Warren “Harry Potter Is not a documentary*” Kinsella sees dark spirits at work on the interweb;
“Viral campaign” is a phrase coined, approximately a decade ago, by New York City artist and designer Tim Nolan. A pioneer of what he called “guerrilla art,” Nolan used the Internet as a platform to spread stories, which spread like a computer virus. Nolan promoted his artistic installations using the Web’s social networks — e-mail, Web sites and so on — and created a rhetorical artistic “buzz.” Before long, the marketers were in on the act, promoting brand awareness; naturally, the political consultants weren’t far behind. In the U.S. 2006 mid-term election, we all read many news features about politicians making use of You Tube or the online “encyclopedia” called Wikipedia to promote themselves and denigrate their opponents. That is viral marketing: indirect, insidious, sometimes injurious.
The Stephane Dion dual citizenship story first appeared immediately after the conclusion of the Liberal leadership convention. My friend Ezra Levant, a long-time conservative (and Conservative) activist, revealed the “news.” Wrote he in the Calgary Sun: “When it comes to making decisions about the war on terror, and Canada’s role in Afghanistan, will Dion be unduly influenced by France, a country that has taken up the role of lawyer and arms dealer for every terrorist state in the world, even defending Saddam Hussein until the eve of his overthrow?”
It was vintage Ezra — lots of partisan bombast and hyperbole, but essentially harmless. In a sane world, it would have remained there, but then — inexplicably, abruptly[1]– another friend, Pierre Bourque, devoted the main page of his much-read Bourque Newswatch to Levant’s story. Day after day, Bourque ridiculed Dion, even on one occasion asking respondents to participate in an easily manipulated (and therefore completely unscientific) online “poll.” Conservative bloggers — most of whom couldn’t be counted upon to recite the lyrics of O Canada without professional help — then took up the refrain, regurgitating the anti- Dion talking points with glee.
At that point, the so-called mainstream media had no option but to cover the story, and force Dion to respond.
“Day after day” … until the “mainstream media had no option”.
Like so many experts in 20th century communications, Warren has yet to learn the first axiom of blogging – “Google is your friend”.
On September 6th, Dion’s French citizenship was discussed at some length in a Globe & Mail profile.
On October 11th – six weeks before the convention – Paul Knowles in the New Hamburg Independent wrote a piece that looked primarily at the flaws of Michael Ignatieff. Nearer the bottom, there’s a single line noting a Dion problem;
“Stéphane Dion – it has not been widely reported – holds dual Canadian and French citizenship.”
This was the source noted on October 13th, when it first appeared in the comments here at SDA, submitted by perennial commentor “Maz2”.
Over the next few weeks, Dion’s dual citizenship was mentioned in the comments often enough that most regular readers were well aware of it. As I wasn’t following the Liberal leadership very closely, it remained just a factoid I filed away.
Dec.2 – My first mention liveblogging the Liberal convention;
“The new leader of the Liberal Party of Canada, leader of Her Majesty’s Loyal Opposition, and citizen of France… Mr. Anybody But”
So, that was probably the first post-convention blog mention. Truth be told, I just thought it was funny. I didn’t know it was a secret.
Ezra Levant’s Calgary Sun column appeared on Dec.4. I emailed Ezra this evening to ask if he remembered where he first heard about it;
I can’t recall where I first saw it. I heard the rumour somewhere, on the blogosphere I think, on the day he was chosen. I must have visited a dozen sites that day. I used the Google blog search to find a source, but couldn’t. So then I checked the Infomart archives, and found confirmation in an interview he did a few years ago with Montreal Gazette.
Kinsella misunderstands the nature of viruses — that they are natural. Uninteresting ideas don’t catch on, even if they’re forced, while hot news — or interesting revelations — spread spontaneously. This didn’t spread because of Tory black ops. It spread because it was startling news, and then it spread more because of how Dion mishandled it. And now it spreads further because of Kinsella.
Indeed.
By the time other blogs took the matter to their front page, talk radio and mainstream media already had the ball rolling. CBC reported it on the 5th, the Globe & Mail on December 6.
The rest is, as they say, revisionist history.
