[Magdalen] Syrian refugees

[Grace Cangialosi]

Oh, I wasn't criticizing Obama. I was just lamenting the fact that so many  folks want to pull in the welcome mat and turn out the lights. Saner heads don't seem to be prevailing right now, and I'm not feeling very proud of my country.

On December 11, 2015, at 9:07 PM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:

We have a good man as president. We just have some asshats in the
opposition.

On Friday, December 11, 2015, Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com> wrote:

> Gloat away, Molly--you have the right. We, on the other hand...
>
> On December 11, 2015, at 8:27 PM, Molly Wolf <lupa at kos.net <javascript:;>>
> wrote:
>
> What struck me was the Prime Minister's visible emotion -- and no, I don't
> think he fakes it.  He is his mother's son as well as his father's, and I
> believe he has her depth of feeling and her honesty.  Like his dad, he's a
> sucker for children -- Pierre adored his kids while bringing them up with
> high standards.  So that scene was not fudged.  Our premier Kathleen Wynne
> couldn't quite manage the emotion but was gracious and hospitable.
>
> The Canadian welcome is genuine, but I suspect we're all looking across
> the border at Trump and crew and thinking loud, disrespectful thoughts --
> double the disrespect for _soi-disant_ Christians who seem distinctly
> Unclear On the Message.  Canada is a LOT more secular than the U.S. of A.
> And we ain't chicken either.
>
> Gloating a little.  Sorrysorrysorry.
>
> Molly
>
> The man who carries a cat by the tail learns something he can learn in no
> other way. -- Mark Twain
>
> > On Dec 11, 2015, at 7:42 PM, M J _Mike_ Logsdon <mjl at ix.netcom.com
> <javascript:;>> wrote:
> >
> > I should have said that I just read the NYTimes article about the
> welcoming at the airport.  There just ain't a better story in the world
> right now.  God bless Canada.
>