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No, Canada! (United States of Canada vs. Jesusland)
Boston.com ^ | November 6, 2004 | Alex Beam

Posted on 11/06/2004 11:32:23 AM PST by spyone

You have probably heard the idle chatter: ''I'm thinking of moving to Canada." You may have received the JPEG Sent 'Round the World, labeling the northern part of North America -- the right-thinking part, as liberals would have it -- as the United States of Canada, and the pro-Bush leaning ''red" US states as Jesusland

It sounds so alluring. Good beer. Cheap Viagra. Hardly any crime. Friendly, if somewhat ineffectual, people. Terrific, if underappreciated, novelists. (This means you, Rohinton Mistry.) Secure borders, courtesy of the US Department of Defense.

But before you pack, consider this: There are plenty of reasons not to move to Canada. Let me count the ways.

1. They don't really want you. Canada is full of losers like you. If you're really rich, or a brain surgeon, maybe. But if you are, say, a newspaper reporter, be prepared to wait at least a year just to live there legally, and several more years to become a citizen.

If you have some special qualifications, like a PhD, plus a lot of work experience, and if you are under 50, you have a better chance of crashing the gates of Snow Mexico. Or if you're loaded. That's right. If you have a net worth of $800,000 Canadian or more, and are willing to invest $400,000 of it in Canada, come on in! And you thought George Bush's America was a plutocracy. . . . Think again.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Editorial; Foreign Affairs; Government
KEYWORDS: jesusland
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To: captcanada
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61 posted on 11/06/2004 1:56:40 PM PST by A.A. Cunningham
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To: RandallFlagg
If that happens, I'm moving South.

Although take Detroit away from Michigan, and we win by 150,000 votes.

62 posted on 11/06/2004 1:57:39 PM PST by Dan from Michigan ("No time for losers, cause we are the champions...of the world!!!")
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To: WinOne4TheGipper
That map's a little off in my state.

Oakland County is Blue, not red.


Alpena and Manistee Counties are red, not Blue.

63 posted on 11/06/2004 2:00:25 PM PST by Dan from Michigan ("No time for losers, cause we are the champions...of the world!!!")
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To: Indie

I like that one. Nice deep blue (63% if rounded) blue where I'm at. Surrounded by red on all sides except the NW.


64 posted on 11/06/2004 2:13:36 PM PST by Dan from Michigan ("No time for losers, cause we are the champions...of the world!!!")
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To: FredZarguna

I have to wonder what the county map for Ontario is. I'm sure the cities are leftist - Toronto, Missauagua(sp), Hamilton, Niagara Falls, London, and Windsor are all Liberal or NDP, but outside of that, I'm not sure.


65 posted on 11/06/2004 2:15:51 PM PST by Dan from Michigan ("No time for losers, cause we are the champions...of the world!!!")
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To: Neoc0n

Bravo! That one is more accurate too. Throw out Philly and "W" carries Pennsylvania easily.


66 posted on 11/06/2004 2:55:35 PM PST by Vigilanteman (crime would drop like a sprung trapdoor if we brought back good old-fashioned hangings)
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To: Dan from Michigan

Yeah, I've wondered about that, too.


67 posted on 11/06/2004 2:56:07 PM PST by FredZarguna (Ready now thy pajamas. For the Dark Queen begins to gather all evil things unto herself.)
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To: Miles from Tulia

Great post


68 posted on 11/06/2004 3:20:16 PM PST by Weirdad (A Free Republic, not a "democracy" (mob rule))
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To: spyone

What we need is the draft then the losers would be granted immediate entrance to Canada - hopefully their families would be welcome too.


69 posted on 11/06/2004 3:23:56 PM PST by matchwood
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To: spyone

I wonder what happened to Canada; we used to enjoy visiting there but no more.

During the Iranian hostage crisis, the Canadians assisted many Americans to escape Iran.

My son, who was in the Navy, was stationed overseas and he told me the Canadian pilots who stopped off there always brought beer and steaks for them - just plain, nice people.

If we look at the state of California, we see it is mostly red and perhaps there are a lot of red areas in Canada as well - perhaps they have a Kerry in charge.


70 posted on 11/06/2004 3:30:24 PM PST by matchwood
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To: martin_fierro

What the hey... it's snowed 4 times at my place so far this year.


71 posted on 11/06/2004 3:44:18 PM PST by Tijeras_Slim (Of course a winning Powerball ticket wouldn't hurt.)
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To: penowa

How true. Isn't the Bible up there full of language that merits "hate crimes" up there? Just mentioning that you had to listen to a Bible passage or hear the word God, should be enough for them to give them refuge.


72 posted on 11/06/2004 3:52:16 PM PST by cupcakes
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To: penowa
Then if you show up in court, tell the judge you must be permitted to stay because the people from Jesusland will get you if he sends you home. That should do it.

Yeah - tell him you were just sitting peacefully at home watching one of your Queer Eye for the Straight Guy DVDs, when a couple of Jesusland agents came up to your house on their bicycles and asked if were interested in (gasp!) hearing the Word of Jesus Christ as put forth in the Book of Mormon.

And then, after they left and you drove your hybrid down to the organic market to pick up a warm soy milk to calm your jangled nerves, you passed by a church and it (horror of horrors!!!) had a cross outside!

Instant political asylum.

73 posted on 11/06/2004 4:35:00 PM PST by CFC__VRWC (It's not evidence of wrongdoing just because Democrats don't like the outcome.)
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To: Vigilanteman
"Bravo! That one is more accurate too. Throw out Philly and "W" carries Pennsylvania easily."

Throw out Chicago and W carries Illinois.

I'll help.

F.S. in Peoria.
74 posted on 11/06/2004 5:24:55 PM PST by Forgiven_Sinner (Europe: name one nation you have ever liberated. I won't hold my breath.)
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To: YoungHickey; WinOne4TheGipper

Sorry it took so long to reply. Had to move some stuff for my Dad.
75 posted on 11/06/2004 6:50:57 PM PST by RandallFlagg (FReepers, Do NOT let the voter fraud stories die!!!! (Magnetic bumper stickers-click my name))
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To: Neoc0n

76 posted on 11/06/2004 8:46:26 PM PST by B-Chan (Catholic. Monarchist. Texan. Any questions?)
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To: RandallFlagg

Awesome thank you!


77 posted on 11/07/2004 1:13:26 PM PST by YoungHickey
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To: spyone

Liberals are apparently racists. Why wouldn't they want CA to be part of Mexico--they're much closer to Mexico than to Canada. Must be a racist thing to believe they're better than Mexicans. Liberals=Racists


78 posted on 11/08/2004 1:57:10 PM PST by WKUHilltopper
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To: spyone

Might want to remind the "flee to Canada" types that the whole eastern region, Quebec on out, is on the verge of secession. That doesn't leave much left population-wise (Ottawa, Toronto and Vancouver).

If most of Canada wants to flee Canada ... ?


79 posted on 11/08/2004 2:05:06 PM PST by ctdonath2
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To: ctdonath2

If you take the major cities(except Calgary) out of the equation, Canada would be more right-wing than Texas or Idaho!


80 posted on 11/08/2004 2:11:43 PM PST by headsonpikes (Spirit of '76 bttt!)
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