On Friday, Rae got a chance to show what leadership was all about. To show how he would be different from Dion and Iggy, so what does he do? He stood up in the House, and tried to smear the Conservatives with another old tape scandal.
I feel sorry for Liberals like Irwin Cotler, (seen in the video) he is a respected MP stuck in a dysfunctional party. Why is he still there? He sure doesn't look happy, what is he hoping for, a return of the Liberals to power? I don't think so, I think he sincerely wants to make Canada a better place, he's just on the wrong side.
CTV and the Globe and Mail are all over this "scandal" like dogs humping a leg. It feels good, but nothing much gets accomplished. Crying wolf only works so long, then people tune out.
If the Liberals want to throw dirt around, maybe they should look to their own MP's. Here's only one example:
Mar 23, 2007 11:26 AM
Canadian Press
OTTAWA – Veteran Liberal MP Tom Wappel, whose outspoken form of social conservatism often collided with his party's policies, says he won't reoffer come next federal election.
A member of Parliament since 1988, the Toronto-area lawyer, now 57, has been known for his vocal stands against abortion and gay rights – and for refusing to help a veteran in his riding whom he suspected of supporting a rival candidate in the previous election.
Wappel has said worse, the Star was actually easy on him, but you can find his comments on your own. I will not stoop to Bob Rae's level, to the level the Liberals have descended to. My values are principled values, not "Canadian values". The family, with one Mom, one Dad, and kids, are my values. Ask any Liberal what "Canadian values" mean, they have no clue. It's a marketing ploy, making them seem like principled guardians of our lifestyle. Swingers clubs, legalized marijuana, legalized prostitution, allowing 10 year olds to have sex, those are Liberal values, they are not Canadian values. No thanks Libs.
Rae blew his big chance to change the tone in Parliament, to raise the bar, to make the Liberals appear to stand for something, he had a chance to change the station, and what did he do? Smear, smear and more smear attempts. The Liberals must think it's working, the polls tell them they are close to the Conservatives, but statistics lie, just like the Liberals. (Where is that 40 million that is missing?)
Funny, I thought Dion said he would not be negative, so far, that's all the Liberals have done. Remember when you are digging up a grave, the dirt sticks to you.
The point: Liberals should not throw stones that might hit one of their own.
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It's all they've got Hunter.
Smear and fearmongering.
Their leader is a dud,
any policy they have brought forward is stolen from the Dippers (Green Mortages, NDP 2004)
or falls flat on it's face (security for places of worship, RESPs)
Don't give Rae any more credit than he deserves. He will do ANYTHING to win.
Quite frankly, this doesn't surprise me whatsoever. When the Reform party first came out, people who tried to obtain memberships received material for the Heritage Front mixed in with the application. It took Manning a few years to weed them out.
That being said, the Liberal attacks are absolute nonsense and make the rat pack of the 1980's look like a bunch of choir boys. It's all they've got!!
What I would do if I were the government, would be to force an election by introducing legislation to ban the gun registry. The Liberals have GOT to stand up for something!!! But right now, they have turned into a fringe party that make the NDP look balanced and measured.
dogs humping a leg...good one Hunter!
Great post Hunter.
The media where saying Rae was going to be a star in the house. I have to say so far he has been bad.
But lets face it, Kenny and the Conservative out reach program must be working.
Oh, and Hunter this story was published first by can-west. And the name on the byline was non other then source leaking David Aiken.
http://www.canada.com/topics/news/politics/story.html?id=364d417a-9a0b-4d4f-bc51-0ec38d90cd9b&k=88325
Check out Angry's blog for some context on this.
That question was planned in a very nefariou way.
As per the HoC seating plan http://tinyurl.com/59mlzl
Bob Rae normally sits between MHF & Ken Dryden with Cotler, McCallum, & Thibault behind them. Notice there was a Sikh sitting beside Rae for that question (not sure but I think it was Bains who normally sits in the 4th row back and 2 columns further over from Dryden).
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