I dont' know if these are true or not..
 

But could be.

They sure sound like they could....


YOU COULD HAVE HEARD A PIN DROP

When in England, at a fairly large conference, Condi Rice was asked
by the Archbishop of Canterbury if our plans for Iraq were just an
example of empire building' by George Bush.She answered by saying,
'Over the years, the United States has sent many of its fine young men
and women into great peril to fight for freedom beyond our borders.
The only amount of land we have ever asked for in return is enough to
bury those that did not return.'

You could have heard a pin drop.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
There was a conference in France where a number of international
engineers were taking part, including French and American. During a
break, one of the
French engineers came back into the room saying 'Have you heard the
latest dumb stunt Bush has done? He has sent an aircraft carrier to
Indonesia to help the tsunami victims. What does he intended to do,
bomb them?'
A Boeing engineer stood up and replied quietly: 'Our carriers have
three hospitals on board that can treat several hundred people; they
are nuclear powered and
can supply emergency electrical power to shore facilities; they have
three cafeterias with the capacity to feed 3,000 people three meals a
day, they can produce several thousand gallons of fresh water from sea
water each day, and they carry half a
dozen helicopters for use in transporting victims and injured to and
from their flight deck. We have eleven such ships; how many does
France have?'

You could have heard a pin drop.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
A U.S. Navy Admiral was attending a naval conference that included
Admirals from the U.S. , English, Canadian, Australian and French
Navies. At a cocktail reception, he found himself standing with large
group of Officers that included personnel from most of those
countries. Everyone was chatting away in English as they sipped their
drinks but a French admiral suddenly complained that, whereas
Europeans learn many languages, Americans learn only English.' He then
asked, 'Why is it that we always have to speak English in these
conferences rather than speaking French?' Without hesitating, the
American Admiral replied 'Maybe
it's because the Brits, Canadians, Aussies and Americans arranged it
so you wouldn't have to speak German.'

You could have heard a pin drop.


~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
AND THIS STORY FITS RIGHT IN WITH THE ABOVE...
Robert Whiting, an elderly gentleman of 83, arrived in Paris by plane.
At French Customs, he took a few minutes to locate his passport in his
carry on. 'You have been to France before, monsieur?' the customs
officer asked sarcastically. Mr. Whiting admitted that he had been to
France previously. Then you should know enough to have your passport
ready.' The American said, ''The last time I was here, I didn't have
to show it. 'Impossible. Americans always have to show your passports
on arrival in France!' The American senior gave the Frenchman a long
hard look. Then he quietly
explained, ''Well, when I came ashore at Omaha Beach on D-Day in 1944
to help liberate this country, I couldn't find a single Frenchmen to
show a passport to.'

You could have heard a pin drop..


"Vision without action is just dreaming. Action without vision is just
passing the time. Vision with Action changes the future." Unknown

I dont' know if these are true or not..
 

On Jan 18, 10:47*pm, Tim wrote:
But could be.

They sure sound like they could....

YOU COULD HAVE HEARD A PIN DROP

*When in England, at a fairly large conference, Condi Rice was asked
by the Archbishop of Canterbury if our plans for Iraq were just an
example of empire building' by George Bush.She answered by saying,
'Over the years, the United States has sent many of its fine young men
and women into great peril to fight for freedom beyond our borders.
The only amount of land we have ever asked for in return is enough to
bury those that did not return.'

You could have heard a pin drop.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
There was a conference in France where a number of international
engineers were taking part, including French and American. During a
break, one of the
French engineers came back into the room saying 'Have you heard the
latest dumb stunt Bush has done? He has sent an aircraft carrier to
Indonesia to help the tsunami victims. What does he intended to do,
bomb them?'
A Boeing engineer stood up and replied quietly: 'Our carriers have
three hospitals on board that can treat several hundred people; they
are nuclear powered and
can supply emergency electrical power to shore facilities; they have
three cafeterias with the capacity to feed 3,000 people three meals a
day, they can produce several thousand gallons of fresh water from sea
water each day, and they carry half a
dozen helicopters for use in transporting victims and injured to and
from their flight deck. We have eleven such ships; how many does
France have?'

