Comments on: Koivu to French politicians: “Regardez my killer Francais, bitches” http://wayoffside.wordpress.com/2007/10/31/koivu-to-french-politician-i-parle-awesome-francais/ Hockey Tue, 21 Oct 2008 02:54:45 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Maal http://wayoffside.wordpress.com/2007/10/31/koivu-to-french-politician-i-parle-awesome-francais/#comment-189 Maal Mon, 03 Dec 2007 21:18:09 +0000 http://wayoffside.wordpress.com/2007/10/31/koivu-to-french-politician-i-parle-awesome-francais/#comment-189 so on these same lines, will olli jokinen and mike modano have to start speaking spanish? so on these same lines, will olli jokinen and mike modano have to start speaking spanish?

]]> By: jakebogoch http://wayoffside.wordpress.com/2007/10/31/koivu-to-french-politician-i-parle-awesome-francais/#comment-167 jakebogoch Tue, 27 Nov 2007 21:07:19 +0000 http://wayoffside.wordpress.com/2007/10/31/koivu-to-french-politician-i-parle-awesome-francais/#comment-167 Congratulations: of the many thousand of visitors to Way Offside, you alone have discovered our hidden Anglo supremacy agenda. Two of us are bilingual, however, and we're actively trying to forget as much French as possible. But we're having trouble forgetting the facts. Or the news. Or the fact that Quebec has much bigger problems than the captaincy of the Canadiens (that was that bit about camp burnings and bridges falling down). Or that the Habs' Francophone coach conducts 100 percent of his hockey business in English. Or that if this is so important to Quebeckers, why don't they make Begin the captain? Or that this doesn't matter to anyone but you. Congratulations: of the many thousand of visitors to Way Offside, you alone have discovered our hidden Anglo supremacy agenda. Two of us are bilingual, however, and we’re actively trying to forget as much French as possible. But we’re having trouble forgetting the facts. Or the news. Or the fact that Quebec has much bigger problems than the captaincy of the Canadiens (that was that bit about camp burnings and bridges falling down). Or that the Habs’ Francophone coach conducts 100 percent of his hockey business in English. Or that if this is so important to Quebeckers, why don’t they make Begin the captain? Or that this doesn’t matter to anyone but you.

]]> By: Patrick Mercer http://wayoffside.wordpress.com/2007/10/31/koivu-to-french-politician-i-parle-awesome-francais/#comment-166 Patrick Mercer Tue, 27 Nov 2007 20:41:36 +0000 http://wayoffside.wordpress.com/2007/10/31/koivu-to-french-politician-i-parle-awesome-francais/#comment-166 So it's not about Koivu. Apparently it's about politicians (and, according to some sort of twisted logic, about "racists burning Jewish bible camps" and "how to make bridges that don't fall down"). Give me a break! It certainly is about Koivu speaking English (only) to hockey fans in a predominantly French-speaking city. If a high-profile politician in any other Canadian province were asked to comment on a local team captain speaking FRENCH only to English fans for the past 12 years, I don't think anyone would get on their high horses and say that the issue "is about the provincial politicians." The issue was in fact raised here by a rather crazy lawyer who loves to get media attention (not by a politician), and the PQ leader, Pauline Marois, gave a very vague answer to a point-blank question from a reporter. If your real problem is with the existence of Quebec and the French language, maybe you should launch an Anglo-supremecist site (or could that already be your hidden agenda?). So it’s not about Koivu. Apparently it’s about politicians (and, according to some sort of twisted logic, about “racists burning Jewish bible camps” and “how to make bridges that don’t fall down”). Give me a break! It certainly is about Koivu speaking English (only) to hockey fans in a predominantly French-speaking city. If a high-profile politician in any other Canadian province were asked to comment on a local team captain speaking FRENCH only to English fans for the past 12 years, I don’t think anyone would get on their high horses and say that the issue “is about the provincial politicians.” The issue was in fact raised here by a rather crazy lawyer who loves to get media attention (not by a politician), and the PQ leader, Pauline Marois, gave a very vague answer to a point-blank question from a reporter. If your real problem is with the existence of Quebec and the French language, maybe you should launch an Anglo-supremecist site (or could that already be your hidden agenda?).

]]> By: jakebogoch http://wayoffside.wordpress.com/2007/10/31/koivu-to-french-politician-i-parle-awesome-francais/#comment-163 jakebogoch Tue, 27 Nov 2007 05:54:47 +0000 http://wayoffside.wordpress.com/2007/10/31/koivu-to-french-politician-i-parle-awesome-francais/#comment-163 Patrick, welcome to the discussion...that happened several weeks ago. Clearly, you missed the point: It's not about Koivu, it's not about Montreal, and it's not about the franchise. It's about Quebec politicians taking aim at irrelevant crap when they should be figuring out how to catch racists from burning Jewish bible camps and how to make bridges that don't fall down. But maybe you missed those news hits too. Patrick, welcome to the discussion…that happened several weeks ago. Clearly, you missed the point: It’s not about Koivu, it’s not about Montreal, and it’s not about the franchise. It’s about Quebec politicians taking aim at irrelevant crap when they should be figuring out how to catch racists from burning Jewish bible camps and how to make bridges that don’t fall down. But maybe you missed those news hits too.

