Canada Complains To White House About Republican Ad

Posted on Thursday, October 26 at 08:28 by jensonj
"(Wilson) reiterated that only with positive exchange can we rebuild a strong relationship. "Insulting one another does nothing to improve it." But the Tory complaint may have more to do with politics up north than it does with rescuing Canada's reputation in Tennessee. The Bush administration is very unpopular in Canada, especially in urban areas where the Tories need to curry support if they hope to win a majority government. The television ad's chief target is Democratic Senate candidate Harold Ford Jr., who just made the cover of Newsweek and is fighting Republican Bob Corker in a pivotal race of the do-or-die fight to control the upper house of Congress. Various actors in the 30-second spot suggest Ford is a tax-and-spend playboy, a gun-control supporter, and soft on terrorism and nuclear threats to the United States. One man in the ad says: "Canada can take care of North Korea. They're not busy." http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Canada/2006/10/25/pf-2125493.html 4Canada also adds: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20061025.welexnad1025/BNStory/National/home [Proofreader's note: this article was edited for spelling and typos on October 27, 2006]

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  1. Thu Oct 26, 2006 6:42 pm
    I can see them sitting back and saying:

    "There, hehehe....that'll help you out Mr.Harper. Now Canadians will beg you to stay in Afghanistan. They might even want to help in other wars just so we don't call them names again...."

    It's a ploy. And not a very good one at that.

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  2. Thu Oct 26, 2006 10:53 pm
    >>Canadians are no strangers to attacking the United States and should hold their "righteous indication" in check, U.S. ambassador David Wilkins said Thursday.<<

    Yes, it is true that things have been said about the United States of America during political campaigns in Canada but seldom are they untrue statements. As well one must state that every U.S. ambassador has filed a complaint when the statements were untrue demanding a correction on page one of every paper in this country of Canada.

    What I find offending is that the US ambassador like his predecessor Cellucci feels that the U.S. Government has a right to dictate political and personal opinion in this country of Canada.

    Let’s not forget that Wilkins is the same person that indicated that most Americans had a lack of knowledge and understanding about Canada and Canadians. The same person who’s political party had complained about previous Canadian government parties remarks about the U.S. government but had no hesitation to trash Canada again knowing full well the results of such an action would do.

    Yes, this from the U.S. Ambassador that took no action on his own when he is quit aware of what his party is doing in the United States of America.

    I hear the calls of anti-Americanism from the United States when Canadians stand up for their rights or express themselves rightfully or not in a show of nationalism. Yes even the firing of people in Canada for doing it privately and politically. It is on every American Broadcast Station in the U.S., Lou Dobbs, Wolf Blitzer, Jack Cafferty and people like Ann Coulter who said, “Lucky that America lets Canada live on the same continent with them.” as examples.

    What I don’t hear is Americans denouncing American Presidents, Senators, Congressmen, Ambassadors, Broadcasters, and Announcers etc. for trashing, attacking or justifying Americans retaliating against Canadians and Canadian Businesses as anti-Canadian and detrimental to American foreign relations.

    I believe that both Countries Canada and the United States of America have a level playing field receiving equally the same rights and protection of basic rights in Business, Trade, Travel and Human rights as citizens of our perspective countries. That what is expected in one Country by its citizens is received equally in the United States of America by our citizens and governments, no exceptions.




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  3. Thu Oct 26, 2006 11:20 pm
    Canada can "complain" all she wants. It is a token gesture. Harper for one, agrees with the Tennessee ad. He may some day even tell that Senate, where Canada is on the map. However, it makes no differance. Canadians have always been the underdog and behaves accordingly. At any time, Canada can withdraw from Afghanistan by simply stating that Canadians are not respected by the US nor Afghanistan. There is absolutly no need for Canada to aid & abet the Americans and can freely dissolve the relationship. The Senate election ad from Tennessee has given Canada a free pass to do that. Instead, we hear news as to how Canada is leading the way for democracy in Afghanistan. Obviously someone is patting their own back.

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  4. Thu Oct 26, 2006 11:25 pm
    "I hear the calls of anti-Americanism from the United States when Canadians stand up for their rights or express themselves rightfully or not in a show of nationalism. It is on every American Broadcast Station in the U.S., Lou Dobbs, Wolf Blitzer, Jack Cafferty and people like Ann Coulter who said, “Lucky that America lets Canada live on the same continent with them.” as examples."

    Along with the clowns you mentioned above, how about that other piece of shit media jackass, Tucker Carlson? How many times did he call Canada a "retarded cousin"?

    Seriously, what do you expect from a bunch of ignorant rednecks? Maybe they should worry about their own country, which isn't exactly what these media asshole traitors would have you believe it is.

    Maybe if Canada went to Iraq and killed about 650,000 innocent people without remorse the US would have more respect for Canada. Oh well.

  5. by Wraun
    Thu Oct 26, 2006 11:35 pm
    Now there's a good example of anti-americanism and you know what? In light of the topic, I don't find it offensive. Neither did I find the remarks of Carolyn Parish offensive. As a matter of fact, I found both of these examples of anti-americanism rather humourous. Bof is right, there is and always has been a double standard and that is probably why there are so many in Canada who react the way Sphynx reacts. It's not wrong. If you said something similar about my wife, I'd react accordingly as well.

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  6. Thu Oct 26, 2006 11:56 pm
    I'm not anti-American Wraun, I am anti-ignorant white trash. It just so happens that the USA is infested with such, especially in the media.



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