# Coulter at it again. My apologies to our Canadian friends. **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [December 4, 2004, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coulter-at-it-again-my-apologies-to-our-canadian-friends/278007 "2004-12-04T02:17:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Reeder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Reeder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeder)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2004, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coulter-at-it-again-my-apologies-to-our-canadian-friends/278007/1 "2004-12-04T02:17:04Z")
> [@](#): > > COULTER: They better hope the United States doesn’t roll over one night and crush them. They are lucky we allow them to exist on the same continent. > > […] > > COULTER: We could have taken them [Canada] over so easily. > > [ALAN] COLMES: We could have taken them over? Is that what you want? > > COULTER: Yes, but no. All I want is the western portion, the ski areas, the cowboys, and the right-wingers. [http://mediamatters.org/items/200412010011](http://mediamatters.org/items/200412010011) It’s sad. She would be funny if she had any humor about her. Let’s hope her idiotic mindset is not par for the course in the repug party. ---
**Author:** ![vibrotronica](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/a9a28c/32.png) [@vibrotronica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vibrotronica)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2004, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coulter-at-it-again-my-apologies-to-our-canadian-friends/278007/2 "2004-12-04T02:19:33Z")
Don’t apologize for that dried-up cuntsack. She’s not speaking for us. ---
**Author:** ![Gorsnak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gorsnak/32/7587_2.png) [@Gorsnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorsnak)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2004, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coulter-at-it-again-my-apologies-to-our-canadian-friends/278007/3 "2004-12-04T02:21:57Z")
The west, huh? I take it she doesn’t know about prairie socialism? ---
**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2004, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coulter-at-it-again-my-apologies-to-our-canadian-friends/278007/4 "2004-12-04T02:22:03Z")
Numerous other dopers have called for an end to party-based insults. Have you some reason for perpetuating it on this board? ---
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2004, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coulter-at-it-again-my-apologies-to-our-canadian-friends/278007/5 "2004-12-04T02:23:59Z")
> [@Reeder](#): > > Let’s hope her idiotic mindset is not par for the course in the repug party. “That is just the kind of thing I was hoping not to hear from the Dumb-o-crats.” Pretty foolish commentary, done from either side, isn’t it? ---
**Author:** ![Reeder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Reeder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeder)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2004, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coulter-at-it-again-my-apologies-to-our-canadian-friends/278007/6 "2004-12-04T02:24:31Z")
> [@danceswithcats](#): > > Numerous other dopers have called for an end to party-based insults. Have you some reason for perpetuating it on this board? Because I despise them? Just to be clear…if Coulter were a left wing nutjob advocating the same thing, I’d despise them too. ---
**Author:** ![Reeder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Reeder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeder)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2004, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coulter-at-it-again-my-apologies-to-our-canadian-friends/278007/7 "2004-12-04T02:26:36Z")
> [@Bricker](#): > > “That is just the kind of thing I was hoping not to hear from the Dumb-o-crats.” > > Pretty foolish commentary, done from either side, isn’t it? I’m not a democrat or haven’t you followed my posting history? Of course blasting the messenger takes the spotlight off of the repug party doesn’t it? ---
**Author:** ![Reeder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Reeder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeder)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2004, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coulter-at-it-again-my-apologies-to-our-canadian-friends/278007/8 "2004-12-04T02:27:56Z")
> [@](#): > > Pretty foolish commentary, done from either side, isn’t it? But it didn’t come from either side did it? It just came from yours. ---
**Author:** ![Malodorous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e47774/32.png) [@Malodorous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malodorous)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2004, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coulter-at-it-again-my-apologies-to-our-canadian-friends/278007/9 "2004-12-04T02:28:32Z")
> [@Coulter](#): > > We could have taken them [Canada] over so easily We tried. Twice. Both times were a failure. Course it’s been a while. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2004, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coulter-at-it-again-my-apologies-to-our-canadian-friends/278007/10 "2004-12-04T02:29:09Z")
We may all think Coulter is dumb as a brick, but she sells a lot of books, and nothing sells better than controversy. Apologizing for her gives her too much recognition if you ask me. She says these things on purpose just to stir up the pot. Were she a poster here, she’d be banned as a troll. If not on posting style, on looks alone!! ---
**Author:** ![World\_Eater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@World\_Eater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/World_Eater)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2004, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coulter-at-it-again-my-apologies-to-our-canadian-friends/278007/11 "2004-12-04T02:36:09Z")
Man what a fucking rag. I wonder what type of idiot buys into her bullshit. ---
