On November 30, as President Bush visited Canada to meet with Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin in an effort to improve the two countries' strained relations, right-wing pundit Ann Coulter and CNN Crossfire co-host Tucker Carlson ridiculed the United States' northern neighbor. On FOX News Channel's Hannity & Colmes, Coulter said that Canadians "better hope the United States doesn't roll over one night and crush them. They are lucky we allow them to exist on the same continent." On CNN's Wolf Blitzer Reports, Carlson stated: "Without the U.S., Canada is essentially Honduras, but colder and much less interesting"; he went on to say that instead of following politics, "the average Canadian is busy dogsledding." And on Crossfire, Carlson referred to the "limpid, flaccid nature of Canadian society."
http://mediamatters.org/items/200412010011
"better hope the United States doesn't roll over one night and crush them." -- Yes I do hope that doesn't happen.
Talk about arrogance, these guys are supposed to be news reporters?
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"Those who would sacrifice a little Liberty for more Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety." -Benjamin Franklin
We know better, and to Ms. Parrish's credit, she didn't take the bait on that troll. Not our fault if the average hayseed decides that what he says is truth, and stereotypes us in a role 100 years out of date.
Canadians are smarter that you give them credit for
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"If you must kill a man, it costs you nothing to be polite about it." Winston Churchill
Canada and Canadians don't define themselves or this country very well at all - do we all just hang around on this territory because it's pretty safe and we pay for each other's health care?
So Peace, Order and Good Government aren't the most stirring ideals on the planet - they were better than the nihilism that's required of a good Canadian today.
I know that they are not reporters...but they are playing one on tv. That's what I am getting at. Maybe Canada should introduce some new CRTC guidelines that outline what can be called 'news'?
I give Canadians credit, just not all of us. So many people don't care about what the 'issues' are, or how they effect them (from my personal experience). Look at our election results, who wins, and what percentage votes.
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"Those who would sacrifice a little Liberty for more Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety." -Benjamin Franklin
I believe in the rights for gays and lesbians to marry legally, the right for women to choose abortion, the freedom to object to my political leaders and not fear improsonment.
Just a few thoughts.
Sometimes, the message gets through.
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"If you must kill a man, it costs you nothing to be polite about it." Winston Churchill
How about "I believe Justice is not vengance. Justice is punishment tempered with accountability.".
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"If you must kill a man, it costs you nothing to be polite about it." Winston Churchill
I'd hate to be a homosexual, or a muslim living in the US. The US is going in a different social direction than that of Canada.
Is either path wrong? History will decide that.
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"Those who would sacrifice a little Liberty for more Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety." -Benjamin Franklin