BS: Speaking French in US

Subject: BS: Speaking French in US
From: bradfordian
Date: 31 Jan 12 - 09:47 AM

SACRE BLEU!
Struggling US presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich has taken a shot from a Gallic angle at Republican front runner Mitt Romney, accusing him of speaking French.

In an attack advertisement released as he battles to turn the tide ahead of the South Carolina primary, the former US House speaker compares Romney to John Kerry, the Democrat skewered by similar claims in a run for the White House in 2004.

Je ne comprend pas!

Subject: RE: BS: Speaking French in US
From: Rapparee
Date: 31 Jan 12 - 09:52 AM

M. Gingerich est une tete du merde. C'est une tonnerre des barils vides, un véritable tourbillon de néant.

Subject: RE: BS: Speaking French in US
From: Rapparee
Date: 31 Jan 12 - 09:55 AM

Quand dans l'ennui ou dans le doute, blâmez les Français !

Subject: RE: BS: Speaking French in US
From: pdq
Date: 31 Jan 12 - 10:08 AM

Here is some more information on Mitt Romney and the...

                                                                                                          The French Connection

Subject: RE: BS: Speaking French in US
From: ChanteyLass
Date: 31 Jan 12 - 10:30 AM

Perhaps only in America, or at least here in the USA, would speaking another language in addition to English be considered a political handicap by one's opponents and many voters. I imagine that in most countries it would be considered normal or an asset.

Subject: RE: BS: Speaking French in US
From: GUEST,999
Date: 31 Jan 12 - 10:43 AM

The LDS church sends an elder and a newbie together on missions. The elder may be just a year or two older. They go out to sell the faith.

I expect that if Mitt's mission was to France, he'd have had time to acquire the language.

That type of remark is typical of the crap Republicans do in political campaigns; they even do it to each other. Certainly not their finest hour.

And that's precisely why they will not form the government until at least 2020, at which time they may interpret the numbers as a sign from the heavens telling them to take a good look at themselves, hindsight being what it is.

Subject: RE: BS: Speaking French in US
From: Rapparee
Date: 31 Jan 12 - 10:58 AM

Je suis Americain, et je ne parle jamais Francaise.

Subject: RE: BS: Speaking French in US
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 31 Jan 12 - 11:01 AM

Il te faut ameliorer la langue.

Smut intended.

Subject: RE: BS: Speaking French in US
From: Jim Dixon
Date: 31 Jan 12 - 11:25 AM

Here's the ad at YouTube.

Though it's a pure attack ad against Mitt Romney, it actually makes me kind of like him—relatively speaking, of course.

Subject: RE: BS: Speaking French in US
From: ranger1
Date: 31 Jan 12 - 11:28 AM

That attack won't win Newtie Boy any supporters in either Maine or Louisiana. Both still have large French-speaking populations.

Subject: RE: BS: Speaking French in US
From: greg stephens
Date: 31 Jan 12 - 11:53 AM

In a feeble attempt to get this put above the line, allow me to mention Dennis McGee, Amadee Ardoin, Joe Falcon, Iry Lejeune, Calvin Carriere, Canray Fontenot,Dewy Balfa,JC Gallow,Marc Savoy,Delton Broussard, Bois-Sec Ardoin: well, I could go on but I won't.
If it was good enough for them...

Subject: RE: BS: Speaking French in US
From: Mrrzy
Date: 31 Jan 12 - 12:04 PM

Zut, alors!

Subject: RE: BS: Speaking French in US
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 31 Jan 12 - 01:42 PM

J'ai vu le loup, le renard, et le belette...

and all that creole jazz

Subject: RE: BS: Speaking French in US
From: gnu
Date: 31 Jan 12 - 01:56 PM

It certainly makes Newt look like a newt.

Subject: RE: BS: Speaking French in US
From: GUEST,999
Date: 31 Jan 12 - 02:09 PM

"...there is very grave danger that an announced need for increased security will be seized upon by those anxious to expand its meaning to the very limits of official censorship and concealment."

Listen to [Read] this incredible recording of a speech made by JFK before the American Newspaper Publishers Association. He asked the medias to alert the american mass public about the secret societies that are the real power in military and global affairs.

