Back in the day, legacy media could bury an inconvenient story.
Those days are over.
h/t James.
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“Those days are over.”
Er, maybe not. Remember Climategate when Bing had millions of pages listed, Google finally got around to showing millions and the MSM still ignored it?
Pe’od in Alberta:
“Do you think that Jack! would be able to obtain a security clearance with this hanging over his head?”
You probably meant “hanging under his navel”.
We’ll let it slide.
SunTV, the right to bare arms and the right to know what the left is ignorant of.
Jackolaytin either lied to his wife Olivia”Honey my back hurts,I’m going for a massage””the fascist police raided the clinic depriving gainful employment to young immigrants” or Olivia is now lying to cover their collective butts”Honey,I’m sure I mentioned that I was naked”.
Either way methinks Jackolaytin has some ‘splaynin to do.
Let me get this straight.
Jack layton was a Toronto councillor in 1982.
Jack Layton went to a rub and tug in 1986.
Jack Layton says he did not know that the establishment was of ill repute.
Jack Layton is a liar.
It is the job of a city councillor to know the zoning bylaws/areas of the city.
And ALL city councillors know EXACTLY where the rubby dub areas of any city are because city councils are always trying to clean them up.
But the really mind-boggling thing to me about the self-made socialist, Layton, is that such a large number of voters appear to want a guy who lived in subsidized housing a good part of life as PM.
Truly bizarre!
Has this country really fallen that far?
EBD, Yukon Gold and Brian Mallard all make good points.
Jack’s indiscretion has possibly very serious implications in him being compromised from a security and criminal standpoint.
However this story is just too sweet about the hypocritical moral busybody “social justice” mouthpiece being exposed for his hypocrisy for some of us on the right not to take a few little literal jabs. His people have dished it out for years and he has it coming.
The issue is extremely serious, as EBD has outlined, Layton is compromised and open to undue influence and pressure from sources which affect the decisions he makes if he were leader of this country.
If Layton had a shred of honor he would resign. Belittling this issue and trying to shrug it off merely show the shallowness of his character and that he does not have the integrity required to be the leader of this country and represent us on the world stage.
Not only are the CBC not covering this story properly, they are censoring comments on the forum. Tax dollars well spent.
I see Bourque has the story front and center too.
What is significant is not the facts of this case but that a major story damaging to the left’s leading candidate could appear just before the election. Usually it is our side in full damage control from some so-called scandal. Can anyone think of another case where the Lib Left has had this happen so close to EDay?
Thank you Sun Media.
BREAKING ERECTION,NO MAKE THAT ELECTION, NEWS:
HANDS ON APPROACH SEES RISE IN JACK’S POLL.
The issue here is one of honesty and integrity.
Being on Council, he must have been aware of he establishment’s reputation. He must have been aware that they employed illegal immigrant women, and he must have been aware that there was a suspicion that some of the women were minors. In spite of that, he patrionized the place and found himself lying on a bed, nude and under the watchful eyes of two police officers who were conducting a raid. Furthermore, by patronizing them, he was exploiting illegal immigrant women, one of the most vulnerable groups in our society.
I have nothing but utter disdain for people like that.
Canada’s response to the Govornator, the Jackulator.
Follow the money. I doubt that any money was paid for services rendered. For the left / MSM that would make it a consensual act. For the non kool-aid drinkers, what was the service anticipated in exchange?
I really wish that a particular group of eight or ten regulars here — all of them male — who use this story as an opportunity to serially deliver dumb, un-funny, prurient puns would just can it.
I disagree. It’s a refining of terms, so that when that word is mentioned, the whole incident is pictured. Like Climategate.
Jack “Jack’s off and leaves a “Smear” on a Kleenex while the Police watch him nude.
This is a most interesting revelation about Jack,(albeit a non surprising one).
Just who is Jack…and Olivia for that matter,remains to be seen and should be uncovered prior to election day.
However and as many have pointed out already, Jack has displayed grossly inept judgement and by doing so has left himself wide open to being unsavourily coerced.
