It's Why The World Hates Us

I know you all may hate me (Karme = -3) but I am still going to write/create stupid controversy/cry over things.
I live in both Canada and Russia, does that clinch Pat's idea? I don't really enjoy this Mr. Buchanan.

In Response to Lonely Goatherd (#2705):

don't worry....no one like Buchannan. what does cause worry is that some (about 2%, i think) people voted for this guy in 2000. *shiver*

In Response to Lonely Goatherd (#2707):

ahem, "likes", that is. my bad.

In Response to Lonely Goatherd (#2705):

My co-author is a Russian so influenced by Canadian culture that he speaks with a Canadian accent. Ever hear someone who already has a Russian accent speak with a Canadian accent? It's hella funny.
Not like Pat Buchanan. He's not funny. He smells like old prunes.

In Response to Lonely Goatherd (#2707):

Buchanan is an unfortunate individual. However, he only received 0.42% [fec.gov] of the votes, and that includes quite a few votes he mistakenly received in Florida because of the butterfly ballot.

Soviet Canuckistan? Wouldn't they have quite possibly the best hockey team EVER? I mean, c'mon! Of course, I'm sure Buchanan hates hockey, as he's a baseball fan. Pathetic.

I'm glad Bucchanan hates us, quite frankly. I'd be much more afraid if people of such dubious moral fibre actually LIKED US.

If Canada is the bane to the hyper-zealously conservative, then we must be doing something right.

Maybe that's why Dubya doesn't like us much...

die die die die die 666 fornicate burn a cross die die die die die soviet die 666 die canada die die 666 soviet canuckastan die die die jews fornicate 666 die...

In Response to AgentDenim (#2709):

Oh, I disagree.  Pat is indeed funny.  He may be a fascist whacko, but at least he's good for a laugh. 

And everybody can sleep sounder knowing that he and the Fourth Reich Army Party won't be winning any elections anytime soon.

As an Australian I was not surprised by this comment from an American politician and Canada, as it mirrors comments made during the past two years ago by Australian politicians about New Zealand. It began when New Zealand decided to decommision its few remaining military aircraft. This basically meant that its paltry air force now resembles a Kiwi (a flightless bird from those parts). More recently our politicians have blamed NZ's immigration policy for allowing easy access of unsavoury elements (i.e. terrorists) into Australia.

Actually if you look closer you'll find the parralells between the relationships of USA and Canada and Australia and New Zealand are numerous.

In Response to Lonely Goatherd (#2727):

Bush has nothing against Canadians. He just doesn't like the weather up there.

In Response to Beelzebozo (#2736):

As a Scot living in Scotland, I've never heard of Pat Buchanan before, though I do have some sort of pet love of Canada for no real reason. (Other than the fact that it has Vancouver, mounties, and my cousins live there.)

What made me laugh so much in reaction to this, though, is the fact that the South Park movie was shown the other night over here on Channel 4.

The entire thing really does sting of "Blame Canada! Blame Canada!"

In Response to samayg (#2711):

It's always been theorized that a combination of the 1972 Summit Series teams would be the best hockey team of all time. However, very few people realize the political difficulties involved in such a merger. For instance, the normal North American penalty for an injury-drawing high-sticking was a one-game suspension. The default Soviet Union penalty for the same infraction was an immediate execution. Canadian zambonis just weren't equipped to clean more than five litres of blood off the ice.

Times have changed, however. The NHL obstruction crackdown [cbc.ca] includes a clause which calls for the offending player to be put in the stocks for three months (or until the Maple Leafs [torontomapleleafs.com] break .500, whatever comes first). In the Russian leagues, however, such players are invited to appear as guests on the new talk show, The Good Ol' Days, hosted by Don Cherry and Pat Buchanan.

In Response to Lonely Goatherd (#2727):

If Canada is the bane to the hyper-zealously conservative, then we must be doing something right.

Our work is far from done-- Ralph Klein is still around.

In Response to DrJohnEvans (#2761):

Hey Hey HEY! Lay off Ralph! He's a fiscal conservative, sure, but he's not even close to being a zealot (he drinks WAY too much!).

As for the Pat's comment, every nation has its 'beloved' wackos. My favorite ultra-conservative American Republican comment?

Jess Helms, while talking about Canada's trade policy with Cuba:

SEN. JESSE HELMS / CHAIRMAN, SENATE FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE: Do you remember Neville Chamberlain?

UNIDENTIFIED REPORTER: Yes I do.

HELMS: Okay, that's what Canada is. We had a fellow named Neville Chamberlain; he went over and sat down with Hitler and came back and said we can do business with this guy. And you saw what happened.

I think he saw Rick Mercer's 'Talking to Americans', and got all bitter ;)

http://www.tvguidelive.com/netcetera/rick-mercer.h tml

-Calgarian Goats fan

In Response to Lonely Goatherd (#2767):

Chamberlain sat down with Hitler and said we can do business with this guy. And you saw what happened.

