Comments on: Internal CPC Memo Declares Ignatieff Most Feared Opponent http://yesanotherliberal.wordpress.com/2006/09/28/internal-cpc-memo-declares-ignatieff-most-feared-opponent/ Fri, 07 Aug 2009 14:03:46 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: CuriosityCat http://yesanotherliberal.wordpress.com/2006/09/28/internal-cpc-memo-declares-ignatieff-most-feared-opponent/#comment-6 CuriosityCat Thu, 28 Sep 2006 18:31:50 +0000 http://yesanotherliberal.wordpress.com/2006/09/28/internal-cpc-memo-declares-ignatieff-most-feared-opponent/#comment-6 Leaking a memo in order to sway the decisions of the members of the party you oppose, just before that party votes on the issue, sounds just like the thing the neocons down south would do upon the advice of, say, a Frank Luntz or a Karl Rove. Let's not forget that Harper and his new team were addressed by Luntz and seem to be taking his advice on many things, including using disinformation (avoiding addressing global warming but framing it as climate change, etc). So, speculation about how and why this little surprise memo was written in the first place, and leaked round about now, is valid. Unless of course Liberals cannot make up their own minds and are now dependent on Harper and his new Tories to tell them what to think ... The Cat's advice is: forgeddabout it. Think for yourself. Vote your convictions. Leaking a memo in order to sway the decisions of the members of the party you oppose, just before that party votes on the issue, sounds just like the thing the neocons down south would do upon the advice of, say, a Frank Luntz or a Karl Rove. Let’s not forget that Harper and his new team were addressed by Luntz and seem to be taking his advice on many things, including using disinformation (avoiding addressing global warming but framing it as climate change, etc).

So, speculation about how and why this little surprise memo was written in the first place, and leaked round about now, is valid.

Unless of course Liberals cannot make up their own minds and are now dependent on Harper and his new Tories to tell them what to think …

The Cat’s advice is: forgeddabout it. Think for yourself. Vote your convictions.

]]> By: jill http://yesanotherliberal.wordpress.com/2006/09/28/internal-cpc-memo-declares-ignatieff-most-feared-opponent/#comment-5 jill Thu, 28 Sep 2006 14:24:01 +0000 http://yesanotherliberal.wordpress.com/2006/09/28/internal-cpc-memo-declares-ignatieff-most-feared-opponent/#comment-5 A "confidential" memo just happens to make it to the press??? Not believable. More likely is that the Conservatives really do want to run against Ignatieff and they are trying to get the word out. A “confidential” memo just happens to make it to the press??? Not believable. More likely is that the Conservatives really do want to run against Ignatieff and they are trying to get the word out.

]]> By: MississaugaPeter http://yesanotherliberal.wordpress.com/2006/09/28/internal-cpc-memo-declares-ignatieff-most-feared-opponent/#comment-4 MississaugaPeter Thu, 28 Sep 2006 14:20:33 +0000 http://yesanotherliberal.wordpress.com/2006/09/28/internal-cpc-memo-declares-ignatieff-most-feared-opponent/#comment-4 Where is the "fear"? I think the word overstates reality. And if used, should be followed by "overjoyed", as in: "the Greens and NDP would be overjoyed." Any first year university student (political science not required) could figure out that the most right-wing leadership candidate is most likely to take votes from the Conservatives and lose votes to the NDP and Greens (on the left wing). As the memo states, the Liberals would/could win: "including Don Valley West, West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast and Lac St. Louis." The last time I checked, these three ridings are already Liberal (MPS John Godfrey, Blair Wilson, Francis Scarpaleggia) without a right-leaning leader. Where is the “fear”? I think the word overstates reality. And if used, should be followed by “overjoyed”, as in: “the Greens and NDP would be overjoyed.”

Any first year university student (political science not required) could figure out that the most right-wing leadership candidate is most likely to take votes from the Conservatives and lose votes to the NDP and Greens (on the left wing).

As the memo states, the Liberals would/could win: “including Don Valley West, West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast and Lac St. Louis.”

The last time I checked, these three ridings are already Liberal (MPS John Godfrey, Blair Wilson, Francis Scarpaleggia) without a right-leaning leader.

]]> By: absolution http://yesanotherliberal.wordpress.com/2006/09/28/internal-cpc-memo-declares-ignatieff-most-feared-opponent/#comment-3 absolution Thu, 28 Sep 2006 14:00:41 +0000 http://yesanotherliberal.wordpress.com/2006/09/28/internal-cpc-memo-declares-ignatieff-most-feared-opponent/#comment-3 I'd be wary of anything coming out of the CPC offices, and I would withhold any assessment of leadership candidates that was influenced by such 'leaks'. Disinformation would be particularly damaging in matters like this. I’d be wary of anything coming out of the CPC offices, and I would withhold any assessment of leadership candidates that was influenced by such ‘leaks’. Disinformation would be particularly damaging in matters like this.

]]>