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Originally Posted by Ark2
Obviously it was an attempt to smear him. Who's disputing that? If we could get all smear campaigns out of the media, then I think that would be great. That's not the reality of the situation though. Harper and Ignatieff are constantly dragged through the mud and now Layton is getting his turn. In all honesty though, I do wish that this came out years ago as opposed to now. People will likely use this as a call to rally support for the NDP which is why I don't understand why you are so upset about it. If you are worried about it working in Harper's favour, I'm fairly certain that won't happen. Sure, if this was the US then you might have a point, but this is Canada. Just watch, as asinine as all this is, the CPC will come out as the bad guys in this little controversy after all is said and done.
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Hah, well as I guy who isn't looking for an NDP majority I guess that is a piece of it. The other issue is that I generally hate how the media covers elections with this type of thing. They should at least attempt to be unbiased as their coverage has a large effect on peoples opinions and the outcomes of the campaigns IMO.