Posted on 05/26/2002 6:34:38 PM PDT by naine
And this is wrong because?
The press has a vested interest, based on their adoration of all things democrat, in making the president seem disliked and ineffective. The "unattributed sources" stories of divisions and indecision in the cabinet are typical of this. So are the stories which concentrate on the protesters, even though the numbers of protesters is actually quite small. To hear the press, you would think the streets of Paris were filled.
Ask yourself this: when there were far larger protests against Clinton in Europe, you didn't see all these stories about the protests, did you? Just a few, and they usually were on page 3. But 4000 people in Paris protesting Bush...wowsers! Front page time!
The press would like us to get into a big fight with Europe. They would like conservatives to fight amongst themselves. It is very important to realize that the media is attempting to manipulate both European and American public opinion.
In some cases, they are succeeding quite well.
Rather, the point is that the worth of the human being supercedes their slight foibles and deepest sins. This is the only thing that gives the highest and true courage to save one's enemy. Semper Fi
Our relationship with the French people has been complex. The core principles of our representative government were influenced by the thinking of Frenchmen in the 17th and 18th centuries. And in the Revolutionary War, French assistance was certainly helpful if not decisive. Then, in the 20th century we certainly saved them from the Germans in WWI and WWII. After WWII, came the major division, and their long slide into socialism. This is most likely the main reason for our disagreement today, aside from their often rude treatment of American tourists (undoubtedly aggravated by the tourists' poor manners). This is a sad story.
If it hasn't been done already, that FReeper deserves a medal, a marching band, and lotsa cuties following him everywhere!
That phrase is the perfect reparte for anything to do with France!
What President Bush said today: "Appreciate the fact that we're friends; appreciate the fact that we've got -- we work together; that there's a heck of a lot more that unites us than divides us. We share the same values; we trade $2 trillion a year. I mean, there's -- so I don't view hostility here. I view the fact we've got a lot of friends here. And I'm grateful for the friendship. "
Gotcha. Thanks.
But what about all the unborn French babies?
INTERNATIONALISM (i.e. International Socialism) has killed more people in history than nationalism ever thought about.
Agreed. Love to discuss further, but I have to go grocery shopping. G'nite!
LOL
I love it!
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