Liberals hope anti-Tory shock ads will jolt listless campaign
OTTAWA (CP) - The federal Liberals are counting on a series of anti- Conservative shock ads to help revive their sagging election campaign. The first new TV ad, aired Wednesday night, offers some stark images:
- A handgun aimed at viewers, its barrel practically pressed against the camera lens.
- Soldiers running across a desert, surrounded by tanks and toting machine- guns.
- Crying pregnant girls, slumped against a hospital wall.
- Smokestacks spewing noxious fumes into the air.
The images are part of an aggressive campaign aimed at jolting moderate voters away from the Tories by painting a bleak picture of Canada under Stephen Harper.
A female narrator's voice sombrely reads off a list of Liberal accusations: Harper would have sent troops to Iraq; he would reopen the abortion debate, weaken gun control and scrap the Kyoto accord on greenhouse gas emissions.
To hammer the point home, the ad closes with a red Maple Leaf flag dissolving against a Tory-blue sky.
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Stumble It!
I like it because they are both bringing foreward all the dark secrets of the other.
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If I stand for my country today...will my country be here to stand for me tomorrow?
The Libs and Cons are going to scrap themselves right out of Ottawa, IMHO. It's just going to take a bit of time.
I was talking to a guy at work who said "[Nathan Cullen, NDP candidate] came to my house and convinced me to go to the all-candidate's meeting. I've never voted NDP before, but it was a no-brainer. He understands the issues, knows how to deal with them, and he's an excellent speaker"
I also spoke with our NDP candidate myself, and he was describing some of the great candidates they're running across the country. Some of them in places that had only 2% NDP support last election, but the candidates are so good that they intend to convert their entire region.
I think the Libs and Cons are leaving people with no alternative but to vote for the NDP which is, IMO, superior in every possible way.
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Kory Yamashita
"What lies behind us and what lies ahead of us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us." - Oliver Wendell Holmes
If the federal election were held this instant, I would vote:
33% Conservative
7% Green Party
16% Liberal
40% NDP
2% Other
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If I stand for my country today...will my country be here to stand for me tomorrow?
I just hope this isn't gonna be like what happen with Eves and Mcguinty. The Ernie Eve attack ads hurt him in the poll's and didn't help him. This is of course just an example cause in reality both of them were the worst possible outcome to win.
Or maybe Ernie Eves voted himself out with his record?
Kevin
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"Love actually, is all around us" --From the movie Love Actually.