You could have heard a pin drop.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
A U.S. Navy Admiral was attending a naval conference that included
Admirals from the U.S. , English, Canadian, Australian and French
Navies. At a cocktail reception, he found himself standing with *large
group of Officers that included personnel from most of those
countries. Everyone was chatting away in English as they sipped their
drinks but a French admiral suddenly complained that, whereas
Europeans learn many languages, Americans learn only English.' He then
asked, 'Why is it that we always have to speak English in these
conferences rather than speaking French?' Without hesitating, the
American Admiral replied 'Maybe
it's because the Brits, Canadians, Aussies and Americans arranged it
so you wouldn't have to speak German.'

You could have heard a pin drop.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
AND THIS STORY FITS RIGHT IN WITH THE ABOVE...
Robert Whiting, an elderly gentleman of 83, arrived in Paris by plane.
At French Customs, he took a few minutes to locate his passport in his
carry on. 'You have been to France before, monsieur?' the customs
officer asked sarcastically. Mr. Whiting admitted that he had been to
France previously. Then you should know enough to have your passport
ready.' The American said, ''The last time I was here, I didn't have
to show it. 'Impossible. Americans always have to show your passports
on arrival in France!' The American senior gave the Frenchman a long
hard look. Then he quietly
explained, ''Well, when I came ashore at Omaha Beach on D-Day in 1944
to help liberate this country, I couldn't find a single Frenchmen to
show a passport to.'

You could have heard a pin drop..

"Vision without action is just dreaming. Action without vision is just
passing the time. Vision with Action changes the future." Unknown

That is worthy of a double snerk snerk... "The French hate us
because we came in and showed their women how real men act when called
upon to defend their freedom... I said that to a couple of pansie
assholes in Disney World about a decade ago after having seen them
push an old lady out of the way to get to a tram... You could have
heard a pin drop...;)

I dont' know if these are true or not..
 

On Jan 19, 6:51*am, John H wrote:
On Sun, 18 Jan 2009 19:47:03 -0800 (PST), Tim wrote:
But could be.

They sure sound like they could....

YOU COULD HAVE HEARD A PIN DROP

When in England, at a fairly large conference, Condi Rice was asked
by the Archbishop of Canterbury if our plans for Iraq were just an
example of empire building' by George Bush.She answered by saying,
'Over the years, the United States has sent many of its fine young men
and women into great peril to fight for freedom beyond our borders.
The only amount of land we have ever asked for in return is enough to
bury those that did not return.'

You could have heard a pin drop.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
There was a conference in France where a number of international
engineers were taking part, including French and American. During a
break, one of the
French engineers came back into the room saying 'Have you heard the
latest dumb stunt Bush has done? He has sent an aircraft carrier to
Indonesia to help the tsunami victims. What does he intended to do,
bomb them?'
A Boeing engineer stood up and replied quietly: 'Our carriers have
three hospitals on board that can treat several hundred people; they
are nuclear powered and
can supply emergency electrical power to shore facilities; they have
three cafeterias with the capacity to feed 3,000 people three meals a
day, they can produce several thousand gallons of fresh water from sea
water each day, and they carry half a
dozen helicopters for use in transporting victims and injured to and
from their flight deck. We have eleven such ships; how many does
France have?'

You could have heard a pin drop.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
A U.S. Navy Admiral was attending a naval conference that included
Admirals from the U.S. , English, Canadian, Australian and French
Navies. At a cocktail reception, he found himself standing with *large
group of Officers that included personnel from most of those
countries. Everyone was chatting away in English as they sipped their
drinks but a French admiral suddenly complained that, whereas
Europeans learn many languages, Americans learn only English.' He then
asked, 'Why is it that we always have to speak English in these
conferences rather than speaking French?' Without hesitating, the
American Admiral replied 'Maybe
it's because the Brits, Canadians, Aussies and Americans arranged it
so you wouldn't have to speak German.'

