Advice Best Left Alone
Scott Reid, Paul Martin's former advisor, picked up his pen to write for the Star today.
He laid out a strategy for his fellow Liberal comrades in a five-point plan. His column outlines some of the worst political advice I have ever seen - not that I am complaining. Should it really be surprising coming from an advisor who oversaw the defeat of the 13-year reign of Liberal power?
Here are my comments on his advice:
1. Get over the defeat: In otherwords, don't go around town thinking the defeat was your fault. Blame someone else! It's easier!
2. Define Harper: This is my favourite! He overtly states that Liberals should make up lies about the Prime Minister. "Caucus can best contribute by revealing the Harper whom Conservatives would prefer to conceal: a calculating lead who enthusiastically imports Bush's politics and views all who dare to disagree as enemies. It's hardly a stretch." But a stretch nonetheless. Right, Scotty? Conservatives can now point to your column as evidence of the Liberals contorting the facts (a.k.a. lying) for their own political gain.
3. It's about Quebec, stupid: Is he just clueing into this now? A more apt description would be: it was about Quebec, stupid. The Liberals failed to gain control of their campaign in Quebec. If memory serves, I recall stories about Liberals who stopped campaigning in parts of the province. Prime Minister Harper saw an opportunity to gain political support in the province and seized it.
4. Own the economy: Is this a strategy that involves Liberals holding on to our own money because the government knows how to spend it best? The government wouldn't want us to run out and buy beer and popcorn with, *gasp*, our own money? Tax cuts will mean the end of humanity as we know it!
5. Woo the cities: In other words, crawl back into your little pockets of voter support across the country and hide. After all, expanding a political party's base of support is nonsense! There's no need for any Liberal leader to actually win the hearts and minds of voters. If Canadian voters knew what was good for them, they should automatically vote Liberal.
With this stellar advice and shabby writing skills, I don't think Scott's new 'writing and communications consulting' firm will get far off the ground. Perhaps Scott should put down his pen to exlore other avenues of expressing himself, like with finger painting, for instance.
He laid out a strategy for his fellow Liberal comrades in a five-point plan. His column outlines some of the worst political advice I have ever seen - not that I am complaining. Should it really be surprising coming from an advisor who oversaw the defeat of the 13-year reign of Liberal power?
Here are my comments on his advice:
1. Get over the defeat: In otherwords, don't go around town thinking the defeat was your fault. Blame someone else! It's easier!
2. Define Harper: This is my favourite! He overtly states that Liberals should make up lies about the Prime Minister. "Caucus can best contribute by revealing the Harper whom Conservatives would prefer to conceal: a calculating lead who enthusiastically imports Bush's politics and views all who dare to disagree as enemies. It's hardly a stretch." But a stretch nonetheless. Right, Scotty? Conservatives can now point to your column as evidence of the Liberals contorting the facts (a.k.a. lying) for their own political gain.
3. It's about Quebec, stupid: Is he just clueing into this now? A more apt description would be: it was about Quebec, stupid. The Liberals failed to gain control of their campaign in Quebec. If memory serves, I recall stories about Liberals who stopped campaigning in parts of the province. Prime Minister Harper saw an opportunity to gain political support in the province and seized it.
4. Own the economy: Is this a strategy that involves Liberals holding on to our own money because the government knows how to spend it best? The government wouldn't want us to run out and buy beer and popcorn with, *gasp*, our own money? Tax cuts will mean the end of humanity as we know it!
5. Woo the cities: In other words, crawl back into your little pockets of voter support across the country and hide. After all, expanding a political party's base of support is nonsense! There's no need for any Liberal leader to actually win the hearts and minds of voters. If Canadian voters knew what was good for them, they should automatically vote Liberal.
With this stellar advice and shabby writing skills, I don't think Scott's new 'writing and communications consulting' firm will get far off the ground. Perhaps Scott should put down his pen to exlore other avenues of expressing himself, like with finger painting, for instance.
posted by Jason at 12:45 PM
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