So there's nothing better in participating in a blog assignment than having the freedom to go off on my own tangents. And this Fox News clip opportunity is PERFECT, because i'm in the goofiest mood.
So this douche show host from Red Eye on Fox news basically gets comedians Doug Benson (starred on Friends as Yeti Danny's creepy party friend, also appears on VH1 regularly, cough) and some other bunch of z-listers and they rag on canada, particularly their military efforts in Afghanistan, military strength and position on the border with "the most POWERFUL country in the world". Keep in mind that this is a "satirical" news piece that is comedic in nature.
Fox News apologized and Doug has changed his myspace title to "I Love Canada (for reals)" as outrage poured across youtube and facebook. His upcoming comedy show in Edmonton has been cancelled, and people are regaining familiarity with the definition of satire. I watched the video out of curiosity and like many others, I was pretty pissed, lol. Not so much at the comments that were made, but at the shocking ignorance of the nature of the discussion. But then afterwords, I took the time to think about it, and something came over me.
As stupid as these comments are, it's not really Canadian of us to lash out and demand an apology from the people on the show. I feel like the smarter, truer-Canadian thing to do is just look at all these comments and laugh at them...like we usually do. Haha, silly Americans, there you go again with your loud little mouths! Besides, we know that Europe is laughing at them too, because they probably know less about Europe than they do about Canada. And as a half-yank, I think it would suit both countries best if we could just make as much fun of this event as possible. I'm totally expecting material about this on Rick Mercer and 22 Minutes. Hell, even if SNL did something about it with Mike Meyers, Jim Carrey, Norm MacDonald (if he's still funny) and some other canadians, it would be awesome. I think NBC would be down, Lorne Michaels (SNL's executive producer and creator) is Canadian! He should take advantage of this opportunity like Tina Fey did with Sarah Palin (I still shudder every time I type her name).
Times are tough and laughter is an awesome solution. The more there is to bitch about means the more there is to make fun of! So please, Canadians and Americans, put aside any minor differences (foreign policy, international diplomacy, respect for immigration, etc.) and laugh! And think of the opportunity.
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