You could have heard a pin drop.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
AND THIS STORY FITS RIGHT IN WITH THE ABOVE...
Robert Whiting, an elderly gentleman of 83, arrived in Paris by plane.
At French Customs, he took a few minutes to locate his passport in his
carry on. 'You have been to France before, monsieur?' the customs
officer asked sarcastically. Mr. Whiting admitted that he had been to
France previously. Then you should know enough to have your passport
ready.' The American said, ''The last time I was here, I didn't have
to show it. 'Impossible. Americans always have to show your passports
on arrival in France!' The American senior gave the Frenchman a long
hard look. Then he quietly
explained, ''Well, when I came ashore at Omaha Beach on D-Day in 1944
to help liberate this country, I couldn't find a single Frenchmen to
show a passport to.'

You could have heard a pin drop..

"Vision without action is just dreaming. Action without vision is just
passing the time. Vision with Action changes the future." Unknown

Oh man. You probably just ****ed off a bunch of liberals. But, that's OK.

Enjoyable post!
--
* *I Have a Degree in Liberal Arts; Do You Want Fries With That? **

John H

Well, maybe a few Frenchmen....

I dont' know if these are true or not..
 

On Sun, 18 Jan 2009 19:47:03 -0800 (PST), Tim wrote:

But could be.

They sure sound like they could....


YOU COULD HAVE HEARD A PIN DROP

When in England, at a fairly large conference, Condi Rice was asked
by the Archbishop of Canterbury if our plans for Iraq were just an
example of empire building' by George Bush.She answered by saying,
'Over the years, the United States has sent many of its fine young men
and women into great peril to fight for freedom beyond our borders.
The only amount of land we have ever asked for in return is enough to
bury those that did not return.'

You could have heard a pin drop.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
There was a conference in France where a number of international
engineers were taking part, including French and American. During a
break, one of the
French engineers came back into the room saying 'Have you heard the
latest dumb stunt Bush has done? He has sent an aircraft carrier to
Indonesia to help the tsunami victims. What does he intended to do,
bomb them?'
A Boeing engineer stood up and replied quietly: 'Our carriers have
three hospitals on board that can treat several hundred people; they
are nuclear powered and
can supply emergency electrical power to shore facilities; they have
three cafeterias with the capacity to feed 3,000 people three meals a
day, they can produce several thousand gallons of fresh water from sea
water each day, and they carry half a
dozen helicopters for use in transporting victims and injured to and
from their flight deck. We have eleven such ships; how many does
France have?'

You could have heard a pin drop.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
A U.S. Navy Admiral was attending a naval conference that included
Admirals from the U.S. , English, Canadian, Australian and French
Navies. At a cocktail reception, he found himself standing with large
group of Officers that included personnel from most of those
countries. Everyone was chatting away in English as they sipped their
drinks but a French admiral suddenly complained that, whereas
Europeans learn many languages, Americans learn only English.' He then
asked, 'Why is it that we always have to speak English in these
conferences rather than speaking French?' Without hesitating, the
American Admiral replied 'Maybe
it's because the Brits, Canadians, Aussies and Americans arranged it
so you wouldn't have to speak German.'

You could have heard a pin drop.


~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
AND THIS STORY FITS RIGHT IN WITH THE ABOVE...
Robert Whiting, an elderly gentleman of 83, arrived in Paris by plane.
At French Customs, he took a few minutes to locate his passport in his
carry on. 'You have been to France before, monsieur?' the customs
officer asked sarcastically. Mr. Whiting admitted that he had been to
France previously. Then you should know enough to have your passport
ready.' The American said, ''The last time I was here, I didn't have
to show it. 'Impossible. Americans always have to show your passports
on arrival in France!' The American senior gave the Frenchman a long
hard look. Then he quietly
explained, ''Well, when I came ashore at Omaha Beach on D-Day in 1944
to help liberate this country, I couldn't find a single Frenchmen to
show a passport to.'

You could have heard a pin drop..


"Vision without action is just dreaming. Action without vision is just
passing the time. Vision with Action changes the future." Unknown

Oh man. You probably just ****ed off a bunch of liberals. But, that's OK.

Enjoyable post!
--
* I Have a Degree in Liberal Arts; Do You Want Fries With That? *

John H

I dont' know if these are true or not..
 

