Comments on: On anonymous sources.. http://scottdiatribe.gluemeat.com/2008/04/16/on-anonymous-sources/ My personal opinions on social and political issues from a progressive standpoint. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 05:56:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Wheatsheaf http://scottdiatribe.gluemeat.com/2008/04/16/on-anonymous-sources/#comment-14540 Wheatsheaf Wed, 16 Apr 2008 16:46:32 +0000 http://scottdiatribe.gluemeat.com/?p=1214#comment-14540 "When we hear from “anonymous Liberal sources” in the media, it’s usually to attack Dion or attack our strategy or to reveal our election strategy" - wait a second... the Liberals have a strategy to attack? ;-)<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('14540','Wheatsheaf'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('14540','Wheatsheaf','\"When we hear from âanonymous Liberal sourcesâ in the media, itâs usually to attack Dion or attack our strategy or to reveal our election strategy\" - wait a second... the Liberals have a strategy to attack? ;-)'); return false;">Quote</a></div> “When we hear from “anonymous Liberal sources” in the media, it’s usually to attack Dion or attack our strategy or to reveal our election strategy” - wait a second… the Liberals have a strategy to attack? ;-)
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]]> By: Joseph Angolano http://scottdiatribe.gluemeat.com/2008/04/16/on-anonymous-sources/#comment-14535 Joseph Angolano Wed, 16 Apr 2008 14:58:41 +0000 http://scottdiatribe.gluemeat.com/?p=1214#comment-14535 "As Warren points out, these were clearly coordinated talking points, not some Maxime Bernier off-the-cuff stuff from an angry Conservative junior staffer." -So what if they are? Isn't that even better for the Liberals who want to keep this scandal on the frontpages for a long time? I think a deliberate and calculated attempt to mislead people by the CPC is much worse than someone not thinking and saying something they shouldn't have said. The key thing now is to establish that they are talking points coordinated by the Conservative command and control.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('14535','Joseph Angolano'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('14535','Joseph Angolano','\"As Warren points out, these were clearly coordinated talking points, not some Maxime Bernier off-the-cuff stuff from an angry Conservative junior staffer.\"\r\n\r\n-So what if they are? Isn\'t that even better for the Liberals who want to keep this scandal on the frontpages for a long time?\r\n\r\nI think a deliberate and calculated attempt to mislead people by the CPC is much worse than someone not thinking and saying something they shouldn\'t have said. \r\n\r\nThe key thing now is to establish that they are talking points coordinated by the Conservative command and control.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> “As Warren points out, these were clearly coordinated talking points, not some Maxime Bernier off-the-cuff stuff from an angry Conservative junior staffer.”

-So what if they are? Isn’t that even better for the Liberals who want to keep this scandal on the frontpages for a long time?

I think a deliberate and calculated attempt to mislead people by the CPC is much worse than someone not thinking and saying something they shouldn’t have said.

The key thing now is to establish that they are talking points coordinated by the Conservative command and control.

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