Cellucci takes tiny piece of Canada as he ends term as U.S. ambassador

[Spazito]

Cellucci takes tiny piece of Canada as he ends term as U.S. ambassador

OTTAWA (CP) - When Paul Cellucci drives across the border Friday, ending his four-year term as U.S. ambassador to Canada, he will take a tiny shimmering piece of Canada home with him.

A couple of years ago, Cellucci couldn't resist buying a Canadian "conflict-free" diamond for his wife, Jan, when he visited the Ekati diamond mine in the Northwest Territories. "It's a nice little thing to bring back home," Cellucci said this week of the shiny rock that now rests in a gold ring adorning his wife's wedding finger.

"A good souvenir of Canada."

It's the kind of stone found only in Canada, and very much symbolizes what Cellucci believes the country embodies - a wealth of resources combined with ideals of peace and a desire to protect itself and its neighbours against impending threats.

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http://www.canada.com/news/national/story.html?id=ec23aa7d-3fcd-478d-b100-e83961399d05

(Good riddance to a very rude, abrasive man)

[CanuckAmok]

1. Hey, at least he paid for the diamond.

If he had his way, the US Government would just take what they want from this country, and have us lick their boots for the favour.


May he forever stay away!

on edit: I suppose saying "US corporate interests" would have been more accurate than "US Governement", but potato/potah-to.

[Niccolo_Macchiavelli]

7. What about Richard Perle?

isn't he free now?

[Spazito]

9. Oh geez

He does come up here frequently to meet with some faux Canadian right-wing think tank so your bringing up that piece of slime's name certainly could be a very real possibility, unfortunately.

[Danmel]

2. Today, perhaps more than ever, I envy Canadians

I am so sad about the ANWR vote, I'm practically in tears.

As Midnight Oil said "Nothing's as precious as a hole in the ground"

I wish I were Canadian and my kids were Canadian.

[yvr girl]

3. What will we do without Cellucci to scold us?

[Career Prole]

4. I missed that! Who's to replace him?

Or are you guys wising up and severing diplomatic ties with the * regime?

[Spazito]

5. LOL, given the bush admin's history of nasty appointments

I am expecting it to be Tom Delay, after he has to resign his seat in the House, the only one I can think of that would be worse than Cellucci.

[CHIMO]

6. Put Your Thinking Cap On

If Bolton doesn't get blessed then ...

[Mika]

10. Otto Reich n/t

:puke:

[Career Prole]

8. Search every car trunk if you must, but don't let him in.

He's a fugitive from justice! :bounce:

[Lisa]

11. go ... and take David Frum with you!

He seems to have totally missed the part where he and his cronies have turned the US into an "impending threat" all by themselves.

[paineinthearse]

12. No, Please Keep Him!!!!

I don't want him back in Massachsetts!

[dbeach]

15. him and wild bill weld and now romney...

MA has been neo-conthradalled...
I escaped to RI in 2000..another repuke gov..but he has lots of resistance...

[ConcernedCanuk]

13. "a wealth of resources" - NO - IT'S NOT TRUE . .

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We imported that diamond for him

We have no water

Our cattle is poisoned

Our lumber is substandard

We're almost out of Hydro

And we have no oil or gas!

Don't be feeding that BFEE these lies!!!

or we'll end up on that axus of eevul thingie!!

:scared:

[Spazito]

16. LOL!

*

[leesa]

14. I'm sure he was well paid to shill the neocon agenda.

Canada is well rid of the lice.

[arikara]

17. Now who is the chimp going to inflict upon us?

On the one hand he doesn't think that we are that important, on the other hand he doesn't like us at all either. So who isn't really that high up with the neocons but would be abrasive and insulting to us? Any guesses?

Maybe his disgraced man-date, Gannon/Guckert?

[MADem]

18. Phew, just a diamond!!!

For a second there I was afraid I'd read that he had asked his buddy Dubya to invade and annex Prince Edward Island....

[daleo]

19. I thought he was taking some B.C. Bud at first

"...he will take a tiny shimmering piece of Canada home with him."

[LeftistGorilla]

20. later....

BEEEEYATCH!!!!!