I think the point is that the Northeast, Great Lakes, and Pacific Coast are more like Canada in their political philosophy than the rest of the US. To be fair, the western provinces went for the Conservatives so it's not like all Canadians are left wing.
Fine, but the original message was about a picture, with no context or description of it. And someone else had a crack on who "can keep" Michigan, which does kind of offend this "Michigander." So I had to come back with a retort of my own. Maybe this thread is spiraling in a direction that wasn't intended, but it was the original poster's fault for it.
I find it offensive that it is the "United States" of Canada. Screw that. Obviously a map created by Americans.
Beaches is on of my fave posters and he has a sense of humour that I really don't think was intended to offend. SJJ: Michigan is cool. Gotta luv the Motown sound. I've joked about giving you guys away to the Northerners before but it was just a joke. Gotta lot of luv for you guys. Some of us just like to joke the Hockeytown state because of your close proximity to the border. By the way people. The Candian invasion has long been in progress. They can keep Hume. Good player. Like him a lot but I refuse to remain silent while the Canucks continue to try to extend their cultural domination of the US: Celine Dion. Shania Twain. Almost every other freaking game show host. Jim Carey (I must be the only guy in the US who does NOT find him funny). Michael J Fox (he IS funny but still an agent of their master plan). I don't have enough time to mention many of the other infiltrators (some of them are even anchors on national networks). I refuse to spell words like behavior and color with a "U". Just say "NO" to the mapleleafization of our great nation... Thanks Beaches but you can keep Hume and take back the others... "I can't remember member the American word for the gang in my head"- The Tragically Hip
Thanks yankiboy. Just trying to innocently release some post-election tension. It was acutely felt in Canada as well as the US and elsewhere on this coloUrful globe. Nuff said. The world goes on: "...and I said to myself, what a beautiful world."
I apologize for offending any Michiganders. I actually have a lot of family there, and must say that Royal Oak, MI is an awesome, happening city I was just making a rib, which is what my family and I engage in regularly. No offense intended.
I'd hardly say the Canadians out west are right wing religious zealots. Just sick of the crap corrupt money wasting Liberal party that the easterners keep voting in. A party whose leader (our PM) wasted a million dollars of taxpayer money on pre-election jet trips. http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tm...ress/20041107/ca_pr_on_na/martin_travel_costs
Here here! I am vastly opposed to the notion that the Republican party in the US is the same thing as the Conservative Party of Canada. I am having a very difficult time convincing the mindless sheep voters in Ontario of this notion, though.
The new reconstituted reform-alliance Conservatives are indeed like the Republicans, at least the republicans are honest about how they want to remold the country. The old Progressive Conservatives, along with the Liberals, kept us out of Vietnam, and kept the nuclear weapons out of Canada. There is no doubt that had Harper been Prime Minister, we would have troops, although a small number, in Iraq now, an intractable and unwinnable war waged for the completely wrong reasons (we are in Afghanistan, a more legitimate effort). Harper denies it, but his statements at the time of the spring 2003 rush to war clearly show he wanted a piece of the action. Harper claimed to support medicare, tolerance, progressive tax and other measures Canadians generally hold sacred, but he did not criticize his allies in provincial power when they instituted such measures. Be afraid, be very afraid.
There's nothing like Canadian medicare, the long lines, people dying before they can get operated on, crappy medical equipment and a shortage of doctors and nurses. I'm so glad we are sticking to that kind of idealogy. Also I feel much safer knowing that because Canada has no nukes that we have a magic bubble over us that protects us. I feel really safe when I come home to North Vancouver to see the signs proclaiming that North Vancouver is a nuclear free zone. Glad if a nuclear holocaust happens it won't affect us because we are "nuclear free". <heavysarcasm>.
You would get a very big "F" in Canadian history for that. We had nukes in Canada for some time. We didn't stay out of Vietnam either given all the spying we did for the US and the number of Canadians that wen't to fight in Vietnam. If you don't belive that, look at what Trudeau said about Pearson before he went into politics.
Well, having De Rosario (seen here doing some volunteer work with the kids in Guyana) coming in with his crosses should confuse the hell out of the opposition.
I'm still confused why Americans think Western Canada would fit in with Jesusland. Alberta might and the farmers in Saskatoba (or was that Manitchewan) are pissed at the Liberals and are veering right in spite (though some are veering left in spite). That being said, Sask is one of the most left-leaning places in North America and the NDP got re-elected despite having a terrible term in office last go. BC's got a pretty diverse spectrum of politics from my experience, so I wouldn't want to try to pigeon-hole them. The thing that blows my mind about the Bush thing is that even my right wing friends don't like Bush. I think it's because their conservative ideals are based on a belief in the market economy, low taxes, disdain for big government spending, that sort of thing. It's not based on 'Christian values'. They come at their conservatism from a different angle. You disastisfied blue-staters should join Canada the old-fashioned way: marry for citizenship! http://www.marryanamerican.ca/ cheers, hobbes
Which one? I know that some Canucks have played for us (saw the "Misguided Ones" list on the Voyaguers site.
I have bad news for you. Jim Carey just became an American citizen. I will certainly give them credit for Pam Anderson, though. Luckily for them they can still cause us terrible pain with Martin "I'd really like to be the Canadian Robin Williams But I'm Just Not As Funny" Short. Celine Dion is unforgivable.
Well, having De Rosario (seen here doing some volunteer work with the kids in Guyana) coming in with his crosses should confuse the hell out of the opposition. Hallelujah! The messiah has come to lead us out of the wilderness! Yea, verily, his crossing is truly wonderous to behold! His gifts of nutmegs and sizzling crackers shall not be spurned on the worship of false idols (ie. Owen Hargreaves)! Let us praise him to the skies and may all his runs be mazy! Not sure if he's gonna be able to run in those robes though!?!
Luckily I live in the United States of Canada (New York), acutally pretty close to Toronto (best major city I visit frequently. Loved the Roma-Celtic game in Skydome). Boy bands hail mostly from Florida (NSync, Backstreet Boys, etc.) and Ohio (98 degrees), really confused states. They'd like to be in the United States of Canada, but so far Celine Dion's presence has kept them away. By the way, which US player is half Canadian? I'm intruiged.
Truer words have never been said... No more provocation would be needed in order to justify a border war. I blame friggin' Oprah Winfrey for helping to make Celine Dion the star that she is in this country. And those stupid primetime interviewers (like Diane Stahl and Barbara Walters)...