Posted on 03/11/2016 10:59:00 AM PST by Sub-Driver
Video Barack Obama thanks Cape Breton for welcoming Americans fleeing Donald Trump
U.S. president gives Nova Scotia a shout-out during toast at White House state dinner
Cape Breton, Barack Obama salutes you.
The U.S. president mentioned the island by name Thursday night at a White House state dinner honouring Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
In his toast, Obama paid tribute to the values that the U.S. and Canada share.
"Where else would we see a community like Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, welcoming Americans if the election does not go their way?" Obama told the White House dinner guests.
He went on to thank the Canadians Nova Scotians among them who welcomed stranded American travellers into their homes on Sept. 11, 2001.
Obama also mentioned the people of New Brunswick by name while poking fun at Donald Trump's plan to build a wall across the Mexico-U.S. border.
"To the great credit of their people, Canadians from British Columbia to New Brunswick have, so far, rejected the idea of building a wall to keep out your southern neighbours," he said.
"We appreciate that. We can be unruly, I know."
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O = an un-American, dissing America and it’s electoral process...
Amen to that !
Good luck to those who leave for Nova Scotia. I’ve read some books about life up there. Weather-wise; when they give the planet an enema, they’ll stick the tube in someplace in that area.
He just frightened, clinging to his hammer and his sickle.
Obama is so flamboyantly snarky.
That’s an insult to asses.
Interesting, thanks for the update.
Can’t be true. He hasn’t done anything to cause division. He said so himself. /s
Trump will buy Cape Breton or build a hotel for the nut jobs.
Hey our loonies will have to exchange their dollars for loonies.
No. Toronto and Montreal only.
Whew! I checked the weather in Winnipeg. I had no idea. I can see they could never stick the tube in around there. Everything is frozen shut!
Ai-yai-yai!
Thanks.
Trump would never go to another country and apologize for America.
He probably thinks the rash of American citizens who have given up their citizenship in the last seven years did so because of Trump. No, no...It must be because of Bush. Or maybe climate change is the culprit. That's not it? Hmm, then it can only be one thing. Racism.
Been to Cape Breton ... its a whole lot o’ woods and not much else. Very few cities, hotels, restaurants ... however you do have the opportunity to see one of the highest daily tide changes in the world if you chose to drive up from Halifax past Truro. I did enjoy going to Louisbourg and taking the tour of the French fortress. The hippies would even consider it too remote to participate in modern civilization.
And even at that, citizens leaving because they disagree with the political climate is one thing. A president thanking foreign countries for taking them in for that reason is another.
Trump’s numbers just went up again. Thanks, Mr. _resident!
Shows exactly how much liberals believe in democracy. Not at all. Your team wins, govern with an iron fist. Your team loses, run away so the other team can't rule YOU with an iron fist.
Nothing new here. Nova Scotia and environs was the refuge of choice for Tories during the Colonists’ rebellion.
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