Oh Canada!

[mockingbird39.livejournal.com]

I'm on vacation with some of my Republican friends in Canada this week, and I thought this community would appreciate what happened at our border crossing. 

It was very late at night, and we'd all worked all day and then driven six hours, so we were a little bit punchy.  We spent a lot of the way up talking about Canada's disturbing record on free speech and religion, and discussing how awesome it is when someone stands up and won't take it.  So then we get to the border and I'm driving, and my BF is sitting in the passenger seat.  In the back we have The Peanut Gallery.  We go through the usual rigamarole about jobs, addresses and the trunk full of alcohol we have, and then just as he handed back our passports, we have the following:

BCO: Anything else to declare?

Me: No, sir--

Boyfriend: Ten copies of Mark Steyn's book.  That okay?

Me: *facepalm*

BCO: That was an excellent book, sir.  Make sure you leave a copy or two behind when you leave, eh?

Peanut Gallery: *cheering like the Red Sox just beat the Yankees*



So anyway, I think I'm allowed to come back to Canada.  But if my passport gets flagged, Boyfriend is sleeping on the couch FOREVER.

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[coldblossom.livejournal.com]

Briefly (like I ever make brief posts), you are all familiar with the rescue of the American and French/Columbian hostages from the FARC on Tuesday, correct? If not, any newssite can help you out. The Colombian Special Forces (trained by the U.S.) staged a rescue after tricking the FARC into believing they were fellow guerillas. In a scene worthy of any Hollywood movie, rescued the hostages by helicopter and dispatched two of the leading members of that particular guerilla squad. 

The detail that stood out to me, and probably one of the most awesome ironies I think I've ever run across is that the Colombian Special Forces operatives were wearing Che Guevara t-shirts. Doesn't that just beat all? :D

Patriotic shirts

[longlostblue.livejournal.com]

So, right fangirls, today I tried to find a patriotic shirt to wear for the 4th of July. And despite the fact that I live near many shopping malls, I couldn't find a single cute shirt! I went to several places, ranging from Walmart to upscale department stores, and found nothing - but there was one thing they had in common. They all had the fashionable liberal shirts, well-fitted and expensive, with peace signs and recycling logos and anti-war slogans. But all the patriotic shirts were plain and unattractive, for young children or old ladies.

Seriously, what's the deal? Since when is it not "hip" to be proud of your country?