Oh, I was hoping she’d call. It’s my turn to drive her to the methadone clinic.
SuaSponte, I agree that the vast majority of SDMBers, regardless of political affiliation or national origin, will discount McDougall for the crank that he is. At the same time, I wouldn’t be surprised if this thread attracted some under-bridge dwellers whose unvarnished support for the Open Letter leads to some good ole Pit-worthy rants. Or maybe not.
minty green, the fact that there are crazies writing letters is certainly not worth the time of the SDMB. What elevates this one is the way it is spreading across the web, and the number of people putting it in their blogs saying “He’s right!” Consider; the original letter was posted on Aug. 7, and there are already 117 hits in Google for webpages referencing it, and 50 Usenet hits.
Just to keep this Pit-worthy, I offer the following:
Mr. McDougall, I would say you’re an idiot, but that would be giving you too much credit. You’ve never met a conspiracy theory you didn’t like, which proves your IQ hasn’t reached room temperature yet (and seeing as how you’re in the Great White North, that’s pretty damned low). You’re probably getting off on all the controversy your vomitous piece of crap has inspired; enjoy it, as it is the most attention you’ll ever get in your sad, solitary life. Anti-Americanism (and anti-Semitism, which you flirt with) has been done better before, so we don’t really need a half-assed regurgitation by a dimwit such as yourself. The fact that you wrote this spurt of textual diarrhea a few short weeks before the first anniversary of Sept. 11, and accuse our government of a domestic Reichstag Fire, shows your complete lack of decency, morality, and common sense. Please, consult with your mental health professional, as I believe the dosage needs to be increased.
Sounds like Pjen on crank.
But not all Canadians feel this way. Oh, no. In fact, a brief Internet search* turns up this stirring paean to our great nation by a renowned Canadian.
It will bring tears to your eyes, that is if you are not giggling.
*I found it while looking for Gabe Kaplan’s old bit, De Americans.
that explains so much, doesn’t it?
James Lileks covered in nicely, IMHO.
Jackmannii - “The Americans” was broadcast at 11:45 am on June 5, 1973 by Gordon Sinclair. With the advent of the internet it has re-appeared in a number of versions, often with claims that the broadcast was recent. Sinclair passed away in 1984 after a long and distinguished career as a journalist and broadcaster.
Nonetheless, it does point out that Americans are pretty fine people and often get a bad rap for a number of things.
But you should really apologize for that stuff you call beer… 
Canada = America Jr. or America’s hat.
Gordon Sinclair’s son Gord, also a radio commentator, passed away less than two months ago. Gord commented warmly quite a few times about his father’s 1973 remarks after Sept. 11.
I have a reflexive intolerance for Yank-bashing when it appears in GD. Since we’re in the Pit, I’ll feel free to call the Euro-weenie America-hating Pjen the ungrateful slimeball twerp he is. He has the right to talk trash, of course, as does the Canadian who penned the letter cited above, but I’m glad I maintain the right to call them both shitheads of neither the highest nor lowest order, but of the bland empty forgettable mediocrity they both richly embrace and deserve.
It’s nice that Gordon Sinclair had good things to say about America.
Things did get a bit weird in the piece I linked, especially when he was going off about the Lockheed Tri-Star and the New York Central Railroad. And I was getting some bizarre mental images of Americans going over to Paris in 1956, “saving” France and in return being sold the Eiffel Tower by shifty-eyed Frenchmen in black berets. 
Why are you attacking Canada?
Canada gave us Rush, some prettty good beer and some fine actors. So, I say we cut some slack for having one or two dweebs among them.
After all, we’ve got a few dweebs of our own.
Maybe because a Canadian’s attacking America?
:rolleyes:
Don’t worry, Ireland’s next.
Bwaha
No, this thread is about how idiotic it is for one person to be spouting of nonsense about another country.
Thank you for perpetuating ignorance.
Any time.
I’ll grant you that your big-name brands, like Molson and Labatt, are superior to our big-name brands, like Miller and Budweiser, but only impecunious, unsophisticated plebeians drink that swill.
True beer aficionados, like me, drink microbrew beer. Small local breweries have popped up all over America in the last two decades like dandelions in spring, and now you can go to your local grocer and buy Yuengling Black and Tan, Old Dominion Hop Pocket Ale, Victory Hopdevil Ale, Victory Storm King, Mobjack Blueberry Wheat Beer, and those are just a few names off the top of my head. I could go to my local Fresh Fields and name all the American microbrews lining the shelves.
You may disparage Americans for many things–Jerry Springer, racial intolerance, our jughead president–but don’t y’all Canadians be talkin’ smack about our beer!
Right a Giant Hat for a fat head!
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Sorry uncalled for tit for tat is bad shame on me…
By the way the guy is a nutter who likely is only pretending to be Canadian to avoid the Black helecopters finding him…
[sarcasm] Mea culpa! Mr McDougall has showed me the error of my ways. If only I hadn’t gone and planned every disaster in the history of the world just to support my oil-rich government (no, no, not Iraq, I mean America!). I believe I speak on behalf of all Americans when I say I’m very very sorry, it was all a big mistake, and I’ll try to be less of a murderous blundering pig in the future. I would also like to offer a personal apology to the Nation of Australia for having supported the unforgivable streotype of the Corcodile Hunter. But he’s got great legs.
hangs head in shame
Kn(glutting herself on her ten billionth bacteria and hormone rich cheeseburger of the day, and sitting down to watch Cops… )ckers [/sarcasm]
P.S.: Occasional Conspiracy Theorist Wackos aside, I, for one, think Canada is simply smashing, and feel honored to have such a grand and elegant chapeau… Mmmm, poutine… But ** SPOOFE ** 's rant made me LMAO. Poor Baby Jesus.
You may be wondering what a Corcodile is. Well, I’m not telling. That is a secret known only to me and a small number of Aboriginal Australians.
Kn(D’Oh!)ckers