It's been a long 500 days and the way the forces of reaction (both reactionary and non-) Apparently our President (I can't say both the title and the name without throwing up a little bit) was on the wire ear ringy thingy with PM Trudeau and said, just kidding I'm sure, “Didn’t you guys burn down the White House?” Which brings me to one of my favorite songs (almost). So the New York Times leaps into virtue mode to correct Mr. er still can't say it, presidential guy on his for sure wrong take on history. They assert lamely that there was no Canada at the time. So it's 'humiliation accomplished' on Mr. can't get anything right. But hey, their quote doesn't allow for New York guy talk. He said: "you guys." just a step down from various mudcat folk who like to say "you people" when deep in thread debate. "You guys" means whatever mr. future ex-prez chooses it to mean at the moment. In this case it means the precedent to Canada, the Brits who were occupying the north part of North America. So he ain't actually wrong. (Remember you electricity people, the President is neither a liar or a truth-teller. he's an ungrounded neutral). And now, here, musically, comes a Canadian group to give lyric to the events (so if this thread really belongs above the bar, Mr. mod, please relocate): From The Arrogant Worms ooooh come back proud Canadians To before you had TV No hockey night in Canada! There was no CBC (oh my god) In 1812 Madison was mad He was the President you know well he thought he'd tell the British Where they ought to go He thought he'd invade Canada He thought that he was tough Instead we went to Washingon... [chorus] And burned down all his stuff! And the white house burned burned burned down And we're the ones that did it It burned burned burned while the President ran and cried It burned burned burned down And things were very historical and the Americans ran and cried like a bunch of little babies yeah wah wah wah! In the War of 1812 Hillbillies from Kentucky Dressed in green and red Left home to fight in Canada But they returned home dead Its the only war the Yankees lost Except for Vietnam And also the Alamo and the bay of... Ham The loser was America the winner was ourselves so join right in and gloat about the war of 1812 [chorus] In 1812 we were just sittin around Puttin crops into the ground we heard the soldiers coming and we didnt like that sound so we took a boat to Washington and burned it to the ground ooooh we fired our guns but the Yankees kept-a-comin There wasn't quite as many as there was a while ago we fired once more and the Yankees started runnin Down the Mississippi to the gulf of Mexico-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-ooo They ran through the snow and they ran through the forest They ran through the bushes where the beavers wouldn't go The ran so fast they forgot to take their culture Back to America and the gulf of Mexico-oo-oo-ooo so if you go to Washington its buildings clean and nice bring a pack of matches and we'll burn the White House twice! and the Whitehouse burned burned burned but the Americans wont admit it it burned burned burned it burned it burned it burned it burned burned burned how that made them mad and the Americans ran and cried like a bunch of little babies wah wah wah in the War of 1812 (dragged out)
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