Who's hidden Agenda

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This is part of this blogspot, its darned good, not sure If I'm allowed to post this much of it.

http://langhjelm.blogspot.com/

"Unlike the last election, when fears of a hidden agenda were said to have turned voters sour on the prospect of a Conservative Government, one-in-three of those polled now believe the Liberals are harbouring secrets. Only one-in-four now sees the Conservatives that way."

Hmm. I wonder why that is?

Maybe it's because Paul Martin was in favour of ballistic missile defence, before he was against it.

Maybe it's because he was for the Iraq War, before he was against it.

Maybe it's because he was against same-sex marriage, before he was for it.

Maybe it's because he was against the Clarity Act, before he was for it.

Maybe it's because he was against free trade, before he was for it.

Maybe it's because he was against deficit reduction, before he was for it.

Maybe it's because he was against the GST, and then kept it in place.

Maybe it's because he rails against co-operation with the Bloc, when his Quebec lieutenant (yes, his top man in Quebec) is a frickin' co-founder of the Bloc himself.

Maybe it's because he demonized Tory tax cuts, before unveiling even bigger tax cuts himself.

Maybe it's because he presents himself as the saviour of public health care, when he gut it by the billions as Finance Minister.

Maybe it's because Sheila Copps said he wanted to scrap the Canada Health Act.

Maybe its because Sheila Copps said he wanted to scrap Old Age Pensions.

Maybe it's because he turns a blind eye to health care privatization in Quebec. Because he attends a private clinic himself.

Maybe it's because he declares an end to cronyism and patronage in Ottawa, and then appoints a disgraced guy like Art Eggleton to the Senate.

Maybe it's because he says he was "Mad as Hell" about Adscam, while he hands out no-bid contracts to buddies like David Herle and the Earnscliffe Strategy Group.

Maybe it's because he's presented three radically different budgets in the space of one year.

Maybe it's because he condemns terrorism with his lips, and then knowingly attends fundraisers for Tamil terrorists.

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His agenda is so hidden even he doesn't know what it is. He has to keep looking to the prevailing political winds to find out.

And thankfully, the Canadian people are coming to realize that. At precisely the right time.

posted by BLL

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Then there's this hidden agenda;

November 30, 2005 Media's hidden agenda

By LORRIE GOLDSTEIN

From their respective opening statements and scrums with the media yesterday, it's already apparent what kind of election campaign this is going to be for Paul Martin compared to Stephen Harper.

Martin's going to get a relatively free ride from the national media and Harper's going to get killed.

The reason is that, at least as far as our media are concerned, the Liberals have succeeded in defining Harper, while the Conservatives have failed to define Martin.

This was evident from the very first questions the media asked Martin and Harper after both men had delivered their respective opening statements about the campaign.

Martin's questions were lob balls -- on things like whether he would use negative campaign ads, to which he basically replied "yes", once you cut through all the bafflegab.

Most tellingly, Martin wasn't even asked about the Gomery report and Liberal corruption.

In fact, he was already walking away from reporters before one of them finally asked whether he thought he deserved a majority government in light of Judge John Gomery's findings. Martin simply ignored the question.

Harper, by contrast, just a few questions into the campaign, was asked something that would have brought joy to any Liberal spin doctor's heart. He was asked, "Do you love the country?"

Think about that. Who are the only people who regularly suggest Conservatives and their supporters (about 30% of the country according to the polls, compared to 35% for the Grits) "hate" Canada? Liberals, that's who.

What this illustrates is how totally the Liberals, who have been in power for 12 years, control our national dialogue.

If they insist that Liberal corruption, AdScam and the findings of the Gomery report are no big deal, then inevitably, that argument works its way into the media's thinking, no matter what Harper and the Conservatives say.

Similarly, if they insist that Harper and the Conservatives are "scary" have a "hidden agenda" and hate Canada, then that too, inevitably influences the media's thinking.

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http://www.torontosun.com/News/Columnists/...30/1329735.html

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Thankfully Goldstein appears to be wrong so far. The who loves Canada and SSM issues have already fallen off the radar. Only the CBC appears to be on the attack against the Conservatives this time around. Given the growing strength of Global National the CBC could find itself severely isolated in it's 'fair and balanced' coverage.

Then there's this hidden agenda;

November 30, 2005 Media's hidden agenda

By LORRIE GOLDSTEIN

Martin's going to get a relatively free ride from the national media and Harper's going to get killed.