MichFan Posted October 8, 2004 Share Posted October 8, 2004 http://www.drudgereport.com/flash5.htm I guess not only are we supposed to pull our troops out of Iraq, but we are also supposed to pull our language out of the rest of the world. I feel like such an imperialist pig for speaking the English language. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted October 8, 2004 Share Posted October 8, 2004 the lines that stood out to me were... English is considered by most people a far more valuable and practical second language, particularly among businessmen. maybe thats why nobody wants to learn french anymore jacques Chirac stressed that only with government assistance could countries maintain their cultural heritage. yeah, if we let those silly proles decide the will of the state may be undermined Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuntheDamnBall Posted October 8, 2004 Share Posted October 8, 2004 http://www.drudgereport.com/flash5.htm I guess not only are we supposed to pull our troops out of Iraq, but we are also supposed to pull our language out of the rest of the world. I feel like such an imperialist pig for speaking the English language. 61331[/snapback] Yawn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichFan Posted October 8, 2004 Author Share Posted October 8, 2004 Yawn. Don't you mean bâiller? It must really bother you that the leader of the liberal free world is as off-kilter as you libs accuse Bush of being. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuntheDamnBall Posted October 8, 2004 Share Posted October 8, 2004 Don't you mean bâiller? It must really bother you that the leader of the liberal free world is as off-kilter as you libs accuse Bush of being. 61366[/snapback] Sorry, yawn, sils vout plait. Leader of the liberal free world? You're reaching, man. Please go phone someone who cares. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RkFast Posted October 8, 2004 Share Posted October 8, 2004 To hell with "Freedom Fries". They should call them "!@#$ the French Fries". Nice having allies like this, isnt it? And this is one of the folks Flopenstein thinks he's going to cuddle up with if he's elected. And I love how if I decide to buy American Chris King/Bontrager rims for my mountain bike instead of French-made Mavics, I AM the "closed minded" fool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdh1 Posted October 8, 2004 Share Posted October 8, 2004 http://www.drudgereport.com/flash5.htm I guess not only are we supposed to pull our troops out of Iraq, but we are also supposed to pull our language out of the rest of the world. I feel like such an imperialist pig for speaking the English language. 61331[/snapback] "Speaking at a French cultural center in Hanoi ahead of Friday's opening of a summit of European and Asian leaders, Chirac said France was right to stand up for cultural and linguistic diversity." Last time I looked around, there were an awful lot of people here speaking Spanish as well. I guess Chirac hasn't been here in while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blzrul Posted October 8, 2004 Share Posted October 8, 2004 "S'il vous plait". Yawn. Who cares what Chirac says? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain America Posted October 8, 2004 Share Posted October 8, 2004 "S'il vous plait". Yawn. Who cares what Chirac says? 61735[/snapback] Strange ,you cared what he said when he wouldnt help in Iraq. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blzrul Posted October 8, 2004 Share Posted October 8, 2004 Strange ,you cared what he said when he wouldnt help in Iraq. 61745[/snapback] No I didn't. I made up my own mind. I was right. It just happens that so was Chirac. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon in Pasadena Posted October 8, 2004 Share Posted October 8, 2004 "Speaking at a French cultural center in Hanoi ahead of Friday's opening of a summit of European and Asian leaders, Chirac said France was right to stand up for cultural and linguistic diversity." 61684[/snapback] Like, say, by passing a law banning head-scarves for muslim schoolgirls and turbans for Sikh schoolboys? Way to stand up there, Jacques! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaska Darin Posted October 9, 2004 Share Posted October 9, 2004 Like, say, by passing a law banning head-scarves for muslim schoolgirls and turbans for Sikh schoolboys? Way to stand up there, Jacques! 62332[/snapback] He certainly knows how to get tough with the tangos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori Posted October 9, 2004 Share Posted October 9, 2004 Like, say, by passing a law banning head-scarves for muslim schoolgirls and turbans for Sikh schoolboys? Way to stand up there, Jacques! 62332[/snapback] I think he meant, cultural and linguistic diversity is OK as long as it doesn't affect French culture and language..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blzrul Posted October 9, 2004 Share Posted October 9, 2004 Like, say, by passing a law banning head-scarves for muslim schoolgirls and turbans for Sikh schoolboys? Way to stand up there, Jacques! 62332[/snapback] Also banned are yarmulkes and large crosses. ALL religious stuff that people tend to wear to...well, for whatever reason. Because they're afraid not to, because they're showing off or because they feel it gives them some kind of protection. So he's not discriminating against one religion, they are all subject. Since I worked with Muslims here in the good old US of A who had to remove their head scarves for fear of their lives I wonder what makes people here feel so superior about old Jacques. Perhaps he's just trying to protect people from ignorant, hateful bigots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmac17 Posted October 10, 2004 Share Posted October 10, 2004 Perhaps he's just trying to protect people from ignorant, hateful bigots. but he's not. of course, France is a country where their version of David Duke gets about 10% of the national vote.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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