10.17.16
Damned by faint praise
From Canada, via the New York Times:
“’We’re just up here in Canada talking about how great you guys are down there, and we thought we’d just send you a little bit of a love note.’ … His testimonial is followed by two dozen more Canadians warmly praising the United States for things like its diversity, its space program and for being the birthplace of Biggie Smalls and Tupac Shakur.”
Seriously!? Didn’t quite come out as intended, I guess. The space program! That does what, exactly?
And two black entertainers, million-sellers, but dead, both due to gun downs, the murders unsolved.