March 21, 2003
WHO NEEDS FRENCH NORTH AMERICA:
Fans boo as U.S. national anthem is played (AP, 3/21/2003)MONTREAL (AP) Fans booed during the playing of the U.S. national anthem before the New York Islanders' 6-3 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday night.The sellout crowd of 21,273 at Bell Centre was asked to "show your support and respect for two great nations" before the singing of the American and Canadian national anthems.
But a significant portion of the crowd booed throughout "The Star-Spangled Banner" in an apparent display of their displeasure with the U.S.-led war against Iraq.
Thank goodness we didn't conquer Canada in the War of 1812. We might have picked up another losing hockey team. Posted by Paul Jaminet at March 21, 2003 7:58 AM
I am NOT looking forward to the Olympics in GREECE (urk!), one of the most anti countries out there.
Not gonna be pleasant.
There's no better testament to the theory that there's no such thing as progress as the contrast between ancient Greece and modern Greece.
Exactly why are they so pissy about the US anyway?
Which raises the question of why Canada still has its own anthem. Arctic Circle or Fight!
Posted by: oj at March 21, 2003 11:23 AMCanada had a chance to choose between being inside a North American defense perimeter, or outside the US defense perimeter, and the Chretien Gov't chose the first. Their loss.
But stuff like this is only going to drive western Canada farther from the Ontario-Quebec axis. I've been saying since the last separation referendum that it would be BC and Alberta that seceeded before Quebec, because the Federal Gov't appeases the latter and ignores the former.
Aw [expletive deleted]. I need a preview button.
That first line should say "... and the Chretien Gov't chose the latter."
Well, I think they're silly, but this bit of personal history makes me forbear to chide:
Many years ago, when I was a sports writer, I was assigned to cover a new ice hockey team in the South. None of us had ever seen a puck.
Nevertheless, the local turned to with a will and a surprisingly large crowd turned out for the first game. I have never in my life seen such looks of bafflement as on the faces of the mostly Canadian players when they played the two anthems -- the "Star Spangled Banner" and "God Save the Queen."