Tim wrote:
On Jan 19, 6:51 am, John H wrote:
On Sun, 18 Jan 2009 19:47:03 -0800 (PST), Tim wrote:
But could be.
They sure sound like they could....
YOU COULD HAVE HEARD A PIN DROP
When in England, at a fairly large conference, Condi Rice was asked
by the Archbishop of Canterbury if our plans for Iraq were just an
example of empire building' by George Bush.She answered by saying,
'Over the years, the United States has sent many of its fine young men
and women into great peril to fight for freedom beyond our borders.
The only amount of land we have ever asked for in return is enough to
bury those that did not return.'
You could have heard a pin drop.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
There was a conference in France where a number of international
engineers were taking part, including French and American. During a
break, one of the
French engineers came back into the room saying 'Have you heard the
latest dumb stunt Bush has done? He has sent an aircraft carrier to
Indonesia to help the tsunami victims. What does he intended to do,
bomb them?'
A Boeing engineer stood up and replied quietly: 'Our carriers have
three hospitals on board that can treat several hundred people; they
are nuclear powered and
can supply emergency electrical power to shore facilities; they have
three cafeterias with the capacity to feed 3,000 people three meals a
day, they can produce several thousand gallons of fresh water from sea
water each day, and they carry half a
dozen helicopters for use in transporting victims and injured to and
from their flight deck. We have eleven such ships; how many does
France have?'
You could have heard a pin drop.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
A U.S. Navy Admiral was attending a naval conference that included
Admirals from the U.S. , English, Canadian, Australian and French
Navies. At a cocktail reception, he found himself standing with large
group of Officers that included personnel from most of those
countries. Everyone was chatting away in English as they sipped their
drinks but a French admiral suddenly complained that, whereas
Europeans learn many languages, Americans learn only English.' He then
asked, 'Why is it that we always have to speak English in these
conferences rather than speaking French?' Without hesitating, the
American Admiral replied 'Maybe
it's because the Brits, Canadians, Aussies and Americans arranged it
so you wouldn't have to speak German.'
You could have heard a pin drop.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
AND THIS STORY FITS RIGHT IN WITH THE ABOVE...
Robert Whiting, an elderly gentleman of 83, arrived in Paris by plane.
At French Customs, he took a few minutes to locate his passport in his
carry on. 'You have been to France before, monsieur?' the customs
officer asked sarcastically. Mr. Whiting admitted that he had been to
France previously. Then you should know enough to have your passport
ready.' The American said, ''The last time I was here, I didn't have
to show it. 'Impossible. Americans always have to show your passports
on arrival in France!' The American senior gave the Frenchman a long
hard look. Then he quietly
explained, ''Well, when I came ashore at Omaha Beach on D-Day in 1944
to help liberate this country, I couldn't find a single Frenchmen to
show a passport to.'
You could have heard a pin drop..
"Vision without action is just dreaming. Action without vision is just
passing the time. Vision with Action changes the future." Unknown
Oh man. You probably just ****ed off a bunch of liberals. But, that's OK.

Enjoyable post!
--
* I Have a Degree in Liberal Arts; Do You Want Fries With That? *

John H

Well, maybe a few Frenchmen....


If it weren't for the French, we might well have lost the Revolutionary
War.

I dont' know if these are true or not..
 

"hk" wrote in message
...


If it weren't for the French, we might well have lost the Revolutionary
War.

Just goes to show what could happen to us.

Eisboch

I dont' know if these are true or not..
 

