Canadian Connection

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Canadian Connection
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Thu, 09-11-2008 - 5:16am

For awhile I have been given pause by a few Canadian posters on this Board who seem to have an inordinate interest in US politics, not - as they sometimes protest - as neutral observers hoping to learn more BUT as vociferous "contributors" who seem to take inordinate delight in  drive-by-snide/partisan rhetorical flourish.  Why, I wondered, would citizens of another country (with plenty of problems of its own) choose to spend so much time and effort posting on a Board dedicated to US politics.


Then I discovered Heather Mallick - a socialist "democrat" who writes for the Canadian press.  Her articles regarding the Republican convention were quite interesting.  Terms like "white trash" and "hick" abound. . . disdain for the majority of US citizens and their political leaders was palpable.  Interesting, much of her insulting rhetoric sounded quite familiar. . .it had, indeed, been echoed on this Board.


Reading Mallick, it finally dawned:  there is a socialist movement and it crosses borders and it is very interested in US politics because it fears any political trend that might impact its global agenda.  No, I am not a conspiracy theorist BUT it does pay to know the perspective from which others approach a matter, particularly if they are engaging in gratuitous "advice".


So, if you have also paused to question the perspective of some of our northern neighbors, google Heather Mallick and "white trash" and gain some insight.

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Registered: 08-13-2008
Tue, 09-16-2008 - 6:41pm

One is to be admired because he gave up drugs. The other is despicable because he once used drugs. Don't you see the consistency of opinion here?


Makes sense to me. After all, when you support one, it's kewl. When you don't support the other, boo! hiss!


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Registered: 04-04-2003
Wed, 09-17-2008 - 11:05am

I see those Canada threads down in the International section are getting TONS of responses. GOODness! I can hardly

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Registered: 11-11-1999
Wed, 09-17-2008 - 12:28pm

Goodness, one would think that the REAL agenda is to censor those who aren't politically correct and don't swallow the party line hook, line and sinker, and not a genuine interest in all things Canadian.


Surely THAT can't be true.


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Cynic: a blackguard whose faulty vision sees things as they are, not as they ought to be.---Ambrose Bierce, The Devil's Dictionary.

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Registered: 04-04-2003
Wed, 09-17-2008 - 6:25pm

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Not a genuine interest!!!???!?


I KNEW it was too good to be true.


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Registered: 10-01-2004
Fri, 09-19-2008 - 12:48am
Obama discusses his drug usage in his autobiographies. . .of course, if you don't believe him, I can understand.
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Registered: 03-27-2003
Fri, 09-19-2008 - 9:13am

Actually, I was asking about the "drug dealer" info.

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Registered: 04-04-2003
Fri, 09-19-2008 - 2:18pm

I think it's going to be increasingly difficult to find candidates who have never tried drugs

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Registered: 04-04-2001
Fri, 09-19-2008 - 2:38pm
I guess death threats and assassinations over editorial cartoons might cause some problems in that area.
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Registered: 03-26-2003
Fri, 09-19-2008 - 3:29pm
The xenophobic party and its platform long predate the cartoon controversy as well as 9/11. The xenophobia is not caused by the death threats etc, but it may be argued that the xenophobia led to the controversy, in part at least. The editor in question was invited for a special visit at AEI.

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