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July 1 2008
Recently, Peter Mansbridge who is Chief Correspondent for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation was visiting Washington DC and he was fortunate enough to obtain a joint interview with both of the American presidential candidates. This is a partial transcript of that interview.
Mansbridge: First, let me thank you both, Senators Obama and McCain, for taking time out from your busy election campaigns to be with us tonight. I want to keep the focus on how relations between Canada and the United States will be affected after one of you becomes President. I'll start by asking you, Senator Obama, whether you've ever visited Canada.
Obama: No, I have never had that privilege, but I look forward to going south soon to visit your beautiful country.
Mansbridge: Uh...Senator, Canada is north of the US, not south.
Obama: Right. That's why it snows there all year round, I guess. Anyway, I love your maple syrup.
Mansbridge: Have you ever been to Canada, Senator McCain.
McCain: I've been there several times and I love Canadians. I just wish you'd abandon your nuclear weapons program.
Mansbridge: Canada doesn't have a nuclear weapons program.
McCain: Your ayatollas may have the people convinced of that, but Americans know better. After we bomb Iran flat, we're going to have to deal with you Canuckskies.
Mansbridge: How do each of you feel about NAFTA?
Obama: It needs to be renegotiated. We can't have jobs going south because of your cheap labor and low safety standards.
Mansbridge: Aren't you talking about Mexico and not Canada?
Obama: Oh, right. You're the guys who speak English. Sort of. Anyway, we need to renegotiate the price of maple syrup. That stuff costs an arm and a leg.
McCain: I'm for NAFTA, so long as we Americans get everything we want and you Canucks have to bite it. That's how the ageement seems to work now, so I don't want to change it.
Mansbridge: What about the fact that the Canadian dollar is on a par with the American green back?
Obama: Our currency will be stronger after we eliminate wasteful spending. Then, we'll be able to buy more maple syrup.
McCain: Why do you Canadians insist on having your own money anyway? This is America, isn't it?
Mansbridge: Well, no. Canada is a separate country.
McCain: There you go again. No wonder we plan to bomb your nuclear reactors.
Mansbridge: We seem to be out of time. Thank you both for being here tonight.
McCain: Don't mention it. Just make sure you spell 'war hero' right when you write about me. Otherwise, one of those bombs has your name on it.
Obama: It was my privilege, Peter. Say, you're Canadian. Do you think you could get me a deal on some map[le syrup?
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In case you haven't guessed, this posting was a little tongue in cheek. Happy Canada Day.
George
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Posted by gjcondon on 2008-07-01 13:15:42 | Rating: | Views: 56
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