**Author:** ![Raygun99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Raygun99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raygun99)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2004, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coulter-at-it-again-my-apologies-to-our-canadian-friends/278007/12 "2004-12-04T02:46:29Z")
Worse than Coulter, in my opinion, since she’s just a bag of raving loony, are Tucker Carlson’s comments, who should know better. Talk about your basic lack of grasp of the facts. > [@](#): > > CARLSON: I think if Canada were responsible for its own security – you would be invaded by Norway if it weren’t for the United States. Yes, the great Norwegian menace. You’re welcome for inventing peacekeeping and carrying the bulk of the load of that for long time, by the way. Canada has its military issues of late, but they’re entirely of Chretien’s making and hopefully shall be rectified soon with the budget crisis over. We routinely kick your ass in war games too, so watch yourselves. > [@](#): > > CARLSON: [A]bsolutely the countries will remain allies and there will always be politicians who see it to their benefit to stomp on Bush dolls [referring to action taken by Parrish]. But no, I don’t think the average Canadian feels – the average Canadian is busy dogsledding. > > PARRISH: No, there’s not a lot of dogsledding. There’s a lot of dog walking, my friend. Not a lot of dogsledding. > > CARLSON: Welcome to our century. Ah yes. We’re all Nanooks of the North up here but we’ve even got running water now. What does that last comment even mean? > [@](#): > > ``` > CARLSON: I'm surprised there was anybody left in Canada to attend the protests. I noticed that most sort of vigorous, ambitious Canadians, at least almost all comedians in Canada, come to the United States in the end. Doesn't that tell you something about the sort of limpid, flaccid nature of Canadian society, that people with ambition come here? What does that tell you about Canada? > > ``` Because if you don’t see them, _they don’t exist_. Of course. No entertainers, no businessmen, no inventors at all up here. The country’s just a wasteland filled with national park staff and hockey players. There are no Aspers, McCains, Irvings, Zildjians, Hollingers… uh, wait. And you mean it’s shocking that a comedian would be able to get more acclaim by going to the market with **10 times** the population? That’s a shock. Just a ridiculous display of ignorance. ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2004, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coulter-at-it-again-my-apologies-to-our-canadian-friends/278007/13 "2004-12-04T02:58:59Z")
> [@Bricker](#): > > “That is just the kind of thing I was hoping not to hear from the Dumb-o-crats.” > > Pretty foolish commentary, done from either side, isn’t it? [It sure is.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=288115) ---
**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2004, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coulter-at-it-again-my-apologies-to-our-canadian-friends/278007/14 "2004-12-04T03:03:26Z")
> [@Reeder](#): > > Because I despise them? > > Just to be clear…if Coulter were a left wing nutjob advocating the same thing, I’d despise them too. Have you ever considered that broad brushing groups and despising them based upon party affiliations may cause you to run afoul of many people with whom you might find something in common, were you not so busy hating them in advance of learning their thoughts? ---
**Author:** ![MysteryFellow63427](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a88e4f/32.png) [@MysteryFellow63427](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MysteryFellow63427)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2004, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coulter-at-it-again-my-apologies-to-our-canadian-friends/278007/15 "2004-12-04T03:05:05Z")
So Coulter’s a Canada bashing idiot. And how does that imply she speaks for the “repugs?” Because that’s how she self-identifies? Ok, if you say so, **Reeder**. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![pantom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/34f0e0/32.png) [@pantom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pantom)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2004, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coulter-at-it-again-my-apologies-to-our-canadian-friends/278007/16 "2004-12-04T03:17:26Z")
I just need to point out that Carlson’s grasp of the English language is as firm as his grasp on reality: [limpid](http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=limpid) doesn’t mean what he so obviously, and stupidly, thinks it does. Not just an ass, an illiterate ass. ---
**Author:** ![andros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e480ec/32.png) [@andros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andros)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2004, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coulter-at-it-again-my-apologies-to-our-canadian-friends/278007/17 "2004-12-04T03:19:05Z")
> [@danceswithcats](#): > > Have you ever considered that broad brushing groups and despising them based upon party affiliations may cause you to run afoul of many people with whom you might find something in common, were you not so busy hating them in advance of learning their thoughts? No, he hasn’t. And there is no indication that he ever will. ---
**Author:** ![Orbifold](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/779978/32.png) [@Orbifold](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orbifold)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2004, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coulter-at-it-again-my-apologies-to-our-canadian-friends/278007/18 "2004-12-04T03:21:54Z")
> [@](#): > > COULTER: There is also something called, when you’re allowed to exist on the same continent of the United States of America, protecting you with a nuclear shield around you, you’re polite and you support us when we’ve been attacked on our own soil. They [Canada] violated that protocol. Just a reminder to the Americans who, unlike Coulter, aren’t offensive demogogue bitches: when America was attacked on 9/11, we (Canada) _did_ support you. We accepted your diverted air traffic, we sent troops to Afghanistan, and we stood shoulder to shoulder with you along with other western nations against the atrocities committed by Al Qaeda. In return we lost four soldiers to a bomb dropped by a National Guard pilot on uppers and Canadians citizens of Muslim and Arab descent have been harassed and in some cases deported to countries which practice torture by American immigration officials. So I hope you will all understand if this particular Canadian doesn’t beg Ann Coulter for forgiveness for the crimes that exist in her fevered imagination. ---
**Author:** ![Kythereia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e8c25b/32.png) [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2004, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coulter-at-it-again-my-apologies-to-our-canadian-friends/278007/19 "2004-12-04T03:28:34Z")
I imagine the majority of Canadians have either never heard of her or learned to tune her out a loooong time ago. Also, **Orbifold** said pretty much what I want to say. ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2004, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coulter-at-it-again-my-apologies-to-our-canadian-friends/278007/20 "2004-12-04T03:32:15Z")
As a Canadian that is from the area that Ms. Coulter wants in the USA (Calgary), I can tell you that there are some people there who wouldn’t mind becoming part of the US. There is probably a greater number of people, however, who think Bush is an idiot and wouldn’t want him as their leader. I am basing this just on the people that I know. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coulter-at-it-again-my-apologies-to-our-canadian-friends/278007.md?page=2)