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sheshe2

(83,940 posts)
Tue Jun 12, 2018, 08:21 PM Jun 2018

OMG! Fun Fact

Fun fact: In 1971 Richard Nixon triggered a trade dispute with Canada. He called the Canadian PM an "asshole" and a "son of a bitch". The Canadian said "I have been called worse things by better men".

That Canadian PM was Justin Trudeau's dad. - Matt Bevan tweet



Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, in a tan suit, carrying his son Justin.

http://all-hat-no-cattle.blogspot.com/


Like father like son. Priceless.



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OMG! Fun Fact (Original Post) sheshe2 Jun 2018 OP
History may not repeat itself, but it rhymes. Squinch Jun 2018 #1
;) sheshe2 Jun 2018 #9
The Difference Between PET and JPJT Jerry Can Jun 2018 #34
That's incredible!! Thanks Sheshe! Docreed2003 Jun 2018 #2
Put a smile on my face, Docreed. sheshe2 Jun 2018 #11
Got to take them when we can!! Docreed2003 Jun 2018 #13
Fun post Equinox Moon Jun 2018 #3
That is FUN! Cha Jun 2018 #4
And Justin and Obama are good friends. sheshe2 Jun 2018 #10
I'm loving that dynasty. oasis Jun 2018 #5
Me too, me too. sheshe2 Jun 2018 #8
Thanks! Iliyah Jun 2018 #6
Think he did something he shouldn't have a daddy scooped him up? Frustratedlady Jun 2018 #7
Canadas Kennedys? Crutchez_CuiBono Jun 2018 #12
After maligning Canada with that 300% bullshit again... yallerdawg Jun 2018 #14
Trudeau wouldn't fight an old man with his fists. RVN VET71 Jun 2018 #15
Like when he presented tRump the picture of his grandfathers hotel in Canada. sheshe2 Jun 2018 #17
That was awesome! pandr32 Jun 2018 #30
Bwahahahhaha sheshe2 Jun 2018 #16
This is Trudeau being meek. Amaryllis Jun 2018 #21
Ivanka would like this pic to put under the pillow in her prison cell. oasis Jun 2018 #41
"in a tan suit" to boot! LuckyLib Jun 2018 #18
K & R SunSeeker Jun 2018 #19
WoW! Small world Butterflylady Jun 2018 #20
K&R for, "Priceless" indeed!1 UTUSN Jun 2018 #22
Yep. sheshe2 Jun 2018 #24
And Justin is a lot hotter than his daddy! Is that true, a freaking TAN SUIT???? Bestill my heart: George II Jun 2018 #23
Great men wear tan suits. sheshe2 Jun 2018 #25
You're killin' it. A thousand thanks. Bullshit history must not become History. ancianita Jun 2018 #26
Oh and... Cha Jun 2018 #27
love it! sheshe2 Jun 2018 #31
K&R betsuni Jun 2018 #28
Make Tan Suits Great Again! IronLionZion Jun 2018 #29
Didn't know that; so they have the same oligarchy problem we do. nt MadDAsHell Jun 2018 #32
The Crazy Thing is . . . peggysue2 Jun 2018 #33
kand r niyad Jun 2018 #35
Justin was such an adorable baby! no wonder he's so adorable now! CTyankee Jun 2018 #36
I agree CTyankee. sheshe2 Jun 2018 #37
Great picture! defacto7 Jun 2018 #38
I have to say that the Trump era reminds me more of the Nixon era than jimlup Jun 2018 #39
Kick oasis Jun 2018 #40
 

Jerry Can

(22 posts)
34. The Difference Between PET and JPJT
Wed Jun 13, 2018, 02:15 PM
Jun 2018

Pierre Trudeau was known to occasionally extend the middle finger or mutter, "Fuddle-duddle," but at the beginning of his acceptance speech Justin Trudeau reference an earlier leader, Prime Minister Sir Wilfrid Laurier, whose Sunny Ways approach took much of the heat out of a troubling acrimonious debate, proving that Canadians can compromise in the face of intensely-felt conflict.

I will be surprised if Justin Trudeau ever speaks roughly to his opposition, but he will speak distinctly, concisely and accurately, no matter how bellicose the opposition becomes.

Cha

(297,774 posts)
4. That is FUN!
Tue Jun 12, 2018, 08:38 PM
Jun 2018


https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/obama-trudeau-bromantic-moments/story?id=40206461

trump is so jealous of Justin Trudeau and Nixon.. well, we all know he was a petty little man.. although not as much as the current Fraud.

Thanks, she!

Frustratedlady

(16,254 posts)
7. Think he did something he shouldn't have a daddy scooped him up?
Tue Jun 12, 2018, 08:43 PM
Jun 2018

How cute. I'd trade him for Trump in a heartbeat.

yallerdawg

(16,104 posts)
14. After maligning Canada with that 300% bullshit again...
Tue Jun 12, 2018, 09:16 PM
Jun 2018

just before exiting the G-7 early after all his boorish piggish behavior. the Dotard better realize one thing...

Trudeau can actually kick the fat bastards ass!


sheshe2

(83,940 posts)
17. Like when he presented tRump the picture of his grandfathers hotel in Canada.
Tue Jun 12, 2018, 09:30 PM
Jun 2018

A Brothel

With a smirk on his face.

Butterflylady

(3,550 posts)
20. WoW! Small world
Tue Jun 12, 2018, 09:41 PM
Jun 2018

I believe Nixon was the first president to visit china in 1972 under the rule of Mao Tse Tung, another despite. Nixon later on was under investigation for Watergate. Of course he wad smart enough to get out before he would have been impeached.

They say history repeats it self. Let's hope so!

George II

(67,782 posts)
23. And Justin is a lot hotter than his daddy! Is that true, a freaking TAN SUIT???? Bestill my heart:
Tue Jun 12, 2018, 10:29 PM
Jun 2018
?t=1409336340

"Americans outraged at President Obama's tan suit"

http://www.chicagotribune.com/81220218-157.html

sheshe2

(83,940 posts)
25. Great men wear tan suits.
Tue Jun 12, 2018, 10:49 PM
Jun 2018

Yeah. I remember the outrage. They were just jealous.

Obama and Justin are dreamy.

peggysue2

(10,843 posts)
33. The Crazy Thing is . . .
Wed Jun 13, 2018, 01:19 PM
Jun 2018

the Trumpster's insult and attacks on Justin Trudeau have sparked a national support campaign by Canadians for their leader. Even conservative members in Canada are now on the Trudeau bandwagon.

The Trumpster comes off looking like a jealous old man who's been upstaged by a rockstar.

So much winning!!

jimlup

(7,968 posts)
39. I have to say that the Trump era reminds me more of the Nixon era than
Wed Jun 13, 2018, 05:08 PM
Jun 2018

anything else. I wonder if others who remember those days feel the same way?

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