Ann Coulter didn't check her facts....

The1calledTKE · #1 02-26-2005, 02:01 PM

This is pretty funny.....

http://www.collegehumor.com/?movie_id=120992

Lady Pi Phi · #2 02-26-2005, 02:43 PM

I actually saw that when it first aired and all I could do was laugh.

Munchkin03 · #3 02-26-2005, 02:48 PM

What an effing idiot.

moe.ron · #4 02-26-2005, 03:06 PM

I love the interviewer's reaction.

IowaStatePhiPsi · #5 02-26-2005, 03:07 PM

I had a link to that in my sig for a few weeks

The1calledTKE · #6 02-26-2005, 05:15 PM

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Originally posted by IowaStatePhiPsi
I had a link to that in my sig for a few weeks

Congrats

PhiPsiRuss · #7 02-26-2005, 05:26 PM

In her defense, she has a nice rack.

Kevlar281 · #8 02-26-2005, 05:37 PM

I guess Canada better tear down their Vietnam War Memorial then.

The1calledTKE · #9 02-26-2005, 05:44 PM

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Originally posted by Kevlar281
I guess Canada better tear down their Vietnam War Memorial then.

Those Canadians enlisted and fought with the US Army not the Canadian Army. Canada never did send its own troops.

Kevlar281 · #10 02-26-2005, 05:55 PM

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Originally posted by The1calledTKE
Those Canadians enlisted and fought with the US Army not the Canadian Army. Canada never did send its own troops.

And the Canadian government allowed them to do so; hence their endorsement.

The1calledTKE · #11 02-26-2005, 06:10 PM

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Originally posted by Kevlar281
And the Canadian government allowed them to do so; hence their endorsement.

Oh so Canadians are not free and need to get permission from the government.? They were held at gun point not to leave Canada and join up without permisson?

PhiPsiRuss · #12 02-26-2005, 06:14 PM

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Originally posted by The1calledTKE
Oh so Canadians are not free and need to get permission from the government.?

Yes, no nation's citizens should be "free" to violate national policy. The U.S. made such behavior illegal before any of us were born. This was to prohibit U.S. citizens from either being mercenaries, or fighting in conflicts in a way that conflicts with American national interests.

The1calledTKE · #13 02-26-2005, 06:22 PM

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Originally posted by PhiPsiRuss
Yes, no nation's citizens should be "free" to violate national policy. The U.S. made such behavior illegal before any of us were born. This was to prohibit U.S. citizens from either being mercenaries, or fighting in conflicts in a way that conflicts with American national interests.

The US did. But did Canada is the question.

Besides the question is did Canada send troops? No they did not. They did not send troops and they did not tell Canadians to go to the US and join the Army.

Saying that the Canadian government sent troops by not stopping its citizens from joining the US Army is a big stretch to try to prove Ann was not wrong.

The1calledTKE · #14 02-26-2005, 06:41 PM

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Originally posted by Kevlar281
And the Canadian government allowed them to do so; hence their endorsement.

Also Canada let in our draft dodgers. If they endorsed Vietnam why let them in and not force them back?

Even Ann criticized Canada for not supporting the war and letting in the draft dodgers in this full fox news interview...

full fox news interview...

RACooper · #15 02-26-2005, 06:48 PM

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Originally posted by The1calledTKE
Saying that the Canadian government sent troops by not stopping its citizens from joining the US Army is a big stretch to try to prove Ann was not wrong.

Covered this in another thread discussing Ann intillegence (or lack thereof in this case). No matter how you try and twist the facts (like Ann does) the answer is NO - Canada did not send troops. Canadian Parliament passed an act prohibiting Canadian citizens from legally serving in Vietnam with the American military - and many had their citizenship revoked as a result. However that does not mean that individuals did (and still do in the case of Iraq) sign on with the US military for service in Vietnam (in fact over 100 names on the memorial would be of people who did just that).

The Canadians that did serve in Vietnam by joining the US Army did so in opposition to the military laws and political stance of the country... so for example Veitnam vets are not considered veterans and therefore not eligible for benifits or recognition. Further if it was a case of a Canadian soldier leaving Canada and signing up with the US army he was considered by Canadian law a deserter (if he failed to leave the Canadian Armed Forces first) or a mercenary (if he left the Canadian Armed Forces first). Ammensty for the mercenary catagory was granted by the Canadian military back in '85; amnesty for the deserter classification was granted in '97.

PS> in case your wondering, the Canadian parliament hasn't passed any similar acts prohibiting Canadian citizens from joining the US military with regards to Iraq - changes in US recruitment regulations pre & post 9/11 more or less accomplished that already... so only 1 Canadian citizen has been killed serving with US forces in Iraq so far; but he was able to sign up because he held dual citizenship.

PPS> oh yeah I did mention in a previous post that this was on a feature program on the CBC - so many Canadians saw the original program or the subsequent repeats. Probibly explains why Ann's book isn't doing so well up here