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  • Celebration du Jour des Bouchers-(Bastille Day nothing French should be proud of;better Oct 10!)

    07/18/2005 7:01:29 PM PDT · by CHARLITE · 3 replies · 459+ views
    GOPUSA.COM ^ | JULY 18, 2005 | MIKE BAYHAM
    In honor of Bastille Day, I have decided to dedicate this column to that proverbial fly in the world's ointment, France. I suppose "honor" is the wrong word to use. Bastille Day signified the birth of le republique and the beginning of the end of le ancien regime, which wasn't necessarily a good thing for France or the rest of Europe. While this commentary is going to seem harsh, I would like to say that I am quite proud of my French heritage. France was the home of my paternal ancestors, though it was a very different place when Jean-Baptiste...