I’m sure its not his first indiscretion!
We had a premier here in BC who came out of the gate looking pretty impressive and showing promise.Unfortunately for him and Us he ended up with a drunk driving charge while vacationing.
He came home in tears, his ego shattered,and talking about resigning.
He SHOULD have.
The province and his party started a long downward spiral into political corruption and scandal never to recover under his watch.
So the unanswered questions that any jounalist worth their paycheck Should have asked were:
1) What happened to get this guy (in a position of tangible power) charged and not have it hushed up or be able to have his political machine quash it in its tracks? Money doesn’t talk…it swears!
2) Why was he so devastated by this event.
3)Why did his policies and public transparency take such an unprecedented 180 turnaround?
4) and of course,What Really happened that night?
Number 4 is the real question .The changes in the man were of a Dr Jekyll/Mr Hyde proportion.
Personally I think this man was set up and compromised…perhaps more than a friendly evening and a few drinks with friends occured…perhaps visual proof of some indiscretion on the part of the victim.
Who knows and does it matter all these years later? I as a citizen of this province feel cheated as my vote and trust I feel were abused.
So something to consiser MSM when you so glibbly and giddily give these public figures who have or may have a rein on public policy and purse,a free pass.
MSM you have a job…a very important job acting as the watchdog of our proud way of life.
I believe it was President Reagan that said that Democracy could be lost in a generation and I believe that truer words were never said.
So to the MSM I say, Get out there and do your job with due diligence.
And to the electorate at large I say, Get out there and vote with due diligence.
Under age hookers was a problem back in 1986. Jack, as a city councillor, was just out doing research after hours, hands on research no less.
Ward – how did you put that again a couple of days ago – legacy media would try to whitewash a three coil steamer on the floor if JL did it.
How the hell can any of these carpet baggers in the lamestream media say with a straight face this is not a story. Give me a freaking break guys.
@kady and @rosiebarton @acoyne are the worst of the bunch really. Wow this election has been interesting all right. “twitter election” more like the lamestream media exposed election.
Has anyone asked what time the police raid took place? It sounds like it was late at night.
Honestly, EBD, it’s almost impossible to talk about this story and not make fun of/a pun about Mr. Layton. (His name’s almost as malleable for nefarious purposes as Obama’s is.)
E.g., Off the cuff, I said to my husband this morning, “This couldn’t happen to a more deserving guy: Jack’s revelling in being king of the castle, so to see his balloon being so thoroughly pricked is really delightful.” Then I realized what I’d done: whoops!
I don’t think the fact that this is an extremely serious issue—as in Jack being open to blackmail and extortion, etc.—and making fun of the main player, an arch hypocrite, who could end up as our PM, are in any way mutually exclusive.
I know my efforts are futile, but I submitted complaints to both CBC and CTV’s website. Both had articles on the Layton Massage story that only reported on Layton’s response to the issue and included NONE of the (sordid) details in the police report.
How do they call this journalism?
I know my efforts are futile, but I submitted complaints to both CBC and CTV’s website. Both had articles on the Layton Massage story that only reported on Layton’s response to the issue and included NONE of the (sordid) details in the police report.
How do they call this journalism?
If nothing else, this proves Jack has a thing for Asians.
If you want to make sure this gets more coverage make signs like “hookers for layton” and go down to his rallies.
The left-biased media are falling over themselves to detune this career ending revelation. Never have I seen so many news reports using the word ‘alleged’. The incident did happen, it is not ‘alleged’, it has been acknowledged by Mrs. Layton!
The hypocrisy of the media knows no bounds- over the last decade and beyond, I have watched the media relentlessly pursue and persecute right-wing politicians with smears based on dubious information and innuendo. Now we are seeing how the media ignores or omits information to protect one of their compromised champions.
This new information is important to Canadians as it reveals a character flaw in Jack Layton that makes him unworthy of a position of power.
Prime Minister Jack Layton? Somebody needs to turn the herd!
