US Ambassador Thanks Canada For "Giving Us Your Best"

Are we doing a helluva job (like Michael Brown)?

The ambassador knows that Canadians love praise. Now back to the bargening table.

Exactly boflaade.

Praise from the abuser. Today Wilkins will never ever treat us badly again and then tommorrow he's back to bossing us around, telling us what, when and how to do things empire-style.

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"And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music." Friedrich Nietzsche

This wouldn't be to counter the following report would it?<br />
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And contrary to the date displayed in the Preview, I actually posted this on September 30, 2005 at 12:09AM PDT.<br />
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From a Hailfax, Nova Scotia daily:<br />
<a href="http://www.halifaxlive.com/artman/publish/embarrass_130905_123.shtml">http://www.halifaxlive.com/artman/publish/embarrass_130905_123.shtml</a><br />
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Fox News Suggests Canadian Katrina Generosity Meant To Embarrass George W. Bush<br />
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By D.L. McCracken<br />
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Sep 13, 2005, 16:31<br />
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Canadian Ambassador to the United States, Frank McKenna during an interview by<br />
Fox news reporter Frank Gibson last week was grilled by Gibson on Canada's<br />
motives for reacting so quickly to the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina.<br />
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The interview was shown during the September 9 episode of The O'Reilly Factor,<br />
All Things Considered and was titled, "KATRINA: Is Canada Doing Enough to Help?"<br />
The interview segment was introduced after Fox news man Tony Snow reported to<br />
Bill O'Reilly the fact that Canada "continues to ship oil relatively cheap" to<br />
the northern US states. Bill O'Reilly then introduced the interview segment by<br />
saying, "I don't know what the situation is with Canada, they've helped us out<br />
before but I'm gonna let them have a pass on this".<br />
<br />
John Gibson took over and after thanking Canada through Ambassador McKenna for<br />
sending extra oil during the disaster, Gibson then added, "You kind of<br />
embarrassed us .. the Vancouver Search & Rescue team showed up in St. Bernard's<br />
Parish before uh..any of the American Search & Rescue teams. We appreciate the<br />
help but ya know you're not supposed to embarrass us".<br />
<br />
It gets worse.<br />
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McKenna appeared to be slightly taken aback by Gibson's statement, chuckled<br />
and went on to assure his host and the American public that it was not<br />
Canada's intention to embarrass the U.S. but to "help our neighbours".<br />
<br />
At that point Ambassador McKenna went on to provide a detailed list of aid being<br />
sent to the Gulf region including three Canadian warships laden with supplies<br />
but Gibson again interrupted McKenna mid-sentence with an outrageous suggestion.<br />
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Gibson asks, "You know uh..Ambassador McKenna um..uh..uh..you know..just lemme<br />
uh..have you..uh..lemme address one thing. Uh we know that there's lots of<br />
people in Canada on the left side of the political spectrum who don't like<br />
George Bush. Is there any..any part of this..big Canadian help designed to..<br />
maybe embarrass the President?"<br />
<br />
Ambassador McKenna deserves credit for maintaining his cool at this point in<br />
the interview and immediately assured Mr. Gibson that nothing could be further<br />
from the truth adding, "This has got nothing to do with George Bush, nothing to<br />
do with our relationship which is excellent by the way. This has got to do with<br />
the fact that we have been neighbours and friends for hundreds of years. You<br />
have come to our aid when we've been in trouble and Canada wants to be with<br />
you when you're in trouble. It's as simple as that".<br />
<br />
Gibson perhaps chastened but probably not, then proceeded to list everything<br />
that Canada and Canadians have contributed to the relief efforts thus far, a<br />
detailed and rather long list. At one point as Gibson was naming various<br />
individual organizations and provinces who have donated assistance, he named<br />
Nova Scotia saying in an obviously astonished tone of voice, "Nova Scotia<br />
donated $100,000." At that point the interview ended.<br />
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It should be noted that Fox News and Frank McKenna could never be thought<br />
of as fast friends. Just this past July Ambassador McKenna spoke out against<br />
the U.S. news network and their penchant for spreading "disinformation"<br />
which can create a "false picture" of Canada. McKenna referred to this as<br />
the "Fox Factor" and urged all Canadians living in the United States to<br />
at least be aware of this fact.<br />
<br />
Looks like Ambassador McKenna was right - who else but Fox News would<br />
actually question a country's generosity amidst a tragedy and suggest<br />
that our generosity was based on ulterior motives, in this case a desire<br />
to embarrass the United States?<br />
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The only embarrassment here should be experienced by Fox News for allowing<br />
their reporters to continually insult friendly nations.<br />
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It's ironical that a few months ago, some Canadians were astonished that Fox had not yet got approval to broadcast in Canada. They complained that the American broadcaster was being censored. Fox is controversial in the USA and as well in Canada, McKenna is controversial. One does have to question if his statement was made because of his dislike for Fox.

As a Canadian living in the US, I am aware FOX is no friend of Canada. I never watch it. Too bad many citizens here believe what they broadcact is the "gospel truth". Hurrah for the websites (on both sides of the border) where the truth is not hidden.

Unfortunatly even the National Enquirer has a huge following.

Fox News, the CBC for the right wing.

Idiot. CBC is left wing. Pull yer head out of yer arse for a change.