From the National Post August 21st:
"It may be no sponsorship scandal, but in this tight election race the Duffy trial matters".
It matters alright because it helps the opposition to promote a feeding frenzy on Harper's popularity. Notice how deftly the Duffy tax deduction follies are associated with the liberals sponsorship scandal while denying the same.
As someone said earlier this week: "Duffy trial - honestly, I don't get it. But what a hell does Duffy's greed and stupidity have to do with what Harper knew or did not know about it? How will the degree of Harper's knowledge of events become a measure of the magnitude of Duffy's breach of the laws?"
A similar story is playing out in the states as Obama, instead of yammering about Hillary's server, keeps silent while the hyenas nip at her ladyship. I think he likes a Biden/Warren ticket and doesn't give a toot about the security issue.
From "transparencynow":
"It is obvious that discrediting attacks, whatever their motive, generally take place under heavy disguise. First, the attacker must portray his attack as an attempt to support the order of values of society by exposing a violator who deserves to be exposed, in essence enhancing his own image as he assaults another's. ... The disguise of motives is often supplemented by a far more insidious deception, one that masks the fact that an attack is taking place at all or that the journalist or attacker is the one making the attack. Journalists and other communicators often portray themselves as merely asking questions, reporting what others say or describing events, when everyone knows a verbal mugging is actually taking place that may leave the designated victim stripped of the self-defense provided by an effective image" .
The National Post was once a right-of center news source that almost balanced the sharp-left bias of Star and Globe franchises. Now, it has become another lib-left propaganda organ. (How did this happen?)
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately for the CPC, since the demise of SUN News TV, there is no traditional media alternative to the ubiquitous propaganda of the left. The Gov't made a suicidal blunder by not giving SUN Network a chance to compete by allowing the cable companies to tier it into oblivion, and also by continuing to fund the hostile CBC at the current levels. It never had a chance.
Without an alternative to the daily barrage of left-wing journo's, the low-info voter crowd is going to be voting based o what they hear, and that is not CPC friendly.
If the NDP sweep Canada, the disastrous CPC media policies will be to blame.
Steve, the National Post shifted left a long time ago. NP writers Maher and McGregor were the ones who drove the whole robocall narrative.
DeleteIt's not just AdScam, it's also the total lack of publicity for the NDP taking millions to run satellite offices. And while the MSM focuses on Duffy and Wallen, why aren't they remembering Mark Harb (even more egregious abuse of expenses) or Andy Thompson, Liberal Senator who was distinguished for drawing his Senatorial pay while on the beach in Mexico.
ReplyDeleteIt is beyond media bias how Duffygate has been covered and promoted. Duffy is amoral and personally corrupt. The Toronto centric media would rather flush the country down the toilet than cover important issues and discussions. Shameful misuse of power.
ReplyDelete$90,000 bucks from amoral claims but also millions of tax dollars spent to wag the finger and a sustained and deliberate media feeding frenzy to injure a good prime minister.
DeleteFor all the media hype, when it comes down to choices on the ballot who does a voter that wants a conservative government vote for?
ReplyDeleteThe strategy that the media and opposition appear to be employing is one of suppressing the conservative base, due to the fact that after three elections they can't get them to vote lpc or ndp.
The fact is that on election day any percieved misdeeds will be rendered moot when faced with the prospect of electing a government that will eliminate TFSAs end income spliting, impose a carbon tax on everything shut down the oil patch NEP style and impose a unionized 9 - 5 government run daycare based on the Quebec model that has never been able to operate without the benefit of federal transfers
For all the media hype, when it comes down to choices on the ballot who does a voter that wants a conservative government vote for?
ReplyDeleteThe strategy that the media and opposition appear to be employing is one of suppressing the conservative base, due to the fact that after three elections they can't get them to vote lpc or ndp.
The fact is that on election day any percieved misdeeds will be rendered moot when faced with the prospect of electing a government that will eliminate TFSAs end income spliting, impose a carbon tax on everything shut down the oil patch NEP style and impose a unionized 9 - 5 government run daycare based on the Quebec model that has never been able to operate without the benefit of federal transfers
For all the media hype, when it comes down to choices on the ballot who does a voter that wants a conservative government vote for?
ReplyDeleteThe strategy that the media and opposition appear to be employing is one of suppressing the conservative base, due to the fact that after three elections they can't get them to vote lpc or ndp.
The fact is that on election day any percieved misdeeds will be rendered moot when faced with the prospect of electing a government that will eliminate TFSAs end income spliting, impose a carbon tax on everything shut down the oil patch NEP style and impose a unionized 9 - 5 government run daycare based on the Quebec model that has never been able to operate without the benefit of federal transfers