Will the Jackulator endorse evil, capitalist Kleenex? Legalize and socialize bawdy houses?
Questions that need to be asked.
EBD, get a grip. OOps! Sorry if that offends. OOps! Sorry, again.
You think Jack’s fe-Layton story can’t be both serious and amusing? Or is it the “low humor” that offends?
Ted:
The story came from a former cop who was on the scene and who filed the report.
How is that a political source?
@EBD: Pull the pole out of your bum… It’s a humorous story… As adults, we’re allowed to laugh…
I don’t think the story will have much of an effect.
If you are voting for Jack IMO you have already gone off the edge of reality. It will be a conspiracy of the CONS-CRAP-CONBOT and Fox News North. Throw in anti-immigrant and misogynistic for good measure.
The only problem I see is it may make some Liberals stay at home rather than switch.
Funny how something that was shoved down the memory hole cab come back.
This story is not new.
This story was mentioned in a blog posting that I am searching for … it was posted sometime in the last 5yrs and came from a story written in a Toronto paper about the raids and the Layton connection.
The re-appearance is only new in the manner of its being precipitated by the release of the police notes to SunNews.
My question is …. how did this remain in the memory hole until now?
Enough already with the “Jack off” crap. Every conceivable dumb permutation has been stated and repeated already.
Posted by: EBD at April 30, 2011 4:58 AM
^^^
This.
And, EBD, well said.
It happened in 1996, not 1986.
The puns and jokes at JL’s expense don’t bother me,he deserves the ridicule.It IS a serious charge,though, and speaks to the moral character of the guy,especially having his wife,whom he was obviously cheating on, do the explanations.
She probably wouldn’t have been quite so forgiving if he’d brought home a special present from the whore house, like syphillis or AIDS,but you never know,if Olivia’s anything like Jack,the end may justify the etc….
I’ve researched JL many times on the ‘net,and could never find out much about WHO he is or where he came from. His history seems to start when he became a Toronto city councillor,so I assume he was a student until then.Never a mention of even a Summer job.
So, the Nation contemplates handing the highest office in the land to a man who’s never earned a non-taxpayer provided dollar in his entire life, never had to budget,never known the adversity of a job loss or layoff.
He’s another “Count” without the fancy title or lineage.
Canada doesn’t need this fool in the PM’s office.
CBC reporter in Sask just reported it as a massage “clinic” and that reports are that it “may” have been a place where some illegal activity took place,
No mention that he was naked and no mention that the place as busted before. Last time I was naked with a woman….I digress
They are working overtime to bury this. Sad that even out west the left has taken over the local branch of MSM.
For those of you confused about the timeline here. It happened in 1996 NOT 1986. 15 years ago not 25.
“those days might be over, but I guarantee that this will not hurt Jack”
Sadly, I have to agree. Anyone with his/her head screwed on straight had Layton pegged as a lying sleazeball long before this sordid crap came into play. Those who planned to vote NDP are life-long socialists afflicted with terminal stupidity or relative newcomers to the game intoxicated by the promise of something for nothing.
Layton could be caught on tape setting fire to a basket of kittens and it wouldn’t affect his political career one iota.
Potential prime minister gets handjob from underage prostitute, where’s the story?
I really hope that this wasn’t a one-shot *ahem* story from Sun News. Though I find it wildly amusing to read and add to the smart remarks, this story isn’t significant enough to make it through the day on its own without additional information.
If this is to be considered a ‘real’ news story Sun News needs to publish…
1). The name of the girl in the room with Layton. Her citizenship status, age, and criminal record. Innuendo doesn’t cut it. If she had multiple charges for prostitution this is considerably more damning. And that’s probably in the cop’s notes that Sun News has.
2). If there were prostitution charges brought against this establishment. It is suggested in the story, but not stated. Did the place have any legit massage therapy staff? The place looks pretty dodgy, but you’ll notice, it’s now home to a dentist. The story changes dramatically if there were RMT certificates on the wall. Presumably there is a board that certifies legit massage therapy businesses, and can verify the status of this establishment.
