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Politics : Dutch Central Bank Sale Announcement Imminent? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: sea_urchin who wrote (25912)	10/11/2007 9:48:00 AM
From: GUSTAVE JAEGER	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 81137

Re: No, this is not a white on black problem, as you persistently maintain, it's SAn blacks resenting the intrusion of their "black brothers" and taking the food out of their mouths. Oh, I get it now! Somehow your black-on-black corporacism mirrors Europe's own white-on-white corporacism --clue: Polish Plumber From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The poster featuring the so-called "Polish Plumber"Polish Plumber (French: Plombier polonais, Polish: polski hydraulik) was a phrase first used by Philippe de Villiers and opponents of the European Constitution as a symbol of cheap labour coming in from Central Europe as a result of the Directive on services in the internal market during the EU Constitution referendum in France in 2005. [...] en.wikipedia.org June 26, 2005 Unlikely Hero in Europe's Spat: The 'Polish Plumber' By ELAINE SCIOLINO Correction Appended PARIS, June 25 - Blond, buffed and blow-dried, a come-hither half-smile on his face, the man in the travel ad grips the tools of his trade as he beckons visitors to Poland. "I'm staying in Poland," the man says, a set of strategically placed pipes in one hand, a metal-cutter in the other. "Lots of you should come." He is the "Polish plumber," a mythical figure who became a central actor in the debate in France over the European Union constitution, which was roundly rejected by French voters last month. Portrayed as a predator who would move to France and steal jobs by working for less pay, this "plumber" has come to personify French fears about the future. [...] nytimes.com