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THE HIGH GROUND

CNN Now Sails Under Canadian Flag [UPDATE]

Those of you who were watching your inaugural festivities on the CNN this past week may have wondered from what mile-high fancy pillared balcony America’s Best Political News Organization Teevee Team was reporting. Was it the actual Mount Olympus, leased out by Obama? No, worse: it was from high atop the Canadian Embassy! They were actually in Canada to cover the black America party! UPDATE: CNN has e-mailed us to correct certain, HMM, shall we say “untruths” in this post?

Look at that flag rip in the wind from atop their pretend-Acropolis. Do CNN anchors even have to pay Real American taxes?

Here are snipers Candy Crowley and John King, or maybe Bill Bennett, trying to kill rival Americans along the parade route. Why did Canada agree to this? They probably think the name “Wolf” is cool and are willing to do anything for him.

UPDATE: From CNN PR in “DC” (Toronto??):

CNN was broadcasting inauguration coverage from the rooftop of the Newseum in Washington. The Newseum is next door to the Canadian Embassy, but I can assure you that we were on the Newseum’s roof at 555 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW. Also, the two tents on the lower roof were not occupied by CNN.

Believe what you want to believe America. We just post what we see in the picture.


2:52 PM on Wed January 21 2009
By Jim Newell
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  1. ManchuCandidate says at 2:55 pm, January 21st, 2009

    Damn you Jim! You uncovered our plot to take over the US America and control the world market on hobo beans, eh.

    Take off, hoser!

  2. Car Ramrod says at 2:56 pm, January 21st, 2009

    It must have been an interesting day for the Canucks, you know, seeing a real, live black guy in person.

  3. SayItWithWookies says at 2:57 pm, January 21st, 2009

    Eat your heart out, Sarah Palin — Canada can see Obama from its house!

  4. fish with broken dreams says at 2:58 pm, January 21st, 2009

    saw some Canadian Choir on the embassy steps yesterday.. acid-white. ex-pats! coming back running.

  5. Nikolai Vsevolodovich Stavrogin says at 2:58 pm, January 21st, 2009

    Wolf is just a hell of a lot sexier than his Canadian equivalent, Mike Duffy.

  6. chascates says at 2:59 pm, January 21st, 2009

    And Canada refused to let Ayers into their country. Suspicious.

  7. ManchuCandidate says at 2:59 pm, January 21st, 2009

    Car Ramrod:
    Hey now!

    Our Supreme Leader (not the fat dumpy guy with the bowl cut and wearing the photographer’s vest to cover his man-boobs/moobs) is a mocha lady.

    http://www.gg.ca/media/pho/galleryPics/1079.jpg

  8. JeffGoldblum says at 3:06 pm, January 21st, 2009

    Wait, so we let Canada in on our ZooPER TOP ZeeKRET Situation Room 3D technology?

    THIS

    CHANGES

    EVERYTHING

    ALSO

  9. shanemacgowan says at 3:08 pm, January 21st, 2009

    Thats not so bad. During the 1980 Republican National Convention, the one where they nominated “The Great Communicator,” the R’s housed many of their deligates in Canada.

  10. Canadian News Network? Did Wolf and crew get to smoke fattie Cuban cigars while on Cannuck soil?

  11. Tommy Says Ira G is a Tool says at 3:11 pm, January 21st, 2009

    Somewhere in Nunavut, a solitary baby seal weeps a single tear. Then it is bludgeoned to death for ear muffs for the Obama daughters.

  12. 2druk2phluq says at 3:14 pm, January 21st, 2009

    Even their embassy looks snobby in a friendly, low key sort of way. While on the rooftop several members of the CNN staff had better health care coverage than they do on normal days. It was a triumphant moment for some, being able to look down on their fellow Americans like Canadians do every day. Then, of course, they were all thrown out for being members of the ridiculous reality show that poses as American broadcast journalism.

  13. Suds McKenzie says at 3:15 pm, January 21st, 2009

    can we just save one spot at Gitmo for Celine Dion?

  14. I bet the Canadians apologized to the CNN crew while they forcibly violated their embassy.

  15. sevenrepeat says at 3:18 pm, January 21st, 2009

    maybe they just want to see how a real government operates.

  16. AnnieGetYourFun says at 3:19 pm, January 21st, 2009

    The guy that I am sleeping with told me that American news orgs are pilfering Canadian newscasters like crazy because Canadians talk gooder English. Me no believe.

  17. Ooh, did you see that the Canadian Embassy had uniformed Mounties out to salute Obama as he went by? Very cool. Canadians got Hopey, too.

  18. GlennBecksFelch says at 3:20 pm, January 21st, 2009

    FINALLY - ANDERSON COOPER CAN NOW GET MARRIED LEGALLY!

  19. actor212 says at 3:23 pm, January 21st, 2009

    AHA!

    So THAT’S how Kyra Phillips was able to get away giving favorable coverage to Obama without ex-boyfriend Rush Limbaugh hunting her down and killing her!

    I’ve always wanted to ask her what Rush’s cock tastes like.

  20. CaliforniaMike says at 3:23 pm, January 21st, 2009

    Maybe we’re finally splitting up into the United States of Canada and Jeebusland.

  21. Lucas Burch says at 3:23 pm, January 21st, 2009

    JeffGoldblum: They’ll see the Big Board!

  22. They probably think the name “Wolf” is cool and are willing to do anything for him.

    You mean like “Anderson” will? Or, you know, less gay?

