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2005-05-25 Europe

French 'oui' campaigners now admitting defeat

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Posted by Steve 2005-05-25 14:56|| || Front Page|| [11135 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Looks like the "Oui" side is out of luck, as now the King County election officials are stuck in court and are unavailable for offering advice on ballot "counting."

Posted by Laurence of the Rats">Laurence of the Rats 2005-05-25 15:27|| http://www.punictreachery.com/]">[http://www.punictreachery.com/] 2005-05-25 15:27|| Front Page Top

#2 Great picture! How does Fred keep coming up with these apropos images? It's like an art form, matching picture to story.

Posted by gromky 2005-05-25 17:11|| 2005-05-25 17:11|| Front Page Top

#3 of course the irony is that A. the non campaign is a bunch of assorted anti market loonies and B. The things in the constitution they object to are in all the existing EU treaties anyway.

Posted by Liberalhawk 2005-05-25 17:42|| 2005-05-25 17:42|| Front Page Top

#4 Great picture! How does Fred keep coming up with these apropos images?

I'm a damn Philistine and I figured that must be Nappy in the Russian winter.

Posted by sea cruise 2005-05-25 17:46|| 2005-05-25 17:46|| Front Page Top

#5 LH, Bingo! The difference is the people never had a chance to vote on them and now they do.

Posted by phil_b 2005-05-25 18:05|| 2005-05-25 18:05|| Front Page Top

#6 Vote oui or vote non. It doesn't matter, 'cause the poor bastards will still be French...

Posted by Hyper 2005-05-25 18:18|| 2005-05-25 18:18|| Front Page Top

#7 Hyper, that is so mean!

Posted by trailing wife 2005-05-25 22:51|| 2005-05-25 22:51|| Front Page Top

#8 Boney was a warrior,
Way, hey up!
A warrior and a terrier,
Jean FranÃ§ois!...

Boney went to Mos-ca-ow,
Way, hey up!
Lost his army in the snow,
Jean FranÃ§ois!

Boney went to Waterloo,
Way, hey up!
There they got him overthrew,
Jean FranÃ§ois!

--New England Chantey

Wonder what Napoleon would think of the current efforts to unite Europe under one rule. Wonder what he'd think of the current administration, too? None of them seem to be warriors or terriers--they're a different breed of mutt.

Posted by mom 2005-05-25 23:07|| 2005-05-25 23:07|| Front Page Top

#9 Napoleon only cared about worthwhile productivity; his symbol was a bee, which he often personally gave to those who'd earned it. He would loath the bureaucrats in Brussels, and probably send them to the nearest Front post-haste.

Posted by trailing wife 2005-05-25 23:37|| 2005-05-25 23:37|| Front Page Top

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