Back... and to the Left

Broken Faith

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In honour of Paul Martin's jarring leftward turn, I'm revisiting...

Hypothetical NDP Ads:

Paul Martin's platform cries out for the shamelessly thievery of one of Ralph Nader best ideas -- the Mastercard political commercial:

Smiling pictures of a young, circa 1993, Paul Martin.

VOICE OVER & CHYRON: Eliminate the GST, 1993 Red Book: $28 billion.

Smiling pictures of a young, circa 1997, Paul Martin.

VOICE OVER & CHYRON: Universal Child Care, 1997 Red Book: $5 billion.

Smiling pictures of a young, circa 2000 , Paul Martin.

VOICE OVER & CHYRON: Universal Home Care, 2000 Red Book: $2 billion.

Colour photo of a grinning Paul Martin in portrait. Camera pulls out slowly.

VOICE OVER & CHYRON: Broken Promises: Priceless.

And, of course, there was my original negative ad -- Blue Liberal:

CHYRON: [blue on black] "Blue Liberal"

Blue tint, blue trim, waving blue Canadian flag. Upbeat music.

VOICE OVER: Prime Minister Paul Martin.

VOICE OVER: Conservative MP Scott Brison has joined his team.

B-roll of Paul Martin with Scott Brison.

VOICE OVER: Former Conservative Premier Ernie Eves says 'He gets it'.

B-roll of Martin and Eves. Blue trim still waving.

VOICE OVER: And Alberta's chief Conservative Ralph Klein called him Canada's 'best hope' for a conservative Prime Minister.

B-roll of Martin and Klein. Music and montage still cheery.

VOICE OVER: Paul Martin: Liberal?
LOGO: [Liberal Party logo, blue]

(This ad was inspired by Alberta Premier Ralph Klein.)

Too subtle maybe?
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