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I used to sneer at you (a Canadian on America)
Dallas Morning News ^ | 12/29/2003 | Kathy Shaidle

Posted on 12/29/2003 7:23:57 AM PST by sinkspur

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To: sinkspur
Welcome to our world Kathy. You are the kind of Canadian we can respect.
61 posted on 12/29/2003 6:36:46 PM PST by McGavin999
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To: cars for sale
You betchya there are many more!! I somehow believe I was born an "American" in Canadian skin.!
62 posted on 12/29/2003 7:15:05 PM PST by Canadian Outrage (All us Western Canuks belong South!!)
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To: sweetliberty
So I see Libby. And from Toronto too!!
63 posted on 12/29/2003 7:17:19 PM PST by Canadian Outrage (All us Western Canuks belong South!!)
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To: Brian Allen; Bob Ireland; Matchett-PI; Luke FReeman
"...many INDIVIDUAL Canadians..."

It's funny, Brian. I don't remember being a Canadian, but my birth certificate says I once was one.

My older sisty-ugler, the commie-pinko, and my younger New-American-Citizen sister are visiting here mid-Jan, so I guess I'll start saying 'Eh' again, and listen to all the wonderful Canadian bull$hit for a few days. If I could, I'd rent a WW-II howitzer, and put it on the front lawn just to piss them off.

My kid sister ain't much better. She spent 30 years living on the East Coast - Connecticut, NY, etc., and her nose is thumbtacked to her forehead. She only became a citizen to collect Social Security. She moved to Cincinatti, and now she has to deal with the 'common folks' in flyover country.

Should be a fun visit. They're gonna love my posters of Bush, Reagan, and John Wayne..............FRegards

64 posted on 12/29/2003 7:46:43 PM PST by gonzo ("Harley-Vous Francaise?"---------------------"Would you ride a French motorcycle if you had one?")
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To: sinkspur
To Kathie!!

One of my MOST "Revered" "Mentors" is a Gentleman Named "Don Gillies."

Don has been the "Pastor of Pastor's" of the "United Church of Canada."

We have known "Father Don" for 40+ years.

There is NO MORE MORAL "Focus" of ANY Concept of the Basic "Precepts Of" "Right & Wrong" than the "Natural Values" "Lived By" "Don & MIMI Gillies!"

I'm SURE that I am "Utterly Ignorant of" the "Proper Way to" express my "Belief!"

LET ME SAY--BEYOND ANY "Socio-Political Beliefs!"--that "Don & MIMI Gillies" are a "Culture" unto THEMSELVES.

While MOST of us have Explored our Various Options, Those of us who have Come to Love & Admire Don & Mimi, have Decided that "Don & MImi" Represent the BEST our "Culture" has Produced.

IN SUM, "Don & MIMI Gillies" represent the VERY BEST our "Western, English, 'Judeo-Christian" Culture has Produced.

&, FRANKLY, I Believe that "Don & Mim" are the "Equal of,--& Superior to" ANY "Representatives of ANY OTHER "Culture!!"

Sorry Guys; I THINK we are in a Cultural "War to the Finish!!"

"Islam" will NOT "Capitulate" when It is Repudiated.

I FEAR that we are in another "Crusade!"

MOST of us DO NOT WISH to engage in another "Religious War," but, unless "Cooler Heads Prevail" in "Islam," we are DOOMED to DESTROY the Militant, Psychopathic, "Quasi-Religion" of "Islam!!"

How Sad!!"

NO "Legitimate Religion" in Human History has EVER "Condoned" a "Martyrdom" which has MURDERED "Innocents!!"

"Martyrdom" is a LONG-Respected extreme Statement by Those Who Wish to make a "Point" about Their Beliefs.

But the attendant Murder of Innocents during an "Act of Martyrdom" IS NOT a Valid "Validation" of the "Martyrdom Statement!!"

f I Wish to "Commit Suicide in a 'Public Manner,'--to Reinforce a Point I Believe in--", THAT is my RIGHT!!

I do NOT have a "Right" to Murder Others while I "Make My Point!!"

SO IT IS!!--In This Nation, NO ONE can Murder ANYONE to "Prove a Point!!"

So if some "Jerkweed" elects to "Blow Up the Statue of Liberty" to "Make a Point," there is NO "Legal Basis" for That Act!!

Besides, the "American People" are REALLY INTOLERANT of ANY "Anti-American" acts at this Time.

You're "Best Bet" is to avoid ANY acts which Americans might construe as "Hostile!!"

Doc

65 posted on 12/29/2003 8:26:37 PM PST by Doc On The Bay
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To: sinkspur
To Kathie!!

One of my MOST "Revered" "Mentors" is a Gentleman Named "Don Gillies."

Don has been the "Pastor of Pastor's" of the "United Church of Canada."

We have known "Father Don" for 40+ years.

There is NO MORE MORAL "Focus" of ANY Concept of the Basic "Precepts Of" "Right & Wrong" than the "Natural Values" "Lived By" "Don & MIMI Gillies!"

I'm SURE that I am "Utterly Ignorant of" the "Proper Way to" express my "Belief!"

LET ME SAY--BEYOND ANY "Socio-Political Beliefs!"--that "Don & MIMI Gillies" are a "Culture" unto THEMSELVES.

While MOST of us have Explored our Various Options, Those of us who have Come to Love & Admire Don & Mimi, have Decided that "Don & MImi" Represent the BEST our "Culture" has Produced.

