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2005-07-29 Great White North

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Posted by Bobby 2005-07-29 09:50|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Frank McKenna is an ambassador with a mission: to sell Canada to its southern neighbor.

We'll take it. How soon can you have your people out?

Posted by BH 2005-07-29 10:50|| 2005-07-29 10:50|| Front Page Top

#2 Q: Do Americans sometimes have a stereotypical view of Canada as the Mounties, Canadian beer, and you say "eh" a lot?

Warm coffee through the nose really stings...

Posted by BigEd 2005-07-29 11:07|| 2005-07-29 11:07|| Front Page Top

#3 Frank McKenna is an ambassador with a mission: to sell Canada to its southern neighbor

$200 US an acre, 50 if you include Quebec.

Posted by Shipman 2005-07-29 12:42|| 2005-07-29 12:42|| Front Page Top

#4 "We tend to know an awful lot about you. [But] one poll I saw indicated 30 percent of Americans thought Canada was really another state of the United States. We have a strong, technology-driven economy. ... I guess we'd like Americans to know that we're more than just kind of a cold, cuddly northern neighbor."

Oh, I'd say he's off to a wonderful start by all accounts! Good job Mr. McKenna you thoughful silver-tongued charmer you! My esteem for Canadians and Canada has never been as ... well, nevermind.

Posted by MunkatKat 2005-07-29 12:45|| 2005-07-29 12:45|| Front Page Top

#5 We tend to know an awful lot about you. [But] one poll I saw indicated 30 percent of Americans thought Canada was really another state of the United States.

Err...maybe because the UAW got their Canadian brothers covered by getting Congress to include autos and parts made in Canada as domestic US production. Didn't want to be included in the foreign production, now did we? Might cost jobs and money.

Posted by Elmaitch Unomort5930 2005-07-29 13:46|| 2005-07-29 13:46|| Front Page Top

#6 Oh, shut up and go marry another man.

Posted by bigjim-ky 2005-07-29 20:16|| 2005-07-29 20:16|| Front Page Top

#7 Canada is the 51st state,what is he talking about:)

Posted by djohn66 2005-07-29 23:17|| 2005-07-29 23:17|| Front Page Top

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