UPDATED 3:44 PM Pacific time with new pictures
You can tell when the Conservative Party is getting traction among the electorate.
That’s when the liberal-leftist media does a do-si-do and an allemande-left, swings their many partner(s), and starts to try to make news, or redirect it, or to deflect bad news away from the liberal-left politicians, or to regenerate old news that they think will in some way stir the pot and hurt the Conservatives.
Using Yahoo’s “Canada on Yahoo! News Photos” tool this morning, in which they display the days’ news photos with a caption for each one, I found that they helpfully informed voters about where they stand and what they think are the important election issues—the candidates’ reason for being there notwithstanding, thereby forcing those of us in the sensible set to ask the question, “and this has to do with that…… HOW?!”
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The caption reads:
Conservative Party of Canada leader Stephen Harper stands beside a copy of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms while watching paramedic students demonstrate their emergency procedures during a campaign stop in North Bay, Canada December 8, 2005. Most legal observers agree that the only way the government could ban same-sex marriage would be to invoke the Charter’s not-withstanding clause.
Good job! See, that’s Scary! Extreme! Remember? WINK! It’s a shame space was limited otherwise we might have expected to see “Halliburton” squeezed in there somewhere.
Of course what it actually was, was a campaign stop in North Bay, December 8, 2005, at which Mr. Harper unveiled his education and training for young Canadians plan. But you know, whatever. There was Harper, neo-con, standing there with his head hanging down in abject shame in front of our grand and noble Charter of Rights.
You can almost imagine the thinking that might have gone into this. The photographer sees Stephen Harper, and sees the Charter of Rights hanging on the wall, and thinks “ZING!”; ignores the action going on in the room, and instead, moves into position and snaps a perfectly framed photo; then writes tendentious notes into his log book, uploads the info to liberal media central, and sits back hoping something sticks to something. Meanwhile, his pals are taking fabulous photos of Paul Martin standing in front of ha-YUGE Canadian flags.
The 3:44 PM UPDATE:
Just now, I looked, and here’s the first 7 political photos in their collection, and the accompanying captions (you can click the picture for the full-size version):
1. Liberal Leader Paul Martin waves goodbye after speaking with students at a school in Toronto, Thursday Dec. 8, 2005. Martin stopped at the school located in an area plagued by gun violence after announcing he would ban handguns. (AP PHOTO/CP/ Adrian Wyld) Email Photo Print Photo
2. Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin speaks to children about gun-violence at a middle school in Toronto December 8, 2005. Canadians will head to the polls on January 23, 2006. REUTERS/Chris Wattie
3. Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin (C) greets children before speaking about gun-violence at a middle school in Toronto December 8, 2005. Canadians will head to the polls on January 23, 2006. REUTERS/Chris Wattie
4. Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin speaks to children about gun-violence at a middle school in Toronto December 8, 2005. Canadians will head to the polls January 23, 2006. REUTERS/Chris Wattie
5. Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin embraces sixth-grader Nicolette Franklin while speaking about gun-violence at a middle school in Toronto December 8, 2005. Canadians will head to the polls January 23, 2006. REUTERS/Chris Wattie
6. Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin speaks to children about gun-violence at a middle school in Toronto December 8, 2005. Canadians will head to the polls January 23, 2006. REUTERS/Chris Wattie
7. Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin (standing) is framed by children raising their hands while speaking about gun-violence at a middle school in Toronto December 8, 2005. Canadians will head to the polls January 23, 2006. REUTERS/Chris Wattie
Credit for the first photo above: REUTERS/J.P.Moczulski
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