The “Real Time” host says that conservatives have to stop rolling their eyes at the French, who have the best healthcare system, an informed and active electorate, public intellectuals and, above all, the common sense to stay out of Iraq.

Not to mention the fact that, unlike Americans, “they’re not a nation of 6-year-olds who scream and giggle if they see pee-pee parts.”

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