tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400574.post7625111135987880184..comments2024-03-28T04:04:03.006-07:00Comments on Paying attention: Liberals' attack ads both incompetent and destructiveUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400574.post-3706864099958646072011-09-24T12:04:39.832-07:002011-09-24T12:04:39.832-07:00My guess is that these ads were paid for and the c...My guess is that these ads were paid for and the contracts to run them were signed in anticipation of an election run. That election run evaporated when the polling numbers were crunched and revealed that the future was bleak for the BC liberal crime family.bewlaynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400574.post-68548522871655610312011-09-21T20:03:04.396-07:002011-09-21T20:03:04.396-07:00Thanks for noting the corrosive nature of this con...Thanks for noting the corrosive nature of this concerted, pre-meditated multi-pronged attack. <br /><br />Separate from the short term political usefulness (or not) of this strategy I think that the overarching damage this kind of cynical, morally-bankrupt stuff does to the body politic is the truly important point here.<br /><br />.RossKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07677239332112652522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400574.post-35738254756095467242011-09-21T11:58:33.179-07:002011-09-21T11:58:33.179-07:00The ads are dumb. Dumb, dumb, dumb. They have the ...The ads are dumb. Dumb, dumb, dumb. They have the effect of highlighting the BC Liberals' biggest liability: their dishonesty, which trumps even the trashing of the economy and crippling of Crown Corps because, of course, they lied about all those things. The adds not only attract notice for their stupendous hypocrisy, the premise that BC Conservative leader John Cummins was somehow duplicitous by voting for the NDP in the last election is logically flawed: it's a free country; we can all vote for whomever we want; obviously Mr Cummins couldn't support the BC Liberal candidate, partly because they are not right-wing enough for his liking, but also because of their dishonesty, again highlighting the government's greatest weakness. Dumb.<br /><br />Worse for the BC Liberals is that the ads have greatly heightened Mr Cummins profile but not, as they had hoped, the profile of a nefarious double-dealer. If voters didn't know there was a non-NDP alternative to the BC Liberals, they do now. Incredibly, even though Cummins had already announced some of his policy platform, some of which is pretty far right, the ads opted for smearing him personally when they might have attacked his plank more legitimately in detail.<br /><br />Worst of all for the government, the ads make them look desperate and scared.<br /><br />Why would any government, which is presumably working to win the next election, want, in one fell swoop, to identify itself as dishonest, hypocritical, underhanded and just plain dumb?<br />Maybe this was just a trial balloon and the ads will be withdrawn or changed before they do any more damage. Fair enough. But considering the BC Liberals' sullied reputation, their circumstance and situation, the ads look more like a big mistake on their part. Hey, anybody can make a mistake. The whole point of being a team, however, is that colleagues should collectively catch such mistakes that an individual might subjectively miss.<br /><br />There is lots of other evidence that teamwork amongst the BC Liberals is lacking. These dumb ads appear to be some more.Scotty on Denmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400574.post-34699971964984805062011-09-21T11:03:38.524-07:002011-09-21T11:03:38.524-07:00A bad week all around for Christie. The attack ad...A bad week all around for Christie. The attack ads are incredibly short sited for a new premiere who has yet to prove that she has the chops to lead.<br /><br />Add her decision to reward Harry Bloy with a complex portfolio and responsibility for CLBC which is apparently run by idiots. Her judgement is sadly wanting. I'd hoped she would do well...maybe it's her advisers, but things appear to be unraveling for her.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400574.post-53423745938441988522011-09-20T13:28:18.536-07:002011-09-20T13:28:18.536-07:00Cristy and her gang are running scared. I'm no...Cristy and her gang are running scared. I'm no conservative but asked for and received some of Cummings well thought out papers on Aboriginal fisheries.He did a lot of work on fisheries issues , a cause he knows a lot about.The man is no fool and will hurt the BC Liberals just by being here and remaining active in politics. Since many BC Liberals are really conservatives, Cristy may lose a few cabinet ministers when getting closer to the electionDPLnoreply@blogger.com