jbg Posted May 26, 2007 Report Posted May 26, 2007 Seems that Canada's trying to kill us with clogged arteries, in re-enactment of War of 1812. Excerpts below (link to article): May 23, 2007 A Staple From Quebec, Embarrassing but Adored By KATE SEKULES DURING the 2000 presidential campaign, the candidate from Texas fielded a question from Canada: “Prime Minister Jean Poutine said you look like the man who should lead the free world into the 21st century. What do you think about that?” When George W. Bush pledged to “work closely together” with Mr. Poutine, Montrealers fell off their chairs laughing. It wasn’t so much that the Canadian leader was, in fact, Jean Chrétien, but that the “reporter” — Rick Mercer, a television comedian — had invoked the city’s emblematic, problematic, comedic junk food dish: poutine. A gloppy, caloric layering of French fries, fresh cheese curds (a byproduct of Cheddar making) and gravy, poutine goes deep into the Quebequois psyche. Somehow, Quebec’s rural roots, its split identity (Acadian farmers or Gallic gourmets?) and its earthy sense of humor are all embodied by its unofficial dish. This may be one reason that until now poutine has not traveled well. *snip* Quote Free speech: "You can say what you want, but I don't have to lend you my megaphone." Always remember that when you are in the right you can afford to keep your temper, and when you are in the wrong you cannot afford to lose it. - J.J. Reynolds. Will the steps anyone is proposing to fight "climate change" reduce a single temperature, by a single degree, at a single location? The mantra of "world opinion" or the views of the "international community" betrays flabby and weak reasoning (link).
Michael Bluth Posted May 26, 2007 Report Posted May 26, 2007 That bit was from Mercer's embarrassing "Talking to Americans" segments. I think those really looked bad on Canadians. "We're so morally superior because Americans don't know anything about us and we know everything about them. Why don't they care enough to get to know us?" Like the homely smart girl pining for the QB of the football team. We are somehow better than Americans for this? Too good for them maybe? At least that homely smart girl went on to university and finally got laid. Quote No one has ever defeated the Liberals with a divided conservative family. - Hon. Jim Prentice
Wilber Posted May 26, 2007 Report Posted May 26, 2007 That bit was from Mercer's embarrassing "Talking to Americans" segments.I think those really looked bad on Canadians. I agree. In general, I think Mercer is quite funny and can be quite insightful. I think he was really off base with those segments. I found them embarrassing and changed channels whenever one came on. They sure didn't make me proud to be a Canadian. Quote "Never trust a man who has not a single redeeming vice". WSC
B. Max Posted May 26, 2007 Report Posted May 26, 2007 This may be one reason that until now poutine has not traveled well. *snip*[/color] Just the description of it is enough to make you want woof your cookies. Quote
Michael Bluth Posted May 26, 2007 Report Posted May 26, 2007 I agree. In general, I think Mercer is quite funny and can be quite insightful. I think he was really off base with those segments. I found them embarrassing and changed channels whenever one came on. They sure didn't make me proud to be a Canadian. Mercer can be humourous at times. Those talking to American segments really showed what the heart of so much of the Canadian-based America bashing is really all about. Jealousy of the US. The US is bigger then us. Has a better entertainment industry and better athletes. They can use their economic and military might to throw their weight around. Would Canada really be any different if we had the same level of economic and military power? Quote No one has ever defeated the Liberals with a divided conservative family. - Hon. Jim Prentice
Higgly Posted May 26, 2007 Report Posted May 26, 2007 That bit was from Mercer's embarrassing "Talking to Americans" segments.I think those really looked bad on Canadians. "We're so morally superior because Americans don't know anything about us and we know everything about them. Why don't they care enough to get to know us?" Like the homely smart girl pining for the QB of the football team. We are somehow better than Americans for this? Too good for them maybe? At least that homely smart girl went on to university and finally got laid. Finally somebody else who recognizes that Rick Mercer is an opportunist who makes applesauce from the low hanging fruit. When are we going to have our own political satire of the same quality of "Yes Minister"? Instead we seem to be stuck in "The Nanny" sitcome territory. 22 Minutes has improved since Mercer left, IMHO. Quote "We have seen the enemy and he is us!". Pogo (Walt Kelly).
