Canada: John Crosbie apologizes for Pakistan joke

[Faithful One]

"John Crosbie, Newfoundland and Labrador's lieutenant-governor, issued a conditional apology Thursday after coming under fire for a joke about Pakistan suicide bombers that some found offensive.

"If anyone who thinks the joke is offensive, or there's something wrong with it, well I'll apologize to them, sure. If that's what they think. I don't want to hurt anyone's feelings," he said.

Crosbie told the joke at last week's swearing-in of provincial cabinet ministers.

"I called a suicide hotline. I got a call centre in Pakistan. When I told them I was suicidal, they got all excited and asked me if I could drive a truck," he said.

Crosbie said he will be more careful in the future and doesn't want people to come to the wrong conclusion."

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/story/2011/11/03/nl-crosbie-joke-1103.html

[PDJane]

1. Not only is it a terrible joke,

It's a day older than God, and it's exactly the kind of joke I'd expect Crosbie to tell and the kind of apology I'd expect him to issue.

[applegrove]

2. Remember when he sang to MP Shelagh Copps in the House of Commons "Have

Some Tequila Shelagh and lay down and love me again"!!

He never learns.