July 10, 2008

NIIICE

File under "I wish I had thought to say that." Lileks on Obama's "merci beaucoup" inanity yesterday:

In the context of English-as-a-national-tongue laws, itÂ’s an interesting assertion: Apparently it is right to expect people who visit Paris to speak French the day they get there, but it is cultural chauvinism to expect people who want to live and work in America to understand English well enough to navigate a ballot.

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1 I'm still shaking my head over Jesse Jackson's open-mic comments about Obama. Where's the outrage? Why isn't Sharpton denouncing him?

Posted by: R1 at July 10, 2008 06:50 AM (y1Xat)

2 Giving a shout out to the man,the genius,James Lileks!

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