Sunday morning, on Public Eye Radio, provincial New Democrat legislator Lana Popham interviews host Sean Holman as part of our commitment to media accountability. Fightback editorial member Mike Palecek discuss his effort to "take back" the New Democrats. And our rabble-rousing panel - Don Anderson, Bob Russell, Allan Warnke and Monday Magazine's Jason Youmans - debate the week that was in provincial and federal politics. You can listen to Public Eye Radio outside of Victoria by logging into CFAX 1070 between 8:00 and 10:00. Or check us out after the show by downloading our podcast. If you have a question for one of our guests, you can email us or leave a comment below.
Turn around is fair play
July 4, 2009
Sean, that'll be a show for the record books.
The NDP will have a tough time rebuilding unless it "rebrands" itself and starts concentrating on the trials and tribulations of the middle class voter. Unfortunately the NDP messaging was way off target during the election and in my opinion the results reflect that.
Richard, suggesting the NDP messaging was way off target is like saying today was so cold, you thought it might snow. The election was only won by a mere 3500 votes. To win the next election, the NDP has to work hard to refute all the pundits that either don't know or don't care how they misrepresent the facts.
Carol James started off heading to the right to get some votes. That left some supporters who didn't want to go there, out in the cold. The NDP came close AGAIN but close gets you no cigar in politics. Might be a good idea for her to settle in one area of the political specrum and build more support. My God there was lots of issues and she missed a lot of them. She even used the Liberal budget to cost out her own parties costs, and at the same time kept saying. "We will make him come clean". Either you support a unrealistic budget or you don't. Does anyone really know what she does or does not support?
Loved Lana hitting you up, trying thru a side door to get you to admit to BCLib or BCNDP biases you don't have. Thought it would be excruciating, happily wasn't.