usa, parrish, parrish, usa ... i see youve met before

first of all, i would like to declare this post your recommended reading for the day. a wonderful undoing of daniel drezner by the new republic's #1 fan.

ok. the thing with carolyn parrish and americans. ok. so she called them bastards, apologized, called them idiots, freaked out about getting in trouble, didn't apologize cos idiot is more benign than bastard. it's her opinion. we see politicians from all parties insulting groups all the time, it's a likely indicator of the state of canadian society. i'm sure it wouldn't make american news if the word 'idiots' didn't enter into the equation.

from the globe and mail:

Ms. Parrish belongs to a minority of Liberal MPs, and a minority of Canadians, who believe that the United States is an imperial power, and that Canada, a more virtuous country, should keep its distance, in particular by refusing to join the Americans in a continental missile-defence program.

[emphasis all mine.]

curious - the globe and mail effectively categorizes anti-americanism as a form of canadian nationalism. why can't they frame it as anti-americanism instead? canadian identity is in a shambles - someone find me a copy of reflections of a siamese twin - i need to be reassured.

more fun from the globe:

A small cottage industry has arisen dedicated to telling the Americans whenever a Canadian insults them, which invariably prompts some talk-show host to insult us back.

thank you, bloggers.

this is also cute: "She accused John McCallum, the Defence Minister, of 'farting around in Washington.' She denounced Liberal MPs who criticize Chretien anonymously as 'sneaking, sniveling shitheads.' She told the Mississauga News that she was 'tired of kissing ass up here (in Ottawa.)' ... She called seven members of the Liberal caucus 'toads, dull blunt clods' and 'desperate idiots' for being Martin supporters. The targets -- colleagues John Harvard, Diane Marleau, Stan Keyes, Nick Discepola, Joe Fontana, Rick Limoges, and Paul Bonwick -- showed class and maturity by refusing to descend to her gutter-sniping tactics."

is any of the stuff in that list really that bad? :)

and now for the best quote:
"In 1996, Parrish suggested that the Liberals have to buy off the vote in downtown Toronto: 'We're tired of sending money to downtown Toronto. The Liberals can't sit back and rely on their traditional ethnic support to carry the day anymore.' This comment is way off base; cash-strapped Toronto has been ignored by Ottawa for years because Liberals here are considered shoo-ins."

why isn't the journalist pointing out that "ethnic vote" side of the comment? oh wait, the point of this is to bemoan the way toronto is treated. yes, that is much more serious than her admission groups behave in this way.

here's a cuter bit of anti-americanism ... maybe this is all a dream. wow - my first dallas reference.

Comments

[sasha!]

"curious - the globe and mail effectively categorizes anti-americanism as a form of canadian nationalism. why can't they frame it as anti-americanism instead"

dude, didnt you write a paper that did that? :)

[ainge]

sasha... i wrote a paper on john ralston saul and referenda and another one on how we should abolish the monarchy. while they both MENTIONED pithy anti-americanism, they were both pleas for canadians to move beyond that. come on.

ill see you tomorrow ... finally ;)

[Red Stater]

whatever, hosers

[Dave Ferguson]

Red Stater wrote: "whatever, hosers"

at least our head of state isnt the laughing stock of the international community....

bitch.

[detached observer]

can't we all just get along?

[Red Stater]

no.