MP apologizes for calling Americans 'bastards'
Carolyn Parrish, the esteemed Liberal MP from North Canuckistan, is hardly the first politician to hold a less-than-flattering opinion of Americans. She's just one of the first stupid enough to actually voice them.
MP Carolyn Parrish was speaking to reporters about Canada's diplomatic initiative on Iraq. At the end of her comments, after most of the cameras were turned off, Parrish said, "Damn Americans … I hate those bastards."
CBC reporter Susan Lunn, who heard Parrish make the comment, said the MP then laughed as she was walking away.
In a written statement issued Wednesday afternoon, Parrish says she made the comments in the heat of the moment in a private conversation. She said 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.
Late last year, the prime minister's communications director, Françoise Ducros, resigned after calling U.S. President George W. Bush "a moron" during a conversation with a reporter in Prague.
Let's all keep in mind that these folks represent a country whose main exports are cold fronts and hockey players. Personally, I love Canada; if I ever go to Heaven (an unlikely prospect, to be sure), I hope it will look like Vancouver, BC. I can't be too tough on Canadian politicians; it's not as if we aren't blessed with a few maroons of our own (Ton DeLay and Jesse Helms, anyone??).
For those of you who want to express your anger in song, you can find the lyrices to "Blame Canada" here. Party on, Garth....