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Skywalker
1 year ago
David
Did you have your tongue in your cheek when you wrote this. I think the ad is so dumb it would make whoever paid for it the butt of a lot of jokes. Strange that most of the Harper ads about Ignatieff are not much better.
Dungeness_Crab
1 year ago
This is a joke
...right?
Todd Brayer
1 year ago
Haha
Haha.
This is great. But Natalie Portman might actually be a good PM, so maybe it might backfire, eh?
Rolf Auer
1 year ago
Haha!
This has got to be some sort of spoof on Tory attack ads. Not bad! Anyway, please vote! @Rolf_Auer
Tangler
1 year ago
The Mind Reels
Obama also graduated from Harvard. Obama is a Kenyan (according to The Donald). Ignatieff spelled backwards is "Ffeitangi", which sounds vaguely Kenyan.
Is Ignatieff really a Kenyan?
That would explain ... something.
alice in Tahsis
1 year ago
oh, come on!
this is political spoof and quite funny.. i would love to see the 'attadk ad' this fellow would do on Layton and Harper... he is very clever and his humor is excellent.
i do wonder about David Beers though... i think it borders on unethical to imply that this is an ad somehow sanctioned or initiated by the Conservatives, rather than an independent political humourist.
Alice Thompson
71Norton
1 year ago
Arrogant
Isn't amazing how arrogant people get because of religion? What ever happened to free speech. A guy can't even say "holiday" anymore?
A "journalist" should be the last person on to put words into someone elses mouth. Especially from the Tyee!
Christians must be the worst of the worst. It makes me possitive that my rejection of the imaginary "all powerful guy in the sky" is the right thing to do.
GO JACK! Say holiday all you want. I know you are talking to everyone in that (not an ad) video, not just a bunch of fanatic christians.
Roisin Dubh
1 year ago
Ani- Ignatieff
This simply must be a joke; it could not be serious!!!!!! And tell us on which TV station we might see it; seeing is believing....maybe, in today's world.
maudiebones
1 year ago
worst anti-Ignatieff ever...?
This has got to be a spoof, David, it's so wonderfully silly. I'm voting Liberal and I enjoyed it. If more nasty Conservative ads appear before the election it'd be interesting to watch a couple and then follow up with this. Like a chaser :) .
blackie
1 year ago
funny
Well, you got me to watch it. Pretty funny, actually. Natalie Portman for PM -- I like the sound of that.
I'm a little troubled by the commenters who thought this was real, though.
David Beers
1 year ago
71Norton
Not sure what you are referring to. Did you watch the youtube video with this story, or some other one?
skyhunk
1 year ago
Funny
This is a spoof. I'm a tad surprised that some folks would even remotely consider it a serious attack ad.
The YouTube page states:
"This ad was approved by the ReformaTory Party of Canada and the committee to avoid talking about anything resembling actual issues..."
Fish-counter
1 year ago
The best ad ever produced. Ranks alongside "Spiders on Drugs"
This is hilarious. If only the real Tory attack ads were this funny, more folks might actually vote. This should have been launched April 1. Thanks for the belly-laugh!
Tangler
1 year ago
(Cue dramatic, scary music.
(Cue dramatic, scary music. Voice of doom narrator begins.)
Jack Layton ... a man who is not tall.
Jack Layton ... a man who won't admit to being a John.
Jack Layton ... a man who claims to be a friend of the people, but actually belongs to an elite, secret society known by the sinister name of Sigma Chi.
Jack Layton. Can you really trust him to get taller?
On May 2nd, vote Conservative. Our leader is taller.
kclear56
1 year ago
ummm
I think if you click on the link to the creator of the vid you will see that he actually writes for the Tyee. Clearly a joke guys and if you don't agree then I have bridge I'd like to sell you.
VivianLea Doubt
1 year ago
Is Ignatieff a Kenyan?
Oh thank you Tangler, thank you - that was as good as the video.
My sincere appreciation to all those who made me laugh here ;)