— Feature, Musings —04.14.2025 10:46 AM
My latest: Warren’s war room rules
The first rule of fight club: don’t talk about fight club.
The second rule of fight club: don’t talk about fight club.
The third rule: if you break the first or second rule, Warren will fire your ass, and you will never work in politics again.
Yours Truly ran many war rooms for Jean Chretien and Dalton McGuinty between 1992 and 2011. We did okay in those campaigns.
On day one of every campaign, when all of my fresh-faced war room charges were still well-rested and still committed to regular bathing, I would relate the three above rules. It was a ritual, always observed.
It wasn’t because I was a fan of David Fincher’s 1999 cult film – although I did like his cinematic social satire quite a bit. I recited the three rules because they could spell the difference between the campaign’s victory or defeat.
My war roomers weren’t allowed to tell spouses or significant others about what they did on the campaign. They weren’t allowed to say anything on social media. In particular, if a member of the news media approached them with a microphone – and that happened a few times – they were to be as silent as a POW.
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When I read that story I had the exact same instinct – I was angry, and I pictured myself firing said staffers and their big dumb mouths – morons how fucking dumb is that
So what I’m gathering from this is that these folks don’t actually care about Canadian sovereignty or strength…they just see it as a handy political foil to bash their opponents with.
Warren,
I’m glad it came out. It’s way beyond despicable. The Carney Liberals don’t deserve to win just based on this. POS assholes shouldn’t be allowed to form government. Not when they act like scum. They’ve been “reassigned”. Typical Carney.
This is a far cry from Barney, The Purple Dinosaur.
Warren,
I don’t agree with Ford on anything but, but, but, he’s not for Byrne. At least he has a modicum of judgment.
Warren,
Liaison: Liberals +6;
Mainstreet: Conservatives +2;
Pallas: Liberals +8;
Nanos: Liberals +7;
Angus Reid: Liberals +6.
I would say the main issue is the actual button-planting action. Scumbags one and all, who did that.
The fact they disclosed this nonsense to others just makes them dumb scumbags.
Carney needs to do more than just “re-assign” them. He needs to remove them entirely – but not because they talked about their plan. Because they are lowlifes and shouldn’t be on a campaign,
If you’re winning, why do you need such dirty tricks?
Be interesting to find out who they are. Jamie Carroll knew about it at the latest on Saturday. His BFFs at the top level of the campaign likley told him. Why didn’t he suggest that maybe they put a stop to it(unless of course he was ok with it). Has he no pull in the party any more?
“And. I know for a fact those buttons came from “Liberals.””
https://www.readtheline.ca/p/anti-panel-week-3-finally-this-actually
He should be careful on the ethics front.
Do tell:
https://www.ipolitics.ca/2016/04/11/carroll-convicted-of-violating-lobbying-law/
Kind of like Mark Marissen weighing in on, well, anything:
https://www.biv.com/news/economy-law-politics/elections-bc-bans-former-mayoral-candidates-progress-vancouver-party-8272388