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To: Poet who wrote (164)	4/13/2003 6:49:45 PM
From: tsigprofit	Respond to of 20773

Yes, well it get's more interesting each day, doesn't it?

To: Poet who wrote (164)	4/13/2003 7:06:15 PM
From: TigerPaw	Respond to of 20773

Hell, why not invade Canada? That was the subject of a cheap movie I saw last night. rottentomatoes.com Alan Alda stars as the President of the United States, the first President in decades not to take his country to war, or even a minor skirmish. This of course means that he has the lowest approval rating of any President in just as many decades and must find some way of boosting his popularity in the polls. The sure-fire way to gain points with the voters is to start a war and demonstrate American superiority. Unfortunately, his advisors quickly point out that all the former enemies of the United States either aren't willing to play along (Russia), have been beaten into submission (Iraq), are dead (the Ayatollah and many others), or are making license plates in Florida (Manuel Noreiga). Enter John Candy (in his last complete screen performance) as Bud Boomer, a sheriff on the US side of Niagara Falls. Rhea Perlman (Carla of Cheers fame) plays Honey, his peace keeping, gun toting, and beer drinking sidekick. Boomer and his band of misfits are as red, white, and blue as they come. In one of the funnier moments, they attend a hockey game on the Canadian side of the border and do nothing but berate Canadians. The Canadian fans politely ignore the comments from their rude neighbours to the south until Boomer says that "Canadian beer sucks." This comment grabs the attention of everyone in the arena, including the players, and a huge brawl ensues. The fight makes national news, and the National Security Advisor to the President (Kevin Pollack) is watching. The report gives him an idea - get the American public to believe that Canada is an enemy of the state and start a new cold war. He boldly promises the President that given a week he'll have Americans burning maple leafs and throwing out their hockey skates. Canadian Bacon was written, directed, and produced by Michael Moore which means that he is the person to blame for what is wrong with this movie, and also the person to praised for what is so good about this movie. Moore is best known for his 1989 documentary Roger & Me, the highest grossing documentary of all-time and cited by many as one of the year's best. Currently he is the brains behind the news magazine show TV Nation, a weekly one hour show of such tremendous cultural and political satire that is has been bounced around two different networks and still hasn't found a permanent home. As a big fan of both Roger & Me and TV Nation, I was eagerly anticipating the release of Canadian Bacon, Moore's first fictional feature. Plagued by doubts from hesitant movie executives who were terrified by the anti-establishment viewpoint presented in the film, Canadian Bacon was released almost one year after originally scheduled. Rumour has it that much of the really strong satirical content was axed. Fortunately there is still a great deal left in the film, although one has to wonder what was left out. sfn.saskatoon.sk.ca

To: Poet who wrote (164)	4/13/2003 10:21:28 PM
From: coug	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 20773

Hi Poet, <<" Oh that's all we need: first Syria, then North Korea. Hell, why not invade Canada? After all they didn't side with us, so they must be against us">> I disagree, "FIRST" was Iraq, remember THEY had WMD, as Bush etal, CP being the main spokesman, "pointed out", not so "convincingly" to thinking people but good enough that most people swallowed it, hook, line and sinker <g>.. to lead us into a swamp.. unfortunately.. Once a person lets the barn door open for whatever reason, or better yet, the kennel door to let the first "dog of war" out, it is hard to shut it fast enough not to let others out.. Like a snow ball.. Better not let it go.. Unless you want it to roll.. JMO..