tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38400867.post1185010184923066118..comments2023-11-03T06:35:51.679-07:00Comments on Darryl Raymaker: THE SWIFTBOATING OF LIBERAL LEADERS: TIME TO FIGHT BACK!Darryl Raymakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02905569596318855617noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38400867.post-32967746308803792752010-01-15T11:55:52.485-08:002010-01-15T11:55:52.485-08:00Darryl,
I am with you on this issue completely. I...Darryl,<br />I am with you on this issue completely. I think Canadians usually find negative ads and negative campaigning distasteful but if anyone has ever deserved to be "swiftboated" its Harper. There is a long list of things that would lend themselves to attack ads (Cadman, prorogation, Atlantic provinces=culture of defeat, etc.) and Canadians are already uncomfortable with him. I think a well thought out and funded attack ad program timed well during an election is the best way to solidify their feelings. Governments are not elected they are defeated and its time we make sure we defeat Harper and work hard on getting the anti-Harper vote.Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07911121169398497750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38400867.post-27904241084087247542009-11-16T15:27:47.540-08:002009-11-16T15:27:47.540-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.John Princehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05745039414992084651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38400867.post-8327841050105045332009-11-13T12:56:40.800-08:002009-11-13T12:56:40.800-08:00John
Well, as WesternGrit would say, "Let'...John<br />Well, as WesternGrit would say, "Let's see if we have the cajones?"Darryl Raymakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02905569596318855617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38400867.post-7051095793921389072009-11-12T18:18:29.376-08:002009-11-12T18:18:29.376-08:00A Call to Arms!! I LOVE it!!! Totally agree with y...A Call to Arms!! I LOVE it!!! Totally agree with your argument Darryl and with WesternGrit, 'no more Mr. Nice Guy' and no more bringing a knife to a gun fight with a bunch of goons. We need to get tough, and we need to get going!!<br /><br />Chamberlain's role of fear and appeasement needs to take a back seat, and Churchill's one of truth and commitment needs to move to the front.John Princehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05745039414992084651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38400867.post-33768539564946950252009-11-12T11:21:33.293-08:002009-11-12T11:21:33.293-08:00I agree 100%. To take the high road with these low...I agree 100%. To take the high road with these lowlifes is a formula to hand over a majority to Harper.<br />I have always felt that the Liberal Party of Canada owed a great debt to Sheila Coops, John Nunziata, Jean Claude Malepart,and Brian Tobin for the way they lifted the party out of the doldrums after the Turner defeat in 1984. They attacked the government effectively and proved to Liberals everywhere that there was a lot of fight left in the party at a very difficult time. We definitely need more of that spirit and fight! From the leader on down!Darryl Raymakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02905569596318855617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38400867.post-65253504448288064082009-11-12T10:55:11.219-08:002009-11-12T10:55:11.219-08:00Great commentary Darryl. I could not agree with y...Great commentary Darryl. I could not agree with you more. We are hurting ourselves the more we take the God/god-forsaken "high road". I've always been a fan of "real politic"...<br /><br />Politics IS a dirty game. The Conservatives are playing the dirtiest politics ever seen in Canada - and mixing it in with their own brand of "truthiness" (ie - blatant lies).<br /><br />Pierre Trudeau would never has stood for ANY of this shit. Jean Chretien wouldn't have either. They didn't have to "lie, conceal, fabricate" like the HarperCons, but they defended their positions aggressively, and without holding anything back. <br /><br />When we are the perceived "nice", we get dubbed that by the media. Ruthless is better. Driven is even better. Passionate is best. <br /><br />The solution is to talk the "high road" - keep talking about how we must give people hope about the new style politics - then "rip em to shreds" in the background. <br /><br />It's disgusting, how we've slinked around in the shadows the past few years. Pathetic. Time to grow some cajones. Where are the Sheila Coppses and ratty "rat pack" of today? Kennedy is a start (he too can be more aggressive), Rae (yes, but aggressive - please do, sir), Goodale (yup)... But WHERE are the "youngsters"? The Conservatives have their "street gang" mouths... Whither Liberals?WesternGrithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06658358114507615351noreply@blogger.com