The Crazy Rants of Samantha Burns

To those people out there who know who Rick Mercer is, a Canadian who does satirical political commentary, I am presently one spot below him on the TTLB list.

To check out his blog, Rick Mercer.

To learn more about the man who did shows such as "Talking to Americans", "Made in Canada", and "This Hour Has 22 Minutes", click on wikipedia.org for a complete description of the man.

One of the memorable "Talking to Americans" segments was when Mercer spoke with some US citizens and told them that Canada needed a barge to pull the country together because the Arctic ice was melting and pulling the country apart. Mercer convinced people on the street to plead to their country to lend a barge because Canada was going bipolar.

The secret to Mercer's satirical success for this show is that he can keep a straight face while convincing people on the street of ridiculous Canadian "facts". Not to mention that many Americans have not been taught much of Canadian history in their schools, plus many care little about America Junior as long as we don't give them any hastles.

Another hilarious bit was when Mercer convinced some Americans on the streets that Canada has a $5 coin called the Woody. Or how about the time that Mercer convinced Al Gore that the capitol of Canada recently moved from Ottawa to Toronto, and another segment where he convinced Americans that the capitol building was a huge igloo? For a few more segments, link over to comcast.net.

My standing below Mercer's blog may change rather rapidly, however, as the TTLB ecosystem is undergoing some tweaking, "and as a result, there have been some wild swings in total link counts", according to n.z.'s blog from TTLB.