Liberals delete Harper assassination pic
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One of the “certain images” features beloved Canadian prime minister George W. Harper.
“The photo substitutes the head of the prime minister for that of Lee Harvey Oswald in the famous black-and-white photo that shows Oswald being shot by Jack Ruby in 1963. Oswald had recently been arrested for shooting then-U.S. president John F. Kennedy,” says the National Post.
“How can we trust the Liberals any more when their Photoshop skills are so poor?” – wonders Exgeordie in a comment to the story. “This kind of sloppy cut and paste gives all graphic artists a bad name.”
But, “It’s a pity this isn’t the United States,” says quadibloc. “The Liberal Party would soon learn that this sort of thing is no laughing matter, as the authorities there take threats on the life of the President very seriously.”
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National Post – Liberals post assassination photo to mock Harper, December 15, 2009
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December 15th, 2009 at 3:27 pm
It’s NOT a pity this isn’t the US. The fact that we don’t jump to conclusions, shoot first and ask questions later is a GOOD THING!
December 15th, 2009 at 6:24 pm
In the US practically no one even knows who Harper is.
December 16th, 2009 at 2:27 pm
The photoshop image of Mr. Harper as oswald is beneath contempt and all those involved should be ashamed and discraced by this. Personnally I am embrassed to live in a country where a “contest” of this type is sponsered by a political party who are the official opposition and an integral part of the politics of the country. Shame on all Liberals. This speaks volumes of their total disregard for anything outside the scope of thinking they can do anything they want. Public apologies should start with the Prime Minister, his party, the voters, the public domain and then to people of the US.
Were no copyright laws broken by this so called contest?
December 16th, 2009 at 10:09 pm
@Pat:
You talk like the Liberals are the only ones that ever disrespect the People with contemptable behaviour.
Sadly, the Conservatives and the NDP also make “negative promotion” a part of standard Canadian political operating procedure. They ALL do it, ALL the time. They assassinate each other’s character constantly, and then all go out a buy each other a beer, all the time laughing about how half of the People swallow it all up, and how the People are powerless to make them answer for anything.
Pointing fingers at any one party is just stupid, and demonstrates the same mindset they’ve been foisting on you, and why they do it.
As for copyright being a factor here, that certainly sounds like one of today’s classic corporate-centric thoughts. Don’t get me started on that one.
December 18th, 2009 at 12:24 pm
I can’t believe there are actually people defending a photo of our Prime Minister being assassinated. Typical liberals. This contest was childish and stupid to begin with, but this pictures is going way over the line and should be taken seriously. The Conservatives go up in the polls and the liberals start foaming at the mouth. Showing such vile disrespect to the leader of our country is degrading to our country. If it were the other way around, the liberals would be screaming bloody murder! Hypocrites, each and every one.