Canada AmBushed by loose Conan

The Gazette ^ | February 14, 2004 | JOSH FREED

[gcruse]

. I don't want to be a conspiracy theory nut, but why is this happening at the same time?

Alright, now.  Which Freeper wrote this article?  I can think of at least a dozen who'd say this.

[SaveTheChief]

i really wish we could take a giant jackhammer and seperate ourselves from canada. let them protect themselves.

To be honest, I am more concerned about Mexico and the subversive plot to take over our country by way of immigration, leagal or otherwise.

More immigrants means more families. More families means more children. More children means more US citizens who will be taught from a very young age that their first loyalty lies south of the Rio Grande. These children will grow up to be voters, and you can probably imagine the possibility of our country being governed by proxy.

[bravo whiskey]

i have never heard of this. just finished reading two books on the texas city explosion of 1947. sounds like similar events and, like 9/11, the firefighters were right in the middle doing their job, God bless 'em.

[Romish_Papist]

This guy needs to take off the tin-foil.

[McGavin999]

Uh.....did it ever occur to anyone that if you hire an "insult dog" the chances are you're going to be insulted?

[raloxk]

"But I wonder how he'd feel if we let Canada's Insulting Beaver Puppet loose on U.S. TV to yuk it up about Sept. 11"

God the Canadians are thin skinned. Plus the ydont take terrorism seriously

[.cnI redruM]

That Conan The Barbarian, what can you do with him?

[Democratshavenobrains]

Hey Canada: IT'S CALLED FREEDOM OF SPEECH!!! We take that as seriously as you do gay marraige and socialism.

[sarasmom]

I watch Conan sometimes, and he is only ever on late night TV-long after bedtime for children.
I dont find the "insult dog" segments at all funny, but apparently some people like that sort of schtick.
With Conan, its always a mixed bag of fairly tasteless adult humor, with something to offend everyone.
Sounds like Canada is acting as dumb as the NFL half-time planners.
They got exactly what they paid for, and now want to whine about it!

[PoorMuttly]

Who can predict what a surly, talking dog will say...especially one who smokes cigars...like Muttly (although his are often the bubblegum kind)...?....

[KangarooJacqui]

Sounds like Conan was in his usual form, then.

I have an idea. Let him bring his show to Australia and let loose a kangaroo puppet in the streets of Brisbane or Sydney or Melbourne or wherever... and let him try making jokes about kangaroos and being upside down and throwing a shrimp on the barbie and all the tired old cliches, and someone would just smack him upside the head fairly quickly.

Now, that I'd pay to see... (and since Conan is only on cable down here, I'd HAVE to!)

[King Prout]

good comedy causes pain.
the best comedy causes reflection.
I might need to look into this "Triumph the Insult Comedy Dog" - seems I might be missing something good.

[NorthOf45]

Yeah, you're right.

http://www.frontpagemagazine.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=12138

I'd worry about your own back doors. This pointing-the-terrorism-finger is getting old.

[proud American in Canada]

"Given the outcry yesterday, Conan will probably go home convinced we Quebecers are a humourless winter people who can't take a joke."

But... they are. At least when it's English Canadians or Americans joking about them.

[raloxk]

saw that story. those people need ot be fired. however that doesnt take away from the fact that Canadians equated making fun of QB, with 9/11

[NorthOf45]

Only a small minority of Canadians ... please don't generalize. I see articles like that and I cringe. The media needs a backhand, especially MacLeans.

[raloxk]

this is wha thappens when there is a one party state. I think one of the problems Canada has is that the country is basically averse to knock down drag out fight, the type Gingrich was able to wage. Thus conservatives in Canada are marginalized.

I doubt this scandal will cause more than just a loss of a few seats for the Liberals