CALGARY – Arthur Kent’s campaign chairman says he considered quitting because of the candidate’s divisive remarks about his own party and its leader.
Bruce Thorpe is testifying for the defence in Kent’s defamation case against Postmedia, the National Post and former columnist Don Martin.
Kent, who became known as the Scud Stud for his live reports on NBC during the Gulf War, took exception to a 2008 article by Martin that called Kent a dud and portrayed him as an ego-driven, out-of-control candidate.
Thorpe says the core members of the campaign team were concerned about Kent’s criticism of then-premier Ed Stelmach and the Progressive Conservative party.
He says he warned Kent that if he made another negative comment about the premier or party he would be “out the door.”
Thorpe says he was disappointed that Kent wasn’t willing to be a “team player” and help get the Tory government re-elected.
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