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    Image of Uncle_Billy_Slumming Uncle_Billy_Slumming
    12/14/09

    In reply to Oh, Here Is What We're Doing In Afghanistan
    Containment-light does not generate huge revenues for arms manufacturers, private armies, or oil companies. It's a stillborn strategy.

    WWIII -- now that's real money.
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    12/14/09

    @Uncle_Billy_Slumming: . . . especially if you can sell it to Bravo.
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    Image of The Real JR The Real JR
    12/09/09

    In reply to Horrible Proposed Ugandan Law Made a Tiny Bit Less Horrible
    Oh. Well okay then. Carry on!
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    Image of Lysergic Asset Lysergic Asset
    12/09/09

    In reply to Horrible Proposed Ugandan Law Made a Tiny Bit Less Horrible
    I think the punishment should be equal to that for committing polygamy.*

    *(there is no punishment in Uganda for committing polygamy)
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    Image of raincoaster raincoaster
    11/15/09

    In reply to Thatcher Dead!
    Heh. I love that song. #foreignaffairs
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    Image of topsy topsy
    11/13/09

    In reply to Thatcher Dead!
    Oops, sorry about that. #foreignaffairs
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    11/13/09

    In reply to Thatcher Dead!
    Some of those drunken cheers will be from this side of the Atlantic on that happy day when the grocer's daughter finally dies from being an evil bitch. As for Harper, he's an asshole. One of the saddest moments in Canadian history was when Obama visited Ottawa and stood beside Stephen Harper. #foreignaffairs
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    11/13/09

    In reply to Thatcher Dead!
    Some of those drunken cheers will be from this side of the Atlantic on that happy day. As for Harper, he's a fucking idiot. One of the saddest days in Canadian history was when Obama visited Ottawa and stood beside Stephen Harper. #foreignaffairs
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    Image of Uncle_Billy_Slumming Uncle_Billy_Slumming
    11/13/09

    In reply to Thatcher Dead!
    Canada, relax. We can fix you right up. Trust. (Not completely comfortable with "trust," but it seems about right)

    [barackobamaforpm.blogspot.com]
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    Image of TheBusinessGuy TheBusinessGuy
    11/13/09

    In reply to Thatcher Dead!
    Christ, who knew there are so many Canadians on Gawker? No wonder the place seems to be getting cleaner, more polite, and is developing an inferiority complex. Eh? #foreignaffairs
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    Image of Spirit Fingers Spirit Fingers
    11/13/09

    In reply to Thatcher Dead!
    You know what I always found strange: "The queen is dead. Long live the queen!" I know it's just declaring that there's a new queen, but it just seems so, so, "Yeah, you're dead [step over corpse of dead queen] and hey, you, now you're ruler and get to have your picture on the money. Congrats. Take her to be robed expeditiously.) #foreignaffairs
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    Image of Artur Van Asinine Artur Van Asinine
    11/13/09

    In reply to Thatcher Dead!
    back back in the day, before i sold out for an income that would afford me a reasonable mortgage and the occasional supersized value meal, I used to be an idealistic young political sort, about to graduate from an nyc policy school. I lobbed in a call to John Baird, who had been my local member of parliament before i moved to Ammurika. He was little more than a none-too-bright backbencher at the time. i suppose i was looking for insight or an 'informational interview' or a job, or a lead, or something. He actually called me back himself, being a lowly backbencher and all at the time, but did so at 6:50 am on a Friday.

    Bastard.

    I ended up staying in NYC another 4 or 5 years after that. Thanks for being a twit John Baird!! #foreignaffairs
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    Image of D2theMatthews D2theMatthews
    11/13/09

    @Artur Van Asinine: Give him a break, it's tough doing those metric time conversions early in the mourning. #foreignaffairs
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    Image of KikiCanuck KikiCanuck
    11/13/09

    @Artur Van Asinine: The best part? Ottawa and NY are in the same time zone. Although my Uncle taught John Baird in high school, and based on his anecdotes, I would guess there's no expectation that Baird would know that.
    I'll shut up now before I further perpetuate the idea that all Canadians know each other. #foreignaffairs
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    Image of jb88x jb88x
    11/13/09

    In reply to Thatcher Dead!
    @secretagentman

    Actually, Baird has always supported same-sex marriage and voted in favour of it at the time.
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    Image of secretagentman secretagentman
    11/13/09

    @jb88x: Doesn't matter, you lie down with dogs, you're gonna get fleas. #foreignaffairs
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    Image of Swifter Swifter
    11/13/09

    In reply to Thatcher Dead!
    Of course Canada is gullible, but it serves our purposes. For more than 200 years we let them think they were an independent country until those meddling kids from South Park spilled the beans. #foreignaffairs
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    Image of Adah Adah
    11/13/09

    @Swifter: Not only are they gullible, they're also afraid of the dark. #foreignaffairs
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    Image of secretagentman secretagentman
    11/13/09

    In reply to Thatcher Dead!
    What I find fascinating, scary and sickening, is that John Baird, who is described as Harper's right hand man, enforcer and closest confidant, is a big homo. This Conservative party is the most homophobic, hateful group, who wanted to amend/dismantle gay marriage in Canada, and Baird stands by and says nothing. Yes, America, we have Republican closet cases too. #foreignaffairs
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    Image of BeeGee BeeGee
    11/13/09

    @secretagentman: Well that explains nearly everything... More info if you can please!!!
    Did you also know Harper wears tonnes of pancake makeup, eyeliner, and has plastic hair (from over application of hairspray)... A friend was at an Ottawa reception of somekind recently--apparently he also has the handshake/charisma of a dead fish. So disillusioned with the state of politics back home these little tidbits fill me with gleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.......
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    Image of ms.creant ms.creant
    11/13/09

    @BeeGee: don't forget the weird purple lipstick. well, I'm sure it's pink in the tube, but when slathered on Harper's dead blue lips, he looks like a poorly-made over corpse. #foreignaffairs
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    Image of BeeGee BeeGee
    11/13/09

    @ms.creant: MAC shade called "cyber" -- I think it was a custom job.

    [www.maccosmetics.com] #foreignaffairs
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    Image of T-Gawk T-Gawk
    11/13/09

    @secretagentman: The man is a blow-hard, a walking dick who looks like he's drawn by Jack Kirby. Please don't try to humanize him with rumours of gayness. #foreignaffairs
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    Image of secretagentman secretagentman
    11/13/09

    @T-Gawk: Hey, I don't want him to play for my team, he just do. Not a rumour, we have mutual acquaintances. #foreignaffairs
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    Image of KikiCanuck KikiCanuck
    11/13/09

    @secretagentman: Okay, in that case, please confirm or deny whether he and Rick Mercer used to be an item. I will be a workplace hero if I can bring this one home... #foreignaffairs
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    Image of secretagentman secretagentman
    11/14/09

    @KikiCanuck: God no, Rick's had the same partner, Gerald Lunz, for like 20 years. #foreignaffairs
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    Image of kneetoe kneetoe
    11/13/09

    In reply to Thatcher Dead!
    At least they now have a rough draft to work off of. #foreignaffairs
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