Green Options » Steven Harper http://greenoptions.com/tag/steven-harper Posts tagged 'Steven Harper' Wed, 10 Sep 2008 02:54:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en When Bird Poop and Canadian Politics Collide http://redgreenandblue.org/2008/09/09/when-bird-poop-and-canadian-politics-collide/ http://redgreenandblue.org/2008/09/09/when-bird-poop-and-canadian-politics-collide/#comments Wed, 10 Sep 2008 02:54:03 +0000 Levi Novey http://redgreenandblue.org/2008/09/09/when-bird-poop-and-canadian-politics-collide/ A bird sits on a very poopy railPerhaps I’m mistaken, but it seems that some Canadians like to use vivid examples from nature to help illustrate their political talking points. Several days ago, the Conservative Party’s website featured an attack ad that utilized a bird pooping on Stephane Dion, the leader of Canada’s Liberal Party, to enhance the negative message’s effect.  Steven Harper, Canada’s Prime Minister, apologized today for the ad which he called “totally inappropriate.”

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