"...[Kinsella is] a modern-day Machiavelli, the mastermind who ran war rooms for Jean Chretien and Dalton McGuinty... He's the ultimate political insider... [The War Room] has plenty of fascinating insights and is a must-read for political junkies."

- The Toronto Sun


"The top Canadian spin doctor...tells all!"

- The National Post


"Warren Kinsella’s new book is a must-read for anyone interested in political campaigning in Canada. And not just political campaigning.…I wish I’d had the chance to read The War Room before I became Stephen Harper’s campaign manager; it might have saved me from many mistakes and months of painful learning on the job."

- Tom Flanagan, The Literary Review of Canada


"The War Room is a rich, detailed, and substantive primer on how to run a winning war room - warts, pizza boxes, smelly couches and all - from a master war roomer."

- The Hill Times


"Kinsella has crafted a handy little guide for politicos and non-politicos alike. Just keep it away from the kids."

- The Winnipeg Free Press


"... a great read ... full of fascinating stories..."

- John Moore, CFRB


"...I don't want to say [he's a] genius...but there's valuable insights here..."

- John Oakley, AM640


"I just got one copy, but I plan to get more!"

- John Wright, Ipsos, CFRB


"I do recommend [The War Room] to everyone."

- Charles Adler, Adler Online


"He's Canada's James Carville...a must-read...If you really want to win, you need this book!"

- Tommy Schnurmacher, CJAD


"A fascinating book...full of great stories."

- Ken Rockburn, CPAC

A BOUNTY ON OUR HEADS 

...that, at least, seems to be what is sought for me ["Swillella"] and M. J. Murphy ["BCL"] at Free Dominion, a web site run by supporters of Stephen Harper (he has appeared onstage, side-by-side with the web site's owners). Here's a sampling, and the link:

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Ed you sound like a good man, and if you lived in Alberta I would love to have you as a neighbour. But you are very PC. These bastards need a good beating. They need some time in the hospital. They need to know that when they cross the line they are going to be going on hospital food for awhile. Get a backbone. Couple of hundred bucks should get any of them a damn good beating. And let it be known. That is the old Canadian way.

[...]


In the good ole days this is the way scum were kept in line. If this was in practice now, do you think scum like swillella or BCL would be defaming good people?


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Yes, we have passed it along to the police. But the question I have, for the many Conservatives who read this site (and who, butter not melting in their mouths, repeatedly express their concern for the political health of me and the Liberal leadership candidate I support), and the many members of the Conservative caucus who also read it (and who live in perpetual fear of what will happen to them, after the victory of the Liberal leadership candidate I support), the question is this:

Is the better way not the Michael Chong way? To admit that you made some mistakes, and seek compromise? Is saying nothing while your supporters place bounties on the heads of a couple of your critics a particularly good strategy?

It's time for everyone to cool down, on Parliament Hill and off. This country is too great to be lost to the whims and petty ambitions of a few stubborn men.



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