Michael Bluth Posted May 26, 2007 Report Posted May 26, 2007 Finally somebody else who recognizes that Rick Mercer is an opportunist who makes applesauce from the low hanging fruit. When are we going to have our own political satire of the same quality of "Yes Minister"? Instead we seem to be stuck in "The Nanny" sitcome territory. 22 Minutes has improved since Mercer left, IMHO. ty ty I'm not a big British humour guy. Never really 'get it' in most cases. Can't recall having seen more than of a snippet of Yes, Minister. I'm not the guy who thinks that any American adaptation of a British sitcome is bound to fail. Both versions of the Office, both British and American, are brilliant IMHO. There have been some brilliant satirical Canadian movies. Stardom and FUBAR in English. Montreal-Quebec and Horloge Biologique in French. Can't really think of a good satirical Canadian sitcom though... Quote No one has ever defeated the Liberals with a divided conservative family. - Hon. Jim Prentice
Remiel Posted May 27, 2007 Report Posted May 27, 2007 ...? There are American sitcoms that are not based on British sitcoms? Quote
newbie Posted May 27, 2007 Report Posted May 27, 2007 Mercer is hilarious and I'm glad he aired those little segments. They have absolutely nothing to do with any feelings of jealousy or inferiority to the U.S. They just show, from the street, how little educated the yanks are in regards to their northern neighbour. Quote
Riverwind Posted May 27, 2007 Report Posted May 27, 2007 Mercer is hilarious and I'm glad he aired those little segments. They have absolutely nothing to do with any feelings of jealousy or inferiority to the U.S. They just show, from the street, how little educated the yanks are in regards to their northern neighbour.I would not call Mercer's skits representative of the average American. We have no idea how many people he approached until he found someone willing to look stupid on camera. I also suspect that Mercer could have found an equal number of stupid people on the streets of any Canadian city - he just never bothered to look. Quote To fly a plane, you need both a left wing and a right wing.
Who's Doing What? Posted May 27, 2007 Report Posted May 27, 2007 C'mon "Talking to Americans" is hilarious. Getting a Harvard Professor to condem the Saskatchewan Seal Hunt was classic. The legalization of VCR's? C'mon it's gold. Quote Harper differed with his party on some key policy issues; in 1995, for example, he was one of only two Reform MPs to vote in favour of federal legislation requiring owners to register their guns. http://www.mapleleafweb.com/election/bio/harper.html "You've got to remember that west of Winnipeg the ridings the Liberals hold are dominated by people who are either recent Asian immigrants or recent migrants from eastern Canada: people who live in ghettoes and who are not integrated into western Canadian society." (Stephen Harper, Report Newsmagazine, January 22, 2001)
gc1765 Posted May 27, 2007 Report Posted May 27, 2007 I've gotta agree with both Riverwind and Who's Doing What.. Yes, most Americans aren't that stupid, and they probably have to talk to quite a few people before fiding some idiots. And yes, there are a few idiots in Canada who would also come up with stupid remarks. ...but that doesn't mean it's not absolutely hilarious. I don't believe it has to do with anti-Americanism, or being jealous of the U.S., I think it's simply meant to be humorous, period. Quote Almost three thousand people died needlessly and tragically at the World Trade Center on September 11; ten thousand Africans die needlessly and tragically every single day-and have died every single day since September 11-of AIDS, TB, and malaria. We need to keep September 11 in perspective, especially because the ten thousand daily deaths are preventable. - Jeffrey Sachs (from his book "The End of Poverty")
Michael Bluth Posted May 27, 2007 Report Posted May 27, 2007 Yes, most Americans aren't that stupid, and they probably have to talk to quite a few people before fiding some idiots. And yes, there are a few idiots in Canada who would also come up with stupid remarks....but that doesn't mean it's not absolutely hilarious. I don't believe it has to do with anti-Americanism, or being jealous of the U.S., I think it's simply meant to be humorous, period. Humourous by making fun of dimwitted fools. Why not stay in Canada and interview people with down's syndrom? I'm sure they could be talked into doing really goofy shit given the right inducements. Quote No one has ever defeated the Liberals with a divided conservative family. - Hon. Jim Prentice
gc1765 Posted May 27, 2007 Report Posted May 27, 2007 Humourous by making fun of dimwitted fools. Are you suggesting that George Bush is a dimwitted fool? Quote Almost three thousand people died needlessly and tragically at the World Trade Center on September 11; ten thousand Africans die needlessly and tragically every single day-and have died every single day since September 11-of AIDS, TB, and malaria. We need to keep September 11 in perspective, especially because the ten thousand daily deaths are preventable. - Jeffrey Sachs (from his book "The End of Poverty")
Michael Bluth Posted May 27, 2007 Report Posted May 27, 2007 Are you suggesting that George Bush is a dimwitted fool? I didn't realize every segment of Talking to Americans was done with GW Bush. I thought it was just the one. Come on gc1765 you usually have more game than that. Quote No one has ever defeated the Liberals with a divided conservative family. - Hon. Jim Prentice
jbg Posted May 27, 2007 Author Report Posted May 27, 2007 Mercer is hilarious and I'm glad he aired those little segments. They have absolutely nothing to do with any feelings of jealousy or inferiority to the U.S. They just show, from the street, how little educated the yanks are in regards to their northern neighbour.Having seen me on the Board, you've got to be f**ng kidding. Quote Free speech: "You can say what you want, but I don't have to lend you my megaphone." Always remember that when you are in the right you can afford to keep your temper, and when you are in the wrong you cannot afford to lose it. - J.J. Reynolds. Will the steps anyone is proposing to fight "climate change" reduce a single temperature, by a single degree, at a single location? The mantra of "world opinion" or the views of the "international community" betrays flabby and weak reasoning (link).