On Jan 19, 7:04*am, hk wrote:
Tim wrote:
On Jan 19, 6:51 am, John H wrote:
On Sun, 18 Jan 2009 19:47:03 -0800 (PST), Tim wrote:
But could be.
They sure sound like they could....
YOU COULD HAVE HEARD A PIN DROP
When in England, at a fairly large conference, Condi Rice was asked
by the Archbishop of Canterbury if our plans for Iraq were just an
example of empire building' by George Bush.She answered by saying,
'Over the years, the United States has sent many of its fine young men
and women into great peril to fight for freedom beyond our borders.
The only amount of land we have ever asked for in return is enough to
bury those that did not return.'
You could have heard a pin drop.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
There was a conference in France where a number of international
engineers were taking part, including French and American. During a
break, one of the
French engineers came back into the room saying 'Have you heard the
latest dumb stunt Bush has done? He has sent an aircraft carrier to
Indonesia to help the tsunami victims. What does he intended to do,
bomb them?'
A Boeing engineer stood up and replied quietly: 'Our carriers have
three hospitals on board that can treat several hundred people; they
are nuclear powered and
can supply emergency electrical power to shore facilities; they have
three cafeterias with the capacity to feed 3,000 people three meals a
day, they can produce several thousand gallons of fresh water from sea
water each day, and they carry half a
dozen helicopters for use in transporting victims and injured to and
from their flight deck. We have eleven such ships; how many does
France have?'
You could have heard a pin drop.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
A U.S. Navy Admiral was attending a naval conference that included
Admirals from the U.S. , English, Canadian, Australian and French
Navies. At a cocktail reception, he found himself standing with *large
group of Officers that included personnel from most of those
countries. Everyone was chatting away in English as they sipped their
drinks but a French admiral suddenly complained that, whereas
Europeans learn many languages, Americans learn only English.' He then
asked, 'Why is it that we always have to speak English in these
conferences rather than speaking French?' Without hesitating, the
American Admiral replied 'Maybe
it's because the Brits, Canadians, Aussies and Americans arranged it
so you wouldn't have to speak German.'
You could have heard a pin drop.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
AND THIS STORY FITS RIGHT IN WITH THE ABOVE...
Robert Whiting, an elderly gentleman of 83, arrived in Paris by plane..
At French Customs, he took a few minutes to locate his passport in his
carry on. 'You have been to France before, monsieur?' the customs
officer asked sarcastically. Mr. Whiting admitted that he had been to
France previously. Then you should know enough to have your passport
ready.' The American said, ''The last time I was here, I didn't have
to show it. 'Impossible. Americans always have to show your passports
on arrival in France!' The American senior gave the Frenchman a long
hard look. Then he quietly
explained, ''Well, when I came ashore at Omaha Beach on D-Day in 1944
to help liberate this country, I couldn't find a single Frenchmen to
show a passport to.'
You could have heard a pin drop..
"Vision without action is just dreaming. Action without vision is just
passing the time. Vision with Action changes the future." Unknown
Oh man. You probably just ****ed off a bunch of liberals. But, that's OK.

Enjoyable post!
--
* *I Have a Degree in Liberal Arts; Do You Want Fries With That? **

John H

Well, maybe a few Frenchmen....

If it weren't for the French, we might well have lost the Revolutionary
War.

And if it hadn't been for the French, we probably wouldn't have been
involved in the European theater's of ww1 and ww2

I dont' know if these are true or not..
 

Eisboch wrote:

"hk" wrote in message
...


If it weren't for the French, we might well have lost the
Revolutionary War.

Just goes to show what could happen to us.

Eisboch



We might have remained British?

I really do not understand the undercurrent of hatred for the French. I
used to think it was because the French and the French government were
arrogant, but in the last eight years, we've certain surpassed them in
that regard.

I'm not a fan of "modern" France, but I sure appreciate French history
and culture over the centuries. I don't like the haute cuisine, either,
but some of the regional food is just wonderful.

I dont' know if these are true or not..
 

Tim wrote:
On Jan 19, 7:04 am, hk wrote:

If it weren't for the French, we might well have lost the Revolutionary
War.

And if it hadn't been for the French, we probably wouldn't have been
involved in the European theater's of ww1 and ww2


You mean, we'd be speaking German as our first language?

I think you are way off base on that one. It was our relationship and
support of Great Britain more than any relationship with France that
brought us into the European war in the 1940's.

I dont' know if these are true or not..
 

On Jan 19, 7:25*am, hk wrote:
Eisboch wrote:

"hk" wrote in message
...

If it weren't for the French, we might well have lost the
Revolutionary War.

Just goes to show what could happen to us.

Eisboch

We might have remained British?

I really do not understand the undercurrent of hatred for the French. I
used to think it was because the French and the French government were
arrogant, but in the last eight years, we've certain surpassed them in
that regard.



