The Globe and Mail: Grewal tapes altered, expert asserts

The Globe and Mail: Grewal tapes altered, expert asserts

Chip... chip... chip... chip...

That's the sound of Tory credibility being chipped away in this situation...

It's rather unsavoury on both sides, that much is certain.

For the C's to float these tapes/recordings and then have their credibility questioned when the experts get a hold of them, just makes it stink.

My hypothesis is that an overzealous hard-right operative working in the Leader's office was the resident tech-wiz and was asked to dub the recordings onto a CD or computer or both. Then upon realizing that the tapes weren't as juicy as the opposition would have hoped, took some creative license and sexed things up a bit.

So, was Harper's office involved? probably. Did Harper or senior Tory staff know about any doctoring? probably not.

Still, my scenario shows a little bit of the ugliness that seems to be seeping into Canadian politics. I have a theory on that one too.

While the Liberals were the 1st ones to go negative with the "Stephen Harper said" ad campaign last election. Young Tory operatives have it bad for Republicans. They get pretty enchanted by the rough and tumble mud-slinging typical of US politics and deep down would really like to see that free-traded to Canadian conservative causes.

Watch out... it's on the way.

A.L.