Now - tell me who the idiot is?

Carolyn Parrish is at it again. She's the outspoken Liberal Member of Canadian Parliament who provoked an international outroar by referring to Americans as "bastards."

In a news conference in Ottawa, referring to the Missile Defence Plan, she referred to joining the USA as joining a "coalition of the idiots."

OK - that's dumb enough. But obviously Parrish wasn't paying attention in media relations 101, because what is hilariously funny is what happens next.
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"...Parrish, who had to apologize for her "bastards" remarks last year, at first denied using the term idiots, and when reporters pointed out they had her remarks on tape, she said: "I don't mean Americans are idiots."

"The world respects Canada. If we were to join this then it will be giving credibility to what they're doing," she said.

Parrish then begged reporters not to use the remarks: "Please guys don't put that on tape," she said. "I already got into trouble once.... Really, please, I've had enough trouble."
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It would be rather funny if it wasn't so sad at the same time. It's really quite pathetic, really. Not only is she showing incredibly poor restraint, she then goes to PROVE how lousy her restraint is by actually begging the media not to run a story. She'd have better luck convincing the USA to drop missile defence completely rather than convince a media outlet to actually drop a story....