack ad

By: Robert V

Robert V — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 21:02:17 +0000

The last two election campaigns the NDP told us that a Harper government would ban abortions, remove protections for gay rights, dismantle our health care systems, push Quebec out of this country, get Canada involved in Iraq, and dozens of other things. None of those things happened, or were even mentioned as possibilities (by Conservatives at least). At some point they lose their credibility, no?

By: Honey Pot

Honey Pot — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 14:33:28 +0000

Mary, that is what I got from the ad also,Stephen Harper is a strong leader. The emphasis on the ad is that message.In this day and age of bits and bytes, it is the first 30 seconds that count. It is like the clever “Dion is not a leader”. There is no one that believes Dion is a leader, or ever could be a leader. Jack knows the ndp haven't a chance to form a government, but there is a chance that they will become the official oppostion if the liberal party is wiped out.

By: Robert V

Robert V — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 14:02:17 +0000

By: Honey Pot

Honey Pot — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 07:33:28 +0000

By: Saskboy

Saskboy — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 03:21:45 +0000

“military drum beat reminiscent of the 2006 Liberal ads “

Yeah, that's the first thing I thought of too. Hahah, not.

By: The Trusty Tory

The Trusty Tory — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 01:40:48 +0000

That ad is really, really bad stuff. It screams of desperate..if I were Layton, I'd be focused on Dion.

By: real conservative

real conservative — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 01:20:15 +0000

These ads will not hurt the CPC and here is why: people that resonate with the NDP are already committed or would vote liberal. If anything these ads are designed to take votes for the LPC which is good for the CPC. Will the NDP break through in this election? I doubt it since the greenies are breathing down their backs and they really don't have much room to move sandwiched between the greens on one side and the liberals on the other. Maybe the NDP actually believes it can take voters from the CPC or the soft middle? This is not possible until we actually hear what the NDP does stand for unlike their usual diatribe against anything status quo.

By: buzz

buzz — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 01:02:26 +0000

I especially like his emphasis on the word DEMOCRATS. Hmmm .. trying to build an Obama Bridge, Jack?

By: batb

batb — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 23:18:32 +0000

Hey Honey Pot: "All that money the ndp are spending will get Jack Layton replacing Mr. Rogers..."

Watch it!

Jack Layton's no Mister Rogers--and I'm quite serious about that!

When I once told a psychology professor that I thought Mr. Rogers was a dork, he said, "Watch a four-year-old watch Mister Rogers."

When my daughter turned four, that's just what I did and I watched him too. I went from disenchanted to "well, he's not that bad," to being a big fan.

By: Gabby in QC

Gabby in QC — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 22:48:43 +0000

The thing that bothers me about ads like this one is the numbers:
Fifty billion in corporate tax cuts? where can I check those figures?

I notice that our politicians don't use the American tag line “My name is _____ and I approved this message.” Is it because they want to have a certain degree of deniability, in case what is said is proven to be untrue?