Extra! Extra! Read All About It: Peter MacKay May Have Insulted Belinda Stronach.
Running the scoop of the century, Greg Weston today reveals that, while trading barbs with David McGuinty, Peter MacKay may have insinuated that Belinda Stronach is a dog.
On the day when newspapers were reporting that Jack Layton decided that environmental policy was enough to call a confidence motion, the day when Jack and Stephen Harper agreed to meet to discuss a Jack Layton environmental plan, the acceptance of which could mean a fall election.
But the Sun’s national politics columnist is all over Belindog-gate? Eleven days after what Weston himself calls an “otherwise trivial faux pas.” And why is this still the story? Weston is, on this point, most illuminating:
Finally, the fact that MacKay’s otherwise trivial faux pas in the Commons has endured as news for the past 10 days — anyone remember the Conservative environmental plan? — should serve as a wake-up bark for Harper and his communications strategists.
The PM’s obsession with message control and his open disdain for the media doesn’t leave a lot of goodwill with the hounds when things turn ugly. Kick a dog enough times, and sooner or later it will come back to bite you in the butt over nothing much at all.
This is still a story because the press gallery is fighting with Stephen Harper? Clearly this is not a trivial faux-pas, but a major admission by Weston – his judgement has become so clouded that he is no longer able to perform his job properly. Lets hope his boss is reading.
Which leads me to Conservative Life’s new sidebar image:
Meanwhile, the real news is here, and here, and here and, oh here! Even here.
Hasn’t anybody else noticed that the plan proposed by the UK economist is damn near identical to what our present Conservative Government has proposed? I find it strange that the opposition parties would be using the British report as a guideline to what our government should be doing, and then stating flat outright that they would not support this plan that our government has brought forward. I can’t help but think that if it was any other party in power here, the plan would be given 17 thumbs up.
Can somebody please explain this to me?
Well, I think they HAD to manufacture a scandal, because the Clean Air Act is actually way better than anything the other parties can come up with. After 13 years of nothing getting done, the Conservatives are so effective, the opposition can do nothing but stop their bills. This is waking voters up to the fact that a majority is needed to actually get those bills through. So, they are running scared.
Why aren’t the enviroweenies slamming the Clean Air Act??? Well, because it is a good act, and they can’t attack it without showing their political colours!
Do you mean to say that the media would actually slander and seek to destroy the reputation and crediblity of Mr. McKay and incidently make Belinda even more of a joke than she has been all for PETTY self serving biased retaliation. Like a pack of wolves? Like a churlish group of bully children?
Is that an absolute abuse of power and betrayal of the public trust?
NEVER again assume or even trust the media in this country to deliver anything that resembles the truth. Disgusting.
Do we not have some kind of media watchdog organization with teeth?
Do we not have some kind of media watchdog organization with teeth?
Yes – bloggers. Anything more official is considerably more dangerous than the stupid, self centered media we have now.
Is that an absolute abuse of power and betrayal of the public trust?
What surprised me was the blatant admission that this was about the media, not Peter MacKay and Belinda Stronach.
Hasn’t anybody else noticed that the plan proposed by the UK economist is damn near identical to what our present Conservative Government has proposed?
No, I hadn’t. I hope your going to post on that soon. If you do, please let me know.
But clearly the opposition, and the media decided on reflection that the Conservative plan is not as bad as first blush suggested.
Hunter, I guess I would say:
“But clearly the opposition, and the media decided on reflection that the Conservative plan is not as bad as first blush suggested.”
Perhaps it’s time Conservatives (including bloggers) got back to the clean air act, and started putting it’s plusses on the public radar.
Anonymous. If you want to re-post that, minus the phrase “Skanky Ho” no problem. However, I do want to keep things civil here.