Yes, Paul McLeod's report that Stephen Harper will go through a three-month election period without meeting a single person who hasn't been previously vetted by partisan operatives is pretty much the logical extension of the Harper Cons' attitude toward the public. But it's worth offering a reminder how that relates to the flood of propaganda going in the other direction.
Any place in Stephen Harper's campaign - or any consideration by his government - is by invitation only.
The few people who receive personal invitations due to their perceived political value - the Carsons and Duffys, Porters and Del Mastros - know they'll be taken care of.
But it's the converse that matters to most Canadians: if you're being advertised to rather than invited in, Harper has no intention of going anywhere near you. And that's as true for his policy choices as it is for his physical proximity.
So anybody being excluded from Harper's line of sight should have every reason to make sure he no longer has any power to decide who or what matters in Canadian politics.
So true. If you're not invited to the party, you don't get the gift bag.
ReplyDeleteThe good news from this dictate is that Kory (rhymes with Tory (although he's not really a Tory)) Tenetucky is taking the Harper party down the same road that he took Sun TV. Go Kory go!
ReplyDeleteThe invitation only policy captures -- like nothing else -- the nature of the man.
ReplyDeleteIsn't this a golden opportunity for Canadians?
ReplyDeleteShow up early at a Harper Function and get in line early. When reformatory thugs try to push you around, turn to the TV cameras, raise a sign ( Where's waldo - weirdo ? Harper locked me out, I'm a Canadian too Steve etc. ) and get on the evening news.