A Few of FR's Finest...Every Day...06-02-05...Frog pops the big Question but she says "NON"

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Frog pops the Big Question but she says, 'NON!'

by JohnHuang2

So, the French overwhelmingly rejected the proposed European Union constitution. Must be those tricky Diebold machines again. The vote Sunday dealt the second body-blow to Democrats in a single day -- the first was a report that al-Zarqawi had been hospitalized. On the bright side, the Democrats' perfect losing streak remains intact (although Howard Dean was last seen climbing up a crane in Atlanta). What a difference a week makes. A week ago, Democrats were drooling over half-naked shots of Saddam, now they're back in a funk. With turnout for the nationwide referendum at 70%, the "No" vote got 55%. Clearly, Jacques Chirac took a bath, something he does only rarely.

After its first big test Sunday, the EU charter was off to a flying start this week! (But don't gloat. Results from King County aren't in yet.)

Reaction to the vote around the world was one of shock and disbelief. What? The French didn't surrender? It was the first time in history. On the eve of the vote, I'll confess I got a little worried -- worried that some sort of last minute compromise deal with 'moderates' in France would be brokered by John McCain! French voters withhold using the Nuke Option -- 'Non' to the EU charter -- in exchange for . . . for . . . nothing. The Froggies definitely are not like Senate "moderates."

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For the United States, the only downside here is that Barbra Streisand now won't be moving to France, as she promised if "Boosh" won the elections -- though that was five years and several thousand barrels of Bourbon ago.

In a brief statement carried live on TV after the vote, President Jacques Chirac -- or, as Democrats call him, "God" -- noted that the "decision of France inevitably creates a difficult situation for the defense of our interests in Europe." It creates a difficult situation for the defense of Jacques Chirac, too, since being "president of France" is the only reason this pathetic little twerp isn't someone's sex toy in jail, and he staked what little political capital he had left in his petri dish on the vote. Indeed, prominent allies of Chirac, Saddam's former mistress, "have been on trial in France since March," Newsmax reports, and four former ministers are implicated in the trial, which is "expected to run until the end of July." Chirac's allies are charged with "rigging public works' contracts to arrange millions of dollars in kickbacks to Chirac's political party." Chirac may get off scot-free, though, because prosecutors have his former national finance director making incriminating statements on tape about his role in a summer 2000 gala fund-raiser -- oops, that's Hillary's crook, David Rosen. Sorry.

Since all 25 EU members must ratify the treaty, containing 448 articles -- your favorite Helen Thomas columns bound into a book -- the French "no" vote spells doom for the charter, which aimed to strengthen the Eurobloc's voice in world affairs from totally irrelevant to irrelevant. In short, the French brought down the EU treaty. And they did it without firing a single shot of Beaumont Cheese.

But relax. The vote doesn't mean the Froggies are now eeevile Bush/America/Wal-Mart/Halliburton/fake-turkey-loving right-wing Zionist tools either. Experts -- I think some of them are unnamed Newsweek sources, so be careful -- say many French voters opposed the treaty because it would open the door to unfettered 'capitalism', and goodness knows the French wouldn't want to do anything to put their stagnant economy at risk. Euro-unity is all fine and dandy, but if unity means leaving France vulnerable to having its recession stolen, no way baby. And who wouldn't want to preserve France's 'Social Model' of generous levels of poverty, illiteracy and joblessness? Besides, after an exhausting week of 30-minute workdays, French workaholics are ready for another 11-month vacation.

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And if you're among the 10% unemployed, and work is not beneath you, how about that EU charter for some hope and inspiration! Four-hundred and forty-eight bite-sized clauses, annexes to grind any lawyer's teeth into fine particles, protocols and catchy lines such as, "The European Union established by this treaty shall be the successor to the European Union established by the Treaty on European Union and to the European Community." And they kept the whole document light enough to haul around with your forklift.

Mr. Euroloser Chirac gambled everything on the idea of getting voters all patriotically in favor of handing their country over to Eurojackasses in Brussels. Yes, those Euroligarchs are really looking after the folks. The guy in Elys's Palace is out of touch, so naturally, for help, people turn to those chaps in a crystal palace in Belgium, who promise to revive the Euroeconomy by creating more committees which will work with committees to hammer out policy with committees to draft a 5-year plan -- hopefully duplicating the spectacular success of the Soviet system! It's every Eurocrat's Eurotic fantasy.

In the end, Chirac couldn't get even the French to consider surrender. These voters will stop at nothing to keep their sovereignty! Rearranging the deckchairs on the Eurotitanic, Chirac named Dominique De Villepin as prime minister on Tuesday, vowing in yet another live TV address to keep on doing what he's been doing. If at first you don't succeed, try to fail harder next time! Are you ready?

Bush, through it all, played it brilliantly. Give the Euromoron elite enough Eu-rope and they'll hang themselves. And they did. Heh, think about it: Iraq will have a new constitution before the EU. With Sunday's vote, the EU charter is dead -- and Bush didn't even need to send John Bolton to *do it* (something I was going to suggest, just to keep him busy while he waits to be confirmed ;-). And by the time you read this, the Dutch will be munching on what remains of the carcass. Life is good.

Anyway that's...

My two cents

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[dutchess]

Hi Dolly. Enjoy your day working in the yard!!!! (and that's so sweet cooking for the "elders" in your area)

[dutchess]

Wishful thinking I am afraid all we will see a revamped Constitution and my fear is that now in Britain we will not get the option to vote for or against as the original one is dead which is what Blair promised the referendum on.

