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You Can't Muzzle the Internet
VIDEO: Have election spending limits pushed advocacy groups toward online attack ads?
A product of Bill 42?
Gordon Campbell hates river otters and has tried to kill grandmothers -- or at least, this is what a new online video claims.
In light of the Election Amendment Act, 2008 -- better known as the notorious Bill 42, a law that, among other things, limits third party advertising spending in the three months preceding a provincial election, something many are calling a gag law -- it is widely expected that online videos like this will prove increasingly popular tools in the run-up to B.C.'s May election. After all, when a campaign is shocking enough or funny enough or compelling enough, it goes viral on the Internet. And viral is free.
"Gordon Campbell Hates You," is part of the MoveForwardBC campaign funded by Local 378 of the Canadian Office and Professional Employees Union (COPE 378). Despite the video's goofy narrator, over-the-top claims and low-fi quality, this campaign brings some serious heat. Designed to draw attention to the premier's flips, flops and flubs over the last eight years, the MoveForwardBC campaign spotlights the union's acrimony towards El Gordo.
COPE 378's controversial campaign is starting to generate both hits and hate -- the latter coming from BC Liberals who claim the campaign sinks to new lows. While it is too early to call the campaign a success, it is a clear sign that COPE is not content to wait and see what results from the legal action brought by it and six other B.C. unions to overturn the election law. The campaign creatively undermines the Libs' legislation by serving as another reminder that you don't necessarily need a ton of cash to get your message out to the people.
And in this, COPE 378 isn't alone: several other campaigns are starting to generate buzz, including one from B.C. citizens protesting the election law, independent construction companies hating on the NDP in their VoteSmartBC campaign, and the NDP itself gets in the game with VoteSmartBCExposed. We'll see what the coming weeks bring -- the real players are likely to get into the mix a little closer to election day -- but if these opening salvos are any indication of what's to come -- well, then, betta getcha popcorn.
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RickW
3 years ago
May as well use the web to the max.....
....because sooner or later, "they" will figure out how to control it...........
morechatter
3 years ago
New Lows
Your right about that as its not like Mr. Campbell is a hard one to read. And in his new frontier with his advertising game plan for the last 8 years it must have cost British Colombians billions. As they live the experience of a life time through a media coverage like no other as Campbell's media strategy for his government is a bombardment of feel good messages coming from all forms of media. Its like living a piece of fiction but only the advertisers have the dialouge and the game plan. Its scandalous that a government should control the media's message with the tax payers dollar. What do you think has been spent on advertising for this government as it tells the other party who can't seem to get into the news, they better watch their spending. And everybody else needs to shut up and mind their business Campbell wants to own the town. Actually I think he sold it?
morechatter
3 years ago
Gordon Campbell Hates You
Now where did I hear that before?
As clearly I've seen those words before but It was the BC Liberals Hate Women and Children, Gordon Campbell Hates Children and Gordon Campbell Hates you makes perfect sense because its sure not Love.
morechatter
3 years ago
Campbell is a Very Foxy Fellow
As he uses the Tax Payers Dollars to feed the Message Machine leaving them no time for the news. And its not like anyone know how to tell it anyways? However that certainly doesn't mean all as have certainly enjoyed a read or two from a few of their more feisty reporters.
http://www.citizensforpublicpower.ca/node/58
politico
3 years ago
Hmmm
Youtube came out before the gag law and given that the election is mere weeks away there has actually been a glut of youtube material given the cost friendly nature of this affective means of political communications.
No doubt much more will be unleashed over the coming weeks but I certainly expected much more activity over the net.
In fact, one hard hitting "expose" style 15 minute documentary that lays out the true agenda of Campbell's Liberals and how they have implemented it could crush these guys.
However, what we will likely see is a slick Harper style "Not a leader" style of website funded by the deep pockets of the Liberal supporters while cash starved and angry activists will wrestle up material from the Council of Canadians and CCPA and turn it into amateur attack ads done with their phone/cameras and uploaded on their teenagers accounts....
:)
lol
Unfortunately it seems the "economy" has pushed us into a collective complacency and we will put the very culprits responsible for the downfall back into the halls of power to save us from them.
Truly Bizarre.
freebear
3 years ago
And George Bush Hates Black people!
SO sad, we all seem to have a 'hate on' for someone of something!