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European Salon de News, Discussion et Klatsch - 15 December | 92 comments (91 topical, 1 editorial, 0 hidden)

Re: Another day in Sarkoland (none / 0)

I must admit I had Gasquet in mind, but in order to avoid a digression on his recent problems with a cocaine test (that was so light that for once it probably really was accidental, but anyway) I generalised to tennis players -after all Paul-Henri Mathieu does the same.

You might argue that for a while, Gasquet was without a job, too. And all tennis players bar Benneteau seem to love their country only enough to visit it, while holding residence elsewhere.

Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's need, but not every man's greed. Gandhi

by Cyrille (cyrillev domain yahoo.fr) on Tue Dec 15th, 2009 at 09:46:46 AM EST
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Re: Another day in Sarkoland (none / 0)

Cyrille:

all tennis players bar Benneteau seem to love their country only enough to visit it, while holding residence elsewhere

I suspect the UMP would have no trouble with Muslims loving France but living in Algeria.

En un viejo país ineficiente, algo así como España entre dos guerras civiles, poseer una casa y poca hacienda y memoria ninguna. -- Gil de Biedma

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Tue Dec 15th, 2009 at 10:18:26 AM EST
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Re: Another day in Sarkoland (none / 0)

France-loving Muslims in Algeria are not bogeymen. What would the UMP do to hold on to its electoral base? Jews, Freemasons, and Protestants don't really work any more.

by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Tue Dec 15th, 2009 at 11:03:32 AM EST
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