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Steiner · Joined: 21 Apr 2003 Posts: 573 Location: Hunan China

Hey, everyone. Not to be a nit-picker (and of course that is just a preface to the nit-picking), but the outgoing PM's name is spelled:
C-H-R-E-T-I-E-N
Just noticing that four people have misspelled it so far.

Two are Americans, though, so that's excusable. What would be inexcusable would be if the Americans didn't know how to spell George W. Bursh's name.

Capergirl · Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2003 12:10 pm Post subject:

OK, you made me go back and look. Wink

LOL @ "George W. Bursh"

fat_chris · Joined: 10 Sep 2003 Posts: 3198 Location: Beijing

Steiner · Joined: 21 Apr 2003 Posts: 573 Location: Hunan China

How would you feel if I were all three?

johnslat · Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2003 3:43 pm Post subject: Hands on

Dear Steiner,
If you were all three at the same time, I'd have to admire your sinister dexterity.
Regards,
John

Capergirl · Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2003 7:50 pm Post subject:

Pardon my ignorance, but what is the "Euro way"?

Frater · Joined: 17 Apr 2003 Posts: 42

A true gentleman blushes to reveal what the 'euro way' is ...

ls650 · Joined: 10 May 2003 Posts: 3484 Location: British Columbia

Capergirl · Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2003 11:15 pm Post subject:

Celeste · Posted: Tue Dec 16, 2003 12:11 am Post subject:

http://www.canada.com/vancouver/story.asp?id=0778A139-8028-4545-A50A-D5F47AFE9C97

It looks like Mr. Martin is already cozying up to Mr. Bush. This makes me a little uneasy.

nomadder · Posted: Tue Dec 16, 2003 3:09 am Post subject:

Does anyone really have a choice in the matter? Be afraid, be very afraid if Bush and co. should turn their wrath on you. Even Blair and the blokes wouldn't have a prayer if the Americans wanted a piece of them. That's the scary thing about the US. If this were my game of risk I'd say all of Europe should ally with Canada, Australia and any other country they can talk in to it. God forbid one of those Columbine types comes to the helm one day.

Corey · Joined: 05 Jul 2003 Posts: 112 Location: Canada

Martin is alienating a lot of people within the Liberal party right now. I'm not super-connected but one guy told me he is a one-timer. The same core of people who helped him push Jean out are also going to make sure he goes after one term. Manley didn't take the ambassador job just so he could stay around and build up a team for the election after next.

Either way, I think Martin is a bit of a boot licker.

alamuerte · Posted: Fri Jan 02, 2004 6:59 am Post subject: canada

honestly, i follow politics here in taiwan more than "back home",
but then i followed politics more in costa rica when i lived there.
don't know who said it but "all politics is local" - well that's how i remember it.
my one contribution is that at least Martin is a businessman,
and with a good start from daddy, successful,
not a (explitive retained) lawyer.
"the little guy from shawinigan" is about as authietic as g.w.bush
as "the texas ranger".
my recollection is that "the jaw that walks like a man" is on the
board of directors of so many companies that if the private jets
were comercial flyers he couldn't live long enough to spend the
frequent flyer credits.

alamuerte · Posted: Fri Jan 02, 2004 7:04 am Post subject: canada

"let your fingers do the walking",
anybody old enough to remember that advert?
typo -
authentic