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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsGingrinch on Erin Burnet. She asked him if he speaks french. He hesitated and said
"no". Then he went on to say he lived in france for a bit and could speak it then. Then he said he had a doctorate in european history and could work in spanish, german, and french.
Then he went on to say his criticism of Romney was meant to be funny not serious.
gratuitous
(82,849 posts)But it's just another joke there, you see? Not meant to be taken seriously or anything. Besides you weren't supposed to hear what Newt was really saying.
Ikonoklast
(23,973 posts)But...he was wearing a beret, eating a bagette, and smoking a Gauloises as he said it.
tanyev
(42,516 posts)I knew you didn't get a Phd in Modern European History unless you had some level of competence in one of them furrin' languages.
Ikonoklast
(23,973 posts)with that Kermit the Frog voice of his.
I'd poop myself laughing, I know it.
boston bean
(36,218 posts)and it stand for Pierre.
Actually his middle name for real is French:
Le Roy
calimary
(81,110 posts)One planet-size superiority complex that one has.
Politicalboi
(15,189 posts)Foreign to me. Have we seen his birth certificate yet?
all american girl
(1,788 posts)With a history degree, he reads french and probably speaks it. You have to be able to read original docs to get a PhD...what a goober....
treestar
(82,383 posts)He is the King of Hypocrisy.