Tucker Carlson makes an a** of himself again

[Thomas Veil]

Ho boy. There's nothing like pissing off our Canadian friends (http://www.cbc.ca/clips/ram-newsworld/macdonald_uscoverage041130.ram).

This is video footage (Real Media, sorry) from a CBC broadcast. Check out how stupid we look to them, thanks to Carlson (and Fox as well).

Y'all hear that, Canada? According to our pundits and their so-called "experts", you're not superior to us in any way. You're just jealous and self-hating. :rolleyes:

I think I'll go crawl in a hole somewhere.

[blackfox]

Irony, thy name is America...

[zimv20]

carlson is indeed a horse's ass. i bet if he joined this forum, he'd get himself banned in a week. "canada needing america is a fact" -- what an ass.

[saabmp3]

Fact: 85% of Canadian exports come to the United States.
Fact: The American economy is generally thought of as stronger than Canada's

Theory: Canada doesn't have a big military presence in the world (compared to the US) so the american public views them as weak.

I love Canada, Toronto and Niagara Falls are great, now I'm exploring the BC. Tucker Carlson lost all clout in my mind when he got ass raped by John Stewart.

BEN

[zimv20]

Fact: 85% of Canadian exports come to the United States.
Fact: The American economy is generally thought of as stronger than Canada's

i'd love to see some sources for your facts. thanks.

[skunk]

Irony, thy name is America...
Rampant Insecurity, thine is another name for it.

[blackfox]

Rampant Insecurity, thine is another name for it.
I considered:
"my baloney has a first name, it's T-U-C-K-E-R..." but I believe that is a Jingle known only to us Americans...(Oscar Meyer Bologna)

[skunk]

"Tucker has a way with B-A-L-O-N-E-Y..."
Gotcha.
Your first one was better.

[Thomas Veil]

At least Canada can confirm what we've been saying for a long time about our TV media's credibility: ABC, CBS and NBC have it; CNN has some (until Tucker Carlson opens his mouth); and Fox just ain't got it.

[wordmunger]

i'd love to see some sources for your facts. thanks.
Looks like he's right (http://www.statcan.ca/english/Pgdb/gblec02a.htm). But the U.S. exports almost as much to Canada. Another way of looking at it is that the US's trade relationship with Canada is the same as it is everywhere else: the U.S. has a massive trade deficit.

The real problem for the US is when the trade deficit and the federal deficit start to catch up to us. Then we'll see how "strong" our economy is compared to the rest of the world.

[pseudobrit]

i'd love to see some sources for your facts. thanks.

World Factbook does indeed have Canada-> US trade at 85%, and they import 60% of their foreign goods from US.

But Canada is the United States' largest trading partner also; 23% of the US exports go there and imports stand at 17%.

So Canada occupies the top spot in both US trade categories.

The US NEEDS Canada.

Carlson is wrong: if the US lost 1/4 of its export trade, it'd be so ****ed; the country is already running an enormous trade deficit, which you can see here: click and find the USA! (http://cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/rankorder/2187rank.html) (hint: you may wish to use the page down key to save time).

[zimv20]

Looks like he's right (http://www.statcan.ca/english/Pgdb/gblec02a.htm).
excellent. now how about this fact?

Fact: The American economy is generally thought of as stronger than Canada's

[pseudobrit]

excellent. now how about this fact?

Yeah, that fact's ******** 'cause "strong" is a qualitative adjective.

[mactastic]

TC lost my respect when he put that stupid bowtie on. Then he opened his mouth...

[IJ Reilly]

TC lost my respect when he put that stupid bowtie on. Then he opened his mouth...

As one who actively practices the preservation of lost sartorial arts (I occasionally wear a bow tie), I'm not sure how to take that observation.

[mactastic]

There's a difference between an occasional outing with a bowtie and having it be your signature. ;)

[IJ Reilly]

"An occasional outing" -- I'm not sure I like the sound of that. Implies a confused sexual identity.

