He can't be President, he speaks French : Sat Jan 14, 2012 6:20 am  

No Matter how batty our politicians may seem, we still can't hold a candle to our colonial cousins across the pond. Republican nomination hopeful Newt Gingrich has released a TV ad, slating opponent Mitt Romney because he speaks French Dey not insular doze 'merrcans, no sir

No Matter how batty our politicians may seem, we still can't hold a candle to our colonial cousins across the pond. Republican nomination hopeful Newt Gingrich has released a TV ad, slating opponent Mitt Romney because he speaks French Dey not insular doze 'merrcans, no sir

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Re: He can't be President, he speaks French : Sat Jan 14, 2012 8:42 am  

I think it's probably a great way way to work out if someone is any good at prime minister......

Re: He can't be President, he speaks French : Sat Jan 14, 2012 9:58 am  

I liked the way Gingrich claims that speaking French is somehow elitist, when his own thesis was (apparently) written on education in the Belgian Congo, with references to things written in French.

So, either he didn't actually know what those references were to – or he's an hypocritical twerp.

Still, it'll doubtless appeal to imbeciles who fear education and other countries where they speak a different language.

Not that we have anyone in the UK (or on these boards, even) who celebrate being thick.

Re: He can't be President, he speaks French : Sat Jan 14, 2012 10:05 am  

Mind, here's some more disingenuous claptrap from the other side of the Pond.

Mind, here's some more disingenuous claptrap from the other side of the Pond.

Re: He can't be President, he speaks French : Sat Jan 14, 2012 11:13 am  

cod'ead wrote: No Matter how batty our politicians may seem, we still can't hold a candle to our colonial cousins across the pond. Republican nomination hopeful Newt Gingrich has released a TV ad, slating opponent Mitt Romney because he speaks French Dey not insular doze 'merrcans, no sir Smart move. The French are considered anti-American (which they are). They have a history of fascist sympathising and latterly socialism. The are burying their heads in the sand over their precious, failed Euro project and dragging the world into economic recession / depression. All in all, they represent the ultimate insult to a free American. French speaking suggests to the public Francophilia. The French nation represents all that is bad in humanity - vanity, self-obsession, self-delusion, rudeness and ultimately sychophantic cowardice.

cod'ead wrote: No Matter how batty our politicians may seem, we still can't hold a candle to our colonial cousins across the pond. Republican nomination hopeful Newt Gingrich has released a TV ad, slating opponent Mitt Romney because he speaks French Dey not insular doze 'merrcans, no sir Smart move. The French are considered anti-American (which they are). They have a history of fascist sympathising and latterly socialism. The are burying their heads in the sand over their precious, failed Euro project and dragging the world into economic recession / depression. All in all, they represent the ultimate insult to a free American. French speaking suggests to the public Francophilia. The French nation represents all that is bad in humanity - vanity, self-obsession, self-delusion, rudeness and ultimately sychophantic cowardice.

Re: He can't be President, he speaks French : Sat Jan 14, 2012 11:47 am  

Dally wrote:

Smart move. The French are considered anti-American (which they are). They have a history of fascist sympathising and latterly socialism. The are burying their heads in the sand over their precious, failed Euro project and dragging the world into economic recession / depression. All in all, they represent the ultimate insult to a free American. French speaking suggests to the public Francophilia. The French nation represents all that is bad in humanity - vanity, self-obsession, self-delusion, rudeness and ultimately sychophantic cowardice.

Perhaps it's time to re-locate all of the Arcadians then? After all, simply casting Louisiana adrift would probably save $bns come the next hurricane

Re: He can't be President, he speaks French : Sat Jan 14, 2012 12:19 pm  

Can we send Dally to the States? He'd seem like an intellect over there.

Re: He can't be President, he speaks French : Sat Jan 14, 2012 12:56 pm  

AS Bill Maher put it a few years ago.

"The French invented sex during the day, lingerie and the tongue. Can't we admit we can learn something from them?"

Re: He can't be President, he speaks French : Sat Jan 14, 2012 1:27 pm  

Meh. A non-story.

Re: He can't be President, he speaks French : Sun Jan 15, 2012 1:04 am  

Mintball wrote:

Can we send Dally to the States? He'd seem like an intellect over there.

Bet?