Lou Dobbs did not tell the truth in his report on Canadian election.

[glarius]

I feel I must say something about Lou Dobbs' report last night. He did a thing about Canada's election which was very dishonest. He said, and I quote, "Canadians go to the polls Monday after an election campaign dominated by the supposed influence of the United States on Canada's economy, politics and cultural life." There is nothing true in that statement. The only time the U.S. has been mentioned was in connection to the war on Iraq and the fact that Harper the Conservative was for it and Bush is hoping he'll win. During this campaign I have heard nobody mention either the economy or cultural life in connection with the United States. He then showed clips from the film Canadian Bacon and TV show South Park, which was meant to point out that American criticism of Canada was just comedic and benign. He then asked Mike Duffy, a CTV host, who is nothing but a shill for Harper, what Canadians make of it. Duffy made the insulting statement that "Canadians take it as a matter of pride that we get mentioned in American popular culture." This may seem minor, but Dobbs' dishonest report bugs me.

[tuvor]

1. PRIDE at Canada being mentioned in US popular culture?

Surprise is more like it.

[glarius]

2. touche! n/t

[Spazito]

3. LOL, nothing new with Puffy Duffy, I know from personal experience

I once had an interesting e-mail exchange with him, a few years ago, due to one of his columns. I asked him, in polite terms of course, why he had his ass so far up bush's ass, lol, and he responded that I was just a US hater. (I think I hit a sore spot, lol.) His pro US/faux Con bent was very obvious even then.

[glarius]

4. When I see Canadian TV Journalists like Duffy who are so careful not to

appear pro-Canadian in their comments, I wonder if the reason for it is that they are hoping for an offer of a job in the lucrative American market?

[Spazito]

5. You make a very good point!

He certainly wouldn't be the first, that's for sure.

[daleo]

6. He has a Rush-like physique.

And there may just be a job opening coming up...

[Darth_Kitten]

7. LOL

Rush-like physique. :rofl:

[Telly Savalas]

8. Don't let it bother you.

If a semi-credible journalist ran a story like that it would be a tad disturbing, but this is Lou Dobbs. What did you expect?