3). Did the place issue receipts? I.E., did Layton claim it on his medical expenses?
4). They need to get the original police reports. Was anyone else busted on prostitution charges in this particular raid? A photo of the inside of the establishment should also be in the original reports. A photo of this place will either confirm or invalidate much of the speculation.
5). They need to troll though the ads in the back of local papers looking for escort/massage ads for this place. If they ran a salacious ad in the local rag every week, that says something.
6). Is it credible that Layton didn’t know this was a whorehouse (if indeed it was) ? Is there any documentation that suggests otherwise? Things brought up at council, etc.
7). The cop should probably go on camera. I understand his not wanting to, but it does look a little dodgy to not appear publicly.
8). What links between gang activity and this business were proven in court? Similarly, were other people extorted at this particular site?
9). Where does the story originate from? Was this a rumour in Ottawa that several people had repeated and someone finally looked in to, or did someone from a particular party bring it to Sun News’ attention. Given the timing of this story, that’s significant.
and finally, I’d ask CSIS, off the record, if this is a concern to them and if they knew about it.
IMHO the story of this election will be the exposure of the legacy media and the role twitter played in their downfall.
I have thoroughly enjoyed watching as @katewerk has destroyed the feeble arguments of all the usual suspects.
It has gotten so bad that this a.m. @kady is reaching out to Halifax hookers to discount the police account of events. This despite the copious notes the officer provided Sun News.
As far as journalism goes, the average commenter here at SDA seems to have a better grasp of the implications of this story than the whole PPG combined.
As in, guestions of judgment, potential exposure to blackmail, supporting the exploitation of vulnerable immigrant women, the hypocrisy of publicly championing immigrant and womens rights while behaving quite differently privately, the apparent inability to distinguish between a therapeutic massage clinic and a sleazy rub-n-tug…
Meanwhile, lord journalist on high, @acoyne himself, bashfully ponders if this is any of our business.
Just watch when they start losing their jobs. A hue and cry will go up bemoaning the loss of all this investigative journalistic talent…except these assholes haven’t truly investigated anything in years.
Just read the April 30 edition of National Post. Not a single story about this .Unbelievable that during a national election this is not news worthy.Well goodby National Post just cancelled my subscription if the MSM is going to hold back the news from me then the only thing I can do is hold back my hard earned money from their profit margin. Suddenly I feel free.Thank you Sun TV.
Yes, anyone who knows about the real Layton won’t be in the least surprised at this latest evidence of sleaziness from Mr Used Car Salesman. But does anyone seriously believe this will hurt his chances at the ballot box? He could burn down an orphanage and some people would still vote for him as long as he promised enough free goodies.
I wonder if he bought his shiatsu from the booth at the CNE?
They are made in China you Know!
It is not possible to humiliate or shame a progressive for immoral behavior. They pioneered immorality.
This may backfire on us.
@shawn taylor at April 30, 2011 12:15 PM
The National Post has at least one story today.
Of particular note, and to their great credit, they are (to my knowledge) the only ones to have repeated some of the dirty details from the original Sun story. (i.e. found nekkid on a bed)
Kate, I’m trapped in filter hell. Again.
Interesting that Jack or his wife are not denying the incident,fascinating they are using the “there for a legitimate massage” schtick.(trying to contain laughter)
More to the story? Hard evidence perhaps?
Turning a self-important, bombastic, bag-of-wind into a figure of fun is very satisfying. If there was time for a more thorough evaluation of his character and past dealings to make it to the media, with the same prominence accorded to Mr. Harper and Mr. Ignatieff, this story might have the desired effect. But I fear that there will not be time to get much beyond the joke stage.
He got a mostly free pass for most of the campaign because until recently, it was accepted that the NDP would come in third as usual. Plus he had a cane and this prostate thing, it would have been shabby to knock the politician that people of all political persuasions “would most enjoy having a beer with”.
So we’ll see how it plays out.
Jack on TV: “This is a smear campaign”…
YUK!
