General Evans Above Archive for Dec 01, 2004

Bonjour Lou Dobbs

Dec 01, 2004 – permalink

It’s bizarre watching the CNN coverage of President Bush’s visit to Canada. The way they act, you think that he was visiting some unknown corner of the planet and not a neighbour who receives visits from millions of American tourists each year.

• The typos on CNN’s news scroll and chryrons are often funny. The chryon on Headline News had Dubya Ottowa Bound. Ottowa? Is that near Canada’s capital, Ottawa?
• For some reason, American journalists think the whole country speaks French and therefore all names must be pronounced with some “ooh la la” tossed in. Hence Lou Dobbs calling the Canadian Prime Minister, Paul Martin (like Dean Martin), Paul Martayne. At least John King got it right.
• This morning, CNN’s team were going on about poutine. Really? Have you seen some of the regional foods Americans eat?