The Media Versus Harper: Cast and Drag Method

Read between the lines on most media reports on PM Harper.

You will start to see tangential references to behaviors that don't seem to dissimilar to what the PM displays on a regular basis. However, wait a couple of days and you will hear soon see a retort from the every quiet PM on the issue at hand.

Listen carefully and you'll hear the line cast being tossed into the water. The media seem to have the patience required for this technique to work properly and surprisingly the PM is responding to almost every hook out there.

Most recently the issue/rumour that General Rick Hillier was being muzzled after some out of scope comments made at some ceremonies. CPAC junkies will remember a couple of days ago Gen. Hillier went on and on almost uncomfortably at times about who had the best job in the country and this and that, and remember when Bill thought that the car parked there was his, etc, etc.

The media picked this up and accused the PM of ordering a full assault on the General's mouth. After a couple of days of silence, the PM came forward in Winnipeg today and stated that, "I keep reading these stories about secret memos that I'm vetting this and that, but I'm not aware of any of them".

Watch out Steve, the media has their ways of making you talk.