Posted on 05/02/2007 3:47:23 PM PDT by Cincinna
I believe Sarkozy is either an immigrant or the son of immigrants. I think he’s Hungarian.
Sounds like she borrowed that line from John Kerry.
Yeah... but what exactly do they “win”?
Brilliant.
Just as a random aside, I liked this remark:
When one makes of Kurdistan a European problem, one will not have advanced things.”
Very insightful.
Any way to get the video of this debate? I have several French speaking students and I can undestand lots too.
I would love to see this.
Some new polls just out for Thursday, May 3 2007:
Ipsos/Dell POLL
Sarkozy 53,5% (=)
Royal 46,5% (=)
IpsosPOLL:
48% think it would be better if Sarko gets elected président, only 34% think Royal would be better .
There is a link to the Debate Video at
http://www.france24.com/france24Public/fr/nouvelles/monde.html
There is also a link to their material in English. Hope this helps.
Please...a link for the debate. C-SPAN does not have it yet.
I believe it is more than 8%. Some areas have a 25-40% rate among the under 25 age group.
France gets about 80% of their power from nuclear.
Please check the post right above yours for the link
Sarko’s mother is French. His father was a Hungarian refuge from Communism.
Wait till you get a load of Royale’s “husband” — Hollande - leader of the socialists—he flatly states: I hate the rich! A great little video
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3046584673503742204&q=sarkozy+royale+debate&hl=en
I wish Sarko could run for President here too.
Royal’s “partner” and father of her four children is Francois Hollande, president of the Socialist Party. He was the one who wanted to be the candidate.
He famously said, “I hate the rich”.
Sarko brought up the quote during the debate, and quoted Hollande on many things, asking Royal if she agreed with him. He is, after all, the the head honcho of the Socialist Party, she is only their candidate.
France gets about 80% of their power from nuclear.
Doesn’t that make Royal’s 17% statement ridiculous?
Thanks, elenil21
The clip is great. I recommend it to everyone. In French,with big English subtitles, Hollande is debating with the current Minister of Defense, Michele Alliot-Marie, a strong supporter of Sarko
New from The Tocqueville Connection:
BLAIR PRAISES FRENCH RIGHT-WINGER SARKOZY
PARIS, May 2, 2007 (AFP)
- British Prime Minister Tony Blair said in a French magazine interview to be published Thursday he had learned to like and respect Nicolas Sarkozy, the right-wing frontrunner for the presidency.
Asked to speak out in favour of one of the two candidates — Sarkozy or his Socialist rival Segolene Royal — the centre-left leader told Paris Match “that is the decision for the French people. That is your election.
“Look, I am in a special position I have not met Segolene Royal and I obviously know Nicolas Sarkozy well,” he said.
“We have worked closely together on a number of issues. So I got to know him well and I liked him very much and respected him very much.
Asked what he appreciated in the former interior minister, Blair replied: “He is decisive, he is clear.”
“I noticed when we had a difficult situation we needed to resolve when he was the interior minister and the whole business to do with... clandestine immigration, I just found him very open and very helpful.
Sarkozy has been attacked at home for what his critics say is a hard-line approach to immigration issues.
Blair described himself as a “fan” of France, saying the country “has a tremendous opportunity to play a big role on the world stage to get its economy really moving.”
Arguing that France and Britain shared “the same values”, he said it was “essential for young people that Britain and France have a common future” within Europe.
Switching briefly to French, Blair commented on the left-right divide saying “Everybody now wants to find another way, because we know that it’s impossible to be split between the ideologues of left and right.
“For us in Britain it was very important to combine prosperity and social justice,” he said, arguing that it was impossible in today’s world “to protect jobs through more regulation”.
Despite their age difference and much-reported clashes on the European stage, Blair said his relationship with the 74-year-old President Jacques Chirac was “better than was often written” and that he would keep “a lot of respect” for the outgoing leader.
Sarko seems the right choice for France.. but Ms.Royal looks very pretty in that pic :)
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