Monday, September 29, 2008

Leadership via name calling, Dion's way

Sitting Liberal MP Yasmin Ratansi declares that Stephen Harper "does not really like 52% of the population".

I guess by extension then that Stephen Harper doesn't like his wife or daughter! This comment is gutter politics of the worse kind. It is simply not true, having a woman say it doesn't make it any better either.

Liberal MP Ratansi must immediately apologize for that uncalled for remark. Do Liberals really think this kind of personal attack is acceptable in democratic debate? What would Dion say and do if Conservative MP said that Dion doesn't like gays?

Here is the Conservative response:
“Yasmin Ratansi’s statement at a Liberal rally today that the Prime Minister ‘does not really like women’ demonstrates just how desperate the Liberal Party has become during this election campaign. They will say anything to try to win votes.”

Tim Powers response:
Yesterday, Liberal MP Yasmin Ratansi's said at a Liberal rally that the Prime Minister, "does not really like women." Really? Other than desperation, on what exactly does Ms. Ratansi base that statement? Dion says he doesn't like the name calling and he is running a high-road campaign, yet he allows Ratansi to spew such nonsense.

Is this the leadership of Stephen Dion? Is it? Seems to me it is exactly the kind of smears and attack that we all predicted would come. Stephane Dion, this is not leadership, this is not respectful. And before you say anything, no, two wrongs DON'T make a right.

We're better off with Harper.

4 comments:

Beast said...

You know, I saw that article earlier today with the photo of him surrounded by women. I guess they were his female "co-horts", whatever you call them. Anyways, first thing that came to mind was this. A/ Considering everything he did (didn't do) during his tenure as oppostion failure B/ His what (trillion?) dollar promises if he gets elected? C/ He's got dual citizenship for %%%$$sake and can't speak english. D/ He tells us to save the economy we can't support PMSH, yet wants us to support him and a tax that will destroy me, my family and the economy of my country, and the future of my children. There is only one logical conclusion, sorry 2. First is I need to rent a spaceship and go to another planet, or, do whatever I can from preventing the Liberals ever getting elected again. p.s When are we getting the ADSCAM money back?

wilson said...

''Is this the leadership of Stephen Dion?''

Dion no longer controls anything.
Only a ditzy brain would come up with something that senseless.
Did Dion appoint her or did she win the nomination?

cowtown.legal said...

I'm not defending the comment, but it is hard to feel sorry for Prime Minister Take-A-Punch when he has called his political opponents pro-taliban in the past.

AnonymousCoward said...

That pro-taliban comment was beyond the pale, however two wrongs don't make a right.