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John Kerry gives a presser in France, speaking French. Of course, the teabaggers instantly call him an elitist.

Posted by loosilu (aka loosilu2) Feb 27 '13, 13:06

He starts at about 5:00 in. He is not bad, but he messes up gender and plural a few times.

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/john-kerry-french-pas-mauvais-not-bad-190702655--politics.html (news.yahoo.com)

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Fetchez la vache! -- nm - Was Bar Was Feb 27, 13:34
I figured the "Americans have the right to be stupid" speech would give him hell. - ty97 Feb 27, 13:21
they thought that when he went sailboarding -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 27, 13:17 1
- The only criticism mentioned in the article is from 2004. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Feb 27, 13:19
Where's the elitist part? -- nm - Roger More Feb 27, 13:12 8
- educated = elite? -- nm - loosilu Feb 27, 13:14 7
  - There's nothing on the Tea Party in the article - just recycled commentary from 2004. -- nm - Roger More Feb 27, 13:18 6
    - the criticism is in the place where you need to put money in the jar. -- nm - loosilu Feb 27, 13:21 5
      - This thread... is about one comment in a comment section? In a Yahoo news article? - con_carne Feb 27, 13:38 1
        
        one? no of course not. -- nm - loosilu Feb 27, 13:39
      - So this is all just a plot to make us cough up more for the jar? -- nm - Roger More Feb 27, 13:22 2
        
        In fairness, loosi's love of jars has been well-known for years. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Feb 27, 13:49 1
        
        it's very jarring -- nm - zork Feb 27, 13:51
offs -- nm - znufrii Feb 27, 13:09
Damn him and his edumacation -- nm - TWuG Feb 27, 13:08 31
- Yeah, but honestly...if you're not French or French Canadian...speaking French does sound kind of douchey, donchathink? nm - Jim Feb 27, 13:13 19
  - Non - quand je parle le français, c'est très sexy. -- nm - Roger More Feb 27, 13:21 15
    - (you have an extra le in there) -- nm - loosilu Feb 27, 13:22 14
      - J'ameliore, mais je ne suis pas parfait encore. -- nm - Roger More Feb 27, 13:23 13
        
        heh. your joual sounded pretty good. -- nm - loosilu Feb 27, 13:24 12
        
        See? nm - Jim Feb 27, 13:27 11
        
        Tabernacle! Je m'en colisse de cette hostie christ! -- nm - Roger More Feb 27, 13:31 1
        
        ciboire de tabarnak de saint viarge! -- nm - loosilu Feb 27, 13:34
        
        Think of the douchiest, most elitist french you can think of. Joual is the exact opposite of that. -- nm - loosilu Feb 27, 13:29 8
        
        knowing that? even more elitist. -- nm - TFox Feb 27, 13:29 7
        
        Word. nm - Jim Feb 27, 13:32 6
        
        heh. actually if you listen to Joual next to Parisian French is sounds pretty gutteral. -- nm - zork Feb 27, 13:39 5
        
        it's total redneck. -- nm - loosilu Feb 27, 13:40 4
        
        I know how to get those guys to understand the difference - zork Feb 27, 13:41 3
        
        They probably think Montreal strippers are classy. -- nm - Roger More Feb 27, 13:44 1
        
        next to TFox ... -- nm - zork Feb 27, 13:48
        
        it's what the wrestlers speak. -- nm - loosilu Feb 27, 13:44
  - Just because he has the right to speak French doesn't mean we can't think he's douchy when he does! -- nm - Epiphany Feb 27, 13:13 2
    - heh. -- nm - znufrii Feb 27, 13:22
    - THIS is what I'm saying! :) -- nm - Jim Feb 27, 13:21
- some of the (puts money in the jar) call him an embarrassment. Because a SOS who speaks a foreign language is embarrassing. -- nm - loosilu Feb 27, 13:09 10
  - Those other countries need to listen to us in English, our National Language!!! - Spawn Feb 27, 13:12 9
    - They even speak English at the United Nations! - zork Feb 27, 13:22
    - Yep, those same people would be upset if a foreign diplomat visiting the U.S. didn't speak to us in English :/ -- nm - Meg Feb 27, 13:18 7
      - Traditionally, isn't French the language of diplomacy? -- nm - zork Feb 27, 13:23 5
        
        Up until the end of the 19th century or so. America's rise pretty much ensured English became the predominant diplomatic language. -- nm - Roger More Feb 27, 13:27 1
        
        (from the early 20th century, I mean) -- nm - Roger More Feb 27, 13:28
        
        The language of surrender. -- nm - Spawn Feb 27, 13:26 1
        
        they surrendered that when they surrendered -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 27, 13:27
        
        yes. -- nm - loosilu Feb 27, 13:24
      - its the language of nukes, drones and cruise missles -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 27, 13:23

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