The Dion dual citizenship story followed no more “viral” a route to the public domain than any other political controversy. And in this case, the path turns out to be a lot more easily traced than the columns and “news” items that originate in the time-honoured journalistic tradition – between drinks (or bed sheets) with party operatives.
Footnote:
[1] The words “inexplictably, abruptly” are hinting at an allegation that appeared at eFrank.ca alleging that Pierre Bourque sells his headline services to whatever party hack is willing to pay the promotional fee. If the figures mentioned were true, someone takes his advertised traffic stats far too seriously.
anti- Bourque whisper campaign update – Why, it looks like TDH Strategies got the same email I did. Don’t you love the way these Liberals try to look as though they’ve just stumbled over these things on their own?
The msm have become the handmaidens of bloggers!! Good work Kate and Ezra. The ‘pulse of the nation’ (I love that !) is taken here at sda. The msm is irrelivant except for laughing(at) to those of us who have found the real Canadian news outlets. Thank-you Kate, Ezra, Jack, Steven T. Angry (Steve J.) Darcy….you good people have saved my sanity.
I had a post up @ my blog on the subject on the 5th just about the time the story was being picked up by blogs everywhere.
My only mistake was that I must have misread the party memo as my post was offering free advice to Dion and the liberals to nip this in the bud before it grew into what it eventually did become.
Oh well, at least I got the other memo from party HQ and now I know the words to the national anthem.
Al
Every time a Liberal complains about unfair press coverage Traumerei plays on the world’s smallest violin.
Kinsella and the Libs know all about viral campaigns, just look at the one they did with Day and his religeous beliefs. As far as Dion and the clarity act that is open to interpretation as to who actually wrote it. As for being a great Canadian, everyone said that about the Cretin and he gave Canada its most corrupt government ever.
Having said that, even if Dion gives it up he will still take his orders from Paris just like the Cretin with Iraq, and the first thing Martin did was go to Paris to kiss Chiracs arse and get his instructions.
I just have to laugh when Liberals complain about “viral campaigns”, or media bias, or how unfair it is to talk badly about them.
It is kind of funny when the shoe is on the other foot.
Warren, sweetie – if you are here reading this post at all, (which I suspect you are), think about what you are saying before you make a fool out of yourself.
Think about Stockwell Day and dinosaurs and wet suits – think about Stephen Harper and supposed NRA funding – think about all the “scary” innuendos that the Liberals and the media have “leaked” that have become the urban legends of politics.
It just hurts more when the pins are sticking in the Liberal voodoo dolls.
When I erad Warren’s little “petulant” rant one saying came to mind.
There is no one more righteous than a reformed whore.
“Wornout Kinsella” . . . well past his best before date.
Kettle calling pot black in his case.
Kinsella is clever/smart but not smart enough to cover the fact he is also a Smart Ass.
As Harper proves to be the best hope for Canada’s future the Liberal hacks will become more petulant.
Their shovels and hatchets are at the ready. With nothing else to offer they’ll dig their own graves.
As far as I know Stephen Harper and Preston Manning drafted the Clarity Act after the Cretin fell on his ass on the referendum. The Lieberals took it over as another great idea they never thought of. Kinsella, as the MSM do, keeps repeating that Dion was the author of the Act.
Does anyone have the real information on what version is the real one on this or can point me to a source to nail this down?
OT Here: I watched the PM yesterday Blast the Bloq for playing political games in the form of threats to topple the Gov’t over the Aphganistan War. Now we all know that the bloq & NDP together could not do this together but with the Liberals yes they could. I was very proud of the PM in his strong vocal response of using our Men & Women as political pawns.
He said it right, These men & women are putting their lives on the lines because we sent them there to give a country a chance to be free of tyranny.
Now the thing is Where in the MSM do you see this as a headline? So far I have only seen “PM not calling an election” & a byline on him blasting the Bloq.
Alas,i think Warren has decided to to the Lieberal party line about being united.As another poster on here said,Warren,if your reading this(and i’m sure you are, try putting the story about the anti-semite crap at the Liberal convention on your blog).
I’ve admired you in the past for calling a spade a spade when need arises but you seem lacking in not addressing this topic in detail on your blog.
So far this week the MSM has gushed on about Dion’s stellar record on the enviroment and his penning of the clarity act.
Next week we can stay tuned for Dion’s invention of insulin and his singular ability to split the atom.
