CBC/RCI: A Bush crony appointed ambassador
 

David Wilkins was interviewed on CBC/RCI show "As it Happens". He doesn't
know anything about the country he has been appointed ambassador to.
Nothing. He deflected all questions about Canada, apparently b/c his
qualification for the job is that he is about as informed as the appointer.
He knows no geography, no idea of the national anthem, let alone being
smart enough to turn down an interview until he gets briefed. Those with
low expectations for an appointee could not have imagined such an idiot in
their wildest dreams.

Oh, and it is important to you if you're an American. Wilkins doesn't know
why. Do you?

In article ,
uncle arnie wrote:

David Wilkins was interviewed on CBC/RCI show "As it Happens". He doesn't
know anything about the country he has been appointed ambassador to.
Nothing. He deflected all questions about Canada, apparently b/c his
qualification for the job is that he is about as informed as the appointer.
He knows no geography, no idea of the national anthem, let alone being
smart enough to turn down an interview until he gets briefed. Those with
low expectations for an appointee could not have imagined such an idiot in
their wildest dreams.

Oh, and it is important to you if you're an American. Wilkins doesn't know
why. Do you?

So the way it works here in the US is that ordinary people run for
office or are appointed in this case to an office in the government as
opposed to having a ruling elite. I have an imported body builder for my
governor for instance. Hopefully Wilkins will do well after some on the
job training.

--
Telamon
Ventura, California

Telamon wrote:
In article ,
uncle arnie wrote:

David Wilkins was interviewed on CBC/RCI show "As it Happens". He
doesn't
know anything about the country he has been appointed ambassador
to.
Nothing. He deflected all questions about Canada, apparently b/c
his
qualification for the job is that he is about as informed as the
appointer.
He knows no geography, no idea of the national anthem, let alone
being
smart enough to turn down an interview until he gets briefed.
Those with
low expectations for an appointee could not have imagined such an
idiot in
their wildest dreams.

Oh, and it is important to you if you're an American. Wilkins
doesn't know
why. Do you?

So the way it works here in the US is that ordinary people run for
office or are appointed in this case to an office in the government
as
opposed to having a ruling elite. I have an imported body builder for
my
governor for instance. Hopefully Wilkins will do well after some on
the
job training.

--
Telamon
Ventura, California

One would think that no OJT is required for an high level government
post. I had to validate that my training and job experience was enough
to qualify me for a high level craftsman post with the government.

This is part of the dumbing down process of America and the current
administration.

Les

uncle arnie wrote:

David Wilkins was interviewed on CBC/RCI show "As it Happens". He doesn't
know anything about the country he has been appointed ambassador to.
Nothing. He deflected all questions about Canada, apparently b/c his
qualification for the job is that he is about as informed as the appointer.
He knows no geography, no idea of the national anthem, let alone being
smart enough to turn down an interview until he gets briefed. Those with
low expectations for an appointee could not have imagined such an idiot in
their wildest dreams.

Oh, and it is important to you if you're an American. Wilkins doesn't know
why. Do you?

What's to know? The guy is just coming to represent the USA, not to kiss ass.

dxAce
Michigan
USA

dxAce wrote:

uncle arnie wrote:

David Wilkins was interviewed on CBC/RCI show "As it Happens". He doesn't
know anything about the country he has been appointed ambassador to.
Nothing. He deflected all questions about Canada, apparently b/c his
qualification for the job is that he is about as informed as the appointer.
He knows no geography, no idea of the national anthem, let alone being
smart enough to turn down an interview until he gets briefed. Those with
low expectations for an appointee could not have imagined such an idiot in
their wildest dreams.

Oh, and it is important to you if you're an American. Wilkins doesn't know
why. Do you?

What's to know? The guy is just coming to represent the USA, not to kiss ass.

But, if there is something he needs to know, it can be found he

http://www.negativepositive.org/****-canada.html


dxAce
Michigan
USA

Never heard of him and couldn't care less.......

(the only thing I know about Canada is what was
told to me on Southpark... grin!)