Retranscription below from the JFK Library:

The very word "secrecy" is repugnant in a free and open society; and we are as a people inherently and historically opposed to secret societies, to secret oaths and to secret proceedings. We decided long ago that the dangers of excessive and unwarranted concealment of pertinent facts far outweighed the dangers which are cited to justify it. Even today, there is little value in opposing the threat of a closed society by imitating its arbitrary restrictions. Even today, there is little value in insuring the survival of our nation if our traditions do not survive with it. And there is very grave danger that an announced need for increased security will be seized upon by those anxious to expand its meaning to the very limits of official censorship and concealment. That I do not intend to permit to the extent that it is in my control. And no official of my Administration, whether his rank is high or low, civilian or military, should interpret my words here tonight as an excuse to censor the news, to stifle dissent, to cover up our mistakes or to withhold from the press and the public the facts they deserve to know.

################################

The rest of that speech is worth reading and easily available on the www.

Subject: RE: BS: Speaking French in US
From: Greg F.
Date: 31 Jan 12 - 04:16 PM

It certainly makes Newt look like a newt.

Not so! And defamatory. Amphibians have more brains & better sense.

Subject: RE: BS: Speaking French in US
From: Don Firth
Date: 31 Jan 12 - 05:46 PM

"Comparing Newt Gingrich, in any way, to the genus I belong to? I resent the hell out of that!!"

CLICKY.

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By the way, je étudier la français pour tres années dans l'école haut, mais aujourd'hui, je ne parle pas la français pour le merde.

As you can plainly see.

Don Firth

Subject: RE: BS: Speaking French in US
From: Bill D
Date: 31 Jan 12 - 05:47 PM

In spite of Republican opposition, we are still able to brag about an important bit of French: Chevrolet Coupé

Subject: RE: BS: Speaking French in US
From: Q (Frank Staplin)
Date: 31 Jan 12 - 05:59 PM

And E. I. Dupont de Nemours.

Gingwretch- ugh!

Subject: RE: BS: Speaking French in US
From: Charmion
Date: 01 Feb 12 - 08:48 AM

No Canadian politician hopeful of leading a federal party can get away without at least showing willing in the other official language. It's a measure of Stephen Harper's determination that, over some 10 years in federal politics, he has learned to speak serviceable French despite his deep disapproval of the outsize importance of language in our domestic power struggles.

This sideswipe at Mr Romney is rooted in grassroots suspicion of politicians who are a little too obvious in their sophistication and worldliness. Who knows what elitist nonsense a candidate who speaks French is capable of?

Subject: RE: BS: Speaking French in US
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 01 Feb 12 - 10:19 AM

"Of what elitist nonsense"?

"May be capable"

Subject: RE: BS: Speaking French in US
From: harmonic miner
Date: 01 Feb 12 - 10:26 AM

I really do not get US politics at all.

Subject: RE: BS: Speaking French in US
From: Monique
Date: 01 Feb 12 - 10:28 AM

He might be capable to say "Let's get our weapons and leave" in French which would rightfully translate as "Armons-nous et partez" and would make it obvious for everybody that the ones who said "Let's get our weapons" are not the ones who would leave.

Subject: RE: BS: Speaking French in US
From: ChanteyLass
Date: 01 Feb 12 - 10:50 AM

Harmonic miner, I was born in the US and have lived here all my life. I don't get US politics at all, either! Mostly it makes me cranky!

Subject: RE: BS: Speaking French in US
From: Bill D
Date: 01 Feb 12 - 12:05 PM

Oh, I get US politics.... when almost everyone is allowed to vote and get involved, there are crazy people who see opportunities. It's the price we pay for various 'freedoms'.

Fortunately, the Republicans are working on a long-term plan to solve that, by carefully RE-installing restrictions and disenfranchisement of certain groups...soon, it will be MUCH less complicated. :>(

Subject: RE: BS: Speaking French in US
From: GUEST,Charmion's brother Andrew
Date: 01 Feb 12 - 12:09 PM

"By the way, je étudier la français pour tres années dans l'école haut, mais aujourd'hui, je ne parle pas la français pour le merde.

"As you can plainly see"

Bien, voyons donc, Don, ton accent est si beau!


"The French never care what they do, actually, as long as they pronounce it properly."

