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Newfoundland and Labrador Lt.-Gov. John Crosbie says he's sorry if a joke he made about Pakistan and suicide bombers offended anyone.

Crosbie joked during a recent ceremony for cabinet ministers that a U.S. man feeling suicidal about the economy called a hotline for help.

He said the man was transferred to a call centre in Pakistan where he was asked if he could drive a truck.

 

[Brill]

A crosbie can really sting.

 

[train]

Newfoundland and Labrador Lt.-Gov. John Crosbie says he's sorry if a joke he made about Pakistan and suicide bombers offended anyone.

Crosbie joked during a recent ceremony for cabinet ministers that a U.S. man feeling suicidal about the economy called a hotline for help.

He said the man was transferred to a call centre in Pakistan where he was asked if he could drive a truck.

I laughed and knowing you red so did you

 

[onthebottom]

That was funny

OTB

 

[red]

I laughed and knowing you red so did you

it was funny.

 

[The Options Menu]

I don't really approve as racial and / or suicide bomber humour is not in terribly good taste, but most people seem to be taking it in relative stride, and it's not like there's a huge Pakistani constituency where he's from... It's more of an issue if he has national ambitions (which is unlikely given his age). I think fewer people would be chronically offended by the joke than would be worried about the guy that thought it was a good idea to make it. (It shows poor judgement.)

edit: Ohh, I didn't realize who made the joke. It barely registers as a 7 for him. Meh, give the geriatric codger a pass.

 

[iprint]

Too Funny

 

[gww]

That advice could blow up in his face alright... Political suicide

He's been saying shit like this for years. He must be in his late 70's so why would he change now.

 

[blackrock13]

I've heard only one pundit say it wasn't funny.

 

[wet_suit_one]

It was funny. Bad form for a Lieutenant Govenor of a province, but funny all the same. Too much PC here for sure, but it was properly bad form for a LG. If I were in the crowd, would have laughed my ass off too!

 

[great bear]

Is he related to Bing?