Talk:Bob McKeown

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McKeown is most famous in the USA for the controversial confrontation he had with Ann Coulter on the 5th Estate.

I feel the following paragraph provides valuable information in explaining how McKeown is currently perceived in America.

In January 2005 McKeown was embroiled in controversy over an interview with American conservative polemicist Ann Coulter shown on CBC's The Fifth Estate. Coulter had argued that Canada's non-participation in the 2003 invasion of Iraq demonstrated that Canada's "loyal friendship" with the United States was weaker than in the past. She attempted to contrast the situation with the Vietnam War, stating, "Canada used to be one of our most loyal friends and vice-versa. I mean Canada sent troops to Vietnam - was Vietnam less containable and more of a threat than Saddam Hussein?"

McKeown countered, "No, actually, Canada didn't send troops to Vietnam." Coulter asked if it was perhaps IndoChina where Canadian troops were sent and again McKeown rebuffed her. Neither Coulter or McKeown gave any ground in their assertions.

However, a Time Magazine article dated April 25, 2005, confirmed that "Canada did send noncombat troops to Indochina in the 1950s and again to Vietnam in 1972."

Big Daddy 16:47, 6 September 2005 (UTC)

Wow! I found this great article on line that explains just how much IN BED WITH THE US, Canada was during Vnam (including our good friend PAUL MARTIN!) Check it out - http://auto_sol.tao.ca/node/view/771

In light of this, I made a slight edit to the previous insertion as follows:

"In January 2005 McKeown was embroiled in controversy over an interview with American conservative polemicist Ann Coulter shown on CBC's The Fifth Estate. Coulter had argued that Canada's non-participation in the 2003 invasion of Iraq demonstrated that Canada's "loyal friendship" with the United States was weaker than in the past. As part of her broader attempt to contrast the Canadian response to the Iraq war with that of Vietnam, Coulter asserted that "Canada sent troops to Vietnam." McKeown replied, "No, actually, Canada didn't send troops to Vietnam." Although Canada was "officially" neutral in the conflict, they did in fact send non-combat troops in support of US actions to both IndocChina and Viet Nam."

Big Daddy 18:17, 6 September 2005 (UTC)

Scare Quotes

Scare Quotes are not acceptable for an "encyclopedia." Hipocrite - «Talk» 18:19, 6 September 2005 (UTC)

Then why do you allow their "use" all "over" the "place" in "the" Coulter/O'Reilly/etc etc articles??

Ps Quit stalking me! Big Daddy 18:46, 6 September 2005 (UTC)

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Coulter

Something should be said about how Coulter, though given the opportunity then and there, did not mention those facts. It is obvious to anyone who saw it that she did not know. It would also be incorrect to assume that McKeown didn't know them, as it was clear that they were talking about the Canadian government officially sending troops. They didn't. 70.53.108.105 (talk) 20:30, 19 March 2010 (UTC)

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