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Conservative Wins French ElectionPosted on May 6, 2007
Socialist candidate Segolene Royal has conceded to conservative Nicolas Sarkozy, the next president of France. In his acceptance speech, Sarkozy promised to unite a divided nation and urged Washington to address climate change more aggressively.
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By Lefty, May 7, 2007 at 1:07 pm #
You would think that after the way the fascist, Silvio Berlusconi, raped Italy, that the French would have known better. (You would have thought the Italians would have known better).
On the other hand, perhaps the same corporate scum, ChoicePoint, Inc., of Atlanta Georgia, that helped to steal two elections for Bush, and for Calderon in Mexico, were brought in to fix this election too.
http://www.gregpalast.com/stealing-it-in-front-of-your -eyes/
Report thisBy Max Shields, May 7, 2007 at 11:14 am #
It makes you wonder what the French dynamics are - 53/47% (win/lose) - are there that many French that buy Sarkozy’s right-wing authoritarianism and his Reaganomics?
You know every time I hear that France suffers from high unemployment I wonder what life is all about. First, is it really that high relative to the US (who only counts people collecting unemployment - not those in prison, or those who just gave up)? Or is this just an illusion? Are the French really looking for a 50 - 60 hour work week? Have they given up on their notion of what the quality of life means vs the American me first greed machine?
I don’t know. I don’t think Sarkozy won in that sense. I think it was a neatly woven coalition of the neo-nazis and the Sarkozy right that got the vote - a fear of Muslim immigrants.
France is such a tiny speck of a nation - we tend to forget that - but they do represent a culture which is contrary to the American dream (which is on its way to collapse). So it does seem like a very wrong road for France to have chosen with all we know today. So unimaginative of the French.
Report thisBy KenDen, May 7, 2007 at 11:01 am #
Wow! An 85% voter turn-out. Has that ever happened here in the states? Of course, the French hold their elections on a Sunday when most people aren’t working, which helps get people to the polls. I’d like to see America try something like that, but it will never happen. If we tried the French idea and held our elections on a Sunday, the Christian fanatics would scream that we were interfering with religion, if we tried to hold the election on a Saturday, the Jewish fanatics would start screaming, and if we decided to create a paid voter holiday during the week, the corporate fanatics would scream that we were causing them economic hardship. I guess we are just going to have to resign ourselves here in the states to low voter turn-out.
Report thisBy Dawn, May 6, 2007 at 11:20 pm #
Very bad news for France.
Report thisBy QuyTran, May 6, 2007 at 7:03 pm #
Dear Mr. Sarkozy,
First of all you have to stay away from Bush and don’t be his second poodle as Tony Blair !
Report thisBy THOMAS BILLIS, May 6, 2007 at 6:49 pm #
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Let the riots begin.The French were stupid enough to elect someone who wants to get along with George Bush,Look how well that has worked out for Tony Blair.
Report thisOn a personal note why oh why French men not a hot world leader.After every female world leader looking like someones ugly grandmother couln’t you elect a smart good looking female leader.Think of the rest of us we have our fantasies.
By cann4ing, May 6, 2007 at 5:00 pm #
Bad news for France!
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