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    Gingrich hits Romney for knowing how to speak French

    During his college years in the 1960s, Mitt Romney spent two years as a Mormon missionary in France. Now, Newt Gingrich is trying to use that time abroad against him.

    A new web ad released by Newt Gingrich's campaign titled "The French Connection" compares Romney to other politicians from Massachusetts, including former governor Michael Dukakis and Sen. John Kerry, both former Democratic presidential nominees. The "French Connection" of the ad's title? In a parting shot, the voiceover explains: "Just like John Kerry," the voice in the ad says, "he speaks French too!"

    Pass the Freedom Fries, s'il vous plait?

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    9,302 comments

    • Heat3  •  13 hrs ago
      lol...come on. What next? He knows math?
    • Justin  •  14 hrs ago
      I'm not a fan of Romney at all, but this is utterly stupid.
    • Carol  •  Pinole, California  •  13 hrs ago
      Newt is one angry guy. Since when is being well educated a fault?
    • Beachcomber  •  14 hrs ago
      Newt proves how much of this country is populated with idiots if he thinks this will score points. In the rest of the world speaking multiple languages is normal and encouraged.
    • Lane  •  Houston, Texas  •  13 hrs ago
      Yes, heaven forbid any our Presidents be all educated or some untold horror as knowing about foreign countries.
    • Skeptical  •  13 hrs ago
      As Newt's campaign sank into the sea he made one last desperate sputter, "Romney speaks french!" gurgle, gurgle
    • Stephan  •  13 hrs ago
      Newt Gingrich clearly is on a self-destructive path. Sad to see. I guess he thought for sure he would be president, and now that he can't possibly be president, he is unable to handle it.
    • wallye  •  14 hrs ago
      Newt - You are an embarrassment to the Republican Party. Your attack on Romney's ability to speak another language is ridiculous. I suppose the next thing you are going to attack is teaching a foreign language in high schools.
    • Pade  •  14 hrs ago
      This sort of attack add just makes Gingrich look stupid.
    • Frank  •  12 hrs ago
      I speak English, French, Chinese, Spanish and Hebrew and I am a proud American as well as a veteran.

      Newt, you just lost my vote.
    • Kevin  •  13 hrs ago
      Having knowledge of a foreign language should be celebrated, not discouraged.
    • Vader  •  14 hrs ago
      Only in Newt mind would speaking another language be a bad thing for a president.
    • Anthony  •  Wausau, Wisconsin  •  14 hrs ago
      all congressmen speak a foreign language, its called double talk
    • meg  •  14 hrs ago
      It's how poorly all of them understand English that worries me!
    • john z  •  13 hrs ago
      Newtie is really getting desperate now. Go home Newt. You thought you had it all locked up. In your dreams dude. You're just about finished.
    • Roofer  •  New York, New York  •  13 hrs ago
      How desperate do you have to be to play the French card?
    • Rocks  •  Dallas, Texas  •  13 hrs ago
      We've officially gone from stupid to pathetic.
    • Jerry  •  Las Vegas, Nevada  •  14 hrs ago
      Newt is an idiot. Besides my native English, I also speak fluent Spanish and French, but I don't feel un-American because of it. I consider three languages an asset, and all three came in handy while the US Army had me stationed in Europe.
    • FlyingRearNakedShutUP  •  14 hrs ago
      Paleez. Newt, go away you bitter old potbellied man. For being so darned intelligent he is being very stupid.
    •  •  Burlington, Canada  •  13 hrs ago
      only in America would the ability to speak more than one language ("American") be held against you.

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