KCCCC Day 19: Picking through the entrails
- My impressions? Well, I provided more than you could ever possibly use, last night, with a kabillion web postings. Here’s a recap of my take.
- Overall Winner: Harper, because he didn’t mess up, and nobody made him break into a sweat.
- Overall Loser: Nobody. They all acquitted themselves pretty well. They all had some good moments, and not so many bad ones.
- Epic fail: The broadcast. The leaders were all older white men, the moderator was an older white man, and every videotaped questioner was white. Didn’t look like Canada, to me.
- Harper win: He was Robo-PM, and programmed as Hell. Grating, late-night FM announcer voice. No passion. But it worked for the medium. He looked steady.
- Harper loss: The closest he came to sweating, and fumbling, came on that extraordinary (and still unseen A.G. report). The other leaders should’ve kept going at it. They didn’t.
- Ignatieff win: His exchange with Harper on what it’s all about – “this isn’t bickering, it’s democracy” – was strong stuff. The LPC should turn it into a spot, fast.
- Ignatieff loss: Layton pointed out that Iggy and his party outflanked Harper on the right on Afghanistan. It shored up Layton’s soft vote, and made Libs like me remember a big, big Ignatieff error.
- Layton win: His false allegation about Ignatieff’s voting record went viral, and is now an NDP ad. It may have been B.S., but Ignatieff should have never sloughed it off.
- Layton loss: He lied on gun control, and gave the false impression on his party’s position. Shame. His party is split on gun control.
- Duceppe win: He was the quip guy, last night. Murdered Harper a couple times.
- Duceppe loss: He looked shameful on immigration and reasonable accomodation. Rene Levesque, wherever he is, is shaking his head in sadness.
- That’s me. And what do Canadians think? According to Ipsos, they think Harper and Layton won. The Layton result surprises me. What do you think?
- Pic of the day: Caption contest!
Verdict
Hey, Steve Paikin is reading viewer emails
Here’s one: “Why insist on putting a white supremacist on TVO, Steve?”
Oldest son
“I don’t think Duceppe should be there. He wants to break up Canada.”
Health care segment
Life imitates art: my daughter told me she felt like she was going to be sick – a bug is going around her school.
She’s now heading to bed.
By the way
I’m a gun owner. Know how to use it, too.
Took me about a minute to register what I own, and even less to get my possession licence.
Harper doesn’t look like he’s ever held a gun in his life. His dishonesty on this subject is staggering.
Iggy kicks Layton’s ass on gun control
Layton lies, suggests his party supports gun control, when it doesn’t. He’s a lying liar on that one.
Harper uses his farmer gun line. It’s weak. Rural women understand, too well, why gun control is needed.
“Crooks in the Senate”
Wow! Hope Layton has a good libel lawyer!
“Mr. Harper specializes in the politics of fear”
Iggy throws it down.
Harper doesn’t blink. Gives laundry list of tough-on-crime stuff.
Harper and Layton mention my friend David Chen. Would’ve been nice if they’d been helping out before David’s case became fashionable.
Did Layton actually just say “bling”?