Blame Canada!

[CorpGovActivist]

The traffic down near the US Capitol this afternoon was backed up, thanks to some anti-war protesters safely ensconced on Canadian soil. Canada's embassy occupies a very prominent position between the Capitol and the White House, in keeping with our special relationship. It was a nice cap to an important errand down that way. Pretty much the entire open air space under the embassy was filled.



- Dave

[Captain Hilts]

1. BRILLIANT! I'm on the Hill right now. nt

[CorpGovActivist]

3. Wish I'd Known...

... coulda gone out for beers. Avoid that side of the Hill this evening, if you're in a hurry. Go down the House side instead.

- Dave

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

2. Oh Canada!

Thanks for the report and thanks to Canada for allowing the protesters to assemble there.

[CorpGovActivist]

7. Should've Seen All the Police, Too! n/t

[Hand]

4. Apologies from this Canadian DUer...

Not for the protestors, but for that grotesque architectural monstrosity. My tax dollars at work... :puke:

[CorpGovActivist]

5. It Grabs the Attention...

... of passers-by, and there is *always* at least one exhibit of interest (e.g., the Inuit peoples of Canada, etc.).

Honestly, it is very effective at drawing Americans' attention to Canada. Which province are you in?

- Dave

[Hand]

27. Nova Scotia, and on second thought...

It does rather grow on you, doesn't it? BTW, I lived in DC for many years, and there was plenty worse than this, if I recall--most of it on K Street! :hi:

[Captain Hilts]

14. The Dept. of Commerce, the Dept. of Justice, the Dept. of Canada....nt

[Lisa]

21. the cheese grater!

It's got some very surreal postmodernist doodads on it (the little dome with the acoustical trick, and the silent waterfall). And then there's the black Bill Reid sculpture in the reflecting pool (the green twin is in the Vancouver Airport). Plus those weird broken pillars that don't do anything.

I'm convinced that any visitors come reeling out of there, wondering just how demented the Canadian psyche really is ...

[CorpGovActivist]

24. It Certainly Overcomes the Problem...

... of "us" not noticing "them," but I honestly got a chuckle out of the unexpected newfound use or that open-air design.

They could process political asylum visas on the spot!

: )

- Dave

[Hand]

28. Hee hee.

It's all part of the Canadian Conspiracy. The key to understanding this architecture is to understand that in Canada, we don't really have patriotism as such, we just have a long-standing sort of low-key national identity crisis. That explains everything. :rofl:

[Lisa]

30. considering that our country was put together by a drunk ...

The design of the embassy building, with all its accessories, makes perfect sense!

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

6. Shortest. Break. Ever.

:rofl:

[CorpGovActivist]

8. .

[Subdivisions]

18. You're bad, OMC. Baaaaaad! n/t

[sinkingfeeling]

9. And I thought you were blaming them for the really icy weather here!

[CorpGovActivist]

10. My Canuck Friends...

... are among my favorites, and the country itself is gorgeous.

But they can keep their weather right now.

- Dave

[warren pease]

11. Who would have thunk that one of the few remaining US free speech zones would be on foreign soil?

[CorpGovActivist]

12. And Such Good Real Estate, Too!

Talk about a perfect protest spot!

: )

- Dave

[unapatriciated]

13. love it !

Did you get video?

[CorpGovActivist]

16. My Errand...

... didn't entail the need for a video camera. But I guess I should start carrying a camera and camcorder into town as additional errands arise.

Political asylum visas could be issued on the spot!

:rofl:

- Dave

[radfringe]

15. OOOOHHH canada OOOOHHH canada

by the way did you know on the week following bush's re(s)election in 2004 - the canadian immigration website had so many visitors checking out information and downloading info that it almost crashed?


off topic - good news on my car: will take about 2 weeks to fix it, but because a deer hit me, my deductible is only $100 (not the $500 I expected) because I have a "deer" rider on my policy. now I have to go check out car rentals...

[CorpGovActivist]

17. Glad to Hear the Better News...

... and we had family urging us to move to Toronto.

; )

- Dave

[radfringe]

19. my partner is checking out Vancover

soon the immigration problem will be too many americans sneaking into canada...

there's a toon in that somewhere :evilgrin:

[CorpGovActivist]

20. Vancouver Is Nice!

And you're right, there's a toon in that somewhere!

I've had a few good ideas for ones myself lately, but they don't lend themselves to stick figures. I still miss http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herblock">Herblock.

- Dave

[tsuki]

29. That is good news to hear. What about the AAA? Have they

tried to contact you?

[Jed Dilligan]

22. That's a nice building, and I usually don't like moderns nt

[CorpGovActivist]

25. It's Got a Few Classical Features...

... and I'm with you on most modern architecture. It's eye-catching.

- Dave

[Jed Dilligan]

26. It's also livable-looking and has some green features

The fact that it could host a protest puts it lightyears ahead of any modern American govt. building!

[Swamp Rat]

23. Blame DEMOCRATS!

Obey.