By Christmas we should expect the story of his birth under a star.
Frankly I’m amazed anyone still follows the demented mumbling of this elderly political chameleon, but Kinsella never fails to make the irrelevant into some dark Conservative conspiracy.
Dion is a French Citizen..that is fact…Harper or the vast conservative internet conspiracy did not make him do this…they just reported what Dion should have been honest enough to talk openly about…but he never thought he’d ever have to justify this to a western Canadian voter block so the French citizen thing remained a buried card he pulled when he needed it to gain voter empathy in Quebec. Typical Liberal/political slight of hand…no less no more…and he got caught …all the net did was spread the news faster than counter spin thingines like Kinsella could contain it. Perhaps this is what confounds Warren…at any rate I expect to see WK front and center crusading for the inevitable Liberal policy push to control/shut down internet freedom.
If there is any “viral” infections on the web it is Kinsella’s mindless/endless exhibitionism, rambling missives and elitist musings.
Just as some people would object to a Canadian PM having dual US citizenship, I am bluntly opposed to any future PM also being a citizen of France. I object to the way previous Liberal Leaders based their foreign policies on the interests of France and Iraq (Hello JC) and Stephane Dion should disassociate himself from a country that blows up Green Peace boats. It did not take Mr. Levant to stoke my disgust for the foreign policies of France.
If Mr. Dion does not want the public to ask about citizenship, should we next debate his thoughts on the appointment of non-politicians to Federal Cabinet:
From Wiki:
On January 2, 1996, Shirley Maheu, MP for Saint-Laurent–Cartierville, was appointed to the Canadian Senate. In anticipation of a by-election triggered by Maheu’s departure, Jean Chretien appointed two new “star candidates” from Quebec — Stephane Dion and Pierre Pettigrew — to cabinet positions in his government. On January 25, 1996, Dion was named Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Pettigrew was named Minister for International Cooperation, and both were sworn into the Queen’s Privy Council for Canada.
Mr. Dion did run in the next by-election in a safe Liberal riding. It does not eliminate the fact that his Go*father JC appointed him to Cabinet, in a manner which Liberals would now define as un-demo-cra-teek. Did WK object to the appointments at that time?
I recall watching Kinsella giving evidence to a parliamentary committee as well as at the Gomery commission and was impressed with his mental capacity.
Very adept in his ability to parse words meant to obfuscate.
Which was reminiscent of Clinton parsing what “is” is.
His memory seems lacking however in how MSM helped him destroy Stockwell Day.
Different ox being gored.
That was then (Day), this is now (Dion).
Sadly, despite his keen mind Kinsella is not able to shed his support for the most corrupt political party in Canadian history or its dual citizen wannabe PM.
Pity.
Kinsella is fun to read and has been especially so when on the outs with the Liberal establishment of Martins boys.
Now it would appear that Chretiens boys have retaken at least some control and Kinsella and others are coming back home. Mission accomplished, it seems.
Kinsella does not have the greater good in mind, other than how it affects the Liberal party and his mentor/idol Chretien. Looking through Kinsella’s tinted glasses while keeping that in mind and you too can enjoy Kinsella.
Volpe also had dual citizenship. Maybe that’s why it was never really brought up by other Liberals. Volpes team were the dirty tricks people after all.
enough
Fascinating article by Kinsella. He seems to be having some difficulty dealing with the power of the internet.
Prior to the internet, when the media was controlled by the state directly or indirectly, (through ownership or regulation) liberal journalists had a virtual monopoly on the dissemination of information.
Now that the playing field is leveling, conservative journalists are able to exercise the kind of influence that used to be the exclusive preserve of liberals. Now that the shoe is on the other foot, Kinsella is crying foul. Too bad, Warren.
Warren who???????
Bourque surely must inflate his readership numbers. Nealenews, then Nationalnewswatch replaced Bourque for me. Bourque probably counts each screen refresh or some such trickery.
Interesting that Kinsella would use an allegation from eFrank when he is such bitter enemies with them. Hi warren, bet you are here also.
enough
My problem with Kinsella’s article is that it essentially argues that we’re not allowed to question a wannabee prime minister’s holding of two citizenships. Instead, we’re supposed to get down on our knees and sing praises to the great Stephane Dion.