Well, back in the 50's, France declaring their ww2 war debts to the
US as "null and void"

But i doubt if that has anything to do with it....

I dont' know if these are true or not..
 

On Mon, 19 Jan 2009 05:33:45 -0800 (PST), Tim wrote:

On Jan 19, 7:25*am, hk wrote:
Eisboch wrote:

"hk" wrote in message
...

If it weren't for the French, we might well have lost the
Revolutionary War.

Just goes to show what could happen to us.

Eisboch

We might have remained British?

I really do not understand the undercurrent of hatred for the French. I
used to think it was because the French and the French government were
arrogant, but in the last eight years, we've certain surpassed them in
that regard.



Well, back in the 50's, France declaring their ww2 war debts to the
US as "null and void"

But i doubt if that has anything to do with it....

Hee, hee. Tolja!
--
* I Have a Degree in Liberal Arts; Do You Want Fries With That? *

John H

I dont' know if these are true or not..
 

On Mon, 19 Jan 2009 05:24:12 -0800 (PST), Tim wrote:


Well, maybe a few Frenchmen....

If it weren't for the French, we might well have lost the Revolutionary
War.

And if it hadn't been for the French, we probably wouldn't have been
involved in the European theater's of ww1 and ww2

And if it hadn't been for the submarine bases in France, the war may have
been over much more quickly.
--
* I Have a Degree in Liberal Arts; Do You Want Fries With That? *

John H

I dont' know if these are true or not..
 

"hk" wrote in message
...
Eisboch wrote:

"hk" wrote in message
...


If it weren't for the French, we might well have lost the Revolutionary
War.

Just goes to show what could happen to us.

Eisboch



We might have remained British?

I really do not understand the undercurrent of hatred for the French.
It's the whole "freedom fries" thing. They didn't back the Bush
administration in the made for Halliburton war.

I dont' know if these are true or not..
 

mmc wrote:
"hk" wrote in message
...
Eisboch wrote:
"hk" wrote in message
...

If it weren't for the French, we might well have lost the Revolutionary
War.
Just goes to show what could happen to us.

Eisboch


We might have remained British?

I really do not understand the undercurrent of hatred for the French.
It's the whole "freedom fries" thing. They didn't back the Bush
administration in the made for Halliburton war.



I know that is part of it, but it seems to me there is much more.

Ahhh...Halliburton...the perfect symbol of corporate America, except
didn't I read that Halliburton moved its headquarters offshore to avoid
legal liabilities and taxes?

I dont' know if these are true or not..
 

On Jan 19, 10:13*am, "mmc" wrote:
"hk" wrote in message

...



Eisboch wrote:

"hk" wrote in message
...

If it weren't for the French, we might well have lost the Revolutionary
War.

Just goes to show what could happen to us.

Eisboch

We might have remained British?

I really do not understand the undercurrent of hatred for the French.

It's the whole "freedom fries" thing. They didn't back the Bush
administration in the made for Halliburton war.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Clinton used Haliburton (no bids) in the Balkans.. Why, for the same
reason Bush did, nobody else does what they do. Facts override talking
points every time. For Democrats to harp on Haliburton is
intellectually dishonest.. Who's a thunk

I dont' know if these are true or not..
 

On Jan 19, 10:38*am, wrote:
On Jan 19, 10:13*am, "mmc" wrote:





"hk" wrote in message

...

Eisboch wrote:

"hk" wrote in message
...

If it weren't for the French, we might well have lost the Revolutionary
War.

Just goes to show what could happen to us.

Eisboch

We might have remained British?

I really do not understand the undercurrent of hatred for the French.

It's the whole "freedom fries" thing. They didn't back the Bush
administration in the made for Halliburton war.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Clinton used Haliburton (no bids) in the Balkans.. Why, for the same
reason Bush did, nobody else does what they do. Facts override talking
points every time. For Democrats to harp on Haliburton is
intellectually dishonest.. Who's a thunk- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Just to clarify, Clinton gave no bid contracts to Halliburton to
CONTINUE work in the Balkans. It didn't make sense to hire another
firm when they were already there. BUT, the fact remains, 98% of
Halliburton's political contributions goes to Republicans, Dick Cheney
benefits directly from Halliburton, and there are billions of dollars
of in either unsupported costs or questionable cost overrides.

