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London wins 2012 olympics bid!!!
BBC | 07/06

Posted on 07/06/2005 4:49:21 AM PDT by phoenix_004

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To: elhombrelibre

And humble pie, too.


61 posted on 07/06/2005 5:10:41 AM PDT by octobersky
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To: MadIvan
#16..How kind of you to invite us.
How do we find your house :))
62 posted on 07/06/2005 5:10:54 AM PDT by Guenevere
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To: phoenix_004

quel dommage, pauvre chirac. /s


63 posted on 07/06/2005 5:11:08 AM PDT by kanawa (Faith, Freedom, Family)
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To: katana

According to Sky News, Chirac's popularity had sunk to around 30% among his own people. I suspect now that he will be blamed for this fiasco and his popularity will sink further.

Delight...endless rapture. ;)

Regards, Ivan


64 posted on 07/06/2005 5:12:15 AM PDT by MadIvan (You underestimate the power of the Dark Side - http://www.sithorder.com/)
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To: kanawa

The French get a well deserved kick in the A$$. Well Done London!


65 posted on 07/06/2005 5:13:10 AM PDT by ARCADIA (Abuse of power comes as no surprise)
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To: MadIvan
Fox just ahd two Brit reporters on..they said thaty yesterday's final presentaton, with Sebastian Coe, may well have given it to GB..also....two Finnish IOC delegates, after hearing Chirac diss their cuisine, probably voted for GB...

BTW..I just got the 25th anniversary CD of "Chariots of Fire"..one of the best movies ever..

67 posted on 07/06/2005 5:13:48 AM PDT by ken5050
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To: lentulusgracchus

Let's invite our Australian friends as well. However my favourite pub, the Jerusalem Tavern in Clerkenwell, is probably too small for everyone. :)

Regards, Ivan


68 posted on 07/06/2005 5:13:59 AM PDT by MadIvan (You underestimate the power of the Dark Side - http://www.sithorder.com/)
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To: MadIvan
I would invite all my American friends to come in 2012. Let's make it a party that celebrates the triumph of the Anglo-Saxon world.

I'm gonna hold you to it, Ivan!

70 posted on 07/06/2005 5:14:44 AM PDT by mhking (The world needs a wake up call gentlemen...we're gonna phone it in.)
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To: ken5050

If Estonia has a delegate, they likely voted with the Finns as well (the two peoples are closely related). If it turns out the Finns and Estonia threw it to us, the French may want to hang Chirac once he returns home.

Regards, Ivan


71 posted on 07/06/2005 5:15:40 AM PDT by MadIvan (You underestimate the power of the Dark Side - http://www.sithorder.com/)
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To: MadIvan

Actually Ivan, he should be blamed for it. His rude statement about British cooking made everyone remember how rude and crude the french are.


72 posted on 07/06/2005 5:15:52 AM PDT by McGavin999 (i)
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To: MadIvan
Upon being asked for a quote, all Chirac could say was "merde"
73 posted on 07/06/2005 5:15:58 AM PDT by alnitak ("That kid's about as sharp as a pound of wet liver" - Foghorn Leghorn)
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To: MadIvan
According to Sky News, Chirac's popularity had sunk to around 30% among his own people. I suspect now that he will be blamed for this fiasco and his popularity will sink further.

Delight...endless rapture. ;)

Standing ovation for our British cousins!

74 posted on 07/06/2005 5:16:12 AM PDT by GiveEmDubya
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To: MadIvan

Congratulations! Bernie Goldberg was on Fox & Friends a short while ago and said he was very happy because a whole bunch of people in Paris were very sad. I cracked up!


75 posted on 07/06/2005 5:16:22 AM PDT by mass55th (Courage is being scared to death - but saddling up anyway~~John Wayne)
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To: saveliberty
LOL! This dissent, coming from the hoity toity man who used to work the ice cream counter at HoJos. There's nothing wrong with honest work, but if he wants to be le food snob, then he should apologize to HoJos.

Hey! I used to work a counter at HoJo's.....

What's the matter with working a counter at HoJo's?

I found it very......character-forming. I learned all about dishwashers who phone in sick on the afternoon of the Fourth of July when they smell the barbecued chicken cooking, I learned all about "tip wages" the waitresses were working for out on the floor, and I learned what 35-hour-workweek "part-time" jobs are all about.

76 posted on 07/06/2005 5:16:32 AM PDT by lentulusgracchus ("Whatever." -- sinkspur)
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To: McGavin999

I caught a bit of his presentation on Sky News this morning. Apparently Chirac said "You can trust France and trust the French". Coffee burst out everywhere as I laughed hysterically.

Regards, Ivan


77 posted on 07/06/2005 5:16:48 AM PDT by MadIvan (You underestimate the power of the Dark Side - http://www.sithorder.com/)
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To: phoenix_004
Tony beats HilaryCare Rob'em and Jack like a couple of Redheaded Stepchildren!

Pray for W and Our Amazing Troops

78 posted on 07/06/2005 5:17:24 AM PDT by bray (Did you buy a Soldier Lunch Today??)
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To: MadIvan
There were two Finns voting. Considering Chirac's totally gratuitous insult about their cuisine, it is highly likely they voted against Paris. Maybe the French will wake up that there are consequences in having such a jerk representing them. To paraphrase something he once said, this would have been a good time to shut up.
79 posted on 07/06/2005 5:17:57 AM PDT by elhombrelibre (Typing from an undisclosed location.)
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To: MadIvan

I recall you said about a year or two ago Paris was almost a lock to win it. Well well well....as Mark Steyn would say....quelle surprise!


80 posted on 07/06/2005 5:17:59 AM PDT by xp38
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