I actually got to about the 3rd or 4th paragraph before realizing that it was a satire.
Why? Because growing up in Canada in the '60s you met not a handful but dozens of Americans who came to Canada to dodge the draft. They were everywhere and even after Carter's amnesty in the '70s, many stayed. So the liberals coming to Canada thing is NOT far-fetched. But I suspect it is harder for Americans to emigrate to Canada than it is for Canadians to emigrate to the US. This, I suspect, is probably because of Canada's medicare system, which is free for everyone. Uninsured, catastrophically ill Americans seeking free medical treatment is to Canadians what the 180 Mariel Boat Lift out of Cuba was to Americans: you guys were afraid that Castro emptied his prisons of undesirables who got to come in with everyone else. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Rick Archer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > A flood of American liberals sneaking across the border into Canada has > intensified in the past week, sparking calls for increased patrols to stop > the illegal immigration. > > The possibility of a McCain/Palin election is prompting the exodus among > left-leaning citizens who fear they'll soon be required to hunt, pray, and > agree with Bill O'Reilly. > > Canadian border farmers say it's not uncommon to see dozens of sociology > professors, animal rights activists and Unitarians crossing their fields at > night. > > 'I went out to milk the cows the other day, and there was a Hollywood > producer huddled in the barn,' said Manitoba farmer Red Greenfield, whose > acreage borders North Dakota . > > 'The producer was cold, exhausted and hungry. He asked me if I could spare > a latte and some free-range chicken. When I said I didn't have any, he > left. Didn't even get a chance to show him my screenplay, eh?' > In an effort to stop the illegal aliens, Greenfield erected higher fences, > but the liberals scaled them. So he tried installing speakers that blare > Rush Limbaugh across the fields. 'Not real effective,' he said. 'The > liberals still got through, and Rush annoyed the cows so much they wouldn't > give milk.' > > Officials are particularly concerned about smugglers who meet liberals near > the Canadian border, pack them into Volvo station wagons, drive them across > the border and leave them to fend for themselves. > > 'A lot of these people are not prepared for rugged conditions,' an Ontario > border patrolman said. 'I found one carload without a drop of drinking > water. They did have a nice little Napa Valley cabernet, though.' > > When liberals are caught, they're sent back across the border, often wailing > loudly that they fear retribution from conservatives. Rumors have been > circulating about the McCain administration establishing re- education camps > in which liberals will be forced to shoot wolves from airplanes, deny > evolution, and act out drills preparing them for the Rapture. > > In recent days, liberals have turned to sometimes ingenious ways of crossing > the border. Some have taken to posing as senior citizens on bus trips to > buy cheap Canadian prescription d rugs. After catching a half- dozen young > vegans disguised in powdered wigs, Canadian immigration authorities began > stopping buses and quizzing the supposed senior citizen passengers on Perry > Como and Rosemary Clooney hits to prove they were alive in the '50s. > > 'If they can't identify the accordion player on The Lawrence Welk Show, we > get suspicious about their age,' an official said. > > Canadian citizens have complained that the illegal immigrants are creating > an organic broccoli shortage and renting all the good Susan Sarandon movies. > > 'I feel sorry for American liberals, but the Canadian economy just can't > support them,' an Ottawa resident said. 'How many art history and English > majors does one country need?' >
