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Olympics - French 4x100 swim team predicts, "We'll smash U.S." - Au contraire!
Yahoo! News ^ | 8/11/08 | staff

Posted on 08/11/2008 4:29:11 AM PDT by redstates4ever

'"The Americans? We're going to smash them [ in the 4x100]. That's what we came here for," [Alain] Bernard [of the French team] said.'

Below, Michael Phelps, Garrett Weber-Gale and Jason Lezak celebrate after winning the men's 4x100m freestyle relay swimming final. France finished second.

"Frederick Bousquet, Alain Bernard, Fabien Gilot and Amaury Leveaux react after the men's 4x100m freestyle relay final."

(Excerpt) Read more at news.yahoo.com ...


TOPICS: Sports
KEYWORDS: 2008olympics; teamusa
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1 posted on 08/11/2008 4:29:11 AM PDT by redstates4ever
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To: redstates4ever

Quelle dommage.


2 posted on 08/11/2008 4:33:10 AM PDT by Past Your Eyes (You knew the job was dangerous when you took it.)
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To: redstates4ever

In fairness to the French they didn’t specify which Olympics.


3 posted on 08/11/2008 4:33:18 AM PDT by Man50D (Fair Tax, you earn it, you keep it!)
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To: redstates4ever

Looks like Kerry and Edwards down in the lower left hand corner.


4 posted on 08/11/2008 4:34:41 AM PDT by Past Your Eyes (You knew the job was dangerous when you took it.)
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To: redstates4ever

The French “guy” in the bottom photo to the right... he’s wearing make-up and needs to pull up his pants.


5 posted on 08/11/2008 4:36:36 AM PDT by SolidWood (God Bless Georgia and grant them victory over Russia!)
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To: Past Your Eyes
Can't find the one I want.


6 posted on 08/11/2008 4:36:49 AM PDT by Past Your Eyes (You knew the job was dangerous when you took it.)
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To: redstates4ever

C’est la vie de chien, mangeurs de cheese!


7 posted on 08/11/2008 4:37:32 AM PDT by rintense (McCain can pound sand.)
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To: SolidWood

WE SURRENDER-but being French that would be redundant!


8 posted on 08/11/2008 4:48:35 AM PDT by Dr. Ursus (( commander of the simian host))
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To: redstates4ever

The French put up a good race...at least they didn’t surrender


9 posted on 08/11/2008 4:50:41 AM PDT by bobjam
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To: redstates4ever
Trash-talking Frenchman?!?!??!

Seriously, unless the competition is which team would surrender first methinks the French should rethink this strategy.
10 posted on 08/11/2008 4:51:06 AM PDT by fleagle ( An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last. -Winston Churchill)
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To: redstates4ever

Let’s not be cruel. The French didn’t lose, they came in a close second... like they did in that little skirmish they had with the Third Reich.


11 posted on 08/11/2008 4:54:30 AM PDT by joeystoy
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To: redstates4ever
I found this article about Mark Spitz on that yahoo link. It's quite interesting and sad at the same time. It seems nobody remembered to bring him to Beijing.

Spitz, once the star, upset over Beijing snub

12 posted on 08/11/2008 4:59:26 AM PDT by paudio (Kerry had Global Test, Obama has Global Tax.)
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To: SolidWood

“The French “guy” in the bottom photo to the right... he’s wearing make-up and needs to pull up his pants.”

He reminds me of that breathy little boy character that Michael McDonald does on “MadTV”. Here’s McDonald out of character. Just add lots of blush, LOL.

http://us.imdb.com/media/rm1665963776/nm0567912


13 posted on 08/11/2008 5:05:05 AM PDT by CaliGirl-R
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To: redstates4ever

The only thing the French “smash” are their own how-many-days-can-I-go-without-a-bath records, from time to time.


14 posted on 08/11/2008 5:05:24 AM PDT by library user
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"I never got invited. You don't go to the Olympics just to say, I am going to go. Especially because of who I am," Spitz told AFP in Hong Kong.

"I am going to sit there and watch Michael Phelps break my record anonymously? That's almost demeaning to me. It is not almost -- it is."

Maybe they didn't want his ego to take over the events?

15 posted on 08/11/2008 5:08:55 AM PDT by raybbr (You think it's bad now - wait till the anchor babies start to vote!)
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To: redstates4ever

Its so good that the French have enthusiasm.

Probably smartly dressed also.


16 posted on 08/11/2008 5:09:30 AM PDT by Tainan (Talk is cheap. Silence is golden. All I got is brass...lotsa brass.)
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To: SolidWood

they might as well swim naked!


17 posted on 08/11/2008 5:15:28 AM PDT by FES0844 (FES0844)
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To: Tainan

Has anyone ever watched the French National Rugby Team play? Try it sometime, it’s a real eye-opener.


18 posted on 08/11/2008 5:16:23 AM PDT by 1rudeboy
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To: library user
The only thing the French “smash” are their own how-many-days-can-I-go-without-a-bath records

Considering these are swimmers, they probably can go forever.

19 posted on 08/11/2008 5:16:38 AM PDT by paudio (Kerry had Global Test, Obama has Global Tax.)
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To: raybbr
Maybe they didn't want his ego to take over the events?

I'm torn. His was a great achievement, but the ego is obnoxious as heck.

20 posted on 08/11/2008 5:29:32 AM PDT by Dianna
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