Are All Newfoundlanders As Cool As Him???
Rick Mercer, my much-adored CBC Semi Fake News King, has reached new heights in my estimation. He has written a response to some whiny news columnist who complained that all the talk about Canadian soldiers getting wounded in Afghanistan (which is a UN sanctioned peace-keeping operation) was really ruining her Christmas. He basically gave her a first rate smackdown. I heartily approve.
http://www.theindependent.ca/article.asp?AID=1333&ATID=6
It's really hard to exerpt blurbs, because the whole letter is smackdownariffic, but his basic points are:
1. The Canadian presence in Afghanistan is sanctioned by both the UN and NATO (so it's not the same as the US-led presence in Iraq, for example).
2. Canada has an obligation to fulfill its commitment to UN/NATO.
3. Canadian forces are keeping the Taliban at bay there.
4. The Taliban feels very strongly that women are better when they are neither seen nor heard, and certainly not edjumacated.
5. Perhaps a story on the CBC about wounded soldiers is not a cheerful Christmas story, however, as members of the armed forces, they are worthy of respect.
6. As much as we would like to "give peace a chance," sometimes that is just not feasible. Peace talks only work when both sides want peace. When the other side wants to (say) take away your right to vote, leave your house without a male escort or defend yourself against rape, murder or anything else, perhaps they are not humming a John & Yoko song under their breath.
7. As a matter of fact, we should try to catch a few Taliban, just so we can ask them if their hatred for women stems from Yoko Ono destroying the Beatles. I'm just saying.
OK, perhaps that last point was my own. However, I think you got the idea. Read the whole article if you can. It rocks! Rick Mercer rocks!
One of my very first entries in the blogosphere (back in November) talked about how much I love Rick Mercer, and how he kicks Jon Stewart's butt. I mean, the man comes face to face with polar bears, gets attacked by a police dog and drives a tank, all in the name of truthi-full journalism. What's not to love? Plus his Talking to Americans is always funny, even though I know the results are skewed. For me the funny (and embarrassing) part is how many American politicians (governors and suchlike) have no clue about Canada. You're always going to have a few Americans who believe that Canada is a landlocked country with no navy, or that they just legalized insulin, or whatever. They would never put me on the show, because I would never fall for that stuff. But it's funny nonetheless.
Now, I must admit. I may well be in love. He's smart, witty, urbane (and very handsome) and now, I find he's a kick*ss guy as well. I wonder if he's single? I'll bet my Corrie Canucker Galpal Glacia would help me find my way around TO so I can stalk him (in the nicest possible way, of course!)
http://www.theindependent.ca/article.asp?AID=1333&ATID=6
It's really hard to exerpt blurbs, because the whole letter is smackdownariffic, but his basic points are:
1. The Canadian presence in Afghanistan is sanctioned by both the UN and NATO (so it's not the same as the US-led presence in Iraq, for example).
2. Canada has an obligation to fulfill its commitment to UN/NATO.
3. Canadian forces are keeping the Taliban at bay there.
4. The Taliban feels very strongly that women are better when they are neither seen nor heard, and certainly not edjumacated.
5. Perhaps a story on the CBC about wounded soldiers is not a cheerful Christmas story, however, as members of the armed forces, they are worthy of respect.
6. As much as we would like to "give peace a chance," sometimes that is just not feasible. Peace talks only work when both sides want peace. When the other side wants to (say) take away your right to vote, leave your house without a male escort or defend yourself against rape, murder or anything else, perhaps they are not humming a John & Yoko song under their breath.
7. As a matter of fact, we should try to catch a few Taliban, just so we can ask them if their hatred for women stems from Yoko Ono destroying the Beatles. I'm just saying.
OK, perhaps that last point was my own. However, I think you got the idea. Read the whole article if you can. It rocks! Rick Mercer rocks!
One of my very first entries in the blogosphere (back in November) talked about how much I love Rick Mercer, and how he kicks Jon Stewart's butt. I mean, the man comes face to face with polar bears, gets attacked by a police dog and drives a tank, all in the name of truthi-full journalism. What's not to love? Plus his Talking to Americans is always funny, even though I know the results are skewed. For me the funny (and embarrassing) part is how many American politicians (governors and suchlike) have no clue about Canada. You're always going to have a few Americans who believe that Canada is a landlocked country with no navy, or that they just legalized insulin, or whatever. They would never put me on the show, because I would never fall for that stuff. But it's funny nonetheless.
Now, I must admit. I may well be in love. He's smart, witty, urbane (and very handsome) and now, I find he's a kick*ss guy as well. I wonder if he's single? I'll bet my Corrie Canucker Galpal Glacia would help me find my way around TO so I can stalk him (in the nicest possible way, of course!)
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