Canada goes 'gaga' for Barack Obama during first trip abroad as president

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http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/2009/02/19/2009-02-19_canada_goes_gaga_for_barack_obama_during.html

Outside U.S. borders for the first time as president, Barack Obama launched a brisk, closely watched visit Thursday with leaders of Canada, an essential economic ally.

The president touched down late morning in Ottawa, heading into a day of meetings on touchy topics: the crashing economy, trade fears and the troubling state of Afghanistan.

Under gray skies, a cheering crowd of more than 1,000 people greeted Obama as his motorcade pulled up to Parliament Hill. One individual carried a sign that read "Yes we CANada!"

Obama shook hands with Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and waved to the crowd. A huge cheer erupted.

Obama comes bearing a pro-trade message to assuage Canadian concerns over protectionism; a promise of a new strategy in Afghanistan as Canada moves to pull out all its troops there; and talk of clean-energy cooperation as controversy hangs over Canada's oil-rich sands.

[AtomicKitten]

1. "Yes we CANada!" Love it. n/t

[Cha]

2. Just as long as it isn't "hero worship"..

they're okay:P

YES WE CANada!

[Spazito]

12. LOL, am wearing the biggest "creepy-assed" smile while proudly....

wearing my 'hero-worshiping' Obama T-shirt. (I know I failed the hero-worshiping test but am working on re-taking it, lol)

:toast:

[Cha]

13. I've been failing "it"

for almost two years now and I've decided just to go with it:bounce::patriot::fistbump::party:

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

3. Lousy hero worshipping cultists.

[AspenRose]

5. There's kool-aid in the Canadian water supply.

Didn't you know that?

[DevonRex]

4. Uh oh. I guess all Canadians are creepy now, with their hero worship and all.

:evilgrin:

[DeepBlueC]

6. With an asshole like Harper as PM, Canada needs some hope

[DevonRex]

8. I hope they can get rid of him soon. They deserve better.

[dionysus]

7. damn goose stepping kool-aid huffers with their premium beer and round bacon...

:thumbsup:

[ej510]

9. Harper has that right wing arrogance. Just like the repukes in this country the only difference is

intelligence. He has it american repukes do not.

[Captain Hilts]

11. He's not that bright, actually. But a tenuous govt. keeps him on the bubble. nt

[Captain Hilts]

10. What a nice change of pace. Oh how they hated GWB, and rightfully so. nt

[Tatiana]

14. Heh... Obamania has hit Canada hard! LOL.

Fun to watch on the CBC.