I dont' know if these are true or not..
 

On Mon, 19 Jan 2009 10:25:49 -0500, hk wrote:

mmc wrote:
"hk" wrote in message
...
Eisboch wrote:
"hk" wrote in message
...

If it weren't for the French, we might well have lost the Revolutionary
War.
Just goes to show what could happen to us.

Eisboch


We might have remained British?

I really do not understand the undercurrent of hatred for the French.
It's the whole "freedom fries" thing. They didn't back the Bush
administration in the made for Halliburton war.



I know that is part of it, but it seems to me there is much more.

Goes back to DeGaulle. There was an American undercurrent of
Franco-phobia then when he didn't properly kiss American ass.
Johnny Carson did a bit where he had the "French Ambassador"
as a guest. Carson seriously asked the Ambassador some questions
about tense relations between the countries and the Ambassador
answered in a haughty, Gaullist tone, with an annoying French accent.
Carson said something like, "Speaking as an American, I suppose my
only reaction is this." And slammed the guy in the face with a cream
pie.
It was so well done the audience gasped in shock. Me too.
Then the Frenchy stood up, shook hands with Carson and exited stage
right to uproarious laughter.
One of my favorite Carson bits, after Ed Ames and the hatchet.
Happened to see both of them live.

--Vic

I dont' know if these are true or not..
 

Vic Smith wrote:
On Mon, 19 Jan 2009 10:25:49 -0500, hk wrote:

mmc wrote:
"hk" wrote in message
...
Eisboch wrote:
"hk" wrote in message
...
If it weren't for the French, we might well have lost the Revolutionary
War.
Just goes to show what could happen to us.

Eisboch

We might have remained British?

I really do not understand the undercurrent of hatred for the French.
It's the whole "freedom fries" thing. They didn't back the Bush
administration in the made for Halliburton war.


I know that is part of it, but it seems to me there is much more.

Goes back to DeGaulle. There was an American undercurrent of
Franco-phobia then when he didn't properly kiss American ass.
Johnny Carson did a bit where he had the "French Ambassador"
as a guest. Carson seriously asked the Ambassador some questions
about tense relations between the countries and the Ambassador
answered in a haughty, Gaullist tone, with an annoying French accent.
Carson said something like, "Speaking as an American, I suppose my
only reaction is this." And slammed the guy in the face with a cream
pie.
It was so well done the audience gasped in shock. Me too.
Then the Frenchy stood up, shook hands with Carson and exited stage
right to uproarious laughter.
One of my favorite Carson bits, after Ed Ames and the hatchet.
Happened to see both of them live.

--Vic



Me, too. Carson was the best. No one who followed is even close. Too bad
he smoked himself to death.

I dont' know if these are true or not..
 

On Jan 19, 9:13*am, "mmc" wrote:
"hk" wrote in message

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Eisboch wrote:

"hk" wrote in message
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If it weren't for the French, we might well have lost the Revolutionary
War.

Just goes to show what could happen to us.

Eisboch

We might have remained British?

I really do not understand the undercurrent of hatred for the French.

It's the whole "freedom fries" thing. They didn't back the Bush
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When cleaning up Desert Storm, they wouldn'tallow us to use their air
space then, either. Odd they sure benefited from those oil contracts
though...

I dont' know if these are true or not..
 

On Jan 19, 10:07*am, wrote:
On Jan 19, 10:38*am, wrote:





On Jan 19, 10:13*am, "mmc" wrote:

"hk" wrote in message

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Eisboch wrote:

"hk" wrote in message
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If it weren't for the French, we might well have lost the Revolutionary
War.

Just goes to show what could happen to us.

Eisboch

We might have remained British?

I really do not understand the undercurrent of hatred for the French.

