tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post6601543346655687342..comments2024-03-03T17:01:57.876-05:00Comments on Montreal Simon: Stephen Harper and the Hockey DoctrineSimonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-67365962435073585112012-02-09T11:16:41.341-05:002012-02-09T11:16:41.341-05:00Glad to see you're not underplaying the value ...Glad to see you're not underplaying the value of how simplistic, even iconic, images appeal to sports fans, especially Canadian hockey fans. All those Con attack ads targeting Iggy during hockey and football games were brilliant. I think they swung the election to a Con majority. After all, attack ads are like blood sport, one side is 'bad' (Libs); the other side 'good' (Cons). Now, Harper has taken that success to the nurture stage, where he is 'proving' his hockey cred through photo ops. Like you intimated, with no opposition to challenge this bit of Harper nonsense, this bit PR sinks into the psyche of the easily coerced. Next election, those attack ads will not only resonate but will be collected and discussed among hockey aficiandos like they are hockey cards, spreading the legend of Stephen Harper, hockey god.Jim Parretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15331887342292476909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-23144639453016129132012-02-09T01:59:04.928-05:002012-02-09T01:59:04.928-05:00hi sassy...only on the first page of every chapter...hi sassy...only on the first page of every chapter? No I don't believe that. I think there will be a picture of him on EVERY page, along with the outrageous claim that he practically invented the game. He's lied about everything else so why not that? I still can't believe that nerd has fooled so many Canadians, but that's Con Canada...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-35404398404118542222012-02-09T01:48:50.005-05:002012-02-09T01:48:50.005-05:00hi Rick...now don't be so cynical. I know he&#...hi Rick...now don't be so cynical. I know he's taken a long time, but I'm sure it will be a very thick book, and full of pictures....of himself. And no there is no propaganda vehicle that those Cons won't exploit. Remember, they have 1,500 people working in their War Room, so every little thing is carefully calculated for maximum political advantage. And like all fascists they are masters of the Big Lie...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-21030503138431242322012-02-09T00:16:52.510-05:002012-02-09T00:16:52.510-05:00I'm sure that would be the case Sassy. The pho...I'm sure that would be the case Sassy. The photos, oh the photos. He needs those to prove to himself just how magnificent he really is. Perhaps posed in a different jersey in each photo, to show he supports all the teams and not just one. Thus demonstrating his never ending commitment to democracy.<br /><br />That shot in front of the jet is outrageous. Their propaganda is nothing if not blatant.<br /><br />Sadly it seems to go over with just enough people in this country and the Cons have it down pat.<br /><br />"Look at him, hon, he's just a regular person like us". The Bush strategy all over again.Stewartnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-68293585601096986552012-02-08T21:07:41.463-05:002012-02-08T21:07:41.463-05:00I will not repeat the rumor that SH is going to de...I will not repeat the rumor that SH is going to dedicate the book to himself and, that on the acknowledgment page, he will thank himself for all the support and patience in editing. There will also be photos on HisSelf on the back cover, the front cover and on the first page of every chapter.sassyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10423260743909863283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-55761238006286929532012-02-08T18:24:42.471-05:002012-02-08T18:24:42.471-05:00Yeah, Harper keeps mentioning that he's curren...Yeah, Harper keeps mentioning that he's currently writing a book on hockey....for the past 6 years.<br /><br />Is there any propaganda vehicle that these guys haven't exploited? These guys would've done very well 75 years ago in Germany.Just Call Me Ricknoreply@blogger.com