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To: combjelly who wrote (131825)	2/7/2001 10:03:00 AM
From: stribe30	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1580481

On the plus side, Bush reportedly apologized to Chretien over the "Jean Poutine" episode. But there is some feeling up here that Bush looking dumb may be an act. Bush's Texas-hick act could be clever gambit The President also apologized privately for the "Mr. Poutine" reference during his election campaign. This relates to a prank by staff from the satirical CBC program, This Hour Has 22 Minutes. As Mr. Bush explained it, someone pushed a microphone into his face in a scrum-type situation. He only heard the word "Canada" and responded with an appropriately benign remark about the Canadian being a fine fellow. Media manoeuvring aside, the Canadian delegation came away from their brief White House encounter pleasantly surprised. Up close, it seems the President is better briefed and smarter than his media reputation would suggest. He did get through Harvard after all. As Foreign Minister John Manley noted afterward, the Texan-rube image could be a clever strategy of Mr. Bush's to ensure he is underestimated. "It amounts to saying, 'I'm stupid, so don't have high expectations.' " globeandmail.com