To whose bragging is he referring? Oh, the hilarity that is known as the Secretary of Dunce, John Kerry. Secretary of State Kerry let the French fly today.
https://twitter.com/CuffyMeh/status/306886787811389440
breaking news: John Kerry is free to speak French! #LiberatedasSecretaryofState
— Kathryn Jean Lopez (@kathrynlopez) February 27, 2013
Or, really, the French-ish. Media, of course, swooned.
Parlez-vous? Sprechen Sie? Multilingual Kerry charms French, German hosts with knowledge of their languages: http://t.co/nJaI1jXZR1 -MM
— The Associated Press (@AP) February 27, 2013
How is John Kerry’s French? Pas mauvais. (Not bad). And @oknox would know! http://t.co/cVYHC7w29K via @YahooNews
— Rick Klein (@rickklein) February 27, 2013
Kerry speaks — en français: The new secretary of state shows off his language skills http://t.co/M6ZEyUbRgP
— Donovan Slack (@DonovanSlack) February 27, 2013
Non-lapdogs weren’t so impressed.
Politico thinks the fact that John Kerry spoke a sentence of French while in France is news article worthy. They could make a movie on me!!
— Mary Devlin (@maryhelenad) February 27, 2013
OMG John Kerry's French Sucks Worse Than Mine http://t.co/tgEhJfk7q8 (Gravement Vous Mecs)
— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) February 27, 2013
This is him fucking showng off? Are you kidding me?
— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) February 27, 2013
Zut alors!
John Kerry est, etait et toujours ai ete un idiot et un homme semblait l'air d'intelligent
— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) February 27, 2013
I meant a ete and I'm sure that's not the only mistake.
— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) February 27, 2013
Big notch on his belt was speaking 8th-grade level french, huh?
— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) February 27, 2013
DID ANY REPORTER ACTUALLY FLUENT IN FRENCH PROBE JOHN KERRY'S CLAIM TO SPEAK THE LANGUAGE? EVER?
— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) February 27, 2013
est-ca vous etes sourde au bete? Cet homme parle francais comme un enfant avec un trouble de l'apprentissage
— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) February 27, 2013
But, he can totally tell you where the library is, you guys. “Où est la bibliothèque?” Kerry is on it.
More Twitter users mock the highly mockable Kerry.
.@AceofSpadesHQ
It appears to have been written by someone with two semesters and a French/English dictionary. The last line made me cringe— aThirdOfDuane (@aThirdOfDuane) February 27, 2013
https://twitter.com/mathieuvonrohr/status/306891745118007296
https://twitter.com/davidjacksmith/status/306896524204445696
@AceofSpadesHQ John Kerry has Google Translate level French
— Eric Arsenal (@EricArsenal) February 27, 2013
For future reference, all future tweets on John Kerry should come with a french "Barf Alert" translation. — "Vomir Alerte'"
— Nachumlist.com (@Nachumlist) February 27, 2013
"How do you say, pompous gasbag in French?" – Weasel Zippers http://t.co/bABkCWQteA
— Cindy Wood Wilkerson (@wilkie4) February 27, 2013
So far on Kerry's tour: in Berlin, says Americans have right to be stupid. In Paris, says if he speaks too much French won't be allowed home
— Edward-Isaac Dovere (@IsaacDovere) February 27, 2013
Yep, he said that. Oh, if only we had that option, Mr. Kerry!
Ace continues with the glorious drubbing.
If John Kerry "speaks French," we have a lot of graduates of the 8th grade who are similarly "French speakers." Many millions.
— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) February 27, 2013
@BradThor @brian_sack On parle de planche à voile (<<surfer>> par le vent) d'Massacuhussetts.
— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) February 27, 2013
John Kerry — Master of the Present Indicative Tense
— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) February 27, 2013
John Kerry can tell you "This is a pretty pencil" in three languages.
— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) February 27, 2013
John Kerry, is that a big house? Oh, Yes yes, that house is very big.
— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) February 27, 2013
Secretaire Kerry, is this a blue dog? –But no, this dog is not blue. This dog is brown.
— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) February 27, 2013
I see no problem with John Kerry conducting negotiations in French so long as the terms of the deal involve pens, dogs, houses, and friends
— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) February 27, 2013
And the main issues are "What color are these simple objects?" and "are these objects nice or bad?"
— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) February 27, 2013
Today, Secretary of State John Kerry won a critical negotiating point with the French Ambassador. They jointly agreed "We like the films."
— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) February 27, 2013
@ExJon John Kerry appoints to the position of Senior Attache to France, Miss Piggy.
— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) February 27, 2013
@ExJon La bibli est a cote l'U.
— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) February 27, 2013
John Kerry Proclaims: I am liking the singing of the songs of Rock
— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) February 27, 2013
And we are loving the slinging of the slams of hilarity. Even if some of it is in fancy pants French. More, s’il vous plaît!
Update: The shredding continues. Paging Rick Klein!
.@rickklein what's your fluency levei in French, as you're claiming you can give Kerry a "not bad" rating in the language?
— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) February 27, 2013
.@rickKlein rates Kerry's French: Une vivant organisme. La chambre, l'homme, le discours – comme celui-ci.
— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) February 27, 2013
(that's a google attempt to translate his infamous gushing on Clinton — "the room, the man, the speech — One.")
— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) February 27, 2013
Yes. As Twitchy readers know, he did that. He also squeed over “Obama rising above – disdaining the process – and trying to make the choices bigger, not smaller.”
@AceofSpadesHQ Kerry’s speech was a living, breathing organism. The countries, languages, one. @rickklein
— American Journalists Publish Chinese Propaganda (@JohnEkdahl) February 27, 2013
.@rickklein, what's your basis for rendering a presumably-expert opinion on his fluency?
— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) February 27, 2013
seriously do you speak French? @rickklein? At what level? Kerry's?
— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) February 27, 2013
I'm sick to death of this constant fucking puffery by media know-nothings on behalf of their fave-rave liberal crushes.
— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) February 27, 2013
.@DCDude1776 yeah I love that — "I'll now speak in English because otherwise Americans might be too BLOWN AWAY by my mastery of French."
— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) February 27, 2013
He's going to speak in English because otherwise Americans would be annoyed… not because he only memorized those ten lines.
— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) February 27, 2013
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