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Jerome, the guy's writing about 103% tax rates and 19 holidays per month. I'm pretty sure he's mocking the United States for the caricature of France that's been painted repeatedly for so many years.

Conservatives want live babies so they can raise them to be dead soldiers. - George Carlin

by Drew J Jones (myfriends@thisispancakes.com) on Mon Sep 22nd, 2008 at 04:36:44 PM EST
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Yep, (none / 1)

it is like with the New Yorkers picture of Obama as islamic fundamentalist and Jerome doesn't get it.

Der Amerikaner ist die Orchidee unter den Menschen
Volker Pispers

by Martin (weiser.mensch(at)googlemail.com) on Mon Sep 22nd, 2008 at 04:39:25 PM EST
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Re: Sigh (none / 1)

At the beginning of the article he says so explicitly:

Put it all together, and the America that emerges is a cartoonish version of the country most despised by red-meat red-state patriots: France. Only with worse food.

But he does get carried a way a bit too much later...

by gk (g k quattro due due sette "at" gmail.com) on Mon Sep 22nd, 2008 at 04:42:06 PM EST
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Re: Sigh (none / 1)

Carried away a bit perhaps, but I thought it was pretty funny, personally. Then again, this kind of humor is straight up my alley, and people find me weird.

Conservatives want live babies so they can raise them to be dead soldiers. - George Carlin

by Drew J Jones (myfriends@thisispancakes.com) on Mon Sep 22nd, 2008 at 04:52:45 PM EST
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Re: Sigh (4.00 / 4)

That's exactly how I read it too. Was almost expecting to find an "I fart in your general direction" line inserted somewhere for good measure...

Similar reaction a few years ago when it was turned out that the cheese eating surrender monkeys were actually right about Iraq...

Europeans think a hundred miles is a long way. Americans think a hundred years is a long time.

by Bernard on Mon Sep 22nd, 2008 at 04:52:36 PM EST
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