Kinsella spends all his time attacking the critics and telling everyone they MUST accept Dion’s Frenchman status. Anything less, and you’re a member of a vast right-wing conspiracy.
The issue is this: Can a man who wants to be prime minister also be a citizen of France? I think most Canadians would say no. The manner in which Dion, Kinsella, and other Liberals have reacted to this has only served to make a one-day story into a one month story, and growing.
Right after Dion became leader, he could have issued a quiet press release stating that he would renounced his Frenchman status. Alternatively, he could have held a press conference and said he loves Canada so much, and he wants so dearly to run it, that he will be more than happy to stop being a Frenchman.
Instead, they circled the wagons, and we just get to have a whole lot more fun with this issue for a lot longer time. Thanks guys, you make great needlessly blown-up controversies.
enough & Dennis:
Precisely, the internet is leveling the playing field and it is not beholden to moneyed interests which control the press; that used to hold sway.
In short, the internet gives true freedom of speech and thought, rather than the MSM which is best described as “managed thought”.
The anachronistic MSM will still be around but it won’t have the same ability to ‘brainwash’ the public to believe that there is only the LIEberal way of looking at the world and anything else is unCanadian.
“I AM CANADIAN” but not necessarily LIEberal.
I’ll drink to that.
Read his article again in this light….he isnt decrying the tactic. He isnt saying it was wrong. It is more insidious than that. He is speaking as someone who knows the dark arts and has used them and is trying to discredit this as a tactic he could have used. Thus taking the air out of it.
He likes Dion, is on board with Dion and will advise him. Dion is Chretien guy, less so than Rae.
Warren is just playing his games to the best of his ability.
But I still think Warren could have written an article denouncing the Liberals who circulated that terrible pamphlet on Rae and made those comments to his wife. I am hoping there is some behind the scenes manouvering but there certainly was no problem denouncing Teglidi (sp?) or any of the Liberal bloggers that got caught….
Back to the task at hand, the Dark Prince is just doing what he does. He is trying to defend his charge….I think there is still disorgnaization on the liberal side, they arent ready for an election and the CPC war room will eat the Lib war room alive right now….even the NDP war room will as well.
The libs made an “interesting” choice.
Warren has never focused on one big fact and that is the Federal Liberal party has made corruption into an art form. A scribbler like kinsella needs to be almost “born again” if he is to make the leap from rhetoric to fact.
Alas, that leap would be just to far to jump.
For those who care about little things like “truth” and “honesty” two choices remain.
Challenge his every dishonest scribble by writing to his publisher or turn him off.
For myself turning him off is easier.
No surprise seeing Kinsella move effortlessly from Chretien apologist to Dion apologist. For more on all this, listen to Charles Adler here … Bring up Thursday, Dec 14th, 1 pm ….
7 min mark: Sheila Copps re 33 % women candidates
11 min mark: Clip of Dion press conference
15 min mark: Adler slams Dion’s speaking skills
19 min mark: Callers weigh in
34 min mark: Kinsella interview
Viral campaign.
“It smeared a man who, truly, did not deserve it.
a man whose allegiance to Canada “we do trust”
Says an Adscam Chretien fart sniffer.
It’s a virus when someone points out what Dion was and is. Dion was a seperatist, (for now a liberal), and a citizen of France.
Warren shows a sinister dark mind to characterize this as he did.
It must be dark times to be a lib.
Should have thought of that before flipping the keys to the big red machine to a citizen of France who worked to break up our country, and is a player in the largest theft by a political party in Canada’s history!
If that’s viral, libs are cancer.
I love you,
You love me,
We’re a happy family,
with a great big hug,
and a kiss from me to you,
Won’t you say you love me TOO!
I love you,
You love me,
We’re best friends like friends should be,
With a great big hug,
And a kiss from me to you,
Won’t you say you love me too
Bourque once hosted an image from my server on his front page. He has also linked directly to SDA as the main headline. I can say with some authority that I doubt he has more readers than SDA does.
Of course, he could prove the suspicious wrong by setting up a simple sitemeter on his front page and allowing the readers to see for themselves.
I agree with stephen’s comment; this is a diversionary tactic, to divert attention from the real problems in the Liberal Party and try to create and paste yet, again, a ‘hidden agenda’ image onto the Conservatives.
