Aug
2006
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)
Aug
2006
Elliott Silverstein
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.
Sep
2006
Jay Currie
Or, perhaps, just clever people with web skills and a sense of humour.