That’s right out of the Jack@sses mouth!
“Those days are over.”
Er, maybe not. Remember Climategate when Bing had millions of pages listed, Google finally got around to showing millions and the MSM still ignored it?
Pe’od in Alberta:
“Do you think that Jack! would be able to obtain a security clearance with this hanging over his head?”
You probably meant “hanging under his navel”.
We’ll let it slide.
SunTV, the right to bare arms and the right to know what the left is ignorant of.
Jackolaytin either lied to his wife Olivia”Honey my back hurts,I’m going for a massage””the fascist police raided the clinic depriving gainful employment to young immigrants” or Olivia is now lying to cover their collective butts”Honey,I’m sure I mentioned that I was naked”.
Either way methinks Jackolaytin has some ‘splaynin to do.
Let me get this straight.
Jack layton was a Toronto councillor in 1982.
Jack Layton went to a rub and tug in 1986.
Jack Layton says he did not know that the establishment was of ill repute.
Jack Layton is a liar.
It is the job of a city councillor to know the zoning bylaws/areas of the city.
And ALL city councillors know EXACTLY where the rubby dub areas of any city are because city councils are always trying to clean them up.
But the really mind-boggling thing to me about the self-made socialist, Layton, is that such a large number of voters appear to want a guy who lived in subsidized housing a good part of life as PM.
Truly bizarre!
Has this country really fallen that far?
EBD, Yukon Gold and Brian Mallard all make good points.
Jack’s indiscretion has possibly very serious implications in him being compromised from a security and criminal standpoint.
However this story is just too sweet about the hypocritical moral busybody “social justice” mouthpiece being exposed for his hypocrisy for some of us on the right not to take a few little literal jabs. His people have dished it out for years and he has it coming.
The issue is extremely serious, as EBD has outlined, Layton is compromised and open to undue influence and pressure from sources which affect the decisions he makes if he were leader of this country.
If Layton had a shred of honor he would resign. Belittling this issue and trying to shrug it off merely show the shallowness of his character and that he does not have the integrity required to be the leader of this country and represent us on the world stage.
Not only are the CBC not covering this story properly, they are censoring comments on the forum. Tax dollars well spent.
I see Bourque has the story front and center too.
What is significant is not the facts of this case but that a major story damaging to the left’s leading candidate could appear just before the election. Usually it is our side in full damage control from some so-called scandal. Can anyone think of another case where the Lib Left has had this happen so close to EDay?
Thank you Sun Media.
BREAKING ERECTION,NO MAKE THAT ELECTION, NEWS:
HANDS ON APPROACH SEES RISE IN JACK’S POLL.
The issue here is one of honesty and integrity.
Being on Council, he must have been aware of he establishment’s reputation. He must have been aware that they employed illegal immigrant women, and he must have been aware that there was a suspicion that some of the women were minors. In spite of that, he patrionized the place and found himself lying on a bed, nude and under the watchful eyes of two police officers who were conducting a raid. Furthermore, by patronizing them, he was exploiting illegal immigrant women, one of the most vulnerable groups in our society.
I have nothing but utter disdain for people like that.
Canada’s response to the Govornator, the Jackulator.
Follow the money. I doubt that any money was paid for services rendered. For the left / MSM that would make it a consensual act. For the non kool-aid drinkers, what was the service anticipated in exchange?
I really wish that a particular group of eight or ten regulars here — all of them male — who use this story as an opportunity to serially deliver dumb, un-funny, prurient puns would just can it.
I disagree. It’s a refining of terms, so that when that word is mentioned, the whole incident is pictured. Like Climategate.
Jack “Jack’s off and leaves a “Smear” on a Kleenex while the Police watch him nude.
This is a most interesting revelation about Jack,(albeit a non surprising one).
Just who is Jack…and Olivia for that matter,remains to be seen and should be uncovered prior to election day.
However and as many have pointed out already, Jack has displayed grossly inept judgement and by doing so has left himself wide open to being unsavourily coerced.
