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Title: Conservatives planning to undermine Justin Trudeau at Liberal convention
Category: Political
Posted By: Curtman
Date: 2014-02-10 17:30:51
Canadian

[Curtman]

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The game plan, laid in out Conservative party documents obtained by the Star, spells out the objective in three words: �drive, disrupt, disunity.�

The six-page note says the Conservatives� goal is to �drive our narrative� which it lays out: �Trudeau in over his head, has poor judgment, only interested in legalizing marijuana VS. PM�s strong, stable leadership, focused on what matters most to Canadians.�

The note even muses about �more gimmicky ideas,� such as distributing ZigZag rolling papers screened with Trudeau�s face and the Liberal logo to put a focus on the Liberal leader�s comments about the legalization of marijuana.

In an email to the Star Sunday, Dimitri Soudas, the executive director of the Conservative Party of Canada, did not deny the existence of the strategy note and indeed repeated the very messaging the Conservatives hope to deliver at the Liberal convention.

Wonderful. Cynicism is all the CPC has to sell.

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Curtman Curtman:

Wonderful. Cynicism is all the CPC has to sell.

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHA


I really hope, for your sake, that you're able to see how that statement from a Liberal is the absolute height of irony.

[Curtman]

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Curtman Curtman:

Wonderful. Cynicism is all the CPC has to sell.

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHA


I really hope, for your sake, that you're able to see how that statement from a Liberal is the absolute height of irony.

Not so much.

There's a demonstrable phenomenon where the CPC advocates Liberal policy anywhere from 18 months to a decade after we do. They're still pretending that marijuana is their wedge issue, but even they know that decriminalization is better than what we have now.

The Article The Article:

The note makes clear that the Conservatives see Trudeau’s position on marijuana as a wedge issue they hope to exploit.

“There is an opportunity to keep the focus on this poor policy decision. Research shows that full legalization is not popular,” the note says.

The Conservatives say one possibility is to have Justice Minister Peter MacKay hold a news conference to restate the government’s opposition to legalization.

I think the CPC should definitely keep the focus on this, that will be most effective for the Liberals.

[jj2424]

The reality is the Star is even more biased than the CBC but at least the CBC gave a bigger picture.

Conservatives not the only troublemakers

Political parties have a history of disrupting each other's conventions.



Senate expense cards
Members of the NDP handed out "Senate Hall of Shame" trading cards at the 2013 Conservative Party Convention in Calgary, depicting embattled former Conservative senators Mike Duffy, Pamela Wallin and Patrick Brazeau. (The Canadian Press)


Senior Conservative staff were present at the 2006 Liberal leadership convention in Montreal, where they handed out buttons with messages such as "Bob Rae — Harper's Choice" and one with a picture of Belinda Stronach saying "Vote ME at the Next Convention." Stronach had crossed the floor to join the Liberal Party after originally being elected as a Conservative.

In a bit of tit-for-tat, the Liberals gave out buttons at the Conservatives' convention in Calgary last fall with slogans such as "Jason Kenney 2014" and "For Moore Years," a dig at the possible leadership ambitions of Kenney and fellow cabinet minister James Moore.

New Democrats were there too, handing out "Senate Hall of Shame" trading cards, detailing the expense claims and legal troubles of some former Conservative and Liberal senators.

For the upcoming Liberal Party convention on Feb. 20, the NDP plans to send senior staff members Karl Belanger, Anne McGrath and MP Alexandre Boulerice. The Conservatives have not yet announced who they will send, but James Moore has attended past conventions as party spokesman.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/tory-pl ... -1.2530653
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Lefty hypocrites...."it's okay as long as you aren't a conservative."

[Curtman]

jj2424 jj2424:

Lefty hypocrites...."it's okay as long as you aren't a conservative."

The middle way has no use for righty or lefty hypocrites.

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Curtman Curtman:

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Curtman Curtman:

Wonderful. Cynicism is all the CPC has to sell.

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHA


I really hope, for your sake, that you're able to see how that statement from a Liberal is the absolute height of irony.

Not so much.

Obviously


I was referring to the irony of a Liberal decrying cynical politics. The Liberals invented and perfected the genre.

[Curtman]

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I was referring to the irony of a Liberal decrying cynical politics. The Liberals invented and perfected the genre.

If you say so. I detected your cynical rant, and denounced it.

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Curtman Curtman:

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I was referring to the irony of a Liberal decrying cynical politics. The Liberals invented and perfected the genre.

If you say so. I detected your cynical rant, and denounced it.

No ranting here dude.

[PublicAnimalNo9]

Curtman Curtman:

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Obviously


I was referring to the irony of a Liberal decrying cynical politics. The Liberals invented and perfected the genre.

If you say so. I detected your cynical rant, and denounced it.

How? By hilriously suggesting you're a centrist?

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It could be argued that he is a centrist. The Liberals do fall in the centre of the 3 main parties. That still doesn't address the fact that a Liberal calling out the tories on being cynical is absolutely hysterical.

[Zipperfish]

Politicians, like babies, need to be changed often…and for the same reason.

[Public_Domain]

[sandorski]

Not surprised. Not because they are Conservatives, but because what else would a Political Party do?

The only noteworthy part of this is that the actual tactics that might be used have been reported. I have no doubt that the NDP and Bloc have similar lists somewhere as well and that all parties have had these things since the dawn of time.

[Curtman]

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A published report says leaked internal documents reveal the federal Conservative party has a secret strategy to undermine Justin Trudeau, exploit Laureen Harper's popularity and create a state-of-the-art database of potential supporters.

The Toronto Star says among the documents is a draft agreement to pay $14,000 per month to Guy Giorno, a former chief of staff to Prime Minister Stephen Harper, to act as the party's legal adviser.

Giorno's law firm, Fasken Martineau, already represents another of Harper's former chiefs of staff, Nigel Wright. Wright is under RCMP investigation after it was revealed last spring that he had personally given $90,000 to Mike Duffy to enable the disgraced senator to reimburse the Senate for disputed living expenses claims.

Giorno and his law firm declined to comment.

Among other things, the Star reports that the documents include a presentation by Conservative executive director Dimitri Soudas, outlining the party's plans as it prepares for an election in the fall of 2015.

The paper says Soudas's presentation includes plans apparently aimed at humanizing Harper, including various techniques for having him "connect" with people and plans to "leverage" the popularity of his wife, Laureen, including a "with Mrs. Harper" video series.

Sophie is going to win the wife-off too.