Canadian PM Scolded By Aunt, Apologizes For Blasphemy

[matcom]

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OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin apologized on Tuesday for blasphemy during a nationally televised meeting on health care reform -- but only after his aunt told him that his mouth should be washed out with soap.

Martin, sitting at a table with the heads of the country's 10 provinces, could clearly be heard muttering "Jesus Christ!" after a presentation by Manitoba premier Gary Doer.

An embarrassed prime minister opened the second session of the meeting by apologizing profusely, saying he had in fact been reacting to a note passed to him by a member of staff.

"I have two aunts .... and during the break one of my aunts called me and essentially pointed out that I had used inappropriate language and suggested a bar of soap," he said.

"I also want to apologize to anybody who might have taken offense at what I said, I most sincerely do, and I apologize to my aunt," he added, stressing again that he had been commenting on the contents of the note and not to what Doer had said.

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[RevCheesehead]

1. Wonder what his aunt thinks of Cheney?

Potty Mouth! :P :spank:

[Screaming Lord Byron]

2. I think this might go down as the defining moment of Martin's career.

He is something of a wuss.

[matcom]

3. ya THINK?

:D

[Screaming Lord Byron]

6. Pierre Trudeau would have just given Auntie the finger.

While wearing a really sharp suit.

[miss_kitty]

4. if he'd sounded like Jean Chrétien...

...his aunt wouldn't have been able to understand him! :)

[ret5hd]

5. so, uh, mmm...what's in the note?

[TO Kid]

7. My guess would be...

It was either (a) a breakdown of what the premiers' demands would cost, (b) his party's latest polling numbers, or most likely (c) an announcement from his son that all the family's boats would be registered in Canada so he'd have to pay Canadian taxes on them.

[miss_kitty]

8. LOL! yeah! i'm votin' (c)...n/t