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Joe Chi Minh Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-07-10 07:12 PM
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Only trouble is... a significant, economic recovery seems very unikely, indeed. Nevertheless,
Rawnseley's comments on Guardian Online concerning the Republicans, are interesting.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/nov/07/barack-obama-second-term-2012
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bemildred Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-07-10 07:22 PM
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1. Well yeah, you can have reform or you can have revolution.
Take your pick. Business as usual is not going to make the cut, and Neanderthal social reaction will just hasten and worsen the process.
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Joe Chi Minh Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-07-10 08:21 PM
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2. Did you ever read the reply of the Duc de Rochefoucauld-Liancourt to
King Louis XVIth's expostulation, "Mais c'est une revolte!"....
... "Non, sire, ce n'est pas une revolte, c'est une revolution"?
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bemildred Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-07-10 08:27 PM
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3. Nope, never read that.
But I agree. What annoys me is that our political elites seem to have forgotten. They ought to know better.
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Joe Chi Minh Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-08-10 03:22 PM
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10. That line of the good duke had me in stitches, when I read it. The poor old king!
Edited on Mon Nov-08-10 03:23 PM by Joe Chi Minh
"Pon my oath, things aren't what they used to be!" I can imagine him wailing. He got that right.
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jwirr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-07-10 08:28 PM
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4. Translation please?
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bemildred Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-07-10 08:29 PM
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5. "No, Sir, this is not a rebellion, it's a revolution." nt
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jwirr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-07-10 08:32 PM
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6. Thank you.
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bemildred Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-07-10 08:35 PM
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7. Avec plaisir. nt
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jwirr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-08-10 09:44 AM
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8. LOL I assume "your welcome"?
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bemildred Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-08-10 03:51 PM
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11. "With pleasure", a roughly equivalent sentiment. nt
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Joe Chi Minh Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-08-10 03:20 PM
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9. Sorry about that. I'll make sure I cut out the lordly disdain for translation. It was crass.
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