New Grit ads (updated)

They’re solid – a bit too much info being crammed in at the start, but that’s okay.  The fact is that there’s a lot of sleaze to remind people about.

I can tell you the ads will be accompanied by a very, very big ad buy.  In other words, you’ll see them on places other than the Internet.

And, let me say, I love good political ads.  This is a good one.

UPDATE: And look! Life imitates art! And all on the same day, too!


Wellington Street Post

I’ve been super busy, so I haven’t had time to draw your attention to the newest kids on the block, The Wellington Street Post.  It’s an innovative concept, but I have to say that the web site’s design is way too busy and needs some serious simplification.

But bid the WSP welcome!


BCL on Little Timmy

Here:

“Tim Hudak says he’ll go to court over this ad by the Working Families Coalition. What he won’t do is attempt to refute the claims made in the ad by, for example, telling Ontarians what he would actually do if he became Premier. All that stuff’s in his platform, and his platform will be released later. Way later.”


Stupidity-related illness spreads in Ottawa, CJOH has the exclusive at eleven

Did the Prime Minister of all of Canada just use the ongoing tragedy in Japan as an excuse to avoid being inconvenienced by an election?  Really?

There is a bi-partisan outbreak of Dumb Flu in Ottawa, this week.  They should all take two aspirin, get some rest, and not call any of the rest of us for many, many weeks.

UPDATED: Based on this Ipsos, he’s at our very near a majority.  So is Mr. Angry playing a game?


J.T. (updated twice)

1. He’s apologized, and that’s a good thing:

@justinpjtrudeau: Ok, final word: all violence against women is barbaric. If my concerns about language led some to think otherwise, then I gladly apologize.

2. Jane has a story on a retraction and apology, here.


In today’s Sun: Going nuclear

“But what of the NDP, now readying itself for an election campaign? Do they go along with the reckless speculation of Greenpeace and their ilk? In the past, the New Democrats have said they do not support nuclear energy, full stop. The NDP, Greenpeace happily notes, believe “nuclear energy is dangerous and prohibitively expensive.”

NDP Leader Jack Layton has spoken about the issue in the House of Commons in the past, obliquely stating our reliance on nuclear energy is “a mistake,” and we need to halt the proliferation of nuclear energy. Since disaster struck in Japan, however, Layton has keep mostly silent. He hasn’t attempted to take partisan advantage of the Japanese disaster, so far, which is to his credit.”


Ian Davey

This has nothing to do with the previous post (although it certainly could). It is my buddy Ian Davey’s FB profile pic! It shows how cool he is.

Oh, what the Hell.  I’ve got your attention, anyway, so let me say it: Ian sure didn’t ever let the party slip to 23 PER CENT, did he?

Nope, he didn’t.

Ian Davey, around the time he (and I) were punk fans.


23 per cent

Interesting piece. I think the writer was trying to be kind to some people who are about to have an unkind time between the end of this month and May 9. Fair enough.

Two comments: one, when credible polling firms start to watermark you at or near 23 per cent, you shouldn’t be listened to anymore for your brilliant strategic insight.

Two, “self-abnegation.” Calling your own leader “an egghead”? Ensuring the piece has more to say about staff than caucus? May as well have agreed to attribution with those, big guy.