“Sarkozy was elected last year by insisting on immigrants speaking French and insisting that they integrate into the French culture…Obama’s call for Americans to learn Spanish to accommodate the onslaught of Mexican immigrants makes the French government sound like Rush Limbaugh.”

— Rachel Marsden

Contrasting Barack Obama with French President Nicolas Sarkozy <br class="br"> Barack Obama Has Little In Common With Europe http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=27669

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