Canuck E Stan Posted January 30, 2007 Report Posted January 30, 2007 Question posed to political analysists on the radio today. Do attack ads work? The analysts say they do, what do you think? Quote "Any man under 30 who is not a liberal has no heart, and any man over 30 who is not a conservative has no brains." — Winston Churchill
Who's Doing What? Posted January 31, 2007 Report Posted January 31, 2007 As long as they aren't too rediculous or over the top, I'm sure they help a bit. But there is always the chance of a backlash like the "soldiers in the streets" had. Quote Harper differed with his party on some key policy issues; in 1995, for example, he was one of only two Reform MPs to vote in favour of federal legislation requiring owners to register their guns. http://www.mapleleafweb.com/election/bio/harper.html "You've got to remember that west of Winnipeg the ridings the Liberals hold are dominated by people who are either recent Asian immigrants or recent migrants from eastern Canada: people who live in ghettoes and who are not integrated into western Canadian society." (Stephen Harper, Report Newsmagazine, January 22, 2001)
Ricki Bobbi Posted January 31, 2007 Report Posted January 31, 2007 Yes. Of course that doesn't mean they are guaranteed to success. What the Conservatives are trying to do with these ads is to define Dion. They seem to be doing the trick. The Conservatives were only 4 points from a majority in the last election... Quote Dion is a verbose, mild-mannered academic with a shaky grasp of English who seems unfit to chair a university department, much less lead a country. Randall Denley, Ottawa Citizen
Catchme Posted January 31, 2007 Report Posted January 31, 2007 LOLOLOLOL Here is a good one: What kind of leader is Stephen Harper? And the CPC are asking for money for theirs, lolololol! Quote When the rich wage war, it's the poor who die. ~Jean-Paul Sartre
jdobbin Posted January 31, 2007 Report Posted January 31, 2007 LOLOLOLOLHere is a good one: What kind of leader is Stephen Harper? And the CPC are asking for money for theirs, lolololol! I'm surprised it took this long to respond. The Tories should have run on the record they are proud of rather than go negative right off the hop. I expect we'll see a lot of this now. Quote
Ricki Bobbi Posted January 31, 2007 Report Posted January 31, 2007 LOLOLOLOLHere is a good one: What kind of leader is Stephen Harper? And the CPC are asking for money for theirs, lolololol! Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. Interesting how they couldn't find a native English speaker for that ad. Is Haper reallyt *that* strong in the Rest of Canada? Quote Dion is a verbose, mild-mannered academic with a shaky grasp of English who seems unfit to chair a university department, much less lead a country. Randall Denley, Ottawa Citizen
Who's Doing What? Posted January 31, 2007 Report Posted January 31, 2007 LOL Atleast he wasn't really lying when he said they wouldn't allow the other parties to get away with taxing income trusts and raiding seniors savings. He never said the CPC woudn't do it the first chance they got. Quote Harper differed with his party on some key policy issues; in 1995, for example, he was one of only two Reform MPs to vote in favour of federal legislation requiring owners to register their guns. http://www.mapleleafweb.com/election/bio/harper.html "You've got to remember that west of Winnipeg the ridings the Liberals hold are dominated by people who are either recent Asian immigrants or recent migrants from eastern Canada: people who live in ghettoes and who are not integrated into western Canadian society." (Stephen Harper, Report Newsmagazine, January 22, 2001)
Ricki Bobbi Posted January 31, 2007 Report Posted January 31, 2007 LOL Atleast he wasn't really lying when he said they wouldn't allow the other parties to get away with taxing income trusts and raiding seniors savings. He never said the CPC woudn't do it the first chance they got. Explain again how you are non-partisan? I thank you for keeping the personal attacks aside for at least a few posts. Quote Dion is a verbose, mild-mannered academic with a shaky grasp of English who seems unfit to chair a university department, much less lead a country. Randall Denley, Ottawa Citizen
Who's Doing What? Posted January 31, 2007 Report Posted January 31, 2007 LOL Atleast he wasn't really lying when he said they wouldn't allow the other parties to get away with taxing income trusts and raiding seniors savings. He never said the CPC woudn't do it the first chance they got. Explain again how you are non-partisan? I thank you for keeping the personal attacks aside for at least a few posts. Prove how I am Partisan. Why no repsonse in the other thread? Don't be embarassed over your spelling mistake. It happens. Quote Harper differed with his party on some key policy issues; in 1995, for example, he was one of only two Reform MPs to vote in favour of federal legislation requiring owners to register their guns. http://www.mapleleafweb.com/election/bio/harper.html "You've got to remember that west of Winnipeg the ridings the Liberals hold are dominated by people who are either recent Asian immigrants or recent migrants from eastern Canada: people who live in ghettoes and who are not integrated into western Canadian society." (Stephen Harper, Report Newsmagazine, January 22, 2001)
Canuck E Stan Posted January 31, 2007 Author Report Posted January 31, 2007 The Tories should have run on the record they are proud of rather than go negative right off the hop. I expect we'll see a lot of this now. Yes, much the same way the Liberals did with all of their accomplishments.....in our cities, in Canada. Quote "Any man under 30 who is not a liberal has no heart, and any man over 30 who is not a conservative has no brains." — Winston Churchill