Now, I'm not blaming the poster, but this here myth really pisses me off. How come everyone remembers the 'Peace in our time' speech but forgets that before it had reached the newspapers, Britain was arming for the war against Germany?

Chambelain only bought time to allow us to stand some chance of winning the war...

Cheers,
Graham

hahahaha, o that buchanan, how we so love him.... want him? We'll pay you $5US to take him.

Look, I'm seriously conservative for the most part (minus the religious nut stuff) but Buchanan, ummmmm, how shall I put this... o yes, ... he's a well-educated idiot. There is some kernel of validity to being concerned about the entry ease both North and South but he puts it in such a way that most listeners are too busy laughing at him to notice.

In Response to Lonely Goatherd (#2738):

Did they really prove that there is a direct route for terrorists through Canada or was it the USA trying to cover its own faults again. Remember it was the USA who taught these guys to FLY. As for paralels between the two countries comment I thought you Austrians were alright people. And before you comment on the use of Austrians don't. I know the difference. Not like your dumb ass American friends. Only the dumb ones, (Pat Buchanan) the rest of America is ok.
Sort of

From Joe Canadian

In Response to Lonely Goatherd (#2759):

As a Scot living in Scotland, I've never heard of Pat Buchanan before

As a Scot living in Scotland, I can assure the world that this fact has nothing to do with Mr Goatherd's ignorance.

Cheers,
Graham

In Response to Lonely Goatherd (#2796):

There is some kernel of validity to being concerned about the entry ease both North and South

Only marginally related to Mr Goatherd's point, but...

I live on an island. Quite a small island, with quite a large population. Population density about an order of magnitude bigger than the U.S. You'd think we had less of a problem with immigration, illegal entry, all that stuff. Not to hear the conservatives over here talk. They bitch just as much as they do in the U.S.

Truth is that however hard getting into a country is, for those who bitch about it, it will always be too easy.

Nuff said.

Cheers,
Graham

In Response to Lonely Goatherd (#2802):

As a North American, I don't know if you've ever heard of our 'beloved' (sic) Prime Minister, John Howard, or 'he who has his head in Dubya's butt'. This man (and his party) is quite conservative, living in the 1950's (almost like Pat Buchanan, although by the sound of it perhaps he's living in a different dimension altogether) Yes, most 'Austrians' are generally alright, however our leaders are somewhat different. Isn't it strange that the people who stand to represent the people aren't really like the rest of us? Perhaps its a conspiracy...

Australian Goatherd

In Response to Lonely Goatherd (#2820):

yes the Austrian thing did confuse me for a while also... good thing he can tell the difference between NZ'ers and Australians whilst maintaining a confusion between Australia and some place near Italy...

In Response to Lonely Goatherd (#2796):

Ah, you conservatives, you're a strange bunch!

(Well eductated idiot has to be the coolest (and most often applicable [see George W. Bush for the most common application of that term]) oxymoron I've ever heard.)

(And there were three (four!) sets of parentheses in this post. Whee! I have parenthetical talent!)

In Response to Lonely Goatherd (#2796):

Maybe Buchanan has the right idea. If the US can be autarkic so can we. But the pro-American Canadian American-wannabes have it wrong. Our military policy shouldn't be some Maple Leaf auxillary of the American legions. Away with the US! Away with the UN! Forget "peacekeeping forces," mass armies, or buying friends. What Canadains need are their own nukes and means of delivering them. After all, if North Korea can do it, so can we. We have 90x her land size, 150% her population, and perhaps 30x her GDP. We have the resources, know-how, and vast areas to test. We can deal with other countries. E.g. we might trade fusion technology with the Indians to help them develop their hydrogen bomb technology while they help us with mid-range/long-range/ICBM technology. We could play states off each other. If the Indians won't deal with us, the Pakistanis might. Ditto N & S Korea, Israel & Iran, China & Taiwan.

With such weapons we can anihilate any foreign invader. We wouldn't need America's protection or UN's love. We'd have a sort of Jeffersonian/even Buchanan attitude, "Peaceful (strong peaceful) relations with all nations; entangling alliances with none." As for Quebec, the US and France are also vulnerable. We could incite sepratists movements among the Corsicans, Provencal, Basques, and Bretons. We could excite the Arab immigrants. We could tell US Hispanics that California and Texas are occupied territories and that Monticello and Mount Vernon rightfully belong to the descendants of the slaves whose labour provided the capital for the construction of such.

We Canadians don't have the guts for these endevours, but after a term or two of a president Buchanan, they will get the spur.

In Response to Lonely Goatherd (#5807):

That's strange. The poster above left exactly the same post on my silly Canuckistan [etherlabs.net] flags page.

P.S. I love that comic strip!