Over at Small Dead Animals, a favourite hangout of the most rabid of right-wingers, there are howls for the heads of those in the Conservative war room responsible for the pooping puffin.
Kate McMillan, SDA's headmistress, gets it started with this post:
Conservative Web Presence Still Riddled With Childish Shots
The media are falling all over themselves in faux outrage over a cartoon puffin shown crapping on Stephane Dion's shoulder at the Conservative party website notaleader.ca. It's been yanked, with some lame excuse about an overzealous web designer.
You know, we tried to warn you idiots.
The Conservative official said the type of voter targeted by notaleader.ca at tends to be someone between 18 and 30, who has not yet developed a loyalty to one political brand or another.
“They are anti-establishment, libertarian, web- and tech-savvy, and politically incorrect,” said the Conservative adviser. “We set out to build a website that appeals to them.”
Just more evidence that…
“There exists a persistent misconception inside political/media circles that the political interweb is the domain of “tech savvy twenty-somethings”. The Conservative's website has, in all likelihood, been influenced by this ridiculous assumption and that means it's time to fire some of the high-priced help. If your web people haven't even a remedial understanding of their audience demographic, they have no business being involved in your communications strategy.”
Then the anonymous commenters jump in:
bryanr: Not very impressive, There are still a lot fence sitter voters out there. Leave the cheap theatrics to the Liberals.
Edward Teach: Well they've already committed the first cardinal sin of web design: Making the front page entirely out of Flash! When will people get it through their stupid heads? Flash is for animation ONLY, not wholesale web design and layout! If all you know is Flash, then you're NOT a web designer!
bryanr: i just sent off a mail to the party, Basically saying scap that crap stick to the facts, We don't need to make Dion look like a fool as he shoots himself in the foot all the time anyways. Lets not lose the momentum on tacky ads that the msm will have a field with. Remember the backlash on the chretien photo.
Rich: Someone needs to get control of this and fast!
Anyone in the CPC listening? This could be a BIG negative.molarmauler: I'm pissed.
An excellent policy announcement ruined by puffin shit. I'd be firing people.Garry: When a Radio-Canada guy asked the PM about the birdshi* he just couldn't resist bringing up the Chretien facial distortion from '93 and some added commentary to boot. Harper looked sincere apologizing (twice).
bryanr: the star & GM are having a field day with this, Comments section are not good (although they never are anyways) Good part Week 1 could & should lose traction when we get into the meat of the campaign.
And a Yes somebody should be canned for this.Calgary Junkie; bryanr is right, Dion already does a great job of looking foolish. So let's back off of that theme somewhat.
The last thing we want is for “poor picked on” Dion to get any sympathy from anywhere. Plus, there is the possibility that the Liberal base will get energized, and motivated to work harder to fight that “bully” Harper.
Dumb, dumb, dumb.ConservativeKingston: You guys would do far better if you stopped whining about how the MSM is treating this issue, and recognize that YOU CAN DO F*CK ALL ABOUT IT. The issue is out there, and it's entirely of the CPC's making. Whoever approved this “ad” needs a kick in the ass, because they should have bloody well known this type of reaction was going to happen. This was such a childish, pointless ad anyway.
Who's running the show on this one?
So, are you chuckling in your beer?
OK, let me explain; I don't mean any offence.
I'm sure you chuckle occasionally, and you probably drink beer, like many Canadians do.
So, the two can be done simultaneously.
I can't guess what you're thinking, and I'm not ascribing any motivation to your post.
Full disclosure: I am among those who think it was a dumb juvenile ad … but I guess this too shall pass … I hope.
Hmmm, on the other hand, your headline reads “Tory bloggers *howl* …”
I wonder what you really, REALLY meant by that?
It was alliterative, that's all. 'howl for heads' — has a nice ring to it.
And now, back to my (popcorn and) beer …
Popcorn?
Perhaps my propensity for posing pointless questions should be prescribed …
Appreciate the answer 😉
I am with Gabby on this one! Those idiots need some adult supervision. Do not attack Dion, the person, as he makes himself look foolish and doesn't need any help. Attack his policies and those of the Liberals. Attack the Liberal record in the HofC…43 non votes? Write an ad around the Liberals walking out of the HofC during a vote grinning and chortling at each other like goofs. You have lots of material ( a Liberal MP calling the PM a pig ) and you don't need to make Dion a sympathetic figure to the Canadian people.