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'Heat of the moment' Parrish damned for American insult Hoof in mouth
THE MISSISSAUGA NEWS ^ | Feb 28, 2003 | JOHN STEWART

Posted on 02/28/2003 2:15:10 PM PST by Lokibob

 
 
THE MISSISSAUGA NEWS
'Heat of the moment' Parrish damned for American insult
Hoof in mouth

JOHN STEWART
Feb 28, 2003

A Mississauga MP was forced to publicly apologize Thursday after complaining she hated Americans during a media scrum in Ottawa.

"Damn Americans, I hate those bastards," Mississauga Centre MP Carolyn Parrish was heard to say by several reporters as she walked away from a media scrum.

Parrish said she was directing her remarks at her Brampton West-Mississauga Liberal colleague Colleen Beaumier, but it was clearly heard by several nearby reporters.

After her comment was publicized, Parrish issued an apology. The MP said she reacted "in the heat of the moment" in her anger at what she sees as American President George Bush's obsession with initiating a war in Iraq.

"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.

The comments renewed criticism by Opposition members and some parts of the media that the ChrÈtien government is anti-American.

Parrish's remarks brought a flood of reaction yesterday to both her offices in Ottawa and Mississauga. By 10:30 a.m., the Ottawa office had already received some 1,500 e-mails and numerous telephone calls, many from angry Americans.

The phone lines were busy all day at Parrish's constituency office, where another 200 e-mails were received. A spokesman said that most callers "were distressed over her remarks," but there were some calls of support.

A spokesman for the U.S. Consulate in Toronto said it received a large number of calls. "Most of them were calling to say that they were sorry she'd said those things," the spokesman said.

Mississauga's David Braund was one of many residents upset with the comments.

"Do you realize that your professionalism and your integrity have been deeply compromised by those comments?" he asked in a fax. "If Canada was under attack, who would you turn to for protection? I don't think an apology from you is enough."

For those familiar with Parrish's political career, it wasn't a big surprise to see her name in headlines on the front pages of Toronto's daily newspapers.

Candor and controversy have been the hallmarks of a career that began when Parrish was elected a school trustee in 1985.

In an interview with The News a year after she became chair of the Peel Board of Education, Parrish said, "I've always been outspoken and extremely opinionated...some would even say I'm outrageous."

After she left the school board, Parrish called for abolition of elected boards, much to the chagrin of her former colleagues.

Shortly after being elected to Parliament in 1993, the 56-year-old declared that a fourth runway at Pearson International Airport would be built "over my dead body." A few months later, she supported the construction of the same runway.

Most recently, Parrish has been part of a restive back bench that has been fighting for more power for MPs.

She has been an outspoken opponent of a war against Iraq without the support of the United Nations and organized a peace march at City Hall Feb. 2 that drew about 1,000 Mississaugans.


Mississauga Centre Member of Parliament Carolyn Parrish is now apologizing for her anti-American comments caught on tape by CHUM Television Wednesday.



Many are wondering what Prime Minister Jean Chretien will do in the wake of Carolyn Parrish's remarks.






TOPICS: Extended News; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: canada; mp; parrish; remark
A good bunch of those e-mails came from FR. Good job and I'm sure the story isn't over.
1 posted on 02/28/2003 2:15:11 PM PST by Lokibob
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To: Lokibob
CHUM television.....hahahahahaha.....some chum she is....as in the kind you put in the water!
2 posted on 02/28/2003 2:20:11 PM PST by anniegetyourgun
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To: Lokibob
This article really brought up some embarrassing problems from this Anti American Leftist (is that redundant?) Maybe the journalism north of the border isn't as bad as I thought.

Now in America we can just get journalists who bring up compromising details of their past the next time Jimmy Carter speaks out, we have nothing to worry about.
3 posted on 02/28/2003 2:44:30 PM PST by PeoplesRep_of_LA (Reagan must have done alot of good to be hated by the left this bad)
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To: Lokibob
looking at her photo...man what an unflattering shot! Her press rep. should be shot for letting that photo see the light of day. She looks like the before photo in a mortuary science class. Btw,participated in this FReepin' and man it feels good that things CAN be changed.