Anyway, I am prepared to defend bow ties, provided they are of the real hand-tied variety. Tucker Carlson is another matter entirely. He gives bow ties a bad name.

[srobert]

A Canadian point of view:

Ok, that guys does sound like a total stupid egomaniac, but to the guy's defense, his opponent (Carolyn Parrish) is considered a national shame by most canadians.

She was surprisingly and unusually well behaved in her debate with Carlson. This lady was banned from her political party a few weeks ago for calling Bush a stupid Moron and crushing bush figurines in front of cameras. (And many more mishaps of the same anti-american flavor) Some of her comments were also directed at the american people in general and not just the head of government.

I personally think this debate was more akin to a reality show than an actual debate... or more akin to a chimp boxing match. Both our fine countries were poorly representated in this debate. ;)

[IJ Reilly]

Who cares what the heck Canadians think?

(That was meant as a joke. Honestly.)

[zimv20]

As one who actively practices the preservation of lost sartorial arts (I occasionally wear a bow tie), I'm not sure how to take that observation.
i learned a new word today! woo-hoo!

i don't really care who wears or doesn't wear a bow-tie. if TC wants to, that's fine. doesn't matter what he wears, i still think he's an idiot.

[pseudobrit]

i learned a new word today! woo-hoo!

i don't really care who wears or doesn't wear a bow-tie. if TC wants to, that's fine. doesn't matter what he wears, i still think he's an idiot.

It's an excellent mnemonic aid and I'm glad he wears it. When I see a bowtie on CNN, my asshole alarm goes off.

[skunk]

mnemonic aid
I know you're on a bit of a lexical roll, but that's tautologous. :rolleyes:

[Thomas Veil]

Not to mention nugatory...

[Lyle]

When I see a bowtie on CNN, my asshole alarm goes off.Ouch, that sounds painful. I hope they at least gave you some local anesthesia when they implanted it. Does it have a "snooze" button?

[skunk]

Not to mention nugatory...
I love that Toblerone...

[IJ Reilly]

Not to mention nugatory...

Which reminds me... as far as I'm concerned, the definition of trivial is unimportant.

[the_mole1314]

I love that Toblerone...

Ah, Toblerone, great **** there... :)

As for Tucker, we should send all the fundamentalist nuts in the world to an island, film it, then put it on TV, just to piss them off and show how they really are.

[takao]

I love that Toblerone...

who doesn't ? ;) (boy this reminds me of the 1 meter/few kilo one we had once ... )

[stubeeef]

I didn't get REAL to see it, but it does sound a bit stupid, but after a member of Canadas Government calls our country and president a string of 4 letter words, I can't say either has the upper ground.

[IJ Reilly]

I didn't get REAL to see it, but it does sound a bit stupid, but after a member of Canadas Government calls our country and president a string of 4 letter words, I can't say either has the upper ground.

You might want to check out that clip before you commit yourself. It includes part of an interview with Tucker Carlson and Carolyn Parrish. Only one of them sounded remotely reasonable and it wasn't Carlson. Also, Parrish might have said some foolish and provocative things, but I can find no evidence to support your claim that she used any four-letter words, let alone a string of them, to describe either the US or the president.

[pseudobrit]

I know you're on a bit of a lexical roll, but that's tautologous. :rolleyes:

My thinking may have been clouded this morning; I'd just left the ATM machine and my car's ABS braking system had locked up as I left, so I may still have been slightly shaken.

[zimv20]

My thinking may have been clouded this morning; I'd just left the ATM machine and my car's ABS braking system had locked up as I left, so I may still have been slightly shaken.
that was on your way to take the SAT test, right?

[skunk]

that was on your way to take the SAT test, right?
My God! The Acronyms have taken over the Asylum... :eek:

My favourite is the signature NORWICH on letters from the trenches in the war. (K)nickers Off, Ready When I Come Home... :)