Yo, Harper!

[Slack]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=hbwR5hiq_LU

I'm not sure whether to laugh or grind my teeth...

 

[JABAC]

Oh wow, oh my goodness, that's frickin' hilarious!  Who knew that the PM and Pres were such good buds? And that it's caught on tape....!!! :rofl:

 

[King Elessar]

that is hilarious!

 

[Schafer]

I'm not quit sure when it was, but didn't president Bush call our prime minister by his first name. In one of his speeches ? So maybe they are good friends secretly.

 

[Fishbone Jones]

Who really cares, besides the CBC & MSM?

 

[Mike Baker]

Who really cares, besides the CBC & MSM?

My thoughts exactly.

Why was this considered news?


-Dead

 

[Sheerin]

I'm not quit sure when it was, but didn't president Bush call our prime minister by his first name. In one of his speeches ? So maybe they are good friends secretly.

It was during Harpers first official state visit to Washington, he and Bush had a joint press conference where Bush referred to him as "Steve".  Apparently, Harper doesn't like being called Steve.

 

[King Elessar]

My thoughts exactly.

Why was this considered news?


-Dead

probably the same reason why when Paris Hilton shows her ugly face in public it makes front page news. GWB saying something crazy will make headlines every time.

 

[Spanky]

Cute, but must have been a slow news day.

 

[EW]

One of the Canadian MSM papers was mentioning that Bush has been using 'yo' for quite some time.  The Brits didn't like it a couple of years back when he called out 'yo Blair.'

He is said to use it to loosen up the atmosphere, which can be quite stuffy.  I can imagine.

 

[Fishbone Jones]

He's just being informal. No big deal. I'd be a lot more worried if he was calling him Prime Minister Harper in close company.

 

[rmc_wannabe]

of course, this is an improvement on "yo Steve!" Used by Bush during their first meeting. Apparently the PM is not fond of being called Steve 

 

[Haggis]

Big frickin' deal!!!

So PM Harper should've yelled back "Hey Dubya! Whazzup???"

Slow news day indeed.