]]> By: Patrick Mercer http://wayoffside.wordpress.com/2007/10/31/koivu-to-french-politician-i-parle-awesome-francais/#comment-161 Patrick Mercer Mon, 26 Nov 2007 21:20:27 +0000 http://wayoffside.wordpress.com/2007/10/31/koivu-to-french-politician-i-parle-awesome-francais/#comment-161 I'm sure that if a French Canadian capitain of a team anywhere else in Canada or the US spent 12 years introducing his team mates to the crowd in FRENCH, without bothering to say a few words to the peasants in the arena in the local jargon, i.e., ENGLISH, you and would be outraged. No one would find that acceptable. So lay off the French Canadians, who have been incredibly patient. Koivu plays is the captain of a team in a city with a 3/4 French-speaking population, in a province where 85% of the people speak French. Don't be so insensitive! I’m sure that if a French Canadian capitain of a team anywhere else in Canada or the US spent 12 years introducing his team mates to the crowd in FRENCH, without bothering to say a few words to the peasants in the arena in the local jargon, i.e., ENGLISH, you and would be outraged. No one would find that acceptable. So lay off the French Canadians, who have been incredibly patient. Koivu plays is the captain of a team in a city with a 3/4 French-speaking population, in a province where 85% of the people speak French. Don’t be so insensitive!

]]> By: Patrice Bergeron Reminds Peers Not To Take Each From Behind « way offside: the hockey blog http://wayoffside.wordpress.com/2007/10/31/koivu-to-french-politician-i-parle-awesome-francais/#comment-90 Patrice Bergeron Reminds Peers Not To Take Each From Behind « way offside: the hockey blog Thu, 08 Nov 2007 22:39:04 +0000 http://wayoffside.wordpress.com/2007/10/31/koivu-to-french-politician-i-parle-awesome-francais/#comment-90 [...] that Grade 3 concussions lead to stronger bilingual skills. Why, to the best of our knowledge, Saku Koivu hasn’t had any Grade 3 [...] [...] that Grade 3 concussions lead to stronger bilingual skills. Why, to the best of our knowledge, Saku Koivu hasn’t had any Grade 3 [...]

]]> By: Senility Watch: Is Cherry Going Soft? « way offside: the hockey blog http://wayoffside.wordpress.com/2007/10/31/koivu-to-french-politician-i-parle-awesome-francais/#comment-54 Senility Watch: Is Cherry Going Soft? « way offside: the hockey blog Mon, 05 Nov 2007 17:19:28 +0000 http://wayoffside.wordpress.com/2007/10/31/koivu-to-french-politician-i-parle-awesome-francais/#comment-54 [...] charity work, Cherry let the French fucks know what he thought about them slagging Saku Koivu for not speaking the language that has given us place-names like mange-le-castor: “You’re insecure and you’re [...] [...] charity work, Cherry let the French fucks know what he thought about them slagging Saku Koivu for not speaking the language that has given us place-names like mange-le-castor: “You’re insecure and you’re [...]

]]> By: Brian http://wayoffside.wordpress.com/2007/10/31/koivu-to-french-politician-i-parle-awesome-francais/#comment-52 Brian Sat, 03 Nov 2007 05:06:27 +0000 http://wayoffside.wordpress.com/2007/10/31/koivu-to-french-politician-i-parle-awesome-francais/#comment-52 What racist comment did he utter? Did he call someone a "frog?' Boo hoo. Those frogs are wimps. What racist comment did he utter? Did he call someone a “frog?’ Boo hoo. Those frogs are wimps.

]]> By: docleslie http://wayoffside.wordpress.com/2007/10/31/koivu-to-french-politician-i-parle-awesome-francais/#comment-45 docleslie Fri, 02 Nov 2007 16:55:26 +0000 http://wayoffside.wordpress.com/2007/10/31/koivu-to-french-politician-i-parle-awesome-francais/#comment-45 "People in Quebec don’t hate jews, there are a ton of jews in Montreal, people in Quebec hate muslims. Let’s get this straight." this is how we can figure it out: Get the Jews and Muslims in Montreal to play a hockey game against each other where small arms are allowed and see who the Quebeckers cheer for... and while we're at it, if the Quebeckers want the muslim women in the stands to remove their headscarves to watch the game then they have to take off their toques as well. “People in Quebec don’t hate jews, there are a ton of jews in Montreal, people in Quebec hate muslims. Let’s get this straight.”

this is how we can figure it out: Get the Jews and Muslims in Montreal to play a hockey game against each other where small arms are allowed and see who the Quebeckers cheer for… and while we’re at it, if the Quebeckers want the muslim women in the stands to remove their headscarves to watch the game then they have to take off their toques as well.

]]> By: “Ici Saku Koivu, voici mon equipe” « way offside: the hockey blog http://wayoffside.wordpress.com/2007/10/31/koivu-to-french-politician-i-parle-awesome-francais/#comment-38 “Ici Saku Koivu, voici mon equipe” « way offside: the hockey blog Fri, 02 Nov 2007 05:22:01 +0000 http://wayoffside.wordpress.com/2007/10/31/koivu-to-french-politician-i-parle-awesome-francais/#comment-38 [...] introduced himself in French to 21,000 fans at Montreal’s Bell Centre Thursday night after yesterday’s shitstorm with Canadian politicians. “Ici Saku Koivu, voici mon equipe,” he said. (Saku Koivu here, this is my team.) The [...] [...] introduced himself in French to 21,000 fans at Montreal’s Bell Centre Thursday night after yesterday’s shitstorm with Canadian politicians. “Ici Saku Koivu, voici mon equipe,” he said. (Saku Koivu here, this is my team.) The [...]

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