I’m sure its not his first indiscretion!
We had a premier here in BC who came out of the gate looking pretty impressive and showing promise.Unfortunately for him and Us he ended up with a drunk driving charge while vacationing.
He came home in tears, his ego shattered,and talking about resigning.
He SHOULD have.
The province and his party started a long downward spiral into political corruption and scandal never to recover under his watch.
So the unanswered questions that any jounalist worth their paycheck Should have asked were:
1) What happened to get this guy (in a position of tangible power) charged and not have it hushed up or be able to have his political machine quash it in its tracks? Money doesn’t talk…it swears!
2) Why was he so devastated by this event.
3)Why did his policies and public transparency take such an unprecedented 180 turnaround?
4) and of course,What Really happened that night?
Number 4 is the real question .The changes in the man were of a Dr Jekyll/Mr Hyde proportion.
Personally I think this man was set up and compromised…perhaps more than a friendly evening and a few drinks with friends occured…perhaps visual proof of some indiscretion on the part of the victim.
Who knows and does it matter all these years later? I as a citizen of this province feel cheated as my vote and trust I feel were abused.
So something to consiser MSM when you so glibbly and giddily give these public figures who have or may have a rein on public policy and purse,a free pass.
MSM you have a job…a very important job acting as the watchdog of our proud way of life.
I believe it was President Reagan that said that Democracy could be lost in a generation and I believe that truer words were never said.
So to the MSM I say, Get out there and do your job with due diligence.
And to the electorate at large I say, Get out there and vote with due diligence.
Under age hookers was a problem back in 1986. Jack, as a city councillor, was just out doing research after hours, hands on research no less.
Ward – how did you put that again a couple of days ago – legacy media would try to whitewash a three coil steamer on the floor if JL did it.
How the hell can any of these carpet baggers in the lamestream media say with a straight face this is not a story. Give me a freaking break guys.
@kady and @rosiebarton @acoyne are the worst of the bunch really. Wow this election has been interesting all right. “twitter election” more like the lamestream media exposed election.
Has anyone asked what time the police raid took place? It sounds like it was late at night.
Honestly, EBD, it’s almost impossible to talk about this story and not make fun of/a pun about Mr. Layton. (His name’s almost as malleable for nefarious purposes as Obama’s is.)
E.g., Off the cuff, I said to my husband this morning, “This couldn’t happen to a more deserving guy: Jack’s revelling in being king of the castle, so to see his balloon being so thoroughly pricked is really delightful.” Then I realized what I’d done: whoops!
I don’t think the fact that this is an extremely serious issue—as in Jack being open to blackmail and extortion, etc.—and making fun of the main player, an arch hypocrite, who could end up as our PM, are in any way mutually exclusive.
I know my efforts are futile, but I submitted complaints to both CBC and CTV’s website. Both had articles on the Layton Massage story that only reported on Layton’s response to the issue and included NONE of the (sordid) details in the police report.
How do they call this journalism?
I know my efforts are futile, but I submitted complaints to both CBC and CTV’s website. Both had articles on the Layton Massage story that only reported on Layton’s response to the issue and included NONE of the (sordid) details in the police report.
How do they call this journalism?
If nothing else, this proves Jack has a thing for Asians.
If you want to make sure this gets more coverage make signs like “hookers for layton” and go down to his rallies.
The left-biased media are falling over themselves to detune this career ending revelation. Never have I seen so many news reports using the word ‘alleged’. The incident did happen, it is not ‘alleged’, it has been acknowledged by Mrs. Layton!
The hypocrisy of the media knows no bounds- over the last decade and beyond, I have watched the media relentlessly pursue and persecute right-wing politicians with smears based on dubious information and innuendo. Now we are seeing how the media ignores or omits information to protect one of their compromised champions.
This new information is important to Canadians as it reveals a character flaw in Jack Layton that makes him unworthy of a position of power.
Prime Minister Jack Layton? Somebody needs to turn the herd!
Will the Jackulator endorse evil, capitalist Kleenex? Legalize and socialize bawdy houses?
