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French President Sarkozy Lashes Out at Photographers While on Vacation in U.S.
FOX News/AP ^
| August 06, 2007
Posted on 08/06/2007 6:02:58 AM PDT by nuconvert
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posted on
08/06/2007 6:03:03 AM PDT
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nuconvert
To: nuconvert
Well, I guess the French have elected a guy who carries his own water.
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posted on
08/06/2007 6:08:06 AM PDT
by
basil
(Support the Second Amendment--buy another gun today!)
To: nuconvert
Maybe he should wear one of those “Don’t Hassle Me” tee shirts up their on the lake, like Bob Wiley did. (What about Bob?)
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posted on
08/06/2007 6:08:31 AM PDT
by
theDentist
(Qwerty ergo typo : I type, therefore I misspelll.)
To: nuconvert
Hassling nosy AP photographers? I like this guy more and more.
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posted on
08/06/2007 6:13:44 AM PDT
by
JennysCool
("The urge to save humanity is almost always a false front for the urge to rule." -Mencken)
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To: nuconvert
On an unrelated note, can you imagine the stink if President Bush announced that he was taking a two week vacation to Tahiti or the Bahamas or some other foreign country? Yet Sarkozy vacations in New Hampshire, Blair used to vacation in Florida. Am I the only one who finds that a little unusual?
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posted on
08/06/2007 6:24:44 AM PDT
by
Non-Sequitur
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To: nuconvert
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posted on
08/06/2007 6:36:02 AM PDT
by
Sax
To: nuconvert
I’m sure what Sarko was saying in French to those reporters wasn’t a quote from Moliere.
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posted on
08/06/2007 6:53:40 AM PDT
by
The Great RJ
("Mir we bleiwen wat mir sin" or "We want to remain what we are." ..Luxembourg motto)
To: nuconvert
I’m thinking he might not have been with his Wife, but that’s just me.
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posted on
08/06/2007 6:58:13 AM PDT
by
Rappini
(Remember Joe Foss)
To: Shuck04
I don't blame him either..... the behavior of the press is disgusting...I wish they would leave people alone when they are on personal time.......then we would not have hear about the bizarre behavior (over and over again and again) of the Hollywierd crowd.
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posted on
08/06/2007 7:25:04 AM PDT
by
Kimmers
(Si vis pacem, para bellum)
To: Kimmers
“...the behavior of the press is disgusting...”
Not just disgusting, but dangerous, too.
The car chases are clearly dangerous & criminal. If you or I were to chase someone across town, we’d be arrested I’m sure. Harassment or stalking comes to mind, as well as interfering with another driver, & various other traffic violations. People have died & been seriously injured as a result of this behavior.
The press has gone too far, & the right to privacy is ignored.
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posted on
08/06/2007 8:02:54 AM PDT
by
Mister Da
(The mark of a wise man is not what he knows, but what he knows he doesn't know!)
To: nuconvert
Bravo, President Sarkozy! Too bad you didn’t punch one of them while you were at it. Diplomatic immunity does have its purpose.
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posted on
08/06/2007 8:07:19 AM PDT
by
TChris
(The Republican Party is merely the Democrat Party's "away" jersey - Vox Day)
To: nuconvert
Wish our leaders had that much spunk!
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posted on
08/06/2007 8:25:47 AM PDT
by
BeckB
To: Non-Sequitur
Yet Sarkozy vacations in New Hampshire, Blair used to vacation in Florida. Am I the only one who finds that a little unusual?European countries are tiny compared to the size of the US. They're used to vacationing out of country. And with the exchange rate/ weak dollar, the US is a bargain destination.
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posted on
08/06/2007 8:25:51 AM PDT
by
elli1
To: nuconvert
Wish our leaders had that much spunk!
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posted on
08/06/2007 8:25:59 AM PDT
by
BeckB
To: nuconvert
I don't blame the man, except for the silliness of yelling at people in French while in the US.
His request was not unreasonable but he can't expect that people in the USA are going to understand him in French.
It is reasonable for him to expect that the press will have translators at major public events, but they aren't going to have translators with them everywhere.
If he wants to vacation in the US he should learn enough English to be able to ask to be left alone, or bring someone with him that can do it for him.
I'm glad the press had the professional courtesy to leave him alone after his request was made clear to them.
To: untrained skeptic
He should try spanish instead...
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posted on
08/06/2007 9:29:39 AM PDT
by
traumer
To: elli1
European countries are tiny compared to the size of the US. They're used to vacationing out of country. And with the exchange rate/ weak dollar, the US is a bargain destination. Well, yeah, and there are tens of thousands of U.S. citizens who vacation in Europe. But we're talking heads of state here, not your average Jacque Blow. I'm assuming that they don't just pack a bag and hop a plane, that we have to provide security for them while they're here and all the rest.
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posted on
08/06/2007 9:37:11 AM PDT
by
Non-Sequitur
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To: Rappini
His wife and son are vacationing with him.
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posted on
08/06/2007 9:40:32 AM PDT
by
Politicalmom
(Of the potential GOP front runners, FT has one of the better records on immigration.- NumbersUSA)
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