Who's Doing What? Posted May 27, 2007 Report Posted May 27, 2007 Humourous by making fun of dimwitted fools. Are you suggesting that George Bush is a dimwitted fool? I for one am far past the point of simply suggesting.... Quote Harper differed with his party on some key policy issues; in 1995, for example, he was one of only two Reform MPs to vote in favour of federal legislation requiring owners to register their guns. http://www.mapleleafweb.com/election/bio/harper.html "You've got to remember that west of Winnipeg the ridings the Liberals hold are dominated by people who are either recent Asian immigrants or recent migrants from eastern Canada: people who live in ghettoes and who are not integrated into western Canadian society." (Stephen Harper, Report Newsmagazine, January 22, 2001)
gc1765 Posted May 27, 2007 Report Posted May 27, 2007 I didn't realize every segment of Talking to Americans was done with GW Bush. I thought it was just the one.Come on gc1765 you usually have more game than that. Well, what is your answer? Is he a dimwitted fool or not? If your answer is no, that would seem to suggest that even relatively smart people make stupid mistakes. I know I make a lot of them...heck, you could make a pretty funny show out if it Quote Almost three thousand people died needlessly and tragically at the World Trade Center on September 11; ten thousand Africans die needlessly and tragically every single day-and have died every single day since September 11-of AIDS, TB, and malaria. We need to keep September 11 in perspective, especially because the ten thousand daily deaths are preventable. - Jeffrey Sachs (from his book "The End of Poverty")
Michael Bluth Posted May 28, 2007 Report Posted May 28, 2007 Well, what is your answer? Is he a dimwitted fool or not?If your answer is no, that would seem to suggest that even relatively smart people make stupid mistakes. I know I make a lot of them...heck, you could make a pretty funny show out if it IIRC GW's only mistake was not knowing Chretien's last name. Poutine? why would an American know what that is. That one was just plain sad on Mercer's part. I don't think Bush made a stupid mistake on that one at all. Shows how much Americans care what their Presidential candidates know about Canada. As for the anger in your questions. Relax Quote No one has ever defeated the Liberals with a divided conservative family. - Hon. Jim Prentice
gc1765 Posted May 28, 2007 Report Posted May 28, 2007 IIRC GW's only mistake was not knowing Chretien's last name.I don't think Bush made a stupid mistake on that one at all. So, are the people on the show dimwitted fools or not? I'm confused because earlier you said they were, but after I brought up George Bush, you seem to be saying that they aren't. Quote Almost three thousand people died needlessly and tragically at the World Trade Center on September 11; ten thousand Africans die needlessly and tragically every single day-and have died every single day since September 11-of AIDS, TB, and malaria. We need to keep September 11 in perspective, especially because the ten thousand daily deaths are preventable. - Jeffrey Sachs (from his book "The End of Poverty")
Michael Bluth Posted May 28, 2007 Report Posted May 28, 2007 IIRC GW's only mistake was not knowing Chretien's last name. I don't think Bush made a stupid mistake on that one at all. So, are the people on the show dimwitted fools or not? I'm confused because earlier you said they were, but after I brought up George Bush, you seem to be saying that they aren't. Some of the people interviewed on the show are a little slow. I never said everybody. Some people does not mean e v e r y p e o p l e e v e r y o n e. Just like some people here are a little slow and get confused in trying to play childish little games. While others merely point out the facts. Quote No one has ever defeated the Liberals with a divided conservative family. - Hon. Jim Prentice
newbie Posted May 28, 2007 Report Posted May 28, 2007 Mercer is hilarious and I'm glad he aired those little segments. They have absolutely nothing to do with any feelings of jealousy or inferiority to the U.S. They just show, from the street, how little educated the yanks are in regards to their northern neighbour.Having seen me on the Board, you've got to be f**ng kidding. Easy now big fella. Just cause you are seem to have a little knowledge of our great country, don't make any assumptions that your fellow Americans do. The truth is they don't seem to give a shit. Quote
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