  23. AnnieGetYourFun: He probably just said that to get you into bed. C’est la vie.

  24. BadKitty says at 3:24 pm, January 21st, 2009

    “Now go away or ah’ll shall taunt you for a second time….”

  25. DearEditor says at 3:25 pm, January 21st, 2009

    We’re just glad you ditched the English patient.

  26. WalnutsThePlumber says at 3:26 pm, January 21st, 2009

    http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-184795?ref=feeds%2Flatest

    CNN ireport says that the canadians were hosting CTV, communist radio-zine NPR, CBC, Radio-Canada and Eurovision… CNN was next door at the newseum

  27. sevenrepeat says at 3:26 pm, January 21st, 2009

    GlennBecksFelch: oooo! i’ll marry coops!

    actor212: vicodin

  28. Theodorick Of York says at 3:32 pm, January 21st, 2009

    actor212:
    It’s a heady mix of smoky, cheap, phallic cigars
    with a tangy, bitter overtone of Bill O’reily ass
    and a hint of Vicodin

  29. Sassette says at 3:33 pm, January 21st, 2009

    GlennBecksFelch: The Cooper/Blitzer wedding (which just sounds dirty, those two names together like that) will be the very silverest gay wedding EVER.

  30. Terry: I once considered bringing a Mountie back from Canada as a souvenir, but I couldn’t figure how to get his horse through Customs.

  31. Monsieur Grumpe says at 3:37 pm, January 21st, 2009

    Damn it! Just when we finally get a good president the Canadians are taking over. Oh well, I for one, welcome our Mighty Canadian Overlords blah, blah blah.

  32. Monsieur Grumpe: Well, if you’re going to have overlords, it’s nice to have polite ones.

  33. ManchuCandidate: Of course, our gouvernement chose a slightly frumpy picture for the GG on its own website.

    You guys down south may have elected your first handsome black president, but our black head of the country is HAWT:
    https://secure.ewebspot.com/upload/v_lauriehawn/documents/fall2007/speech_from_the_throne.jpg
    http://cache.daylife.com/imageserve/0erAbkkeAK91u/610x.jpg
    The legs! Oh, man, those legs! I may be one of teh homofags, but I still can’t get over those gams!

    And here’s a glam shot, just for fun:
    http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2081/2109335667_80f2636e96.jpg

  34. And no one thought to call the Secret Service and tell them about the snipers on the roof of the Canadian Embassy?

    Eight years of Boosh has obviously slowed our wit.

  35. Hmm, a little touchy there, CNN?

    Something’s up. Get Drudge on this!

  36. lawrenceofthedesert says at 4:00 pm, January 21st, 2009

    It’s not the polar bears I worry about; it’s the bi-polar bears. Don’t let Barry get out of that Caddy anywhere near those Coke-guzzling ursines.

  37. GlennBecksFelch says at 4:02 pm, January 21st, 2009

    Min: Have you seen how Canadians settle disputes in a hockey game? The “polite Canadian” meme is yet another dumb American bias, like how the whole world thinks Americans are all fat and play golf for exercise. Um except that one is true.

  38. So what you’re saying, CNN, is that Canada has also taken over the Newseum?? Those moose-riding bastards.

  39. actor212 says at 4:04 pm, January 21st, 2009

    CNN, if you’re lurking, could you confirm the following posts for me?

    Theodorick Of York

    sevenrepeat

    Cuz, you know, enquiring minds want to know!

  40. actor212 says at 4:05 pm, January 21st, 2009

    Min: Plenty of Canadians will play “Mountie” for a box of American generic medications.

  41. ManchuCandidate: Sadly, our gouvernement only posted the frumpy picture of our GG…

    You guys down south may have elected your first handsome black dude to run the country, but our black uber-leader is HAWT. Try this:

    http://cache.daylife.com/imageserve/0erAbkkeAK91u/610x.jpg

    Those legs! I’m gay and I still can’t get over those fabulous gams!

    (I tried to provide more picture links, but it was probably too many and didn’t post. :-( )

  42. Liquid: God, that chair must give Cheney wicked throne-envy.

  43. GlennBecksFelch: To be fair, Bob Probert was not Canadian.

    Erm. No, wait. Yes he was.

    And now I’m going to be watching ancient hockey fights all afternoon. You’re the reason the country is unproductive, you know that?

  44. AnnieGetYourFun says at 4:46 pm, January 21st, 2009

    Terry: Mounties make me horny. I wish I could understand why.

  45. How many Ameros did CNN offer you to take these pics down?

  46. greensprout says at 5:02 pm, January 21st, 2009

    Car Ramrod: if you think canada is whitey land you have CLEARLY never been anywhere in the vicinity of toronto. or victoria, for that matter.

  47. Merry Christen says at 5:04 pm, January 21st, 2009

    Liquid: Wow, that chick is SMOKIN’ … in like a Grace Jones sort of way.

  48. CARCUNTZ!(tm)-R-Us says at 5:09 pm, January 21st, 2009

    actor212: I’ve always wanted to ask her what Rush’s cock tastes like.
    I just puked a little in my mouth.

  49. At least our new Negro leader hasn’t shut down the legislature (yet).

  50. President Beeblebrox says at 2:45 pm, January 22nd, 2009

    Canada City is coming back to burn down DeeCee again… NEVAR FORGET TEH BATTLE OF YORK!!1

  51. tocute2btrue says at 5:48 pm, January 22nd, 2009

    The Communist News Network has done well bt me .

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