The fact is, there is no ‘hidden agenda’ of the CPC; that’s a virus created by the Liberals to discredit the CPC and frighten the electorate.
And it’s being used, now, as a diversionary tactic to deflect open and evaluative criticism of Dion and the Liberals.
As posters on this thread have commented – what about the Liberal tactic in their convention, of anti-semitism against Rae? What about their support for Hezbollah? That’s not even hidden within the Liberal ranks; it’s open. They are trying to hide it.
What about Dion’s citizenship? Why can’t Canadians discuss and evaluate the nature of dual citizenship within a Prime Ministerial role? Is the topic off-limits according to the Liberals? Why?
The tactic used by Kinsella, to deflect attention from these issues of concern about the Liberals, is to raise the false virus – which they created in the first place – of a ‘hidden agenda’ of the CPC. Of course, declaring that your opponent has a hidden agenda is probably the easiest and most reprehensible tactic there is. That’s because – you cannot, ever, provide any proof of this agenda. It’s hidden. You just set up a mob emotional fear – against your opponent. That’s disgraceful.
So- back to the real issues. What about Dion’s dual citizenship? Should we permit our elected representatives to retain such? Remember, the Canadian citizenship act, unlike that of the US, does not require renouncing allegiance to a foreign state. In Canada, you can retain your allegiance to, let’s say, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan..and also, be a Canadian citizen.
Liberals call that ‘progressive’. It’s a ‘Liberal value’ (oh – they have self-defined themselves as progressive; I think that adjective is invalid and besides, a qualifier ought to be bestowed not self-given).
I think it’s a muddled perspective, which refuses to evaluate and make choices and instead, cops out of choices and accepts all options as equal. Put the fire out, watch it burn – it’s all the same to a Liberal relativist. The Liberals are not progressive; they are relativists.
And – there are other problems. What about the anti-semitism within the Liberal Party?
What about returning the millions stolen from the taxpayer? When will the Liberals do that?
What about being honest and acknowledging that Harper and Manning came up with the idea of the Clarity Act – and that Dion just carried it out, on the orders of Chretien?
What about being honest and telling us where the tsunami millions promised went?
What about being honest and telling us that Kyoto isn’t about lowering CO2 emissions; you can get out of that requirement by massive transfers of money to the ‘developing nations’ – who are exempt from both pollution and emissions controls?
So, Kyoto won’t lower global CO2; it won’t lower Canadian CO2; it will simply send taxpayer dollars to other nations..that’s money that we can’t use to actually build more climate-friendly systems!!! So, Kyoto is actually decreasing our ability to clean up our environment!
How about being honest about that?
While reviled for his tactics, kinsella usually gets grudging respect for his skills. But it’s important to remember he and his mumbling overlord chretien enjoyed electoral success during times of a divided right and a compliant media. I wonder how they would do now? Or how skillful he really is?
Divide amd conquer…. sounds familiar?
No comments allowed on the Prince of Darkness’s site of course, he’s a “liberal”, just the party line.
Why is someone, so connected, so inside, to the “Oui Oui, we stole millions” Prime Minister , given so much truck in any political discussion.
How does someone who was paid by these corrupt sons of bitches, get any respect at all, who cares what sleazy libs think, why are they in the National Post bitching and moaning about the size of the hole they themselves dug!?
The National Post is losing it!
” Conservative bloggers — most of whom couldn’t be counted upon to recite the lyrics of O Canada without professional help ”
Good post,ET. Why do so many “intellectual giants”, like WK, stoop to childish remarks like the above, is it the nasty little boy inside? Psych majors, help me on this one? For me, this type of crap defeats the credibility of the debater.
Are there any Liberal spokespersons who don’t try to manipulate the MSM? Most of them are masters at it. I’d compare them to Joe Goebbels, but that’s a Liberal schtick.
KINSELLA….LOVES PUNK ROCK……OR WHAT I CALL IT…..PUKE ROCK.
AS FOR COMING BACK TO THE LIEBRAL FOLD AFTER HELPING TO TRASH MARTIN.
THAT ALSO SAYS ALOT ABOUT THIS MAN AND HIS PARTY.
SAD…….VERY SAD.
THAT’S MY OPINION ON HIM.