Questions that need to be asked.
EBD, get a grip. OOps! Sorry if that offends. OOps! Sorry, again.
You think Jack’s fe-Layton story can’t be both serious and amusing? Or is it the “low humor” that offends?
Ted:
The story came from a former cop who was on the scene and who filed the report.
How is that a political source?
@EBD: Pull the pole out of your bum… It’s a humorous story… As adults, we’re allowed to laugh…
I don’t think the story will have much of an effect.
If you are voting for Jack IMO you have already gone off the edge of reality. It will be a conspiracy of the CONS-CRAP-CONBOT and Fox News North. Throw in anti-immigrant and misogynistic for good measure.
The only problem I see is it may make some Liberals stay at home rather than switch.
Funny how something that was shoved down the memory hole cab come back.
This story is not new.
This story was mentioned in a blog posting that I am searching for … it was posted sometime in the last 5yrs and came from a story written in a Toronto paper about the raids and the Layton connection.
The re-appearance is only new in the manner of its being precipitated by the release of the police notes to SunNews.
My question is …. how did this remain in the memory hole until now?
Enough already with the “Jack off” crap. Every conceivable dumb permutation has been stated and repeated already.
Posted by: EBD at April 30, 2011 4:58 AM
^^^
This.
And, EBD, well said.
It happened in 1996, not 1986.
The puns and jokes at JL’s expense don’t bother me,he deserves the ridicule.It IS a serious charge,though, and speaks to the moral character of the guy,especially having his wife,whom he was obviously cheating on, do the explanations.
She probably wouldn’t have been quite so forgiving if he’d brought home a special present from the whore house, like syphillis or AIDS,but you never know,if Olivia’s anything like Jack,the end may justify the etc….
I’ve researched JL many times on the ‘net,and could never find out much about WHO he is or where he came from. His history seems to start when he became a Toronto city councillor,so I assume he was a student until then.Never a mention of even a Summer job.
So, the Nation contemplates handing the highest office in the land to a man who’s never earned a non-taxpayer provided dollar in his entire life, never had to budget,never known the adversity of a job loss or layoff.
He’s another “Count” without the fancy title or lineage.
Canada doesn’t need this fool in the PM’s office.
CBC reporter in Sask just reported it as a massage “clinic” and that reports are that it “may” have been a place where some illegal activity took place,
No mention that he was naked and no mention that the place as busted before. Last time I was naked with a woman….I digress
They are working overtime to bury this. Sad that even out west the left has taken over the local branch of MSM.
For those of you confused about the timeline here. It happened in 1996 NOT 1986. 15 years ago not 25.
“those days might be over, but I guarantee that this will not hurt Jack”
Sadly, I have to agree. Anyone with his/her head screwed on straight had Layton pegged as a lying sleazeball long before this sordid crap came into play. Those who planned to vote NDP are life-long socialists afflicted with terminal stupidity or relative newcomers to the game intoxicated by the promise of something for nothing.
Layton could be caught on tape setting fire to a basket of kittens and it wouldn’t affect his political career one iota.
Potential prime minister gets handjob from underage prostitute, where’s the story?
I really hope that this wasn’t a one-shot *ahem* story from Sun News. Though I find it wildly amusing to read and add to the smart remarks, this story isn’t significant enough to make it through the day on its own without additional information.
If this is to be considered a ‘real’ news story Sun News needs to publish…
1). The name of the girl in the room with Layton. Her citizenship status, age, and criminal record. Innuendo doesn’t cut it. If she had multiple charges for prostitution this is considerably more damning. And that’s probably in the cop’s notes that Sun News has.
2). If there were prostitution charges brought against this establishment. It is suggested in the story, but not stated. Did the place have any legit massage therapy staff? The place looks pretty dodgy, but you’ll notice, it’s now home to a dentist. The story changes dramatically if there were RMT certificates on the wall. Presumably there is a board that certifies legit massage therapy businesses, and can verify the status of this establishment.
