What's with all the Canada posts lately?

[HEyHEY]

Why are we in the US eye so much...is Shrub preparing for "Operation blame a new 'other' country?"

[Cleita]

1. Are you guys withdrawing troops too?

I guess we will have to eat freedom bacon if that happens.

[Minstrel Boy]

7. It's worse than that:

we were never there!

Plus, there's the matter of Celine Dion to consider.

[Cleita]

17. I thought you had troops. Where did I get that idea?

I guess we would have to rename Celine, Celia Dying.

[FarLeftRage]

2. Well, I'm going to Toronto

for the first time in August...

Not that it has to do with anything in particular.

[goddess40]

3. Worried about an influx of new citizens would be my bet.

Bush isn't getting my boys

[anti_shrub]

4. I think O'Reilly wants to declare war on Canada

Since 2 US servicemen deserted to Canada instead of going to Iraq, Billo is demanding Canada hand them over or face a boycott (he thinks he single handedly damaged the French economy you know).


It probably didn't help matters that he had a columnist from the Globe and Mail on his radio show and made an ass of himself trying to pick a fight with the guy.

[HEyHEY]

5. Can I hear or get a transcript of that?

[Strelnikov_]

6. Canada's oil reserves surpass Iraq's

Need I say more.

"Estimates of Canada's oil reserves jumped from 4.9 to 180 billion barrels this year, making it the second-largest oil reserve in the world, acc. to an annual survey by the authoritative O&GJ. While the resource had been known for some time, it has now become economically recoverable and therefore included as "reserves."

"The Alberta oil sands contain tar-like bitumen mixed with sand and clay. Hot water is used to separate the bitumen. Thanks to technology advances that lower the transportation cost of the sands, production costs are now estimated at around $8 a barrel."

[HEyHEY]

8. It's a crappier product though isn't it?

[Minstrel Boy]

9. I'm worried more about our fresh water.

That's really life and death. And we jealously guard it, and prohibit bulk export.

[HEyHEY]

11. Hey, if he wants to boycott fine

Enjoy dying of thirst with no power on

[democracy eh]

12. and don't forget our

natural gas, hydro and diamonds... grrrr

but water is the big one. an interesting anecdote. Many years ago in the community of Deline (in the NWT on Great Bear Lake)(also known as the village of widows because of the cancer deaths of the Native workers hauling uranium ore)(used to make the first atomic bombs)(another story) a Medicine Man had a vision that people from away would come there to take the water. The people in that community take that prophesy VERY seriously.

[MichaelHarris]

10. I'm taking

a flyfishing vacation in Canada this year just to piss bill O'Lielly off. I plan on spending thousands of american dollars. Fox can kiss my nappy ass.

[JohnyCanuck]

14. Hey mharris660, you can just send some of those dollars to

me and I'll be happy to spend them and help you piss off O'Lielly.

[MichaelHarris]

19. ahahahahaa

I would be glad to. Anything to piss of fox news. How much ya want?

[Frederic Bastiat]

13. Because Canada is way cool

B-)

[HEyHEY]

15. I just sent Bill O'Rielly an Email

Basically informing him of the folley of his stupid ways. I also told him if he continues his anti-Canada crap I'll write letters to some of his sponsors informing them of my boycott of their products. As well, I said I'll encourage others to do the same.

Doubt he'll care, but I do what I can.

[MichaelHarris]

20. he never reads mine

maybe I should change my intro in the letters to something other than,
Dear Blithering Idiot,

[rucky]

16. crap, the Canuks are onto us

postpone the invasion, folks.

[Cleita]

18. They're running ads right now about a travel weekend package

to BC for $358 for air and hotel fare. It sounds tempting, but I might not want to come back home.