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flamestalker · 02-19-2009, 08:41 PM

Apparently, today, on CNN, they said that Obama was meeting with our president Stephen Harper. How dumb can the Americans get? And CNN for crying out loud...

I'm not sure of this, but I just heard it from word of mouth. How sad.

missdpuck · 02-19-2009, 08:44 PM

I heard this also. And I don't know about the press but the general reaction here was negative. Ooops I should add that Harper was referred to as the Prime Minister by several I spoke to. But not most....

Azure · 02-19-2009, 08:45 PM

I thought only Fox News said stupid things like this?

Daradon · 02-19-2009, 08:55 PM

Nah, they all say dumb things about Canadians.

Fox just says dumb things about it's own country too, lol.

missdpuck · 02-19-2009, 08:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Daradon

Nah, they all say dumb things about Canadians.

Fox just says dumb things about it's own country too, lol.

Yup.

Ford Prefect · 02-19-2009, 09:07 PM

Well at least they called him Stephen Harper, not John Poutine.

missdpuck · 02-19-2009, 09:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Ford Prefect

Well at least they called him Stephen Harper, not John Poutine.

I had no idea what poutine was until a CPer educated me..

Azure · 02-19-2009, 10:26 PM

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Originally Posted by missdpuck

I had no idea what poutine was until a CPer educated me..

Yeah, well Americans have a habit of missing out on the finer things in life until we Canadians educate them.

Like eggs.

missdpuck · 02-19-2009, 10:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Azure

Yeah, well Americans have a habit of missing out on the finer things in life until we Canadians educate them.

Like eggs.

I knew about eggs, darn you. And about Hawthorne, NJ

Iowa_Flames_Fan · 02-19-2009, 10:50 PM

That's pretty sad--but I can do you one better. On the 5 o'clock news segment, NPR's reporter today said (I kid you not):

"President Obama was greeted in Ottawa by Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Hadley."

This is NPR! My faith in public radio has been shaken to the core. They corrected the mistake in the next hour, but still.

Rathji · 02-19-2009, 11:18 PM

I, for one, welcome our presidential sweater wearing overlord

Tyler · 02-19-2009, 11:28 PM

Fox also called him Premier Harper.

troutman · 02-19-2009, 11:30 PM

Quick - who is the leader of Mexico?

RougeUnderoos · 02-19-2009, 11:33 PM

Is it still Generalissimo Antonio Banderas?

missdpuck · 02-19-2009, 11:34 PM

Sr. Cauldron I mean Calderon

Rathji · 02-19-2009, 11:35 PM

I just know his first name is fillipe, cuz there was a guy I worked with with that name and every time I see it I think of him. I do know that he is the president though!

Edit: Apparently I cannot spell it correctly, but I was close!

alltherage · 02-19-2009, 11:36 PM

Isn't it a Mr. Sanchez Lopez or some such thing?

missdpuck · 02-19-2009, 11:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Rathji

I just know his first name is fillipe, cuz there was a guy I worked with with that name and every time I see it I think of him. I do know that he is the president though!

Edit: Apparently I cannot spell it correctly, but I was close!

Yup Filipe or whatever Calderon.

Eastern Girl · 02-19-2009, 11:42 PM

So, they called him by three different names/titles? They are just throwing crap at the wall, hoping something sticks.

It pains me to see this kind of thing. I think back to my Journalism school days and how strict they were with spelling and fact checking. We would fail assignments/classes for less than this.

jayswin · 02-19-2009, 11:53 PM

nvm