IN SUM, "Don & MIMI Gillies" represent the VERY BEST our "Western, English, 'Judeo-Christian" Culture has Produced.

&, FRANKLY, I Believe that "Don & Mim" are the "Equal of,--& Superior to" ANY "Representatives of ANY OTHER "Culture!!"

Sorry Guys; I THINK we are in a Cultural "War to the Finish!!"

"Islam" will NOT "Capitulate" when It is Repudiated.

I FEAR that we are in another "Crusade!"

MOST of us DO NOT WISH to engage in another "Religious War," but, unless "Cooler Heads Prevail" in "Islam," we are DOOMED to DESTROY the Militant, Psychopathic, "Quasi-Religion" of "Islam!!"

How Sad!!"

NO "Legitimate Religion" in Human History has EVER "Condoned" a "Martyrdom" which has MURDERED "Innocents!!"

"Martyrdom" is a LONG-Respected extreme Statement by Those Who Wish to make a "Point" about Their Beliefs.

But the attendant Murder of Innocents during an "Act of Martyrdom" IS NOT a Valid "Validation" of the "Martyrdom Statement!!"

f I Wish to "Commit Suicide in a 'Public Manner,'--to Reinforce a Point I Believe in--", THAT is my RIGHT!!

I do NOT have a "Right" to Murder Others while I "Make My Point!!"

SO IT IS!!--In This Nation, NO ONE can Murder ANYONE to "Prove a Point!!"

So if some "Jerkweed" elects to "Blow Up the Statue of Liberty" to "Make a Point," there is NO "Legal Basis" for That Act!!

Besides, the "American People" are REALLY INTOLERANT of ANY "Anti-American" acts at this Time.

You're "Best Bet" is to avoid ANY acts which Americans might construe as "Hostile!!"

Doc

66 posted on 12/29/2003 8:35:17 PM PST by Doc On The Bay
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To: sinkspur
....Their hatred of Mr. Bush is palpable. I had hated Ronald Reagan just as much. Then, I had started hearing about parents in the former Soviet Union who named their children "Ronald." .....

I expect there will soon be a lot of kids in Iraq named George.
67 posted on 12/29/2003 8:40:38 PM PST by Joe_October (Saddam supported Terrorists. Al Qaeda are Terrorists. I can't find the link.)
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To: sinkspur
I have taken to wearing a Stars and Stripes scarf. When asked about it, I explain that I use it to strangle old draft dodgers.

LOL! I love that line!

Now if we could just get some Americans to come to the same realization.

68 posted on 12/29/2003 8:42:53 PM PST by ladyinred (God Bless our Troops!)
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To: Qwinn
Just remember, Bob Grant lives in NJ, as does willyboyishere, as does FR's "dead:, and Bret Schundler,etc. etc.
69 posted on 12/29/2003 8:59:13 PM PST by willyboyishere (HE)
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To: sinkspur
Well, I am a recovering liberal, and Sept. 11 is my dry date.

Should be a 12 Step program for us.

My thanks to Free Republic for being my primary source of ideas, inspiration and facts.

I really want to buy a gun (somehow) just so that I can refuse to register it.

That is strange. So do I. lol

70 posted on 12/29/2003 9:27:21 PM PST by kanawa (48*26'06.6" 83*30'00.2")
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To: sinkspur
Another intellectually honest lib sees the light and the right...

BTW Sink, I was almost expecting to see Judge Roy Moore somehow connected with this story. Shocking to get to that last paragraph without actually seeing it ;-)

71 posted on 12/29/2003 9:53:16 PM PST by F16Fighter
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To: M0sby
ping
72 posted on 12/29/2003 10:01:40 PM PST by M1911A1
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To: sinkspur
Never been able to understand why everyone hates us but
everyone wants to be here. Freedom is a precious thing something Americans have always been willing to fight and die for and not just for ourselves. We have found it so great we have been willing to shed our blood or the blood of our sons and daughters to give that precious thing to others. What greater gift can you give than to lay down your life for your fellow man. So sad most of the world doesn't understand how much we have paid, and why. Good article sinkspur.
73 posted on 12/29/2003 10:19:41 PM PST by BriarBey
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To: Argh
-you DO have a another conservative up there in the cold northern dismal land of Canada...........
74 posted on 12/30/2003 6:14:23 AM PST by tioga
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To: tioga
I saw that, thanks. There are a lot of us. Unfortunately we're badly outnumbered, especially back East and here in Vancouver.
75 posted on 12/30/2003 6:35:01 AM PST by Argh
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To: Argh
-a few lights up there, huh? Good.
76 posted on 12/30/2003 6:37:34 AM PST by tioga
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To: tioga
More than a few, Canadian liberalism is slowly disintegrating and this article represents the shift.
77 posted on 12/30/2003 12:30:39 PM PST by albertabound
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To: GMMAC
Very well spoken.
78 posted on 12/30/2003 6:35:08 PM PST by Levante
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To: sweetliberty
No deal. I can make my own Tacos if for some reason I felt the need.
79 posted on 01/05/2004 9:22:28 PM PST by ronthecivil
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To: mathluv
Don't feel bad, I made the mistake of ordering a Ceaser in the states and ended up with a salad. Who goes into a bar and orders a salad?
80 posted on 01/05/2004 9:24:52 PM PST by ronthecivil
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