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pampango

(24,692 posts) Fri Feb 22, 2013, 11:47 AM Feb 2013

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French criticise 'ignorant' comments by US tire boss

A French minister has responded angrily to the boss of US tyremaker Titan who said he would have to be "stupid" to invest in the country.

Maurice Taylor made the claims in a letter to France's minister for industrial recovery, Arnaud Montebourg.

On Thursday, Mr Montebourg replied that Mr Taylor's "extreme" comments showed a "perfect ignorance of what our country is".

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21539801

**** There's a 2-minute video of the French response at the link.****

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French criticise 'ignorant' comments by US tire boss (Original Post) pampango Feb 2013 OP

In the old days you bought slaves. Now ...you turn people into slaves by owning the government. L0oniX Feb 2013 #1

L0oniX

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1. In the old days you bought slaves. Now ...you turn people into slaves by owning the government.

Reply to pampango (Original post)

Fri Feb 22, 2013, 11:54 AM

Feb 2013

This asshole must have thought every country was as stupid as the USA.

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