Mitt Romney lambasted in attack ad for speaking French

BBC News ^ | Jan 13, 2012 | BBC News

[EnglishCon]

Quelle horreur! Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney has been skewered in a new political attack ad - for speaking French.

The ad, released by rival Newt Gingrich, seeks to draw unflattering parallels between Mr Romney and another Massachusetts politician, John Kerry.

Entitled The French Connection, it features a clip of Mr Romney talking in French when he ran the Winter Olympics.

Video at link

[ml/nj]

I think Newt’s starting to melt down.

Newt's really a fool. It's not the fault of the language that Kerry might be associated with it or know it to some degree. So did William F. Buckley, and other truly educated people. Willard is hardly my choice, but any knowledge he has of the French language is to his credit.

And Obozo is still thinking about trying to learn Austrian.

ML/NJ

[org.whodat]

The report I read said the bull was in the EU, news media screwed up, I looked it up and it was taken by the marshals in fla. Cannot believe everything you read. It was big enough to make the trip, so maybe it was over there at one time.

[BuckyKat]

Make sure you look for “Holidays in Hell” as opposed to his newest book, “Holidays in Heck.” Both are quite good but the first is definitely edgier and funnier.

[BfloGuy]

Can some kind FRiend explain this angle and how it will be or should be effective?

There's a considerable amount of ill will towards the French over here -- much of it resulting from their attitude over the Iraq invasion. You might have heard that the Congressional cafeteria subsequently renamed french fries as Freedom fries.

The antipathy goes back even to WWII where they surrendered to the Germans without a fight and the English speaking world had to save their butts.

The feeling is not so deep that it will have a huge effect though it will cement Romney in the minds of money as an elitist -- which is the purpose.

[BfloGuy]

“minds of money” = minds of many

[RoosterRedux]

Madoff did have a bee-utiful boat! I would be willing to try an Atlantic crossing in it.

[ArmyTeach]

Effroyable! Shocking that a President of the United States should be conversant in another international language!

[cotton1706]

I’m from MA. I’m very familiar with the worthless politicians from here. I’m glad to see someone finally attacking Romney. He’s worthless and will doom us all.

[Gator113]

Great ad.

If for no other reason, from this thread alone..... it is apparent that it gets under the skin of the Romney supporters and Newt haters.

GO NEWT GO......

[VicVega]

Nou your forcing me to look up Carter. LOL.

[Romulus]

Pandering to the lowest common denominator in a bid for votes? Brilliant, Newt.

[who knows what evil?]

???

How do you think Romney communicates with the hired help at his 10 million dollar compound in French Hampshire? Geez...

[e_castillo]

I’m sure someone will be influenced by this ad. I find it strange that this is all he has. Quite weak IMHO.

[who knows what evil?]

Agree...great ad...

[who knows what evil?]

Amen...the ‘French’ bit is only ten seconds of the ad. Wasn’t it great to see Dukakis and Kerry again..?

[TheOldLady]

Slap those Dems!

Slap those Dems!

[who knows what evil?]

You might have heard that the Congressional cafeteria subsequently renamed french fries as Freedom fries.

I seem to recall a few 'French bashing' threads around here in those days...

[who knows what evil?]

Wasn’t that the very first line we were taught in high school French class?

[org.whodat]

Looked big enought, 55 footer, anyway you could have had fun fishing.

[arkady_renko]

Give it up. France is nominally Catholic anymore and it not the fault of the Mormons. It's the Catholic Church's dismal lack of Catholic teaching there and elsewhere that has decimated Europe.

I thought you wrote at least two farewell posts, anyway?