Not an attack ad: NDP

Not an attack ad: NDP

TV spot shows ‘contrasts’ with McFadyen

By PAUL TURENNE, Winnipeg Sun

The Manitoba NDP plans to launch a provincewide, month-long TV ad campaign Monday that includes at least one ad that goes straight for Hugh McFadyen’s jugular.

The campaign will showcase two ads: one featuring Premier Greg Selinger discussing positive aspects of the Manitoba economy, and another asking Manitobans whether they really know Tory Leader Hugh McFadyen and attacking his record.

Leslie Turnbull, co-chair of the NDP’s election planning committee, brushed off a suggestion that the McFadyen spot is an “attack ad” but didn’t shy away from its content.

“It’s a contrast ad,” she said. “There’s a difference between the PC vision (and the NDP’s) and we wanted to bring those contrasts to the attention of Manitobans.”

Mike Richards, president of the Manitoba Progressive Conservatives, said the ads are “desperate distortions” that don’t accurately represent McFadyen’s position on the issues contained in the ad.

“They’re blatant falsehoods,” Richards said. “It’s a sad commentary that after 11 years in government all they can do is fear-monger.”

Richards, who is in Brandon this weekend for the party’s annual meeting, said his party also intends to run ads “to contrast our vision for the province with the NDP record of mismanagement” but suggested “we’re going to be factual and we’re going to be accurate.”

Turnbull said the ads will run throughout the month of November and she expects them to be widely seen.

“Our goal is to ensure every Manitoban sees the ads and to that end we did a pretty significant buy,” she said.

Although the provincial election isn’t for another 11 months, Turnbull said it isn’t too early to get the party’s message into voters’ minds.

“We wanted to give people time to think about these issues,” she said. “We want to ensure Manitobans know the difference between the NDP vision for this province and the PC vision.” Richards said he doesn’t yet know when the Tories will begin running their TV spots.

Ken

November 7th 2010, 8:33am

If the economy in Manitoba is so positive, why are they sinking us further into debt? Is there some rule somewhere that states to be a member of the NDP you have to be a complete moron?

Triniman wrote:Gotta pay for crap that we don't need.

grumpy old man wrote:

Triniman wrote:Gotta pay for crap that we don't need.

Fer sure. Like concert halls and art galleries.

Triniman wrote:Try finding just one instance, from any media outlet, in which any of the organizers of this rights museum have stated why, exactly, we need it. Just one. Bet you can't find anything.

The Canadian Museum For Human Rights is envisioned to be a national and international destination, a centre of learning where Canadians and people from around the world can engage in discussion and commit to taking action against hate and oppression.

Triniman wrote:Nice try, but you didn't answer the question.

Stating that something is "envisioned to be..." is not the same as saying why, exactly, it is needed.

What deficiency existed that caused this project to come to light?

Think you can Google up Gail Asper, Arni Thorsteinson or Stu Murray saying why, exactly, we need this museum? Give it a try. It's such an obvious question to ask that surely someone in the media asked it, right?

Deank wrote:ahh see FC... but why is it needed?

you state this.
"Want more? The Ukranian Famine, The Holocaust, The Killing Fields of Cambodia, Sabra-Shatila Refugee Camps in Lebanon...I could go on but the list unfortunately is too big!!! and thats just in the 20th century!!!"

well evidently you already know about these incidents. Heck I type in genocide into the google and get 18,300,000 results in .16 seconds.
I type in Human rights abuse I get 19,300,000 results in .24 seconds

It has been clearly stated by the people running this "museum" that online hits will make up the bulk of their visits. So why do we need this building?

How will it make any difference in the world?

JTF wrote:FC...I don't think you quite understand what Triniman is getting at.

This "museum" was conceived by Dead Asper as a monument to himself. He died and his kids took over the project.

Deank wrote:"how exactly is it an important part of the history of mankind when all it is is a copy or mishmash of museums that exist in a far better format all over the planet already?"

"What you are saying is that thanks to the Internet,"

No.. that is not what I am saying. That is what the people who are building this "museum" are saying.


Just what do you think this museum will actually hold as real physical items?