It's the whole "freedom fries" thing. They didn't back the Bush
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Clinton used Haliburton (no bids) in the Balkans.. Why, for the same
reason Bush did, nobody else does what they do. Facts override talking
points every time. For Democrats to harp on Haliburton is
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Just to clarify, Clinton gave no bid contracts to Halliburton to
CONTINUE work in the Balkans. It didn't make sense to hire another
firm when they were already there. BUT, the fact remains, 98% of
Halliburton's political contributions goes to Republicans, Dick Cheney
benefits directly from Halliburton, and there are billions of dollars
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Of course we used Halliburton. But I suppose they could have put the
job up for bids and maybe got Burger King to do the various jobs.


LOL

Old M-16 saying:

"If it's Mattel, It's swell!"

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"Tim" wrote in message
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On Jan 19, 7:04 am, hk wrote:
Tim wrote:
On Jan 19, 6:51 am, John H wrote:
On Sun, 18 Jan 2009 19:47:03 -0800 (PST), Tim
wrote:
But could be.
They sure sound like they could....
YOU COULD HAVE HEARD A PIN DROP
When in England, at a fairly large conference, Condi Rice was asked
by the Archbishop of Canterbury if our plans for Iraq were just an
example of empire building' by George Bush.She answered by saying,
'Over the years, the United States has sent many of its fine young men
and women into great peril to fight for freedom beyond our borders.
The only amount of land we have ever asked for in return is enough to
bury those that did not return.'
You could have heard a pin drop.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
There was a conference in France where a number of international
engineers were taking part, including French and American. During a
break, one of the
French engineers came back into the room saying 'Have you heard the
latest dumb stunt Bush has done? He has sent an aircraft carrier to
Indonesia to help the tsunami victims. What does he intended to do,
bomb them?'
A Boeing engineer stood up and replied quietly: 'Our carriers have
three hospitals on board that can treat several hundred people; they
are nuclear powered and
can supply emergency electrical power to shore facilities; they have
three cafeterias with the capacity to feed 3,000 people three meals a
day, they can produce several thousand gallons of fresh water from sea
water each day, and they carry half a
dozen helicopters for use in transporting victims and injured to and
from their flight deck. We have eleven such ships; how many does
France have?'
You could have heard a pin drop.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
A U.S. Navy Admiral was attending a naval conference that included
Admirals from the U.S. , English, Canadian, Australian and French
Navies. At a cocktail reception, he found himself standing with large
group of Officers that included personnel from most of those
countries. Everyone was chatting away in English as they sipped their
drinks but a French admiral suddenly complained that, whereas
Europeans learn many languages, Americans learn only English.' He then
asked, 'Why is it that we always have to speak English in these
conferences rather than speaking French?' Without hesitating, the
American Admiral replied 'Maybe
it's because the Brits, Canadians, Aussies and Americans arranged it
so you wouldn't have to speak German.'
You could have heard a pin drop.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
AND THIS STORY FITS RIGHT IN WITH THE ABOVE...
Robert Whiting, an elderly gentleman of 83, arrived in Paris by plane.
At French Customs, he took a few minutes to locate his passport in his
carry on. 'You have been to France before, monsieur?' the customs
officer asked sarcastically. Mr. Whiting admitted that he had been to
France previously. Then you should know enough to have your passport
ready.' The American said, ''The last time I was here, I didn't have
to show it. 'Impossible. Americans always have to show your passports
on arrival in France!' The American senior gave the Frenchman a long
hard look. Then he quietly
explained, ''Well, when I came ashore at Omaha Beach on D-Day in 1944
to help liberate this country, I couldn't find a single Frenchmen to
show a passport to.'
You could have heard a pin drop..
"Vision without action is just dreaming. Action without vision is just
passing the time. Vision with Action changes the future." Unknown
Oh man. You probably just ****ed off a bunch of liberals. But, that's
OK.

Enjoyable post!
--
* I Have a Degree in Liberal Arts; Do You Want Fries With That? *

John H

Well, maybe a few Frenchmen....

If it weren't for the French, we might well have lost the Revolutionary
War.

And if it hadn't been for the French, we probably wouldn't have been
involved in the European theater's of ww1 and ww2
--------

Doubtful, even the French resistance didn't trust their own people. And
many US & Canadian solders have been shot at with French weapons. Best not
to trust them.