http://www.danbaril.com/2009/06/19/elizabeth-who/ Wed, 10 Feb 2010 23:41:18 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.danbaril.com/2009/06/19/elizabeth-who/comment-page-1/#comment-1008 Where is Elizabeth May and the Green Party? « Kersten’s Kolumn Sun, 21 Jun 2009 19:09:51 +0000 http://www.danbaril.com/?p=824#comment-1008 [...] week, Dan Baril, a former political adviser to the GPC, echoed the sentiment in a piece entitled “Elizabeth Who?” In 2007 Baril resigned his position with the Green Party after May’s deal with Stephane Dion [...] [...] week, Dan Baril, a former political adviser to the GPC, echoed the sentiment in a piece entitled “Elizabeth Who?” In 2007 Baril resigned his position with the Green Party after May’s deal with Stephane Dion [...]

]]> http://www.danbaril.com/2009/06/19/elizabeth-who/comment-page-1/#comment-1007 Bluegreenblogger Sun, 21 Jun 2009 16:27:58 +0000 http://www.danbaril.com/?p=824#comment-1007 This post is essentially underlining a phenomenon that close observers have noted ever since the election. I wonder though, how relevant this is? There is no question that the self appointed pundits and talking heads are becoming less relevant. The last couple of years have seen a pretty dramatic movement away from mainstream, (read Television) media as the main source of news. I have to chuckle to myself though. The Greens, being unable to master the old medium, turn their attention to the new medium. Will they master it? Time will tell, but it will take more work and skill than working effectively with the old media ever did. I suggest that if the GPC were to intensively work at organising their EDA's, then the pundits would be completely blindsided come the next election. Who really cares about their opinion anyway? It's results at the ballot box that count. This post is essentially underlining a phenomenon that close observers have noted ever since the election. I wonder though, how relevant this is? There is no question that the self appointed pundits and talking heads are becoming less relevant. The last couple of years have seen a pretty dramatic movement away from mainstream, (read Television) media as the main source of news. I have to chuckle to myself though. The Greens, being unable to master the old medium, turn their attention to the new medium. Will they master it? Time will tell, but it will take more work and skill than working effectively with the old media ever did. I suggest that if the GPC were to intensively work at organising their EDA’s, then the pundits would be completely blindsided come the next election. Who really cares about their opinion anyway? It’s results at the ballot box that count.

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