Kerry, Closet Frenchman
GOP Exposé: Kerry, Closet Frenchman
By Dana Milbank
Tuesday, March 23, 2004; Page A17
Mon dieu! The Republicans are trying to turn John Kerry into a frog.
Bush pal and Commerce Secretary Donald L. Evans recently said publicly what his colleagues have long been saying privately: He called President Bush's Democratic opponent a "fellow of a different political stripe who looks French."
Those are fighting words these days, when anti-French feelings are running high because of the diplomatic fight over Iraq. The Republican National Committee has been sending out regular news releases about Kerry's French relatives and his popularity in France. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-Tex.) has been known to start a speech with: "Good afternoon, or, as John Kerry might say, 'Bonjour.' "
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Kerry's European sophistication and impressive language skills would be an asset; but this is a time when the president mocks as "intercontinental' an American reporter for asking a question in French to the French president.
NOTE: So much for high-minded debate, huh?
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