Comments on: Insularity http://www.amconmag.com/larison/2008/07/23/insularity/ n. the principle of good order<br /><br /> "Observe the strange inversion of all order and sense! Dignity debased; how vilely is the function of a consul prostituted!" ~The Craftsman Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:02:13 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.3 hourly 1 By: Grumpy Old Man http://www.amconmag.com/larison/2008/07/23/insularity/comment-page-1/#comment-12518 Grumpy Old Man Thu, 24 Jul 2008 14:34:56 +0000 http://www.amconmag.com/larison/2008/07/23/insularity/#comment-12518 So far, the foreign junket has done the man no harm. It may be dumb luck, which BHO seems to have in (dare I say it?) spades, or it may be someone's smarts. If you want to head up an Empire, why not tour the provinces? And supposedly Americans hate the French language, not the German. <i>Honi soit qui mal y pense.</i> So far, the foreign junket has done the man no harm. It may be dumb luck, which BHO seems to have in (dare I say it?) spades, or it may be someone’s smarts.

If you want to head up an Empire, why not tour the provinces?

And supposedly Americans hate the French language, not the German.

Honi soit qui mal y pense.

]]> By: Balloon Juice http://www.amconmag.com/larison/2008/07/23/insularity/comment-page-1/#comment-12503 Balloon Juice Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:08:33 +0000 http://www.amconmag.com/larison/2008/07/23/insularity/#comment-12503 [...] Off topic but not worthy of a separate post, I have a super hot scoop for Patrick Ruffini- sometimes, when foreign companies advertise their products in the United States, they use English, and not their native tongue, as you would have thought. It turns out that if you are Volkswagen, and you are wanting to reach people in the US, you should use English rather than German. I know, I know, that sounds crazy, but it is true. [...] [...] Off topic but not worthy of a separate post, I have a super hot scoop for Patrick Ruffini- sometimes, when foreign companies advertise their products in the United States, they use English, and not their native tongue, as you would have thought. It turns out that if you are Volkswagen, and you are wanting to reach people in the US, you should use English rather than German. I know, I know, that sounds crazy, but it is true. [...]

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