My friend David White, flying buddy and co-owner of Quinte Aviation, sent me this.
It's funny guy Rick Mercer, writing a letter in response to another article in The Independent, an East coast paper.
It's very well written and thoughtful and may shed some light on the issue of Canada's participation in Afghanistan.
A women named Noreen was apparently upset and in fact claimed her Christmas was ruined by too much coverage of the war.
Rick responds..."I am so sorry to hear about the interruption to your holiday cheer. You say in your column that it all started when the CBC ran a story on some “poor sod” who got his legs blown off in Afghanistan.
The “poor sod” in question, Noreen, has a name and it is Cpl. Paul Franklin. He is a medic in the Forces and has been a buddy of mine for years. I had dinner with him last week in Edmonton, in fact. I will be sure to pass on to him that his lack of legs caused you some personal discomfort this Christmas.
Paul is a pretty amazing guy. You would like him I think. When I met him years ago he had two good legs and a brutally funny sense of humour. He was so funny that I was pretty sure he was a Newfoundlander. You probably know the type (or maybe you don’t) — salt of the earth, always smiling, and like so many health-care professionals, seemingly obsessed with helping others in need."
Read the rest. Its worth it.
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Thanks for the heads up on the article...WOW!! I've always loved Rick Mercer and this only furthers my respect for his wit and intelligence. I'm not a for war kinda guy, but he nailed it...we are there for all the right reasons and need to stay. Canadians don't give up.
Posted by: Tim Miller | February 20, 2007 / 14:01