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Blog of Adam Daifallah -- author, journalist, law student. Lover of politics, writing, golf, curling, fitness, fashion, bacon and maple products -- not necessarily (but probably) in that order. Partisan of the Anglosphere. Contact me via email at adam@daifallah.com. This summer I am joined by Keir Wilmut and Omar Soliman.
Tuesday, January 10, 2006
More on those ads + what's coming next
I've watched each of them about three times now. Boy, are those ever ugly. The Tories were out within minutes with two new ads ("Can we believe him?" and "Balloon"). Solid spots, in my view, but they don't have the same kind of impact.
Most people I've read in the last couple of hours seem to think these ads will have an impact, but no telling what kind. I guess we'll have to wait and see. But as my old friend Jimmy Burnett commented below, these could change political advertising forever in Canada. And not for the good.
Lest anyone be under any illusions, by the way, this is just the beginning of the negativity. Part of the next phase will be planned press events from various lefty groups warning about a Harper government. I can just see this story in Saturday's Toronto Star (or even the Globe, given their editorial bent the last couple of years):
TORONTO -- An unprecendented coalition of arts groups, political activist organizations and concerned citizens have banded together to warn Canadians about the dire effects of a Stephen Harper victory in the federal election.
A Tory government would force more people onto the streets, lead Canada into new wars, pillage the environment and end publicly-funded medicare, says the group, which includes such luminaries as Judy Rebick, Maude Barlow, David Suzuki, and members of the music group Barenaked Ladies.
"We're all here, putting aside our differences for the common cause of saving the country from this maniacal right-wing nutcase," said Kiefer Sutherland, the group's de facto spokesman.
Can't you just see it?
# posted by Adam Daifallah : 7:37 PM
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