"uncle arnie" wrote in message
...
David Wilkins was interviewed on CBC/RCI show "As it Happens". He
doesn't
know anything about the country he has been appointed ambassador to.
Nothing. He deflected all questions about Canada, apparently b/c his
qualification for the job is that he is about as informed as the
appointer.
He knows no geography, no idea of the national anthem, let alone being
smart enough to turn down an interview until he gets briefed. Those with
low expectations for an appointee could not have imagined such an idiot
in
their wildest dreams.

Oh, and it is important to you if you're an American. Wilkins doesn't
know
why. Do you?

UA,

AE,

uncle arnie wrote:

David Wilkins was interviewed on CBC/RCI show "As it Happens". He doesn't
know anything about the country he has been appointed ambassador to.
Nothing. He deflected all questions about Canada, apparently b/c his
qualification for the job is that he is about as informed as the appointer.
He knows no geography, no idea of the national anthem, let alone being
smart enough to turn down an interview until he gets briefed. Those with
low expectations for an appointee could not have imagined such an idiot in
their wildest dreams.

Oh, and it is important to you if you're an American. Wilkins doesn't know
why. Do you?

Ambassadors for the US are political appointees, meaning for the most
part people that the President owes a favor to (or their families or
companies). They are NOT career diplomats with extensive knowledge of
their host countries. Canada may have higher standards. But most US
ambassadors don't know the language of their host countries, much less
any of the country's vital stats. Wilkins got an easy
assignment-Canadian English is pretty close to American English, except
Canadians use British spelling. It may be fun for the Canadians to put
Wilkins on the hot seat and laugh at him for being an idiot, but he is
the rule rather than the exception. Ambassadors for the US are Pretty
Faces, meant to look good and take all the credit for the grunt work of
lower level staffers, the people who know everything about the country
and advise the guy at the top. This is also common within the US-the
politicians are bloviators who posture while the lower level guys keep
the country running but get none of the credit. Hell, America even had a
president with early stage Alzheimer's serve for eight years, and he was
incredibly popular and remains so even after his death. Reagan faced
down the Soviet Union and got the economy going again after a decade of
stagnation, yet he couldn't remember the names of his cabinet
secretaries. As for the seat's current occupant, he has been affected by
heavy alcohol and cocaine use, has suffered a number of mini strokes,
and wears a defibulator (sp?) in case his heart quits without warning,
yet the country still functions. Would you rather have a dictatorship on
your border where a fatal heart attack means all out civil war?


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uncle arnie wrote in
:

I wonder if he knows how to say Quebec?

Originally pronounced qwa beck, or (long A) Ka Beck, it has now morphed
into (short I) Ki beck (as in kite). Amazing how a word can change over
10 years or so.

Anyone worth their muster MUST say (short I) Ki beck, it's infested the
American sportscasters as well. I can't even listen to the Canadian news
shows, since they also have shed ules (schedules), yet their kids go to
school, said as we say it, they don't go to shoe ools.

I once heard that Canadians in general try to be more British than the
British, and the Quebecers try to be more French than the French.

Though they desire to remain neutral in world politics, I thought it
ironic that they didn't want any missile defense to include Canada as
well. This will force the U.S. to protect the northern U.S. borders. I
wonder where the debris would land?

It's a shame when China outstrips Canada concerning the Space Program as
well. Q.V. http://space.about.com/b/a/118894.htm

"Saskatchewan Town Prepares For Launch of Canadian Rocket
CBC News reports that the da Vinci project aims to send the first
Canadian rocket into space, launching from Kindersley, Sask.

The Toronto-based da Vinci team had planned to enter the X Prize contest,
a private space race, with a launch from the Kindersley airport on Oct.
2. The launch was put on hold indefinitely, however, because an important
part of the spacecraft hadn't arrived."

I like Canada, I just don't like condescending Canadians.

Dr. Artaud


http://www.bartleby.com/61/30/Q0023000.html

http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionar...ebec&x=10&y=17

David Wilkins was interviewed on CBC/RCI show "As it Happens". He
doesn't know anything about the country he has been appointed
ambassador to. Nothing. He deflected all questions about Canada,
apparently b/c his qualification for the job is that he is about as
informed as the appointer. He knows no geography, no idea of the
national anthem, let alone being smart enough to turn down an
interview until he gets briefed. Those with low expectations for an
appointee could not have imagined such an idiot in their wildest
dreams.

