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Opponents of the BC Liberal government have launched their first would-be viral attack of the election campaign. Duct-tape fetishists will be ecstatic.
The video, running 1:16, features many people opposing Bill 42 with their mouths taped shut.
Connoisseurs will not find it up to will.i.am's Yes We Can, but you have to start somewhere. We await the Liberal counterattack.
Crawford Kilian is a contributing editor of The Tyee.
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These are among the issues to be considered at a May 26 discussion that Fair Voting BC and PartyX are hosting at The Hive in Vancouver. I'll be on the panel, along with UBC Law's Fathima Cader and SFU computer scientist Steve Wolfman. The results and recommendations are to inform the two organizations' public positions on online voting.
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telus employee
3 years ago
Another youtube attack on Gordo
Does Gordon Campbell hate you?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_KHKKSE3GM
Skywalker
3 years ago
Remember when...
...telus stopped access to a website run by their unuinized workers. They might do the same to protect Gordo.
Popin
3 years ago
I'm not sure if the clip
I'm not sure if the clip mentioned is the first, there is also a "does Gordon Campbell hate you" video that I saw from an interest group. I wonder if with these just existing online if they are speaking into an echo chamber. Broadcast still has power when you want to push your message out there rather than attract people into your message.
Archie1954
3 years ago
Provincial election
As a voter you should realize that there is more that you can do to help in the good governance of a province then simply voting for one or more parties. Certainly youtube is a venue that allows you to research the choices. In fact the internet is a veritable treasure trove of information relating to making the right choice come election day. You may already be aware of Fair Vote BC and the push for electoral reform and you will probably be able to access some information on it at youtube but in the meantime why don't you surf www.vote4marley.ca and read about a man who truly has the best interests of the people of BC at heart.
MadDog12
3 years ago
Candidates YouTube vids
So far I've found five provincial candidates' YouTube videos on-line.
Four Liberals @ http://www.bcliberals.com/EN/2009_candidates/:
Robin Adair: short & sweet & simple, comes across a totally normal, approachable human being.
Stephanie Cadieux: I'm sorry to say an embarrassingly synchophantic suck-up to Premier Campbell & a few unfortunate shots of Ms Cadieux with bags under her eyes which make her look very tired.
Terry Lakes: Dry, visually boring, too long. Better if you close your eyes and just little to what he says.
Ralph Sultan: The first shot of this slickly produced vid makes Mr Sultan look like a puppet dangling on invisible strings; he's wearing a jacket the pattern of which makes the viewer dizzy. That's how it looks; what he says is instantly forgettable boiler plate.
The fifth candidate's Youtube vid I found is:
David O. Marley's, West Van-Capilano Independent candidate, campaign launch speech @ http://vote4marley.ca/home.
It's in three parts, with a little jittery camera work from time to time. He rambles just a wee bit here & there but nevertheless he comes across quite well.
He's an interesting mix of small c-conservative and social conscience. I think he's what used to be called a "Red Tory".