Cocoa
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Fri Jul-09-04 04:29 PM
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Is Wilogren making shit up? |
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or is there really such a rule in the Kerry campaign... http://www.nytimes.com/2004/07/09/politics/campaign/09CND-KERRY.html
Wyclef Jean, the Haitian hip-hop star, broke the Kerry campaigns unwritten rule against uttering French, to ward off Republican caricatures, with a multilingual rap, one of several songs whose lyrics were rewritten for the occasion.
"Instead of spending billions on the war, I can use that money so I can feed the poor," sang Mr. Jean, whose tie bore a donkey in an Uncle Sam hat . "I know some soldiers that sleep but they can't dream, wake up with dreams, sounds of M-16s."
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Fri Jul-09-04 04:32 PM
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Over at the Bush campaign they have an unwritten rule against speaking the truth.
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Fri Jul-09-04 04:33 PM
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2. I Bet Those Entertainers All Feel |
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Much Better for saying what they each said.
just a little unvarnished opinion - nothing wrong with that.
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Fri Jul-09-04 04:34 PM
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"unwritten rule"
In other words, no there's no such rule, but nobody is speaking French.
Whether that's calculated or just normal for english-speaking people in an English-speaking campaign in and English-speaking country, well, you'd have to ask the reporter.
And ask the reporter if he figured adding this sort of unsubstantiated crap would "spice up" his article.
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Fri Jul-09-04 04:37 PM
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4. By that logic we have to hate Louisiannans too, especially Creole speakers |
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Haiti is not France. I doubt they tried to get in the way of the US's war plans. Howver, Wilogren apprently thinks we have to hate France and all their former colonies because Republicans said so. Good to know. Lousianna should vote Democrat.
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Fri Jul-09-04 06:23 PM
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5. Is that an alternate spelling of |
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Louisiana, or something locals prefer?
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Fri Jul-09-04 06:33 PM
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6. Since I'm not local to Louisiana, I don't know. |
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Edited on Fri Jul-09-04 06:34 PM by AP
I rarely spell check, and I usually type faster than I can think.
I also spelled Wilgoren's name wrong. And "apparently" and "however."
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