3). Did the place issue receipts? I.E., did Layton claim it on his medical expenses?
4). They need to get the original police reports. Was anyone else busted on prostitution charges in this particular raid? A photo of the inside of the establishment should also be in the original reports. A photo of this place will either confirm or invalidate much of the speculation.
5). They need to troll though the ads in the back of local papers looking for escort/massage ads for this place. If they ran a salacious ad in the local rag every week, that says something.
6). Is it credible that Layton didn’t know this was a whorehouse (if indeed it was) ? Is there any documentation that suggests otherwise? Things brought up at council, etc.
7). The cop should probably go on camera. I understand his not wanting to, but it does look a little dodgy to not appear publicly.
8). What links between gang activity and this business were proven in court? Similarly, were other people extorted at this particular site?
9). Where does the story originate from? Was this a rumour in Ottawa that several people had repeated and someone finally looked in to, or did someone from a particular party bring it to Sun News’ attention. Given the timing of this story, that’s significant.
and finally, I’d ask CSIS, off the record, if this is a concern to them and if they knew about it.
IMHO the story of this election will be the exposure of the legacy media and the role twitter played in their downfall.
I have thoroughly enjoyed watching as @katewerk has destroyed the feeble arguments of all the usual suspects.
It has gotten so bad that this a.m. @kady is reaching out to Halifax hookers to discount the police account of events. This despite the copious notes the officer provided Sun News.
As far as journalism goes, the average commenter here at SDA seems to have a better grasp of the implications of this story than the whole PPG combined.
As in, guestions of judgment, potential exposure to blackmail, supporting the exploitation of vulnerable immigrant women, the hypocrisy of publicly championing immigrant and womens rights while behaving quite differently privately, the apparent inability to distinguish between a therapeutic massage clinic and a sleazy rub-n-tug…
Meanwhile, lord journalist on high, @acoyne himself, bashfully ponders if this is any of our business.
Just watch when they start losing their jobs. A hue and cry will go up bemoaning the loss of all this investigative journalistic talent…except these assholes haven’t truly investigated anything in years.
Just read the April 30 edition of National Post. Not a single story about this .Unbelievable that during a national election this is not news worthy.Well goodby National Post just cancelled my subscription if the MSM is going to hold back the news from me then the only thing I can do is hold back my hard earned money from their profit margin. Suddenly I feel free.Thank you Sun TV.
Yes, anyone who knows about the real Layton won’t be in the least surprised at this latest evidence of sleaziness from Mr Used Car Salesman. But does anyone seriously believe this will hurt his chances at the ballot box? He could burn down an orphanage and some people would still vote for him as long as he promised enough free goodies.
I wonder if he bought his shiatsu from the booth at the CNE?
They are made in China you Know!
It is not possible to humiliate or shame a progressive for immoral behavior. They pioneered immorality.
This may backfire on us.
@shawn taylor at April 30, 2011 12:15 PM
The National Post has at least one story today.
Of particular note, and to their great credit, they are (to my knowledge) the only ones to have repeated some of the dirty details from the original Sun story. (i.e. found nekkid on a bed)
Kate, I’m trapped in filter hell. Again.
Interesting that Jack or his wife are not denying the incident,fascinating they are using the “there for a legitimate massage” schtick.(trying to contain laughter)
More to the story? Hard evidence perhaps?
Turning a self-important, bombastic, bag-of-wind into a figure of fun is very satisfying. If there was time for a more thorough evaluation of his character and past dealings to make it to the media, with the same prominence accorded to Mr. Harper and Mr. Ignatieff, this story might have the desired effect. But I fear that there will not be time to get much beyond the joke stage.
He got a mostly free pass for most of the campaign because until recently, it was accepted that the NDP would come in third as usual. Plus he had a cane and this prostate thing, it would have been shabby to knock the politician that people of all political persuasions “would most enjoy having a beer with”.
So we’ll see how it plays out.
Jack on TV: “This is a smear campaign”…
YUK!
That’s right out of the Jack@sses mouth!