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To: ChinuSFO who wrote (59589)	7/28/2009 9:53:32 AM
From: Mac Con Ulaidh	Respond to of 149317

France has many fine things to emulate. to start with... they have healthcare. I been wondering more on that attitude towards France so many have in this country... to the extent that speaking French and being frenchielike and possibly a Francophile was used as a slur against Kerry to success in certain crowds, longlong after such was used against Jefferson... and I was wondering if ya know how Americans are the saviors - we saved the world in WWII and all that - but France helped us against England to win our freedom. how annoying that must be to some. made me think of the lines from "My Cousin Vinny" Mona Lisa Vito: So what's your problem? Vinny Gambini: My problem is, I wanted to win my first case without any help from anybody. Mona Lisa Vito: Well, I guess that plan's moot. Vinny Gambini: Yeah. Mona Lisa Vito: You know, this could be a sign of things to come. You win all your cases, but with somebody else's help, right? you win case after case, and then afterwards you have to go up to somebody and you have to say, "thank you." [pause] Mona Lisa Vito: Oh my God, what a fucking nightmare!