If the Liberals want to win the next election, they have to stop talking to the media. Or so says Diane Marleau. I guess some Liberals are more interested in other things than winning.
Diane Marleau told Liberals this last week to stop sniping at Stephane Dion and to stop whispering to the media:
Liberal MPs got a short but pointed lecture Wednesday about the havoc loose lips can wreak on a political party and its leader as they continue to languish in opinion polls.
Sudbury MP Diane Marleau went to the microphone during a closed-door caucus meeting and, according to insiders, asked all those who wanted to lose the next election to raise their hands.
Not one hand went up.
"If that’s the case," Marleau reportedly said, "you all need to shut ... up."
After a brief silence, the assembled MPs and senators gave Marleau a standing ovation.
Her terse tongue-lashing followed several weeks of griping from mostly anonymous Liberals about their novice leader, Stephane Dion. The grumblers have questioned Dion’s political skills, his judgment in entering into a non-compete agreement with Green Leader Elizabeth May, his choice of staff, and stagnant poll numbers.
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Geeze, it's a bit late for Old Diane to be getting into the act. The Jig is up, the news is out, Steffi is a Dud.
Where has Madam Marleau been all these months? Haven't heard from her in eons, thought she had retired.
Are they trying to put an old fresh face forward in their desperation?
Posted by: Libby at April 27, 2007 02:30 PM
The 'mole' must have left the meeting early because they missed the best part.
After the standing ovation, M.Marleau then asked, 'who here wants to WIN the next election?'. Everybody in the room put their hand up and immediately following they all pointed to Stephane Dion and said, 'You need to shut up.'
Al
Posted by: Ardvark at April 27, 2007 04:23 PM
So is Dion a bully now too?
Posted by: eastern capitalist at April 28, 2007 07:05 AM