Comments on: Definitely not a Liberal campaign video

By: janfromthebruce

janfromthebruce — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 00:51:54 +0000

Chrystal, thanks for the full quote – I don’t care – I do care that democracy is built on the rule of law and it’s a slippery slope when we say to others “do as we say and not really what we are doing and thinking of doing.”

And this was about Afghanistan, Iraq – phony wars over geopolitical positioning and resources. Iggy will have us right in on any war America wages.

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By: Tim

Tim — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 23:22:29 +0000

Better ad, actually by new democrats incidentally:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOv77Q3EhtU

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By: Idealistic Pragmatist

Idealistic Pragmatist — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 22:33:16 +0000

Interesting. It looks to me like a Conservative ad attacking from the left (and pretending to be an NDP ad). If true, that’s a fascinating tactic.

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By: Ian

Ian — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 19:49:52 +0000

The NDPs line will likely be more of a “Liberal Tory same old story,” campaign. I’ve never really seen them go after someone for their “patriotism” or nationality. The Tories, on the other hand, have already launched an Ignatieff “Just Visiting” campaign that questions his nationality. This seems to fit closer to that message.

The attack radio ads the NDP played in January against the Liberals attempted to play their backing down from the coalition as a weakness (since they weren’t standing up for Canadians), not Iggy’s personal record.

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By: Chrystal Ocean

Chrystal Ocean — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 19:35:19 +0000

And the 'we' to which Iggy is referring in that last clip is 'Americans'; he appears to be including himself or using the royal We. For Canadians, either is significant. Full quote re targeted assassinations, in context: "Sticking too firmly to the rule of law simply allows terrorists too much leeway to exploit our freedoms. Abandoning the rule of law altogether betrays our most valued institutions. To defeat evil, we may have to traffic in evils: indefinite detention of suspects, coercive interrogations, targeted assassinations, even pre-emptive war." Full NYT article.

By: Jesse Zimmerman

Jesse Zimmerman — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 19:25:13 +0000

sounds like something the NDP would say. It also might be from a human rights group…but if it were would they not also go after Harper, who is the same on almost every subject?

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