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Originally Posted by Ark2
Both situations are bad, one has been addressed with, where the PM reported the guy to the ethics committee, the other issue requires that everyone just look the other way and pretend that nothing happened. I'm not saying that this is something that should sway your vote, but this outcry about how Layton going to a prostitute for sex should be a complete non issue is a little silly. There's no way that all the people who are saying we should just move on and forget this would be singing the same tune if this story were about Stephen Harper.
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Link? Any proof of this other than pure conjecture?
Fact is that it was probably bad judgment, but if there was any evidence to this case then he'd have been charged and that would've been dealt with when it happened...15 years ago.
Harper said all kinds of crazy stuff 10-15 years ago, and that is even politcally relevant. If we let that stuff go and think that he has "matured" or whatever you want to say, then you have to do the same with a non-event that's totally unrelated.
My point is that there are a lot of reasons to attack Layton and the NDP (many of which are in this thread). Those are totally fair game; call him out on his stance on carbon/the oilsands, Afghanistan or whatever you like. But to consider this as newsworthy and relevant is absurd.
The mor I think about this, its such a dumb and pointless exercise it probably was pushed hard by the Liberals! I'm just surprised that so many CPC supporters are still trying to keep it going is all...you guys usually have better judgment than that!