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HezboLiberal.com... Then again, what did you expect?

Only a few days after this story broke regarding comments made by Liberal MP Borys Wrzensewskyj following his recent fact-finding mission in Lebanon - which not only incurred the wrath of political opponents and fellow MPs but also resulted in his resignation yesterday - citizen pundits, smelling blood, unleashed this and this onto the Web.

Ouch!  But, then again, after this... what did you expect?

UPDATE: And just in time for Christmas, we also have this. The issue with all of these sites, however, and regardless of how entertaining they may be, is their lack of credibility given the absence of any acknowledged ownership. Without any understanding of who is behind this and why, these sites cannot be taken seriously as legitmate critiques of the Liberal Party, its members, and its potential leaders-in-waiting. Are these rogue Liberals, Tories pretending to be rogue liberals, or other political activists simply taking potshots at easy targets?  Show yourselves, web provocateurs, share with us your motivations...

UPDATE 2: AUGUST 29th: Ah, Hezboliberal, we hardly knew ye... but again, what did you expect?

(courtesy of Bourque)

Published 24 August 2006 09:27 by Brendan Hodgson

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  • Elliott Silverstein said:

    Excellent insight.  This is proof positive that attack ads and attack sites are here to stay.  

    But while these sites are anonymous, I think back to the 1999 Ontario provinical election where the Liberal party registered the domain name "mikeharris.com" for their own uses, while the Conservatives employed "notuptothejob.com" to attack the Liberals.  But then again, the Internet has really evolved since then.
    August 24, 2006 17:28

  • Jay Currie said:

    Or, perhaps, just clever people with web skills and a sense of humour.
    September 1, 2006 19:52

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About Brendan Hodgson

An 11-year PR veteran and H&K Canada's Vice President, Digital Communications, Brendan specializes in the areas of Digital Communications and Social Media, specifically helping organizations more effectively use the web, social media and its associated tools and technologies to inform, educate and engage their target audiences. When not doing this, and if time permits, he pursues his other passion in the areas of issues management and crisis communications. He speaks regularly to clients and at conferences on the issues of digital communications, social media, and online crisis and issues management.
 
 
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