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5. Start acting like politicians. Yes, more ptooie from everyone. Tough. If you want to be a part of the political arena, then act like you belong there. One of the best politicians in this province in Jim Watson, currently mayor of Ottawa. He doesn't lose his temper. He is smooth like you wouldn't believe. There is not one question that anyone can ask him that will phase him. And he controls the city of Ottawa. He's effective. People like him. (I don't, but I recognize skill when I see it). We need to know how to answer questions from the press; don't get caught off guard and if you *are* caught off guard, learn how to respond to that. Katrina's reaction to a "how are you different from the other parties" was telling; it looked like she was making it up on the spot. I know she wasn't... that's not the point. Perception is reality in politics. If it looks like you lost your cool, then you've lost your cool. Temper tantrums are hardly ever received well by the public. If it looks like you're making it up, you might as well have made it up as far as the viewer is concerned. Last point on that one. | 5. Start acting like politicians. Yes, more ptooie from everyone. Tough. If you want to be a part of the political arena, then act like you belong there. One of the best politicians in this province in Jim Watson, currently mayor of Ottawa. He doesn't lose his temper. He is smooth like you wouldn't believe. There is not one question that anyone can ask him that will phase him. And he controls the city of Ottawa. He's effective. People like him. (I don't, but I recognize skill when I see it). We need to know how to answer questions from the press; don't get caught off guard and if you *are* caught off guard, learn how to respond to that. Katrina's reaction to a "how are you different from the other parties" was telling; it looked like she was making it up on the spot. I know she wasn't... that's not the point. Perception is reality in politics. If it looks like you lost your cool, then you've lost your cool. Temper tantrums are hardly ever received well by the public. If it looks like you're making it up, you might as well have made it up as far as the viewer is concerned. Last point on that one. | ||
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E-mail from GJ Hagenaars June 82012[edit]
5. Start acting like politicians. Yes, more ptooie from everyone. Tough. If you want to be a part of the political arena, then act like you belong there. One of the best politicians in this province in Jim Watson, currently mayor of Ottawa. He doesn't lose his temper. He is smooth like you wouldn't believe. There is not one question that anyone can ask him that will phase him. And he controls the city of Ottawa. He's effective. People like him. (I don't, but I recognize skill when I see it). We need to know how to answer questions from the press; don't get caught off guard and if you *are* caught off guard, learn how to respond to that. Katrina's reaction to a "how are you different from the other parties" was telling; it looked like she was making it up on the spot. I know she wasn't... that's not the point. Perception is reality in politics. If it looks like you lost your cool, then you've lost your cool. Temper tantrums are hardly ever received well by the public. If it looks like you're making it up, you might as well have made it up as far as the viewer is concerned. Last point on that one.
The PC party ran an expensive and highly in-effective campaign in the last election. Their message was "we're not the other guy." It doesn't work. You need to stand for something, BUT you need to stand for something that is within the realm of voters can accept. Politicians need support to be effective. Positive change means "what have you done for me lately." Be prepared to answer that kind of question (or at least "what will you do for me"). Don't be flippant about it either.
10 Mistakes Libertarians Make[edit]
On Tuesday [August 21, 2012], Liberty on the Rocks Chicago asked me (Richard Rocket Lorenc) to speak about the coming libertarian revolution. I told the group that libertarians have a chance now to become relevant politically, but we'll ruin those chances if we make certain mistakes when talking with "undiscovered libertarians" (people who don't yet know their political beliefs are basically libertarian). Read his advice here (published in the Party's Fall 2012 issue of Bulletin.)