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2005-01-15 Great White North

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Posted by Fred 2005-01-15 00:00:00|| || Front Page|| [11136 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Flush the credentials and hyperbole and soft warm fuzzy-wuzzy statements. There is only one question: Is this one sane - or the usual Kanadian Gov't Official?

Prickly. I'll show you prickly WTOP...

Posted by .com 2005-01-15 3:11:18 AM|| 2005-01-15 3:11:18 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 I'd rather see the Romanian stripper.

Posted by ed 2005-01-15 3:58:20 AM|| 2005-01-15 3:58:20 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 The last thing Canadians should wish is for the U. S. to understand them better. They are rapidly becoming part of the Europe that sells weapons to China.

Posted by Mrs. Davis 2005-01-15 8:45:19 AM|| 2005-01-15 8:45:19 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 I can't get too worked up about the EU selling China weapons since we (Loral) fixed their ICBM guidance systems. :(

Posted by Shipman 2005-01-15 9:29:11 AM|| 2005-01-15 9:29:11 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 Seems like a two wrongs make a right argument to me. Expecially using Clinton as justification.

Posted by Mrs. Davis 2005-01-15 9:46:15 AM|| 2005-01-15 9:46:15 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 What's his email addy? I'm inviting him to Rantapalooza so he can understand Americans better...

Posted by Seafarious 2005-01-15 12:40:39 PM|| 2005-01-15 12:40:39 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 Sea - Whoa, I din't realize there'd be a back room where we can *torture* people. I'll have to rearrange my schedule, now. There are so many variants that need to be graded on effectiveness. We Rantburgers *are* all depraved torturers, you know. The Heiress sez so. I'll get back to you about this sudden revelatiuon...

Posted by .com 2005-01-15 12:45:28 PM|| 2005-01-15 12:45:28 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 tell him to bring the snipers - I'd paypal a round or two for them

Posted by Frank G 2005-01-15 12:46:42 PM|| 2005-01-15 12:46:42 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 McKenna, 46, said his job would be to sell his country to Americans,

Um, who's buying?

Posted by John Rambo 2005-01-15 12:47:44 PM|| 2005-01-15 12:47:44 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 "I think Canada has something distinctive to sell to the world,"

Must be legal "marijuwanna" ......
or glorification for military deserters

Posted by tex 2005-01-15 12:50:50 PM|| 2005-01-15 12:50:50 PM|| Front Page Top

#11 "Dear Ambassador ...er, checks notes...McKenna. On behalf of Fred Pruitt and the Rantburg community, I would like to invite you to our party at a Irish bar in Chinatown. Please bring fifteen of your deadliest snipers along so we can congratulate them on their contribution to world peace."

Posted by Seafarious 2005-01-15 12:54:59 PM|| 2005-01-15 12:54:59 PM|| Front Page Top

#12 tex - Mebbe excess "legalized" jihadis?

Posted by .com 2005-01-15 12:57:41 PM|| 2005-01-15 12:57:41 PM|| Front Page Top

#13 "I think Canada has something distinctive to sell to the world,"

I've been drunk on Moosehead enough. Thanks anyway.

Posted by whitecollar redneck 2005-01-15 1:49:24 PM|| 2005-01-15 1:49:24 PM|| Front Page Top

#14 canada SUX

Posted by Dudley Doright 2005-01-15 3:17:34 PM|| 2005-01-15 3:17:34 PM|| Front Page Top

#15 Make that, canadianistan SUX

Posted by Dudley Doright 2005-01-15 3:18:40 PM|| 2005-01-15 3:18:40 PM|| Front Page Top

#16 I think appointing McKenna is a smart move on the part of the Cdn. prime minister. McKenna is a former provincial premier, not a career diplomat, so he has hands on experience re: how good US-Canada political relationships can contribute to good trade policies. The fact that Alberta has vast stores of natural gas and oil is good for the USA- Canada in recent months has overtaken Mexico and Venuzuela for oil and gas exports to the USA.

McKenna is well known in power broker circles in the USA. He's a self-made millionaire and sits on the advisory board of the Carlyle Group and at least 9 other boards of high profile Cdn. institutions so he brings immediate respect for the image of Canada. Many doors in DC will be opened to McKenna and Canada as a result. McKenna is a close family friend of Bush Senior - they've shared fishing and golfing excursions, which probably doesn't hurt Canada's chances to gain a sympathetic ear in GWB's administration.

I disagree with you DD. Canada has been a good ally to the US for the most part. Only two Canadian administrations - Trudeau's and Chretien's - have been anti-American. However, both of them treated Americians no worse than they treated Western Canadians.

Posted by 2xstandard 2005-01-15 4:49:09 PM|| 2005-01-15 4:49:09 PM|| Front Page Top

#17 I think there is a misspelling in the title.... Isn't the last word supposed to be spelled "envy"?

Oops...guess not.

