The Ugly American Reporter: Dana Milbank

[chaumont58]

Wonkette has a story about Dana Milbank's Canadian trip with chimpie and how Milbank got a flu shot. Milbank couldn't resist trashing Canadian money and showing all his devasting wit.

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"Not that Milbank was shy at the time. According to the Globe and Mail, he totally killed in the filing center, tossing off one-liners like they were... cheap Canadian flu shots!

"It cost only $20 Canadian,” Mr. Milbank triumphantly announced to his fellow scribes... “That's something like 89 cents American.”

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link: http://www.wonkette.com/politics/media/index.php#reporters-get-flu-shots-the-coverup-026752

Who said the ugly American was dead?

Milbank should write for the entertainment page. The comPost could use a larger display of his devasting wit. If not the entertainment page, then he definately has the makings of a columnist in the grand tradition of William Saflair.

[glarius]

1. One of our reporters on either CBC or CTV...I forget which...said most of

the American reporters couldn't wait to get to a clinic to get flu shots when they got there....He said our media was laughing their asses off at them!

[glitch]

3. Goody - the embarassed never ceases. Pack of travelling chimps nt

[stopbush]

2. $20 USD = $23.84 Canadian these days.

Remember when reporters used to check facts rather than making idiotic statements like Milbank's? It's even more idiotic when one considers that the weak dollar is a major story these days. Does he think the dollar is so weak that $20USD is only worth 89¢ in Canada? More likely he's trying to somehow denigrate Canada, as in 20 god-blessed American dollars are worth only...can you figure it out?

Fuck him.

[The Zanti Regent]

4. Milbank is one of Bob Somerby's favorite targets.

as are the rest of the PRESSTITUTES at the WHORESHINGTON POST.

http://www.dailyhowler.com

[spooky3]

5. I wish someone would send DM and Howard Kurtz on an extended vacation.

[Mari333]

6. Why did they even give him the flu shot

what a wanker...and people wonder why other countries hate us...
When I was in Ireland, one of the pub owners commented that my husband and I were quite likeable as Americans..I asked him why was that? He said, Oh most of them come in here and boast about themselves...