June 02, 2004
When Liberals attack!
I've been too busy to post at my usual rate today, but fortunately there's not much that needs to be said about this:
Prime Minister Paul Martin is defending his two Liberal ministers who heckled Conservative Leader Stephen Harper on Tuesday, putting it down to frustration.
[...]
Sgro was responding to comments made Tuesday morning by Alberta Conservative MP Rob Merrifield, the party's health critic, who suggested a proposal that women seeking abortions seek independent, third-party counseling.
Harper later scrambled into damage control, suggesting Merrifield went slightly "off message" on the party platform. But Sgro was having none of it.
"Mr. Harper, what rights are you going to take away next?" she demanded of the party leader as he walked out of a Markham motel.
Harper had a terse reply.
"Better get out and knock on doors, Judy. You're going down," he called out to the minister and her supporters as he walked away.
Moments later, McCallum, surrounded by Liberal supporters, waved a letter in his hand as Harper walked by.
"I want to give you this letter, it's an open letter to you," McCallum called out, as reporters moved in with microphones.
"I'll give it to one of my staff," Harper replied.
From there, the event quickly dissolved into chaos. With the shouting of protesters and party supporters growing louder, Harper took refuge in a store. He told reporters he found the Liberal ambush tactic desperate.
"Sending in two cabinets ministers -- they must be running out of shock troops," he commented, then took a swipe at Sgro and McCallum.
Can you say "running scared"?
Update: the Martin campaign might want to pay more attention to the music they're using, too:
And wouldn't you know it, the theme music is U2's Beautiful Day, a reminder that despite his advancing years, Martin is a man who very much wants to be seen as a young thinker.
Still, you have to wonder if anybody on these campaigns ever checks the lyrics of the songs they choose. Have you ever listened to what Bono is actually singing in that song? Here's a sample:
"You're out of luck
And the reason that you had to care
The traffic is stuck
And you're not moving anywhere"
"Heh."
Posted by damian at June 2, 2004 06:45 PM