Slainte,

CC

4 posted on 02/28/2003 2:57:35 PM PST by Celtic Conservative (and the chants from Parrish's staffers continue: imhotep... imhotep...)
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To: Lokibob
Yes Yes Canada France Germany are all losers

BUT BUT BUT

This wouldn't happen if America had pride in itself and projected a strong feeling of patiotism to the rest of the world

If we didn't have our papers--newscasters--schools and pop culture ( Movies TV etc) portraying America as evil and their spokesman going all over the world dumping on the USA this wouldn't happen

America would be respected and FEARED

The real problem is our internal traitors

Canada's actions are only a symptom

When Bill Clinton isn't driven from office and he and his wife jailed when Al Gore wins the popular vote instead of being called a traitor the results are what were are seeing today
5 posted on 02/28/2003 2:59:08 PM PST by uncbob ( building tomorrow)
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To: Celtic Conservative
When I lived in North Dakota I had a lot of exposure to Canadian newspapers. Whenever someone in power p*ssed off a reporter, they would use the absolutely UGLIEST photo they could - usually of them eating with their mouth half open.
6 posted on 02/28/2003 3:03:33 PM PST by Republicanus_Tyrannus
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To: Republicanus_Tyrannus
Well if it's true Canadian reporters put up bad photos of people who P**S them off then this photo borders on a blood feud.

Slainte,

CC

7 posted on 02/28/2003 3:07:04 PM PST by Celtic Conservative (and the chants from Parrish's staffers continue: imhotep... imhotep...)
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To: Celtic Conservative
>>>...bad photos of people

Those look like hickies, are you sure Clinton hasn't been to see her?

8 posted on 02/28/2003 3:21:05 PM PST by Dan(9698)
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To: Lokibob
This woman is obviously ailing from hysteria. She needs to get herself one of those old remedies....or have someone send her one.
9 posted on 02/28/2003 3:21:21 PM PST by caisson71
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To: Celtic Conservative
She has hickeys all over her neck!!
Which junior high student did she seduce? (Or was it another member of Chretien's cabinet?)
10 posted on 02/28/2003 3:33:08 PM PST by Renfield
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To: Republicanus_Tyrannus
I was just thinking that that photo makes Bella Abzug look good!

Do you remember the pics of that Canadian politician who called Bush a Moron? Those were just as bad.
11 posted on 02/28/2003 4:01:59 PM PST by Cicero
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To: Lokibob
quote from article: "Damn Americans, I hate those bastards," Mississauga Centre MP Carolyn Parrish was heard to say...."

Personally, my response to comments like this is "so what?". So she thinks we're bastards, who cares. Even though she hates us, she'd be the first to call across the border for help. Being the biggest and strongest kid on the block is always going to attract a certain amount of little punks who just want to kick you for the fun of it.

12 posted on 02/28/2003 4:06:22 PM PST by FirstTomato (If I think of a tagline, you all will be the first to know!)
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To: Lokibob

DAMN B*TCH, I HATE THE B*TCH!!!!!!


13 posted on 02/28/2003 4:39:58 PM PST by rickmichaels (American in Spirit)
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To: rickmichaels
I HATE THE BITCH ALSO. Remember, she is the one that was sent on a paid trip by a palestinian group to go to Jenin to witness "the carnege" by the Isreali's!! NOT She is a race pimp. Her district is full of Arab's so she is an Arab butt kisser for votes. She's a disgrace to this Country and to the human race. I would delegate her to be a human sheild.
14 posted on 02/28/2003 5:01:49 PM PST by Canadian Outrage (all us Western Canuks belong South)
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To: Renfield
Actually it looks like hives to me.

Good for her.

15 posted on 02/28/2003 7:22:28 PM PST by ScholarWarrior
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To: anniegetyourgun
CHUM TV? Cool. When I lived in Mississauga, CHUM was just a radio station. This was in the seventies. CHUM had a contest where if you answered your phone when they called with "I listen to CHUM" instead of 'hello', you won a bunch of money. A friend of mine and his family humiliated themselves for months answering the home phone that way. Then one day the call came from CHUM, but one of the kids' friends was at the house and picked up the phone. Naturally, he said, "Hello?" LOL
16 posted on 02/28/2003 7:45:31 PM PST by gcruse (When choosing between two evils, pick the one you haven't tried yet.)
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To: Dan(9698)
Those look like hickies, are you sure Clinton hasn't been to see her?

Which one? My money's on Hillary.

17 posted on 02/28/2003 9:58:33 PM PST by buccaneer81 (Plus de fromage, s'il vous plait...)
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