Jean Lapierre: Duceppe's comments about Liberals "nazi-like"

[jim3775]

I predict a category 4 shitstorm.

CTV

Well, everyone's been predicting a nasty campaign, and if you had any doubts, consider this: Transport Minister Jean Lapierre pulled out his rhetorical sledgehammer in Montreal this afternoon, calling Gilles Duceppe's tone "Nazi-like."

The reason; in a speech near Montreal, the Bloc leader told a crowd of supporters he hoped the sovereigntists would sweep all 75 Quebec ridings, and the Liberals would "disappear" on election day. A few hours later, Lapierre summoned reporters to the front door of his Outremont home, and unleashed a torrent of incredulity. He said that in a democracy, suggesting you want your political enemies to "disappear" goes too far, and he demanded Duceppe retract.

Duceppe's comment immediately reminded those of us who covered the '95 referendum of another comment, made by a member of the NO side. At a rally during that campaign, Claude Garcia said the separatists shouldn't just be beaten, but "crushed." He was roundly condemned by the YES side. Premier Jacques Parizeau called the statement "rabid."

[V. Kid]

1. Every party wants to eliminate the competition...

...so who cares? But like life, the most inane things seem to start shit-storms. Most parties know that they can't eliminate the competition though, so when they say these things they're obviously not serious. But for Jean-Lapierre to go off the deep-end is really quite stupid. If the Liberals want to win, they had better hope ridiculous shows like this are concentrated in the begging of the campaign, or not at all. Not near the end when they need the momentum. Then again, considering how even seats like Outremont aren't guaranteed Liberal wins anymore, momentum sure as heck wouldn't be unhelpful now.

[Bassic]

2. Jean Lapierre is a fuckin dumbass

This guy should really learn to hold his tongue, because this sort of crap is not going to help the Libs popularity in Québec.