Subject: RE: BS: Speaking French in US
From: Roger the Skiffler
Date: 01 Feb 12 - 12:12 PM

If US no longer has French Fries, it would be speaking "Freedom" surely!
Given the French connections in Canada & round the Mississippi Delta, why not French? Spanish. Certainly! I assumed most Americans are as bad as Brits at learning foreign languages (as opposed to the language of the country their grandparents came from). If only they learned to speak English...*BG*
Sad when any show of education or intelligence in a politician (even a Republican)is seen as a bad thing!

RtS

Subject: RE: BS: Speaking French in US
From: Amos
Date: 01 Feb 12 - 01:09 PM

Ce Gingrich, c'est un mecce tellement idiot; je dois criore que sa mere etais une espece to bete.


A

Subject: RE: BS: Speaking French in US
From: GUEST,olddude
Date: 01 Feb 12 - 01:18 PM

but first I have to learn how to speak southern ... sorry I am teasing just kidding .. gosh

Subject: RE: BS: Speaking French in US
From: Rapparee
Date: 01 Feb 12 - 02:39 PM

Well, golly dang, out here in Idyhoe we got us all sortsa Freedom-named places, like the Portneff River an the Gross Venter mountains an them there Nez Pierce Indians an even them Grand Teetons. An we cain't fergit Peeair's Hole.

Then of course there's Ste. Genevieve, Missouri; Menard County, Illinois; Lasalle, Illinois; Dubuque, Iowa; Du Page County, Illinois; St. Louis, Missouri, and the Cafe du Monde in the Freedom Quarter of New Orleans.

And there's nothing like Freedom kissing.

Subject: RE: BS: Speaking French in US
From: frogprince
Date: 01 Feb 12 - 02:53 PM

The French, they are an unusual race;

They fight with their feet, and make love with their face.

Subject: RE: BS: Speaking French in US
From: gnu
Date: 01 Feb 12 - 04:46 PM

Only in America. No sense in me posting again but I am just so shocked that this can take place. I just find it UNreal that any "American" would be so stunned as to think negatively of such and equally as shocked that Newt would actually believe that this would not be a negative for him. Is he really that stunned as me arse? Running for president of the US and he's a complete idiot? WTF?

Again, I didn't need to say any of that. Newt doesn't have the smarts of a newt. He's proven it.

Just pisses me off.

Subject: RE: BS: Speaking French in US
From: GUEST,Ebor_Fiddler
Date: 01 Feb 12 - 05:12 PM

Is he called "Newt" because he's always pissed?

Subject: RE: BS: Speaking French in US
From: bradfordian
Date: 01 Feb 12 - 06:36 PM

Colleagues, thank you for your perceptive enlightenment. I was dreading having to learn how to spell zenophobia.
Tout va bien!

Subject: RE: BS: Speaking French in US
From: Rapparee
Date: 01 Feb 12 - 06:42 PM

It's actually spelled "Neut" and it's short for "Neutered." This was courtesy of a young lady he dated in high school....

Subject: RE: BS: Speaking French in US
From: Jim Dixon
Date: 01 Feb 12 - 08:34 PM

Some TV show yesterday—was it Jon Stewart?—pointed out that some sharp-eyed researcher looked up Newt's doctoral thesis and found that its bibliography included many books written in French--which implies that he can read French, n'est-ce pas? Or else he lied by listing the books in the bibliography.

Actually, it's probably true that he can read French. His thesis was on Belgian policy in the Congo, a topic that couldn't be researched properly without reading French. (I don't know whether Flemish would also be relevant.)

You can see Newt's thesis here.

Subject: RE: BS: Speaking French in US
From: Sandy Mc Lean
Date: 02 Feb 12 - 07:45 PM

gnu said: "Is he really that stunned as me arse?"
That he has already proven! The next question is how many equally "stunned as me arse" people would consider voting for him?

Subject: RE: BS: Speaking French in US
From: GUEST,Jim Knowledge
Date: 03 Feb 12 - 06:21 AM

I `ad that Fisher T.Fish in my cab the other day. `e`s my favourite American customer. `e`s always got a cheery greeting and never grumbles about driving on the "right" side of the road.
`e said, "`owdee Jim. Missus all right? Let`s go up west please. I gotta do some shopping for Valentine`s Day"
I said, "Morning FT. `ere, `ave you seen that thread on that Mudcat about your Newt "parleying" a bit of the old French?"
`e said, "I sure `ave Jim. But just imagine if `e`d done it in Russian or Chinese. We`d all be `eading for the nuclear bunkers with our tin `ats on!!"

Whaddam I Like??