One might think that when you air an attack ad against someone, criticising the subject of your attack ad for running attack ads might reduce the efficiency of your own attack ad. The Conservatives evidently do not think so.
Interestingly enough, the French Version of this ad has no narration. The only sound other than the deep orchestral horns and Dr. Seuss-ish percussion is Stephen Harper speaking briefly in the background from a video clip of Ignatieff’s attack ad. If you were blind and heard only the ominous soundtrack overlapping Harper’s voice, you’d probably assume it was an anti-Harper ad. The French ad also says absolutely nothing about Igantieff’s “elitism” or “foreign travels,” replacing it with concerns about Quebec. I understand why it makes sense to focus on Quebec, but why did they strip the “Just Visiting” part of the ad. You know, the part that gives the title “Hypocrisie” sense in the English version.
I can only assume bashing elitist liberals who’ve lived in other countries polled significantly less well in Quebec.
