Foot-In-Mouth Disease
Yet another politician forgot where they were and uttered something they shouldn’t have. Following in the steps of Dubya’s “major league asshole” debacle and proving that life does indeed imitate art (anybody see “Speechless“? No? Am I the only one?), Liberal Canadian MP Carolyn Parrish said, “Damn Americans. I hate those bastards” after a heated discussion about the impending war in Iraq, during which she claimed Bush was “gunning for a fight.” She sent out a news release later in the day, explaining that her remarks stemmed from frustration with the Bush administration’s desire to go to war. Nonetheless, the damage has been done. And Parrish has given the US another reason to look down on Canada–the last thing Canadians need.