Oh, and it is important to you if you're an American. Wilkins doesn't
know why. Do you?

In article ,
uncle arnie wrote:

Telamon wrote:

In article ,
uncle arnie unclearnie@nknowledgeablel wrote:

David Wilkins was interviewed on CBC/RCI show "As it Happens". He
doesn't know anything about the country he has been appointed
ambassador to. Nothing. He deflected all questions about Canada,
apparently b/c his qualification for the job is that he is about
as informed as the appointer. He knows no geography, no idea of
the national anthem, let alone being smart enough to turn down an
interview until he gets briefed. Those with low expectations for
an appointee could not have imagined such an idiot in their
wildest dreams.

Oh, and it is important to you if you're an American. Wilkins
doesn't know why. Do you?

So the way it works here in the US is that ordinary people run for
office or are appointed in this case to an office in the government
as opposed to having a ruling elite. I have an imported body
builder for my governor for instance. Hopefully Wilkins will do
well after some on the job training.


Interesting. Such people don't get elected in other countries. They
have to be intelligent and knowledgeable first. They get stupid
later after temptation of office.

This is what a free country is all about. Anyone can run for office,
even legal emigrants once they become citizens, with a few exceptions
such as the office of the president. Pretty exciting stuff when you
think about it. I would not want to subject myself a ruling elite.

Like any service to country serving as a representative is a duty not a
privilege and you are not supposed to use the position to enrich
yourself. The people that do get caught and pay the price.

But there are always exceptions like people that get elected many times
and they start to think they are better than the common man. There are
some that abused their position in the media and government.

The USA is a government by the people, for the people and of the people
not some ruling elite.

--
Telamon
Ventura, California

uncle arnie wrote:

Cronyism in ambassadorships is hardly new. Nor is having an
ambassador who is completely ignorant about the country he is
representing the U.S. in.

It's an unfortunate, but true fact.

It speaks volumes about our education system, the myopia of "powerful"
people in this country, and the distain shown to other countries.

Telamon wrote:

In article ,
uncle arnie unclearnie@nknowledgeablel wrote:

David Wilkins was interviewed on CBC/RCI show "As it Happens". He
doesn't know anything about the country he has been appointed ambassador
to. Nothing. He deflected all questions about Canada, apparently b/c his
qualification for the job is that he is about as informed as the
appointer. He knows no geography, no idea of the national anthem, let
alone being
smart enough to turn down an interview until he gets briefed. Those with
low expectations for an appointee could not have imagined such an idiot
in their wildest dreams.

Oh, and it is important to you if you're an American. Wilkins doesn't
know
why. Do you?

So the way it works here in the US is that ordinary people run for
office or are appointed in this case to an office in the government as
opposed to having a ruling elite. I have an imported body builder for my
governor for instance. Hopefully Wilkins will do well after some on the
job training.


Interesting. Such people don't get elected in other countries. They have to
be intelligent and knowledgeable first. They get stupid later after
temptation of office.

--
Eric F. Richards

"Nature abhors a vacuum tube." -- Myron Glass,
often attributed to J. R. Pierce, Bell Labs, c. 1940

On Sat, 30 Apr 2005 16:43:32 -0400, dxAce
wrote:



dxAce wrote:

uncle arnie wrote:

David Wilkins was interviewed on CBC/RCI show "As it Happens". He doesn't
know anything about the country he has been appointed ambassador to.
Nothing. He deflected all questions about Canada, apparently b/c his
qualification for the job is that he is about as informed as the appointer.
He knows no geography, no idea of the national anthem, let alone being
smart enough to turn down an interview until he gets briefed. Those with
low expectations for an appointee could not have imagined such an idiot in
their wildest dreams.

Oh, and it is important to you if you're an American. Wilkins doesn't know
why. Do you?

What's to know? The guy is just coming to represent the USA, not to kiss ass.

But, if there is something he needs to know, it can be found he

http://www.negativepositive.org/****-canada.html


dxAce
Michigan
USA
I loved that website! Of course, this is coming from a person who
bought the "The Best of Triumph, The Insult Comic Dog" just so I could
repeatedly watch his escapes in Quebec. If you haven't seen it by
all means seek it out and view it.

