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C'mon... conservative or not, Fox and its viewers tend to not know much or care much for what happens outside of the good ole' US of A! Look at data that matchs basic knowledge of the world outside of the US with the viewers "primary source of news"... the whole nation is bad, but Fox viewers are by far the worst!

I believe the CBC is providing streaming election coverage (audio).

centrist:

Which story, do you think, actually bears more on the lives of Americans? Especially considering recent rhetoric concerning Alito and his likely role on the Supreme Court, is it possible that Fox made the right choice in terms of newsworthiness?

So far as I can tell, the Tories in Canada have taken the old-line Republican approach: "We'll do the same things the Liberals do, but for less money and not quite as fast". They won by a rather small margin, Bloc Quebecois lost some votes to the New Liberals, and that's about all there is to say. The biggest scare tactic I've seen so far is that the Tories might slow down or even halt the "gay marriage" proposal....oooh, they're gonna turn back the clock! All the way to 2003!

It appears to me that the whole Canadian political establishment remains committed to an ever expanding welfare state, with no eye for demographics, an end to the Canadian military and full speed ahead with the insanely expensive gun registration scheme. So what's to report?

"In other news, the left of center Tories replaced the further left of center Liberals by a slim margin in the Canadian government. No substantial policy changes are expected on any issues. Now, for an in-depth look at this, our reporter in Ottowa...."

Ford's announced closing of a car plan in Ontario has more significance.

So far as I can tell, the Tories in Canada have taken the old-line Republican approach: "We'll do the same things the Liberals do, but for less money and not quite as fast". They won by a rather small margin, Bloc Quebecois lost some votes to the New Liberals, and that's about all there is to say. The biggest scare tactic I've seen so far is that the Tories might slow down or even halt the "gay marriage" proposal....oooh, they're gonna turn back the clock! All the way to 2003!

It appears to me that the whole Canadian political establishment remains committed to an ever expanding welfare state, with no eye for demographics, an end to the Canadian military and full speed ahead with the insanely expensive gun registration scheme. So what's to report?

"In other news, the left of center Tories replaced the further left of center Liberals by a slim margin in the Canadian government. No substantial policy changes are expected on any issues. Now, for an in-depth look at this, our reporter in Ottowa...."

Ford's announced closing of a car assembly plant in Ontario is likely of equal, if not greater, significance.

Fooey. I should know better than to hit "stop" after posting. Apologies for the double posting.

The Conservatives have moved so far to the left, that it's difficult to tell them apart from the Liberals... Just like the Republicans in the US ;-)

Sometimes I wonder which of our countries have more freedoms...

EarlW,
Or, it would be if the liberals had not moved so much further left. Maybe they'll fall off the left edge and we can start a new group from the right.

Jamie,
I was not saying Fox should not cover Allito or that is was not "newsworthy". Canada is our largest trading partner and a change in government in that nation is also very "newsworthy" for any newtork. Just because Alito is the main focus does not mean Canada is not worthy of some mention.

I can't speak to what their television show covers as I don't generally watch television news but last night while driving home; FOX News Radio was covering the Canadian election and announcing the Conservative victory.

Ellipse seems to pretty much hit it on the mark (both times ;) ). Despite Canada's status as our largest trading partner, there doesn't appear to be enough of a difference in policies between the Liberal and Conservative Party's policies to make much of a difference outside of Canada in general and to the United States specifically except that the latter apparently is perceived as being "friendlier" (at least rhetorically) to the United States on some foreign policy issues. At the end of the day, we're still going to trade with each other and Canada will continue to lend some support to the United States on fighting the War but doesn't have enough of a military to make that more of a contribution than it did before.

I'm a little dismayed to see you guys addressing side issues like Canadian politics and media coverage in America, while ignoring the substantive point of this post, which is that Lindsay Graham is apparently REALLY, REALLY SHORT.

Yeah, how short is Lindsay Graham? Certainly with the mightly backing of all the Internets we could find this out. Someone's got to know (my Cousin who works in DC in Republican politics would know except he's 6'4" and anyone under, say, 5'10" is just classified as "short." I am apparently classified as "really, really short.")!

Centrist: Not that important, given that there is exactly no reason to imagine that a Conservative government in Canada will have a negative impact on US relations with Canada.

Canada is very important to the US economy, but the change from Martin to Harper, especially under a minority government, well, not a big deal to the US.

Jane: If you want to talk about short people, I'm sure Steve H. will be happy to talk about them any time you want, over at HogOnIce...

Ellipsis,

Well said! Even with the deja vu.

Jane - lol

Canada is very important to the US economy. It would only become important if the price of oil goes high enough to make shipping cost a significant item. Then Bill Clinton's monument would revert back to exploitable natural resource.

My post got garbled. My point is that Canada is a rowboat tied up beside a ship. US has plenty of other row boats.

Jane,
This is just a joke to you isn't it? You and all the other beneficiaries of heightist discrimination. I, for one, am glad that Mr. Graham is standing short and proud...

Neil

Centrist: "Fox and its viewers tend to not know much or care much for what happens outside of the good ole' US of A! Look at data that matchs basic knowledge of the world outside of the US with the viewers "primary source of news"... the whole nation is bad, but Fox viewers are by far the worst!"

I'm guessing you have no clue about the size of Fox News' ratings, and gullibly buy into the "millions of Americans are brainwashed by the [fill in your derisive term] at Fox News" trope.

Jane,

everyone is really, really short compared to you!

I'm guessing you have no clue about the size of Fox News' ratings, and gullibly buy into the "millions of Americans are brainwashed by the [fill in your derisive term] at Fox News" trope.

I?m guessing s/he's probably just parroting that phony PIPA "study" that supposedly showed that FOX News viewers were more likely to believe things that supposedly weren't true than people who relied on other news sources.

Who's who at PIPA (and who they contributed money to)
http://kevdawg.redstate.com/comments/2005/8/8/215330/3653/88

A long time ago I lived in Aiken, South Carolina and helped Graham's campaign in a very minor way. I actually got to meet him & shake hands.

IIRC, he is 5' 7 or 8, thereabouts...

Canada? Who cares about Canada.
/For that matter, who cares about Lindsey Graham?

I searched the internets far and wide and found out that Lindsay Graham is 5'5"

Of course that Lindsay Graham plays softball for the George Washington University Colonials and graduated from high school in 2004, but it could be the same person. Okay. Maybe not.

And Matthew Cromer -- Jane does not make my Husband look short.

Top 3 Most Popular Responses From My Friends When Asked "Did you know the Canadian elections were yesterday?"

3.) "Huh?"
2.) "So who got elected President of Canada?"
1.) Canada has elections?

Look at data that matchs basic knowledge of the world outside of the US with the viewers "primary source of news"... the whole nation is bad, but Fox viewers are by far the worst!

Could you provide a source for that? I googled around a bit and found a few places where people claimed something to that effect, but I've been unable to find any primary source for the data.

Canada is our largest trading partner and a change in government in that nation is also very "newsworthy" for any newtork.

It would be if the new government was proposing significant changes in our trading status. So far as I know, they aren't. Canadian elections are of substantially less importance to the United States than, for example, California state elections, which also seldom receive major news coverage unless Arnold is running for office. :)

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