Posted on 05/02/2007 3:47:23 PM PDT by Cincinna
What always shocked me was the condition of their living quarters. Filthy! Mice, cockroaches, piles of dirty dishes, clothes and good luck if you tried to use the bathroom.
“Kind of sad/tragic how that one ended, but that’s another story...”
“ROYAL: “I’m just setting out the principle. I have a plan.”
Every single blanking Socialist from John Francois Kerry’ to Hillary! to Granholm to Royal, every single one is a carbon-copy of each other. No wonder they’re so excited about carbon credits (/ducks).
Good point.
This is a Clinton-like situation. He is the brains and political dynamo. The Socialist Party, of which he is the head honcho, wanted to run himself, but they all felt a woman would have a better chance. He put in his “sock puppet” as a gimmick. The whole thing backfired.
In the beginning women went crazy for Sego, then they started to realize that yes, she was a woman, but incompetent, vapid,tied to the past and not of the level required to lead a great country.
She wore a Hillary-style Mao shirt. Very French intello-BoBo BCBG. She is a very attractive woman . It is her ideas and philosophy that are ugly.
And le Figaro is the mouthpiece for the Socialist Party!
I figure Sarko got 1-3 point out of the debate.
FYI
Thanks for decoding the trading market. I never know what to make of it.
About the only thing going for Royal is she’s much, much prettier than Sarko. Apart from that, Sarko is going to be the best thing for France in a very long time.
Another thing I didn’t mention explicitly about those “trading markets” is that they usually significantly inflate the likelihood of the more unlikely event... So, the true probability of President Bush being impeached during the next 2 years, for example, is probably far less than the 1:8 or so that it is being traded at now - I would estimate it more like 1:30, myself.
Don’t knock BCBG. I love the pieces I have. I still think she looked like a waiter. The Mao collar is continuous, and hers had a gap in the front — for the bowtie, I guess. If I were in her position, I’d be knocking on Karl Lagerfeld’s door and “get me somma them Chanel suits.” She is an attractive woman, but a left-wing socialist squish head willing to be a sock puppet for her “partner.”
I’m French speaking, but have spent a fair bit of time in the US, and I find this sort of comment really interesting because it illustrates some really big differences between what the French and Americans look for in their leaders.
Not to say that they don’t look for the same things overall - it’s more a question of what’s more important and what’s less important.
The French *need* this free-form debate - the nuances that come across and the candidate’s ability to adjust on the fly without losing eloquence, subtlety, class or style are considered - in French - to be indicators of other things, such as intelligence, depth of thinking, considered opinions and general leadership ability.
I’m not sure I can be as clear about what’s important in America, but I would venture as far as to suggest that in much of the Americas, individuals care little for well-formed phrases (coastal cities perhaps being the exception) and care more about certain key policies such as the treatment of the Mexican border in Texas, or the party line on abortion in some other states.
In France, people come to very personal judgements about their leaders attributes (while drawing a clear line between their political persona and their private lives, the latter being considered .. well... private, and up to a point, irrelevant).
In this debate, those that cared only about the protection of state employees and the preservation of the 35-hour week sided with Royal. The reason Sarko did so well is that he didn’t come across as an extremist, he knew where he stood on his issues, he didn’t let himself get pushed away from his core positions and he came across as a statesman. If you’re going to represent one of the five most powerful countries in the world, hysterics just don’t do the job.
I’m glad he won - it’s a shame he as protectionist tendencies - they clash ideologically (to my mind) with his free-market policies in the labour markets.
My 2 euro-cents, anyway.
Both candidates demonstrated certain weaknesses in their knowledge of civil nuclear issues. During a confused exchange on nuclear energy, Segolene Royal accused her adversary of a "series of errors": "That can happen, but you will need to revise this subject matter!". Actually, both candidates showed certain weaknesses in their knowledge of civil nuclear issues. The share of nuclear power in French electricity products is not, in fact, 17%, as claimed by Segolene Royal, who, on Thursday, on France Inter [Radio Station] admitted to "a lapse". But neither is it 50%, as claimed by Mr. Sarkosy.
In fact, the number is 78% - you can find the information on Bloomberg over here.
He’s the son of Hungarian immigrants, but born in France, I believe.
LOL, so neither candidate knew a thing about the French Nuclear power capabilities, man, politicians never change no matter the time nor place nor country!
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