jdobbin Posted January 31, 2007 Report Posted January 31, 2007 Yes, much the same way the Liberals did with all of their accomplishments.....in our cities, in Canada. I was opposed to the negative campaign. Thought all it did was make the Liberals look bad. I guess you favour negative campaigns. Quote
Canuck E Stan Posted January 31, 2007 Author Report Posted January 31, 2007 Yes, much the same way the Liberals did with all of their accomplishments.....in our cities, in Canada. I was opposed to the negative campaign. Thought all it did was make the Liberals look bad. I guess you favour negative campaigns. That's a scary,scary thing to say, especially when the shoe is on the other foot. Quote "Any man under 30 who is not a liberal has no heart, and any man over 30 who is not a conservative has no brains." — Winston Churchill
Ricki Bobbi Posted January 31, 2007 Report Posted January 31, 2007 Prove how I am Partisan. Why no repsonse in the other thread? Don't be embarassed over your spelling mistake. It happens. No reason to capitalize partisanship. As for your attack on a typo, I guess your feelings on them change from time to time. Typical double-standard. Not unexpected. Ooohh Tough guy, attacking a typo. As for your double-standard on partisanship? I have provided evidence of your partisan behaviour once. I'll never *prove* it to your satisfaction. Got you blocked now so have fun stalking somebody else for the next couple days. Back to the topic of this thread .... So anybody have an over/under on how many times that lame knock-off faux-Liberal attack ad from Youtube gets posted here? I'll start the line at 10 1/2... Quote Dion is a verbose, mild-mannered academic with a shaky grasp of English who seems unfit to chair a university department, much less lead a country. Randall Denley, Ottawa Citizen
jdobbin Posted January 31, 2007 Report Posted January 31, 2007 That's a scary,scary thing to say, especially when the shoe is on the other foot. You mean that it makes the Tories look bad? I think it does. Guess the next polls will show how people feel about it as tactic. Next poll comes out the week after Superbowl. Quote
Ricki Bobbi Posted January 31, 2007 Report Posted January 31, 2007 You mean that it makes the Tories look bad? I think it does. Guess the next polls will show how people feel about it as tactic. Next poll comes out the week after Superbowl. Really. Do tell which polling company is releasing this poll? Three day roll it would have to come out on the Thursday at the earliest. My guess is we'll see at least one poll in the next eight days. Where do you come up with such tripe. Quote Dion is a verbose, mild-mannered academic with a shaky grasp of English who seems unfit to chair a university department, much less lead a country. Randall Denley, Ottawa Citizen
Charles Anthony Posted January 31, 2007 Report Posted January 31, 2007 Do attack ads work?They always worked for me. The earliest attack ad that I remember was a Liberal ad attacking Mulroney. The television ad depicted him pushing a shopping cart filled with his promises. When he got to the check-out counter, the hook at the end of the ad said something like "You can not afford all those promises!" and that convinced me. I voted Liberal. The next attack ad that I remember was the Tory ad attacking half of Chretien's glamorous face. That one was easy. I voted Tory. The next attack ad that I remember was the Liberal ad warning of the "soldiers in the streets with guns" and that scared the hell out of me. I thought: "Our soldiers should not be allowed to carry guns whether they are on OUR streets or on some foreign streets!" and I voted Liberal. Now, with these latest Tory ads attacking Dion's difficulty setting priorities, I think I will vote Tory. Quote We do not have time for a meeting of the flat earth society. << Où sont mes amis ? Ils sont ici, ils sont ici... >>
Who's Doing What? Posted January 31, 2007 Report Posted January 31, 2007 No reason to capitalize partisanship.As for your attack on a typo, I guess your feelings on them change from time to time. Typical double-standard. Not unexpected. I'm the one with a double standard????? LMFAO You are hilarious. Where is the attack? You see everything as an attack against you, when you do far worse to others in multiple posts every day. Typical "Bully" behaviour. "Nevermind what I do, look at what the big meanie is doing to me." You invent attacks on yourself to feel important I guess. As for your double-standard on partisanship?I have provided evidence of your partisan behaviour once. I'll never *prove* it to your satisfaction. Got you blocked now so have fun stalking somebody else for the next couple days. You won't do it because you could never prove that I am partisan. I don't care who you want to try and prove it to, I am flat out saying you could never do it, because your accusations are untrue. Just like you view every differing oppinion as a direct personal attack, you see every criticism of the CPC as Partisan hackery. I doubt you understand exactly what partisanship really is. Quote Harper differed with his party on some key policy issues; in 1995, for example, he was one of only two Reform MPs to vote in favour of federal legislation requiring owners to register their guns. http://www.mapleleafweb.com/election/bio/harper.html "You've got to remember that west of Winnipeg the ridings the Liberals hold are dominated by people who are either recent Asian immigrants or recent migrants from eastern Canada: people who live in ghettoes and who are not integrated into western Canadian society." (Stephen Harper, Report Newsmagazine, January 22, 2001)
Catchme Posted January 31, 2007 Report Posted January 31, 2007 LOL Atleast he wasn't really lying when he said they wouldn't allow the other parties to get away with taxing income trusts and raiding seniors savings. He never said the CPC woudn't do it the first chance they got. Well, technically lying by omission is still considered lying. Quote When the rich wage war, it's the poor who die. ~Jean-Paul Sartre
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