Oh, I hate to hear that. Let's just hope the momentum against the EU Constitution grows! Please keep us updated!

[dutchess]

Great job, JH2. Can hardly wait 'til Chirac out-of-orifice......

LOL...what a great day that will be!!! Thanks for stopping by!

[dutchess]

'morning Rus. How's the election going and when is the primary (I've been a little AWOL lately) As always thanks for posting the daily devotional.

[dutchess]

Hey dixie. Good to see your smiling face around these parts. John does nail it doesn't he????

[dutchess]

Hi Aeronaut....Mr. D. got his license (I'm scraping him off the ceiling :o) ) and I had a GREAT lesson last night. I'm FINALLY starting to "get the flair" BUT...still LOVE the "comfort" of having an instrutor sitting next to me. :o) SOON!

[dutchess]

Hi dave. Sounds like you're going to have great fun with the grandkids now that school is out. So....any pictures of them with Bailey????

[dutchess]

When you are irrelevant you will do anything for relevance.

Oh...does that describe McCain. BTW...you're screen name conjurs up so many images LOL! Thanks for stopping by!

[dutchess]

Hi Maggie. Looking forward to your Dear John letter! ((((maggie)))

[dutchess]

Off to work. Back later. Have a great day everyone!

[dutchess]

Good morning, I'll come back and read after work...ugh that's a dirty word.

Heading that way myself and...I agree!!!!

[LadyX]

So it's 'Jacque In Shock Day,' oui??
Gotta hand it to you, Dear John, for giving us another sure-fired winnah..:))

So much for his visions of being the King of Europe, I suppose --

As for that proposed, very convoluted, European Constitution, you wrote:
"Four-hundred and forty-eight bite-sized clauses, annexes to grind any lawyer's teeth into fine particles, protocols and catchy lines --"

-- "Weep, Jacko - - it could be much worse --
the Froggies might have been rankled enough
to banish you to French Guiana!!"

"the toughest penal colony of all time, Devil's Island. The most infamous prison in history, it was a desolate place of exile in French Guiana (Devil's Island was actually a small island off the coast of French Guiana, but the main prisons on the mainland, over time, became known collectively as "Devil's Island". "

-- without any (French) wines ...
or (French) fries --
or any French at all!

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The future headlines *could* contain this graphic!!

Yep - the devil is surely in the details....

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Headin' for my cook book to plan tonight's dinner,
now truly "inspired"-- NON!!
LOL

~ LadyX

[Darksheare]

LOL!

[Mrs.Nooseman]

Excellent thread!

Thanks for the awesome essay John!

Thanks for posting the thread Dutchess!

God bless both of you!

[LadyX]

"Rearranging the deck chairs on the Eurotitanic, Chirac named Dominique De Villepin as prime minister on Tuesday, vowing in yet another live TV address to keep on doing what he's been doing. If at first you don't succeed, try to fail harder next time! Are you ready?"

Now, now, JH -- just be relieved he didn't ask Jean Kerree
to be his Peace (at any price) Envoy to the European Union!
He does have French blood, and spent a lotta time there
(photo is John Kerry as a child),
sobbing over his Mommy's castle they had to rebuild, ya know --
from his bio in an encyclopdia -

"Maternal family background:

Kerry has said that his first memory is from when he was three years old, of holding his crying mother's hand while they walked through the broken glass and rubble of her childhood home in Saint-Briac, France. This visit came shortly after the United States had liberated Saint-Briac from the Nazis on August 14, 1944. The family estate, known as Les Essarts, had been occupied and used as a Nazi headquarters during the war. When the Germans fled, they bombed Les Essarts and burnt it down.

The sprawling estate was rebuilt in 1954. Kerry and his parents would often spend the summer holidays there. Kerry occupied his time there racing his cousins on bicycles and challenging relatives to games of kick the can. During these summers, he became good friends with his first cousin Brice Lalonde, a future Socialist and Green Party leader in France who ran for president of France in 1981."

[Does Kerry secretly want to be the President of France;
or harbor aspirations of being its/anyone's KING??!!]

=================================================== Here's the Real Shocker ! - -

Kerry hates doesn't like George w. Bush, but he is actually his cousin!!

Read on:

"John Kerry's maternal grandfather, James Grant Forbes, was born in Shanghai, China, where the Forbes family of China and Boston accumulated a fortune in the opium and China trade. Forbes married Margaret Tyndal Winthrop, who came from a family with deep roots in New England history.

Through her, John Kerry is related to four Presidents, including, ironically, George W. Bush (ninth cousin, twice removed), and to many of the royal houses of Europe."

Through the marriage of Edmund Reade (1563-1623)
and Elizabeth Cooke (before 1578-about 1637),
both GWB and Kerry are their descendants!

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Here he is, trying very, very hard not to look as if he's a !!!

LOL - keep on pitching, Jean, baby --
you might make the 'Major Leagues' - somewhere - yet..:))

[LadyX]

One More Thing:

"Kerry occupied his time there racing his cousins on bicycles and challenging relatives to games of kick the can."

Unless you change a 'Certain One' of your views,
I doubt these women will let you play
"kick the can" with them..:))

[Diver Dave]

Sounds like you're going to have great fun with the grandkids now that school is out. So....any pictures of them with Bailey????

Funny you should ask... They're all out cruisin' for chicks...

[Aquamarine]

Thanks for the (french) history lesson, it was a suspenseful and skery tragedy. lol

[Aquamarine]

Now that's the cutest thing I've seen in a while. :)

[Aeronaut]

My congrats to Mr. D, and my continuing encouragement to you!