But there are always exceptions like people that get elected many times
and they start to think they are better than the common man. There are
some that abused their position in the media and government.

The USA is a government by the people, for the people and of the people
not some ruling elite.

Sweet Jesus! Ya gotta know about something other than your own *navel*.

Canada is our neighbor and our largest trade partner! *Every* American
should know about Canada, how their country works and our trade
relationships. Especially the ambassador!

Heck -- Shirley Temple served the United States as its representative to
the United Nations, ambassador to both Ghana and Czechoslovakia, and as
it's Chief of Protocol.

Shirley Temple Black stopped beign that cute little movie star almost
70 years ago. She paid attention as she grew up, took the goodwill
garnered as a child and put it together into an impressive diplomatic
career. To imply that she did not know her job is laughable.


What's the big deal?

-=jd=-

In article , -=jd=-
wrote:

On Sun 01 May 2005 11:09:40a, raoul wrote in message
:



Heck -- Shirley Temple served the United States as its representative to
the United Nations, ambassador to both Ghana and Czechoslovakia, and as
it's Chief of Protocol.

Shirley Temple Black stopped beign that cute little movie star almost
70 years ago. She paid attention as she grew up, took the goodwill
garnered as a child and put it together into an impressive diplomatic
career. To imply that she did not know her job is laughable.


She held only superficial info about Ghana and Czechoslovakia - no more
than the average politico would - prior to her posting to either country.
She learned (as the vast majority of ambassadors do) through immersion in
the host country. She knew as much about her host countries going in as
Wilkins will about his. The only thing she had going for her was a
demonstrated ability to be charming and tactful in promoting American
interests. *That* was the sum total of her relevant skills, and she was
darn good at it. For you to imply that she was some kind of world scholar
and not just another political appointee is *entirely* pathetic and
laughable.


You know this, do you?

Do you really think she would have continuted to be appointed if she
didn't know what she was doing? I did not imply that she was some sort
of world scholar. I said she developed an impressive diplomatic career
by studying and paying attention as she went along.

RD - Boy Howdy Big Time !

RAOUL,

Ian Smith wrote:

"dxAce" wrote in message
...


dxAce wrote:

uncle arnie wrote:

David Wilkins was interviewed on CBC/RCI show "As it Happens".
He doesn't
know anything about the country he has been appointed ambassador
to.
Nothing. He deflected all questions about Canada, apparently b/c
his
qualification for the job is that he is about as informed as the
appointer.
He knows no geography, no idea of the national anthem, let alone
being
smart enough to turn down an interview until he gets briefed.
Those with
low expectations for an appointee could not have imagined such an
idiot in
their wildest dreams.

Oh, and it is important to you if you're an American. Wilkins
doesn't know
why. Do you?

What's to know? The guy is just coming to represent the USA, not to
kiss ass.

But, if there is something he needs to know, it can be found he

http://www.negativepositive.org/****-canada.html


dxAce
Michigan
USA

Lol! Seems like you might have a low opinion of Canada....

It's an easily formed opinion...

dxAce
Michigan
USA

In article ,
raoul wrote:

In article , -=jd=-
wrote:

On Sun 01 May 2005 11:09:40a, raoul wrote in message
:



Heck -- Shirley Temple served the United States as its representative to
the United Nations, ambassador to both Ghana and Czechoslovakia, and as
it's Chief of Protocol.

Shirley Temple Black stopped beign that cute little movie star almost
70 years ago. She paid attention as she grew up, took the goodwill
garnered as a child and put it together into an impressive diplomatic
career. To imply that she did not know her job is laughable.


She held only superficial info about Ghana and Czechoslovakia - no more
than the average politico would - prior to her posting to either country.
She learned (as the vast majority of ambassadors do) through immersion in
the host country. She knew as much about her host countries going in as
Wilkins will about his. The only thing she had going for her was a
demonstrated ability to be charming and tactful in promoting American
interests. *That* was the sum total of her relevant skills, and she was
darn good at it. For you to imply that she was some kind of world scholar
and not just another political appointee is *entirely* pathetic and
laughable.


You know this, do you?

