France's Royal calls for Clinton to weigh in on Lebanon

AFP via The Tocqueville Connection ^ | 08/01/2006

[Republicain]

PARIS, Aug 1, 2006 (AFP) - Segolene Royal, the Socialist tipped to become France's first female president, on Tuesday called for former US president Bill Clinton to intervene to calm the escalating Middle East conflict.

"France can play an intermediary, trustworthy role" but we also need "voices that carry international weight, that have moral authority", Royal told RTL radio.

"I am thinking about people such as Bill Clinton. We can find others, one per continent, who will be able to relaunch dialogue and give the feeling that we can talk to each other again," she said.

"We need person-to-person talks so that this little 48-hour glimmer of truce can be transformed into a ceasefire," Royal added.

[The_Republican]

Her election helps Hillary.

[Unam Sanctam]

Never heard of her.

She might be France's next president if Sarkozy doesn't win.

[LadyBuzz]

speaking of Kerry - got this email today from him

Dear Friend,

Saturday, I'm going on a long bike ride -- with 4,500 other riders from 36 states. Following my 2003 bout with prostate cancer, I will be among the 200 or so riders who are cancer survivors.

Each of us will be sponsored by the donations of friends and family. And 99 cents out of every dollar we riders raise during the Pan-Massachusetts Challenge will go directly to the Jimmy Fund, which supports the life-saving cancer research of the Dana-Farber Institute.

At the fundraising training sessions for the event, they tell you to email your friends and ask for their help. But, I don't suppose they realized I had three million friends in my email address book. Will you consider joining me in support of this very special charity?

I want to help John Kerry support the Jimmy Fund.

All I can tell you is that this ride means a great deal to me. If you've ever participated in a walk, run or ride for a cause you believe in, you know what a powerful and rewarding personal experience it can be. The Pan-Massachusetts Challenge is especially so.

It started out in 1980 when 36 riders took part and the event raised $10,200. Last year, those figures were 4,000 riders and $23 million. And this year, with your help, we expect to crush the goal of $24 million raised. The funds generated by this race now represent 50% of all money raised annually for the Jimmy Fund. Pretty remarkable, isn't it?

I can hardly wait until early Saturday morning when I join thousands of fellow riders at the starting line in Sturbridge. There are several different routes, and the one I'll be riding travels 111 miles to Bourne.

Because I care so much about this event and about the unbelievably important work that Dana-Farber does, I'm hoping you'll sponsor me on my ride on Saturday by pledging either a total dollar amount or an amount per mile.

I want to help John Kerry support the Jimmy Fund.

Those of us who grew up in New England know all about the Jimmy Fund -- a wonderful charity that has been long supported by people all across the region. My own memories go back to Ted Williams urging Red Sox fans to rally round children struggling with cancer.

I've helped the Jimmy Fund out by taking part in the Pan-Massachusetts Challenge twice before. Now, in a few days I will ride again as a cancer survivor, one who knows that others -- including friends and family -- weren't so lucky. That makes this year's Challenge even more special and anything you can do to help will be especially meaningful. Thanks for considering this invitation to join me in support of the Jimmy Fund.

Sincerely,

John Kerry

P.S. The 5 people who come closest to guessing my time will win a free, autographed Pan-Massachusetts Challenge jersey. Click here to guess my time.


Paid for by Friends of John Kerry, Inc.

[Mike Darancette]

Check the pix # 16.

Hot, Not.

[Jameison]

"I'm still wondering exactly why anyone would care what an impeached, ex-presidental rapist and pathological liar thinks?"

But my dear fellow, the woman is French.
In that country, is is considered very umm..fashionable, that high ranking politicians take mistresses, lie and cheat.

Ex French President Francois Mitterand famously not only kept a mistress while married, he even had a daughter with that mistress as well.
She of course turned up at his funeral with her mother and Mitterrand's wife.
All one big happy family. :)

[AmericanInTokyo]

Never heard of HIM.

[Rummyfan]

Having talking heads intervene repeatedly merely ensures that the killing will go on and on and on.

I wish more of the punditocracy and world leaders would get this through their thick heads!!!!

[Hartmann]

We can find others, one per continent, who will be able to relaunch dialogue and give the feeling that we can talk to each other again," she said.

Just goes to show that liberals are absolutely incapable of learning from history. The Islamic fascists have made it absolutely clear what their goals are. So did Hitler. Yet Chamberlain and Stalin held talks and signed treaties with him. Didn't exactly work out, did it?

Amazing how history repeats itself. The French elite are selling out their country again, in the interest of "stability."

[Teacher317]

=^)

I wish

[Southack]

"PARIS, Aug 1, 2006 (AFP) - Segolene Royal, the Socialist tipped to become France's first female president, on Tuesday called for former US president Bill Clinton to intervene to calm the escalating Middle East conflict."

...and Southack calls for French shadow-goverment-leader Le Pen to intervene to calm the escalating Ivory Coast conflict...

See, it's easy to UNDERMINE democracy, to undermine standing governments by making calls to out-of-power leaders. If I was only a little uglier, a little less trim, a little more vulgar, a lot more crass, far churlier, had my legs almost permanently tied apart, had my intellect dumbed-down through years of rampant alcohol abuse, and had an enormous weasel quotient, then I too could pass for the typical French harlot.

[TChris]

But my dear fellow, the woman is French.

In that country, is is considered very umm..fashionable, that high ranking politicians take mistresses, lie and cheat.

Great! Then it's settled. We'll give him to France.

[maggief]

Dang! I wanted to guess his time. ;)

[wolf78]

Well, you can say a lot of things about Clinton, but he's not THAT stupid. There are some things you don't get involved if you don't have to...

[photodawg]

How can she lead her country if she does not even know that former US Presidents have no official status or US foreign policy authority ... ESPECIALLY that former President! Duh!

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because she's arrogant enough to believe that the stupid Americans elected the wrong man and that Bush is ruining the world. So she will fix that by having the world's best democracy France, work with the real american leader Clinton to achieve world peace. This strategy will get her elected in France and the added bonus of getting a visit from mr. clinton to her "oval orifice" oops I mean oval office.

[SMARTY]

They deserve her and HIM