Today I was contacted by The Daily Show starring Jon Stewart.
Mr. Johannesen,
My name is [name withheld by Joel] and I work at a television program in New York. We’re working on a story about Canadian conservatives who are sick and tired of the liberal bent of their country and look on the more conservative climate in the US favorably.
We’re specifically looking for Candians who’ve thought of moving to the US to live in a more conservative country.
I’d be very interested to speak with you about this. I can be reached at [name withheld by Joel]@thedailyshow.com or (212) [XXX]-1811.
Great site, by the way!
Thanks,
[name withheld by Joel]
They posted this in the ProudToBeCanadian.ca forums too:
Hi all,
I work at a television program based in New York and we’re currently working on a story about conservative Canadians who have thought about moving to the US for the more conservative atmosphere. As mentioned elsewhere on the board there are many liberals in the US who are thinking of moving to Canada—we’re looking to cover the flipside of that story.
I’m interested to hear from anyone here who has considered moving or if you know anyone who has. Any thoughts you have would be greatly appreciated.
Here’s my e-mail reply to the Daily Show:
Dear [name withheld by Joel]:
Regarding your inquiry about Canadians looking for a more conservative climate and moving south:
Since most Canadian conservatives are not girlie-men like the sad-sack liberal election-losers down south, we will all stay right here in Canada and stand up and fight to win elections in favor of conservative candidates.
Once that job is done, and we have some extra cash that will naturally stay in our pockets rather than be paid in exorbitant Canadian taxes as they are now, we might consider taking up an extra vacation home in Hawaii, California, Florida, or elsewhere.
But no, we love Canada and will straighten it out, even to the point of defending it someday with an actual military.
Our last Canadian Census reveals that 70 percent of Canadians identify themselves as Christians just as they do in the United States, so it seems to us that most of North America is part of that nefarious big bad evil value-plagued “Jesusland”, and it’s really just a question of running on conservative values and getting the non-urban vote out here—just like you all did in the US.
Thousands of Canadians move south every year—and it has little to do with politics—and more to do with increasing their level of income, gaining more freedom, and getting health care—and other great reasons, not the least of which is the weather. The more conservative US has proven to be a model of success and Canadians are mostly envious—some, especially notable Liberal parliamentarians, to the point of outrage and jealousy and hideously embarrassing anti-American name-calling, much like many other people in other countries of the world. Osama bin Laden to name but one. Very few Americans move to Canada by choice, as you probably know, and that should probably tell you everything you need to know.
Yours truly,
Joel Johannesen, editor,
http://www.ConservativeGroundswell.com
http://www.ProudToBeCanadian.ca
If anyone wants to talk to them, contact me and ask for their e-mail address and phone number. (Don’t bother me after November 9 or 10 though, as I’m sure time is of the essence for them).
UPDATE (Nov 9/04 – Another e-mail received 1:39 PM PST):
Hi Mr. Johannesen,
We’d be interested in interviewing you about your thoughts on those who are thinking of leaving Canada. We’re interested to hear you articulate that Canadian conservatives should stay and stand up and fight.
Where do you live? Generally we travel to interview people, but sometimes we fly them to New York.
Is there a number at which you can be reached?
Thanks,
[Name withheld by Joel]
And my answer:
[Name withheld by Joel]:
Thank you for your interest, but I will have to pass simply due to time contraints.
Yours truly,
Joel Johannesen
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