Thursday, July 10, 2008

MONSIEUR ROMNEY, HYPOCRITE GOUVERNEUR

Look who's upset that Barack Obama said, "You know, it's embarrassing when Europeans come over here, they all speak English, they speak French, they speak German. And then we go over to Europe, and all we can say [is], 'Merci beaucoup.'" Why, it's Mitt Romney:

...The occasion for the latest insinuations about Obama's American-ness is the Illinois Senator's recent claim that Americans should learn a second language....

"I do think that, frankly, Barack Obama looks toward Europe for a lot of his inspiration," top McCain supporter Mitt Romney told Fox News on Tuesday. "I think John McCain is going to make sure that America stays America." ...


Yes, Mitt Romney -- the guy on the left in this photo, which was taken in 1968 in, er, France, where Romney honed his skills in, er, French while doing Mormon missionary work (and, conveniently, avoiding the Vietnam-era draft):



Yes, Mitt Romney -- the guy who made this video encouraging volunteers for the Salt Lake City Olympics to speak, er, French, delivering the pitch in fluent French:


We know Romney doesn't like Europe, particularly France. Familiarity breeds contempt?

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