Posted by Mark E. 2005-01-15 5:16:32 PM|| 2005-01-15 5:16:32 PM|| Front Page Top

#18 "I think Canada has something distinctive to sell to the world,"

I kinda like ATI grafix cards, and CCM makes excellent hockey stuff, but that's about it tho...

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2005-01-15 5:32:46 PM|| 2005-01-15 5:32:46 PM|| Front Page Top

#19 Grafix cards and hockey do-dads are not running your car or heating your home.

Posted by 2xstandard 2005-01-15 5:40:02 PM|| 2005-01-15 5:40:02 PM|| Front Page Top

#20

I would like the United States to understand us better

Au contraire, Frankie-baby - I think we understand you just fine.

(For instance, I threw that Phrench in there because I know you all want everything to be bi-lingual.)

Posted by Barbara Skolaut 2005-01-15 6:39:10 PM|| 2005-01-15 6:39:10 PM|| Front Page Top

#21 Oil, wheat, timber, baby seals. They got lots.

Posted by Mrs. Davis 2005-01-15 6:41:15 PM|| 2005-01-15 6:41:15 PM|| Front Page Top

#22 just proves that all Frank's aren't intolerant belligerant assholes...just me :-)

Posted by Frank G 2005-01-15 6:49:23 PM|| 2005-01-15 6:49:23 PM|| Front Page Top

#23 Fyi,#21, the leading source for oil imports to the USA since 2001 has been Canada. In 2003, we got 17% from Canada, 14.5% from Saudi Arabia, 13% from Mexico, and 11% from Venuzuela. Furthermore, 14% of our natural gas is imported from Canada.
http://www.gravmag.com/oil.html

As for mocking Canada for being a bilingual nation, #20, we have no room to smirk. The USA is a de facto bilingual nation, only in our case it's Spanish and English instead of French and English. Both countries have allowed the tail to wag the dog.

Posted by 2xstandard 2005-01-15 6:59:46 PM|| 2005-01-15 6:59:46 PM|| Front Page Top

#24 I wasn't smirking, 2x, I was taking a gratuitous swipe at the Quebecois. :-D

Posted by Barbara Skolaut 2005-01-15 7:11:53 PM|| 2005-01-15 7:11:53 PM|| Front Page Top

#25 "I think Canada has something distinctive to sell to the world,"

Yeah, cold, clean, refreshing, all natural.... WATER!!! Shut off the supply and watch them squirm McKenna, Buahahahahahaha

Posted by Rafael 2005-01-15 7:37:46 PM|| 2005-01-15 7:37:46 PM|| Front Page Top

#26 2xs, Give us 60 years and the ones we have today will be speaking English. How long will it take before Canada gives up on the frogs?

Posted by Mrs. Davis 2005-01-15 7:44:11 PM|| 2005-01-15 7:44:11 PM|| Front Page Top

#27 And related to water, Rafael, both the East and West coast states are very thankful for being able to buy hydro electric power from Canada. Canada exports from 5-10 per cent of its electric power production to the USA.

Honestly, I think both the US and Canada benefit from a good working relationship with one another because each country is the other's best ally. It's a fact- some of you believe the US's best allies are Israel or the UK or Australia or Mexico. No, it's always been Canada and it will always be Canada. Our 2 countries are inextricably joined because of our proximity to one another and our similar population makeup and values, so we share more than just a military alliance. The icy Chretien-Bush relationship hurt both countries. I for one am happy that McKenna has been appointed Canada's Ambassador to the USA so our countries' long standing bonds can be refreshed.

Posted by 2xstandard 2005-01-15 8:13:24 PM|| 2005-01-15 8:13:24 PM|| Front Page Top

#28 ..the leading source for oil imports to the USA since 2001 has been Canada. In 2003, we got 17% from Canada, 14.5% from Saudi Arabia, 13% from Mexico, and 11% from Venuzuela.

Any one of those could change at any time.

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2005-01-15 8:56:18 PM|| 2005-01-15 8:56:18 PM|| Front Page Top

#29 >Any one of those could change at any time.
Perhaps the imports from SA, Mexico, Venezuela may decrease due to their political instability and with gov'ts ascending that are more anti-American. Canadian imports may increase in that case. Look, whether Canada has a Liberal or a Progressive Conservative party in power, it's a stable democracy, a long standing ally, and it would not seek to subvert the power of the USA by manipulating the price or supply of its oil exports. Whereas, depending who is in power in the other 3 non-democracies, it could impact that country's willingness to supply large quantities of oil to the USA at a competitive price.

Posted by 2xstandard 2005-01-15 9:22:29 PM|| 2005-01-15 9:22:29 PM|| Front Page Top

#30 #27 2x:

some of you believe the US's best allies are Israel or the UK or Australia or Mexico

I think it's safe to say that no one on Rantburg thinks Mexico is an ally, let alone our best one.

Posted by Barbara Skolaut 2005-01-15 11:22:59 PM|| 2005-01-15 11:22:59 PM|| Front Page Top

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