AND ANOTHER THING…..HE IS A BIG SUPPORTER OF MAGUINTY!!!!
SORRY ABOUT THE LARGE CAPS….OFFICE COMPUTER.
The Liberal party and their minions, over the years, have successfully hypnotized and dumbed down the Canadian electorate so much so that the Liberal party could run a squirrel for PM and people would vote for it. Sad but true.
The flaw in all this is that dual citizenship is perfectly legal and harmless.
My brother-in-law has dual citizenship, Canada and Ireland. He doesn’t give a flying rat’s ass about Irish politics nor does he desire any Irish influence on Canada. It’s more for future considerations such as maybe retiring in Ireland.
Dion is a slimebag of the highest order but this dual citzenship flap is just conservative viral fueling rightie altruism.
ET:
Honesty and LIEberaldom are mutually exclusive concepts.
If one is a relativist there is no such thing as an objective truth; it is whatever you decide it to be.
LIEberals would attempt to violate the laws of physics, if they thought they could get away with it.
LIEberals don’t want analytical discussion of their policies any more than they want the Conservatives in office. The game is simply about power and rewarding friends and supporters; end of story. ADSCAM has taken away the veil on this chimera chameleon.
Sighting the chimera was a sign of storms, shipwrecks, and natural disasters. But unfortunately for the LIEberals Chimera was finally defeated by Bellerophon with the help of Pegasus, the winged horse, at the command of King Iobates of Lycia. There are varying descriptions of its death – some say merely that Bellerophon ran it through with his spear, whereas others say that he fitted his spear point with lead that melted when exposed to Chimera’s fiery breath and consequently killed it. Another story is that Bellerophon chopped off the three heads of the Chimera, and it fell to the ground dead.
So at this point in the epic battle for Canada we can say the the Chimera ate one of its own heads, by Paul Martin devouring Chretien, Stephen Harper playing the role of Bellaraphon has laid waste to the head of Paul Martin. What remains is for this modern day Bellaraphon is to lay low the final head of LIEberaldom’s Chimera.
Unfortunately, for the LIEberals, PM Stephen Harper has got game in his Conservative horse Pegasus. Expect to hear the ‘hooves of thunder’ as
as a real democracy begins to take root, as it did in the Athens of old.
The opening for this battle, has already been announced; Senate reform.
Real democratic choices is what petrifies the LIEberals.
Another mark on Kinsella’s character is his unwavering support for the person who was leader when the corruption unfolded.
Chretien can say he knew nothing of it, so too his Ministers like Gagliano, and even the gar they are now gilding, Dion,he certainly put in place the framework to ENABLE it. He and Martin were tossing money for power. If they were not aware of where it landed, they were willfully ignorant or grossly incompetent, probably the former.
Steve J.-9.22am Save that gem and have someone ask dion about it when the libs start to complain about Harpers appointing someone to the senate, and then cabinet. Wonder why the msm didn’t bring this up against the liberals. Also, wasn’t Tobin made a cabinet minister before being elected. Lib do it good, Harper does it-bad. Maybe Layton will pick that up in the coming debates, to blast both leaders. Watch this info spread.
O.T. Another goof by a ctv babe. Prince William graduated today from military training. In reporting this, the babe said, his mother the Queen was in attendance. And this goof after days of media re di’s death.
No, david brown; you are quite wrong about your assessment of both the importance of dual citizenship and the causes of the concerns of Canadian citizens.
First – the dual citizenship to which you refer is anecdotal; its reality and how it is perceived and held – pertains to only one person, your brother-in-law. Another person might hold the value of their ‘other citizenship’ in far greater esteem than your brother-in-law holds his Irish citizenship.
Second – and the key issue – is that the issue of dual citizenship is irrelevant in your example, for he is not seeking the highest office in the land – where he must owe allegiance to one authority (the Queen) and not to another authority. Dion is seeking to be the PM; that’s a completely different role and therefore, his allegiances are of importance.
Third – some proof that this concern about Dion’s citizenship is a ‘conservative virus’ would be appreciated; otherwise, you are just a part of a virus, yourself – a knee-jerk anti-CPC virus.
