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MP apologizes for calling Americans "bastards"
Thanks to Paul for the headzup!A Liberal MP has apologized for saying about Americans: "I hate those bastards." MP Carolyn Parrish was speaking to reporters about Canada's diplomatic initiative on Iraq. At the end of her comments Parrish said, "Damn Americans ... I hate those bastards." Bitch. I never liked her, either... A CBC reporter says Parrish then laughed as she was walking away. "Hyuck hyuck hyuck! That was such a thigh-slapper!" In a written statement issued Wednesday afternoon, Parrish says she made the comments in the heat of the moment in a private conversation. She says they do not reflect her opinion of the American people. "My comments do not reflect my personal opinion of the American people and they certainly do not reflect the views of the government of Canada," she said in her written statement. "My comments certainly do not reflect my personal opinion. I'm a politician. I never say what I really mean, everbody knows that. And we all know that the Gummint of Canada has no opinions." Canadian Alliance Leader Stephen Harper said Parrish's comments won't make relations between the two countries any better. "They don't do Canadians any good â Canadians who are trying to cross the border for business, Canadians who are trying to sell lumber or agricultural products or manufactured goods to the United States," said Harper. Old habits are hard to break, aren't they? Used to be, Americans paid you no mind when you called them names... Posted by: Fred Pruitt 2003-02-26 |
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