Making Sense with Nicholls

Friday, May 29, 2009

Politics of attack ads

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I was kind of surprised when Prime Minister Stephen Harper got up in the House of Commons recently and taunted the Liberals about having ...
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Election Prediction

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Check out my latest posting over at the Women's Post. I make a fearless prediction -- the next election will be nasty.
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Thursday, May 28, 2009

Owning GM

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According to this Globe and Mail headline "Canadian taxpayers" will soon own shares in General Motors. I wonder if I can sell mine...
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Canadian leadership

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What a fine state Parliament is in these days. We have a Leader of the Opposition who is "just visiting" and a Prime Minister who ...
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Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Liberals want more gag laws

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Well the federal Liberals are once again declaring war on free election speech. Recall in 2000 it was Prime Minister Jean Chretien who impos...
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Checking the President

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It looks like Americans might want to slow down the Obama Express a bit. A recent poll from McLaughlin and Associates indicates a majority o...
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Saturday, May 23, 2009

I didn't say it

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“Mr. Harper may have left his balls out West when it comes to taking a principled stand against bailing out this industry like he used belie...
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Attack ads 101

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It's funny because it's true.
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Friday, May 22, 2009

Obama Man Can

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My friend Rondi Adamson posted this on Facebook and I just had to share. If only the Tories could be this clever when going after Michael Ig...
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The Politics of Star Trek

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Check out my latest posting at the Women's Post . I explain how the new Star Trek movie could impact on Canadian politics.
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Thursday, May 21, 2009

American attitudes on terrorism

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Given the recent news about terror arrests in New York and Iran’s missile launch, McLaughlin and Associates have released an interesting pol...
Friday, May 15, 2009

How to make government more honest

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Here's my lastest posting over at the Women's Post. I look at the age old tale of corruption and government.
Thursday, May 14, 2009

How to run a campaign in one easy video

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Before embarking on their campaign attacking Liberal Michael Ignatieff, the Tories should have watched this video. It teaches you how to rea...
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Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Media Alert

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Scheduled on The Bill Kelly Show CHML Hamilton's 900 radio at 10:45 esp. Topic: Tory attack ad.
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STV RIP

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Looks like the Single Transferable Vote initiative went down to defeat last night in British Columbia. In fact, only 39 percent of BC voters...
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Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Tory TV spot misses the mark

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Well the Tories have unleashed their first anti-Michael Ignatieff TV ad and here it is: I don't like it. First off, it's the first a...
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Monday, May 11, 2009

STV?

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Some friends of mine are really gung ho about the Single Transferable Vote proposal that British Columbians will be voting on tomorrow. I ...
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Friday, May 08, 2009

Celebrating the Iron Lady

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Check out my latest posting over at the Women's Post. It's my take on Margaret Thatcher, who this week celebrated the 30th anniversa...
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Wednesday, May 06, 2009

Star Trekmania

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In honour of the new Star Trek movie coming out this week, here are my picks for the top five episodes from the original series: 1. Balance ...
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Tuesday, May 05, 2009

Sinking the Bismarck in song

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The best war song ever.
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Gerry Nicholls
Gerry Nicholls is a communications consultant and writer who has been called a “political warrior” a “brilliant strategist” and one of the “canniest political observers in Canada.” He has worked as a consultant in both the United States and Canada and was formerly a senior officer in the National Citizens Coalition. A regular columnist with the Ottawa Hill Times, his work has also appeared in the Globe and Mail, the National Post and in the Sun Media chain; and he has appeared on countless TV and radio public affairs programs. He is the author of the book, Loyal to the Core, Harper, Me and the NCC.
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