Do you really think she would have continuted to be appointed if she
didn't know what she was doing? I did not imply that she was some sort
of world scholar. I said she developed an impressive diplomatic career
by studying and paying attention as she went along.

Thank you for making my point in the most obvious way. All you have to
do is give argumentative people enough rope and they will hang
themselves every time.

Here let me re-quote it for you.

So the way it works here in the US is that ordinary people run for
office or are appointed in this case to an office in the government
as opposed to having a ruling elite. I have an imported body
builder for my governor for instance. Hopefully Wilkins will do
well after some on the job training.

--
Telamon
Ventura, California

I would not want to subject myself a ruling elite.

Boy, howdy! And how! Subject yourself to a bunch of educated,
experienced professionals? Hay-ell no! What we needs is a bunch of
drunk ya-hoos runnin' this country, to better represent the common man!

€ Dr. Artaud € wrote:

uncle arnie wrote in
:

I wonder if he knows how to say Quebec?

Originally pronounced qwa beck, or (long A) Ka Beck, it has now morphed
into (short I) Ki beck (as in kite). Amazing how a word can change over
10 years or so.

Anyone worth their muster MUST say (short I) Ki beck, it's infested the
American sportscasters as well. I can't even listen to the Canadian news
shows, since they also have shed ules (schedules), yet their kids go to
school, said as we say it, they don't go to shoe ools.


Ki-bec is the pronunciation in French, with the "i" between "key" and "kit".
Kwi-bec is English and also acceptable. I'm sure he would not be able to
say Saskatchewan - correct is Saskatchew'n , commonly mis-said
Saskatchew-awn. You can spot an easterner in a heart beat this way. Try
Newfoundland, which is correctly said NewfunLAND, or Charlottetown -
sharla-town. And the old joke Toronto - tronna. C'naid'jun, eh?

An interesting couple of trends for American and Canadian English is making
the first vowel long: eek-conomic instead of ek-conomic, and the clipping
or shortening of the final vowel in other words: candi-dit candi-date ,
dee-fense d'fense . The second is which syllable is stressed: MARSH-mellow
marsh-MELLOW , BIG-bird big-BIRD . The first in each of these is American,
the second Canadian.

If we're complaining, the most annoying thing is the backwards US dates.
Today is 03/05/2005 dd/mm/yyyy, though the trend is to avoid the number for
the month and go to 03 May 2005 to avoid confusion with 05 March 2005.

running dogg wrote:

uncle arnie wrote:

David Wilkins was interviewed on CBC/RCI show "As it Happens". He
doesn't know anything about the country he has been appointed ambassador
to. Nothing. He deflected all questions about Canada, apparently b/c his
qualification for the job is that he is about as informed as the
appointer. He knows no geography, no idea of the national anthem, let
alone being
smart enough to turn down an interview until he gets briefed. Those with
low expectations for an appointee could not have imagined such an idiot
in their wildest dreams.

Oh, and it is important to you if you're an American. Wilkins doesn't
know
why. Do you?

Ambassadors for the US are political appointees, meaning for the most
part people that the President owes a favor to (or their families or
companies). They are NOT career diplomats with extensive knowledge of
their host countries. Canada may have higher standards. But most US
ambassadors don't know the language of their host countries, much less
any of the country's vital stats. Wilkins got an easy
assignment-Canadian English is pretty close to American English, except
Canadians use British spelling. It may be fun for the Canadians to put
Wilkins on the hot seat and laugh at him for being an idiot, but he is
the rule rather than the exception. Ambassadors for the US are Pretty
Faces, meant to look good and take all the credit for the grunt work of
lower level staffers, the people who know everything about the country
and advise the guy at the top. This is also common within the US-the
politicians are bloviators who posture while the lower level guys keep
the country running but get none of the credit. Hell, America even had a
president with early stage Alzheimer's serve for eight years, and he was
incredibly popular and remains so even after his death. Reagan faced
down the Soviet Union and got the economy going again after a decade of
stagnation, yet he couldn't remember the names of his cabinet
secretaries. As for the seat's current occupant, he has been affected by
heavy alcohol and cocaine use, has suffered a number of mini strokes,
and wears a defibulator (sp?) in case his heart quits without warning,
yet the country still functions. Would you rather have a dictatorship on
your border where a fatal heart attack means all out civil war?

