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james t kirk · 04-29-2003, 05:34 AM

I always liked Bruce, still llike Bruce, in fact, I like him even more now cause he has the balls to stand up to bullshit.

Since 911, it has been just about Sacrilege to criticize Bush, or US policy.

Well, i can see now that that is starting to come to an end.

Case in point (which you probably won't get)

There is a show here called "This hour has 22 minutes", it's a comedy tv show that is brilliant, but i won't go into details. There is one sketch featuring Rick Mercer that was called "Talking to Americans". Essentially Rick would travel to the US and interview Americans asking their opinion about the most absurd things.

For example, he got the governer of Iowa to say congratulations Canada for adopting the 24 hour clock (he had people convinced that we used a "metric clock" that only had 20 hours. Or he would ask people on the street in Chicago if they agreed with bombing Saskatchewan (which they all did) or the mall in west Edmonton.

Or, the best, he managed to catch George W Bush while campaigning for president and get George to thank the Canadian Prime Minister "Jean Poutine" for endorsing his candidacy. (Jean Chretien is the prime minister by the way, and poutine is a quebec delicacy - french fries with gravy and cheese curds)

Anyway, it shows just how ignorant most americans are concerning their neighbour to the north, even Bush.

It's a hit here, and Rick Mercer even ended up on nightline with Ted Kopel.

Blah blah blah.

Anyway, they had done a special which was 1 hour long, but after 911, they thought it too disrespectful to re-run the special on prime time.

Well, it's back.

It was on last night, and was great.

You had people at Princton signing a petition to ban the Polar Bear slaughter that the Mayor of Toronto was going forward with.

Great stuff.

You are going to see a whole lot more criticism from the previously silent artists. After the last gulf war in 91, U2 took George Bush Sr. to task every night at their concerts. Can't wait to see what happens now with the right wing extremists coming down on Bruce and the Dixie chicks.

I think Bruce is just the start.

Get used to it.

04-29-2003, 05:34 AM	#36 (permalink)
james t kirk Junkie Location: Toronto	I always liked Bruce, still llike Bruce, in fact, I like him even more now cause he has the balls to stand up to bullshit. Since 911, it has been just about Sacrilege to criticize Bush, or US policy. Well, i can see now that that is starting to come to an end. Case in point (which you probably won't get) There is a show here called "This hour has 22 minutes", it's a comedy tv show that is brilliant, but i won't go into details. There is one sketch featuring Rick Mercer that was called "Talking to Americans". Essentially Rick would travel to the US and interview Americans asking their opinion about the most absurd things. For example, he got the governer of Iowa to say congratulations Canada for adopting the 24 hour clock (he had people convinced that we used a "metric clock" that only had 20 hours. Or he would ask people on the street in Chicago if they agreed with bombing Saskatchewan (which they all did) or the mall in west Edmonton. Or, the best, he managed to catch George W Bush while campaigning for president and get George to thank the Canadian Prime Minister "Jean Poutine" for endorsing his candidacy. (Jean Chretien is the prime minister by the way, and poutine is a quebec delicacy - french fries with gravy and cheese curds) Anyway, it shows just how ignorant most americans are concerning their neighbour to the north, even Bush. It's a hit here, and Rick Mercer even ended up on nightline with Ted Kopel. Blah blah blah. Anyway, they had done a special which was 1 hour long, but after 911, they thought it too disrespectful to re-run the special on prime time. Well, it's back. It was on last night, and was great. You had people at Princton signing a petition to ban the Polar Bear slaughter that the Mayor of Toronto was going forward with. Great stuff. You are going to see a whole lot more criticism from the previously silent artists. After the last gulf war in 91, U2 took George Bush Sr. to task every night at their concerts. Can't wait to see what happens now with the right wing extremists coming down on Bruce and the Dixie chicks. I think Bruce is just the start. Get used to it. Last edited by james t kirk; 04-29-2003 at 05:46 AM..