Anti-US?

A "livejournal-ist" had the following story on her webpage, I must have missed this story:

Prankster or threat to U.S.?

Basically a 17 yr old is being charged with making threats to make a bomb and to use it. The part that was of interest to me was what was of interest to Canadian consular official, Kimberly Lorentz.

(His Lawyer) also said the boy’s parents were unco-operative when their home was searched, and then told reporters in Pennsylvania: “He apparently has made it clear that he does not like America and that he would prefer to be in Canada.”

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The anti-American link apparently stems from the T-shirt Biehn wore during a court appearance Friday, which sported a number of pro-Canadian slogans. Travis’ mother, a hockey player, brought the shirt back for her son after playing in a tournament in Canada.

The shirt carries slogans familiar to any Canadian.

“I am Canadian ...” it begins.

“I don’t travel by dogsled.

“I live in a house, not an igloo.

“The Parliament building is not made of ice.

“We are still the best hockey players.”

(from a Molson Canadian beer commercial) < see it here

Goldman said there is not a single anti-American sentiment on the shirt.

“I love it,” he said. “There is nothing wrong with being proud of being Canadian.”

What is wrong, Goldman said, is the anti-American card being played in the media by the county’s district attorney, resulting in a headline in The Allentown Morning Call which read: “DA: Teen bomb suspect hates U.S.”

He was wearing the T-shirt because he was wearing it under a dress shirt when taken into custody on Thursday evening, Goldman said.

“He was wearing the same outfit, right down to his drawers,” he said. “I respect the institution and when I go to court, I want to have my clients appropriately dressed. But when he’s apprehended at night, held overnight and marched into court by 8:15 a.m., there is no time to put a suit and tie on him.”

And finally, thanks Kristin for the information on the blogger template fix!