To David Brown
Re dual citizenship apparently Dion applied for French citizenship [in spite of his Mothers place of birth]
It is not unreasonable to expect the holder of the highest office in our country to have only one allegiance, and to demonstrate it to be so!
Actually come to think of it Stephane looks like a squirrel with a messy do.
I think the libs are always more comfortable with the leader having bad hair. pierres mullet, cretains and martins combovers, but they didnt go for the iggy quaif look, reminded them of turner
This is my third edit and attempt to comment here. I guess the topic sets off the filter. ;0)
RE: achieving maximum media penetration
Warren, take Kates’ advice and start using google. Otherwise it is you who will be calling for a nurse as this widespread internet sickness will probably not be cured by Liberal quarantine this time. Former Chapters/Indigos/Coles customers who are buying Mark Steyns’ book -America Alone- online now know that and so should you. Liberal nursing homes like the National Post and the G&M and the CBC will soon be reporting many, many more outbreaks. And this latest one on dual citizenship for a PM could prove fatal to the Liberals campaign to retake the office of PM, especially when compounded by all Dions’ other political sneezes.
Warren and co. are just trying to make sure the msm bass line is a constant repeat of the same old Liberal themes.
I pledge allegiance to the brand of the Liberal Party of Canada. And to the diversity for which it stands, no nations, no God, divisible, with liberal taxes and judges forced on all (and paid by Albertans).
Empressario Warren proudly blogs his rock group named:
“Sh!t From Hell”
Now he should rename it to:
“LibSh!t from Hell”
Duel citizenship is the path to transnationalism. It is a tool of multi-culti relativism that Moe Strong and his high priests who worship at the temple of the undemocratic UN and the un-elected EU temple in Brussels.
Duel citizenship is the post –modern approach to the world used by the cultural relativists so that they can attempt to establish world government. It comes complete with UN control of the internet.
It has been politically incorrect to even suggest that there is anything wrong with being a tranzie instead of someone proud of the sovereignty of the country in which they were born or which they have chosen.
The irony about this duel-citizen virus is that Harper was demonized about shaking hands with his kids. The MSM said this proved he had no emotions and was unable to love Canada. That was a virus meme transmitted by the MSM trying to immunize contagious voters weakened by Liberal corruption.
I kind of feel sorry for Dion. I’d rather have an EU passport than lead the lying, patronizing, stealing, self-serving Librano$ to defeat any day.
(Note: I don’t use ‘lieberal’ because my friend said it means ‘love’ or ‘sweetheart’ or something in German)
I guess WK is just a mercenary, which he makes no effort to hide. I haven’t read his blog for quite awhile, it’s rather puerile with respect to how cool he believes himself to be and unfortunately (sorry if you’re reading this WK) rather dull to boot.
(Speaking of mercenaries, where are the Soldiers. On our Streets. I was kind of looking forward to that, they have some neat stuff).
How anyone with a conscience can be serious about helping McGuinty to be re-elected is beyond me unless, of course, he no longer lives in Ontario. Then it might make sense.
As for the MSM, they should be ‘forced’ to cover all the other facts and issues they ignore. Now I’d pay a dollar to see that!
Gotta love the not-so-subtle sniping at the ‘sphere but it really sounds more like whining from the school bully who has become irrelevant.
Great post, Kate!
Hi Kate. I lost three attempts in the filter on this thread. Any chance you could rescue the last one? Thanks. I am thinking Warren used a lot of filter words in his column on purpose. hehe
Also IMO, Canadian citizens and residents should be required to file and pay taxes on their world wide income, not just their income earned in Canada. And dual citizens should not be PM. And PMs should be Canadian born.
calling conservatives unpatriotic????how much sand do u have in your combat boots WK?…ever stood on the line defending your country???u wannabe patriots make me sick…the day any of u libranos actually stand for something other than your grants and contracts, will be the day that you can question my patriotism….F#$% YOU A#$HOLE!!!
cough , cough , ahem …….OH CANADA ! …..?????…..shit , the evil genius is on to me .
Warren Kinsella has just had his ‘kicking-ass’ handed to him !! By Kate, by commenters, but most importantly, by ordinary Canadians.
WK is probably on the phone right now asking if it is possible to shut down certain blogs. ‘Anybody at the UN got any ideas ?’
Way to go Kate !! I think we are seeing history !!