From the Manitoba Herald, Canada
"The flood of American liberals sneaking across the border into Canada
has intensified in the past week, sparking calls for increased patrols
to stop the illegal immigration. The actions of President Bush are
prompting the exodus among left-leaning citizens who fear they'll soon
be required to hunt, pray, and agree with Bill O'Reilly."
Canadian border farmers say it's not uncommon to see dozens of sociology
professors, animal-rights activists, and Unitarians crossing their
fields at night. "I went out to milk the cows the other day, and there
was a Hollywood producer huddled in the barn," said Manitoba farmer, Red
Greenfield, whose acreage borders North Dakota. The producer was cold,
exhausted and hungry. "He asked me if I could spare a latte and some
free-range chicken. When I said I didn't have any, he left. Didn't
even get a chance to show him my screenplay, eh?"
In an effort to stop the illegal aliens, Greenfield erected higher
fences, but the liberals scaled them. So he tried installing speakers
that blare Rush Limbaugh across the fields. "Not real effective," he
said. "The liberals still got through, and Rush annoyed the cows so much
they wouldn't give milk."
Officials are particularly concerned about smugglers who meet liberals
near the Canadian border, pack them into Volvo station wagons, drive
them across the border and leave them to fend for themselves."A lot of
these people are not prepared for rugged conditions," an Ontario Border
Patrolman said. "I found one carload without a drop of drinking water.
"They did have a nice little Napa Valley cabernet, though."
When liberals are caught, they're sent back across the border, often
wailing loudly that they fear retribution from conservatives. Rumors
have been circulating about the Bush Administration establishing
re-education camps in which liberals will be forced to drink domestic
beer and watch NASCAR races.
In recent days, liberals have turned to somewhat ingenious ways of
crossing the border. Some have taken to posing as senior citizens on bus
trips to buy cheap Canadian prescription drugs. After catching a
half-dozen young vegans disguised in powdered wigs, Canadian immigration
authorities began stopping buses and quizzing the supposed
senior-citizen passengers on Perry Como and Rosemary Clooney hits to
prove they were alive in the '50s."If they can't identify the accordion
player on The Lawrence Welk Show, we get suspicious about their age," an
official said.
Canadian citizens have complained that the illegal immigrants are
creating an organic-broccoli shortage and renting all the good Susan
Sarandon movies. "I feel sorry for American liberals, but the Canadian
economy just can't support them," an Ottawa resident said. "How many
art-history majors does one country need?"
In an effort to ease tensions between the United States and Canada, Vice
President Dick Cheney met with the Canadian ambassador and pledged that
the administration would take steps to reassure liberals", a source
close to Cheney said. "We're going to have some Peter, Paul & Mary
concerts, and we might put some endangered species on postage stamps.".
The President is determined to reach out," said Cheney.