That's pretty sad. Probably would be better to have more 'with it'
ambassadors and presidents. Maybe a least a medical before taking office.

uncle arnie wrote:

€ Dr. Artaud € wrote:

uncle arnie wrote in
:

I wonder if he knows how to say Quebec?

Originally pronounced qwa beck, or (long A) Ka Beck, it has now morphed
into (short I) Ki beck (as in kite). Amazing how a word can change over
10 years or so.

Anyone worth their muster MUST say (short I) Ki beck, it's infested the
American sportscasters as well. I can't even listen to the Canadian news
shows, since they also have shed ules (schedules), yet their kids go to
school, said as we say it, they don't go to shoe ools.


Ki-bec is the pronunciation in French, with the "i" between "key" and "kit".
Kwi-bec is English and also acceptable. I'm sure he would not be able to
say Saskatchewan - correct is Saskatchew'n , commonly mis-said
Saskatchew-awn. You can spot an easterner in a heart beat this way. Try
Newfoundland, which is correctly said NewfunLAND, or Charlottetown -
sharla-town. And the old joke Toronto - tronna. C'naid'jun, eh?

An interesting couple of trends for American and Canadian English is making
the first vowel long: eek-conomic instead of ek-conomic, and the clipping
or shortening of the final vowel in other words: candi-dit candi-date ,
dee-fense d'fense . The second is which syllable is stressed: MARSH-mellow
marsh-MELLOW , BIG-bird big-BIRD . The first in each of these is American,
the second Canadian.

If we're complaining, the most annoying thing is the backwards US dates.
Today is 03/05/2005 dd/mm/yyyy, though the trend is to avoid the number for
the month and go to 03 May 2005 to avoid confusion with 05 March 2005.

Inhabitants of CanaDuh are obviously easily annoyed and confused!

Most 'tards are!

dxAce
Michigan
USA

raoul wrote:

In article . com, RHF
wrote:

RAOUL,
.
So give us a LIST of all these 'good things'
"Every American should Know about Canada".
.
Keep it short : "The Top One Hundred Things that
Every American should Know about Canada"
should do for a start.
.
# 1 . Canada is not our 51st State
# 2 . Canada is our Northern Neighbor {Mexico is to the South}
# 3 . Many Canadians speak English (Canadian)
# 4 . Some Canadians speak French
# 5 . Canada's Currency is the Canadian Dollar
- - - please continue the list - - -

#6 The majority of our oil and gas comes from Alberta.
#7 The majority of our computer professionals (or at least the one who
aren't in Indai) are from McGill University.
#8 Canada is our #1 world trading partner.


.
waiting, Waiting. WAITING ! ~ RHF
. . . . .


Don't shout! Here's a few.

-Canada is the second largest country in the world.
-Most of Canada is forest. Much of it frozen.
-Canada and the US share the longest undefended border in the world.
-Canada has the longest ocean coastline in the world.
-Canada has 1/5 of the world's fresh water.
-Length is measured in kilometres and you say it kill-awm-eaters, or just
"clicks", except a person's height and in football.
-football has three downs and backfield motion is allowed before the
snap.The field is 110 yards long.
-temperature is in degrees Celcius.
-the winningest professional sports franchise anywhere is the Montreal
Canadiens.
-They are called Inuit, not Eskimos.
-There are only two Inuit words for snow.
-They are called First Nations and they live on reserves, not reservations.
-You are in grade one, not in first grade.
-No-one lives in an igloo, nor goes to school in one.
-Police don't point a gun at you when they stop you.
-it is harder to have a drive by knifing than a drive by shooting.
-a 'two-four' is a big case of beer.
-If you say "you-all", a Canadian will look behind him or herself.
-Talking louder will not make a French-speaking person understand you.
-A francophone is a french-speaking person, an anglophone speaks English.
-There are 10 provinces and 3 territories in Canada.
-You can get Cuban cigars here.
-American beer appears to Canadians to be like making love in a canoe. It's
f---ing close to water. ;)

UA - Thanks 'i' learned something ~ RHF
. . . . .