Re: Most Canucks Could Never Stand The Guy!

Most "CANUCKS", prefer the term: Canadians! Criss

This is one Canuck who doesn't mind being called a Canuck. "So What??? There are far too many much important issues to be concerned with. Why sweat the small stuff?

I know some Afro-Amaricans who don,t mind the "N" word, but most do!

Proud to be a Canuck, also like the hockey team

And the Crazy Canucks, the downhill ski team from a few years back.

I note that there are no serious challenges to my assertions that Gordon Sinclair was a thoroughly unlikeable individual.
I have no comment as to his ancient out-of-context remarks about the USA.

criss, if you actually researched the word you would find that in addition to the usage both bob and richard have mentioned there is an airplane built by macdonnell douglas and a squadron in the Canadian airforce since WWII that use the name Canuck. your response is ill informed to say the least.

mob.

ps to el gordo. yes gordon sinclair was not well liked-you forget to mention that he was a misogynist(SP?) and railed against immigration into Canada. but if his words give comfort now then that is all that is really relevant isn't it?

An old dinosaur from the past, lets forget about the old @#$sucker.

I don't know what generation some of you Canucks are from but I can assure you that Gordon Sinclair was looked upon as one of the most highly respected, outspoken, irrevent, cantankerous, loveable old cumudgeon in Canadian history.
The fat man knows nothing of which he speaks.

I'm a canuck also, proud of it. I'll take "Canadian" also, fits just fine.

As for the Gordon Sinclair thing, didn't anyone ever watch front page challenge! Of course Canada liked him. But just as anyone with such vocal and well published opinions, some weren't his biggest fans. Each to their own.

I do, however, find it unfitting to use his 1973 radio broadcast to relate to this tragedy. The US he was talking about is the US of 28 years ago, not the US of today. Granted, he may have exactly the same opinion today, had he not died 17 years ago, but who are we to say.

This was written during the withdrawl from Vietnam, and in support of people of that era. Why not leave them with this piece of history. There are plenty of new posts, articles, and radio adresses being written in support of the US. In fact the best one I have read to date was posted by ECH, MD on this board.

If diving into the archives from 28 years ago to find a time when someone said something in support of the Americans makes you fell better, that's fine. I just think it is inappropriate.

Then again, maybe I have just snapped after receiving this in my Inbox for the 100th time

take care
marc