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Saturday, September 11, 2004 - 1:07pmSanction this postReply
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Thanks a lot for the heart attack, Barbara!

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Saturday, September 11, 2004 - 2:38pmSanction this postReply
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Sorry about that, Rodney. Or maybe I'm not; that's the effect it's supposed to have.

Barbara

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Saturday, September 11, 2004 - 2:38pmSanction this postReply
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Rodney, it is always wise to remember that Barbara can be quite a little devil when she puts her mind to it.

Barbara, Thanks for this info. I was 98% in Bush's camp before I read this. I am now 99.44% there. The .06% hesitancy is agreeing with even 5% of the French.

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Saturday, September 11, 2004 - 8:06pmSanction this postReply
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This reminds me of an ARI article, which isn't bad, but its title is great:

"World Opinion Be Damned!"

http://www.aynrand.org/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=9655

unfortunately, i use "gimpy netscape" [mozilla firefox] to view this site, so i can't make my link appear as a link...

fortunately, it has some neat plugins, which i forgot about and just use keyboard shortcuts for anyways...

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Sunday, September 12, 2004 - 9:57pmSanction this postReply
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James, a little devilishness is always a welcome thing, and Barbara pulled a fabulous stunt with this headline.  Well done!  :)

My own initial coronary not withstanding, I am completely unsurprised to see such numbers.  It would be far easier for the rest of the world if we were to join them on the left-er side of the street.

Having worked for foreign companies throughout most of my career, I never cease to be amazed at the simultaneous envy and contempt European cultures hold regarding Americans.  They scorn and condemn us for our perceived arrogance and lack of culture, but are so damned eager to take our dollars. 

It is American travelers that Europe turned to when their hospitality industry was in crisis, begging them to return with their full pocketbooks.  And yet I'm sure the sneers returned to their faces once the suitcases were delivered to the rooms.  Now, this is not to say that some Americans are not a complete embarrassment when traveling to foreign countries (I have listened to way too many loud Texans on the Paris Metro), but these hotels were dealing with cultured U.S. citizens.

Such hypocrisy is disgusting to me.  The last time I was in France, during the beginning of the Iraq war, I was subject to a political diatribe every time I got in a cab, went to a restaurant or made the mistake of telling someone my nationality.   I should have just said "No speaky."

M'kay, I had a lot more thoughts on that than I realized.  Thanks for letting me vent.  :)

Jennifer


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