JUST SAW JOHN KERRY INTERVIEWED ON FRENCH TV

[tocqueville]

he his watching the time-trial in St Etienne and came to back Lance Armstrong

He said how much he respects the courage of Lance both in his personal life and as a biker

He was interviewed in French and answered in English

[confludemocrat]

1. He can speak French, why doesn't he?

Scared they will beat him over the head with it. Wussy. Surprises on French TV occasionally: American French speakers over the years like Robert Stack, Sigourney Weaver, L. Paul Bremer, a few others whose names I can't remember now.

[tocqueville]

2. Jody Foster ! Bud Spencer !

they haven't even the slightest accent

[Lydia Leftcoast]

9. Jodie Foster attended a French-language school

in Los Angeles when she was growing up.

[Must_B_Free]

13. was that during Bad News Bears?

[Lydia Leftcoast]

14. I don't know

I was at Yale when she first arrived as a freshman, and there was some talk of how she had graduated from a French-speaking private school.

[europegirl4jfk]

15. French schools in Los Angeles

There are actually two French private schools in L.A. and my daughter just came back from a year at LILA - Lycee International de L.A. But the more prestigious (and more expensive) school is the Lycee Francais, and I guess that's where Jodie Foster graduated from.

[Swamp Rat]

4. Actually, I understand why he might have done that.

I speak a few languages, but when I know the other speaker understands English, better than I speak German for example, I will respond in English because it is more efficient. I find that Germans and Dutch, in general, prefer this scenario, and are even grateful for the application of logic in favor of economy of effort.

[politicasista]

12. Wussy. (LOL!)

Sounds like a Rovian talking point. :rofl: :boring:

[globalvillage]

16. Actually, he ended this interview in French.

http://tour-de-france.france3.fr/tour-de-france_video.php3

edit they seem to have removed the vid.

[tocqueville]

3. very neat pictures of Lance, Sheryl and the kids

when Lance is training on an exercise bike

many American flags, Texan flags

very nice atmosphere

[sundancekid]

5. any audio or video links?? thanks in advance

[tocqueville]

6. I don't think so, it's live reporting of the Tour de France

but some snippets might be shown on American channels later today...

just a guess

[sundancekid]

7. thanks for trying - I am a HUGE vive le Lance fan, and I can't find it

streamed either -- even on the letour.com website ...

[tocqueville]

8. try there

http://www.letour.fr/2005/TDF/LIVE/us/2000/index.html

[bdot]

10. He is on now on US TV.

[sundancekid]

11. woo hoo! Kerry gave a great interview on OLN just now -- that kind

of AUTHENTIC fire in the belly with not too many words sure hits the mark!!!!!!