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32. He was the arrogant, nasty gazillionaire boss of the French Communist Party

Reply to ariadne0614 (Reply #30)

Fri May 23, 2025, 03:15 PM

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Once, when asked if he would give up power if his party gained the government, and were then voted out, he asked, probably in all sincerity, “why would anyone ever vote us out?”

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That was a good one. ariadne0614 Friday #4

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I know! Right? ariadne0614 Friday #3

Sent it to all my siblings and their kids malaise Friday #9

Yes. France's Claude Malhuret is their 21st century gift to US democracy--or what we hope remains of it... hlthe2b Friday #12

Yes, and yet, he's described as a "center right" politician. ariadne0614 Friday #17

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That's only because their "mainstream left" is nut case level DFW Friday #29

Ah. ariadne0614 Friday #30

He was the arrogant, nasty gazillionaire boss of the French Communist Party DFW Friday #32

Mon Dieu! ariadne0614 Friday #33

Michel Sardou sang it in his song "Manie Manie" DFW Friday #34

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So brilliantly and perfectly stated! Holy shit! Where are our Democratic congresscritters in spreading this BComplex Friday #8

My feelings exactly. n/t ariadne0614 Friday #11

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C'est un beau discours. steventh Friday #14

C'est vrais, sans dout. ariadne0614 Friday #16

Malhuret gave an inspiring speech, one we should be hearing from our own representatives. Bumbles Friday #15

Send it to them malaise Friday #19

And Schumer. Hotler Friday #27

I reposted this back in March on my Facebook page. BBbats Friday #21

It gets more relevant by the hour. n/t ariadne0614 Friday #22

Now we're fighting against a dictator supported by a traitor meow2u3 Friday #23

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