this video clip from last night's french version of the debate was probably the most exciting part of the evening. it's a classic "oh no you didn't!" but out of the mouth of a fat white bald guy. duffy v. duffy. guesss which duffy is the tool?

and sort of adds fuel to the argument that media is trying to decourse the liberal campaign. don't buy it. simply, martin's campaign has been a mess from the get go. nothing they said has had any has stuck beyond the day's news. the only liberal story that was in the news for more than 24 hours was the ministry of finance being investigated into whether last year's income trust changes were leaked prior to the announcement causing a flurry on activity on the stock market. not a way to get your message out during the campaign.

speaking of leaks, martin's "red book" is available via a conservative blog prior to its official release. wasting no time and rightfully so, the conservatives already attacked martin's proposals. story of the day: liberal plans attacked before 99.9% of the country even heard them. brilliant. and why did they wait so long to launch the official platform? certainly, the strategy of holding out is a wise one but at this point anyone paying attention to the campaign cannot possibly look it over without thinking of what the conservatives already said. clearly, it puts the liberals on the defensive of what's supposed to be their offensive part. then again, no one really pays attention to election campaigns till the final weekend so team martin still has the potential of selling their platform.

again, is the media undermining the liberal campaign? no, moles within martin's team are.

no resonating message, controversial liberals ads compared to the 1993 personal attacks, "beer and popcorn" quotes about liberals' preception of those on welfare, and the tightness of the conservative campaign which kept its more conservative voices away from television cameras and reporters. until today, when the story of an ontario conservative candidate said adam and eve set the standard for marriage. mind you, his comment was a year ago and probably little power to have the media take notice. the image of the moderate of the conservatives has given liberals very little sticking ground because it seems their entire campaign was going to be based on this proven strategy.

i'm not counting the liberals out. there's another 12 days and last election was a testament of the magical work of the government's strategists. they've stumbled into victory last time and the potential of another garbage winning goal is still in the air.but finally, the campaign has something worth talking about.

and in more important news, brad pitt and jolie are expecting a child this summer. let's all hope it's half as attractive as i am.