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Spin Control With Your Host, President Sarkozy

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Posted on Apr 24, 2008
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Payback time: Sarkozy aired a few apologies for his first-year errors in a recent French TV interview.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy strode into office a year ago after talking big about economic growth, but by early 2008 he complained that “the till’s already empty”—as he sported flashy accessories and stepped out with an even flashier new partner, Carla Bruni.  Now, “Sarko” is doing crisis management and offering apologies for his past mistakes.


BBC:

Nicolas Sarkozy’s television appearance was a major chance for him to reassert his authority and to assure the French people that the government’s reforms were on the right track.

It was billed less as a presidential address to the nation, than as a disgraced pupil being dragged before the rest of the school to explain his misdemeanours - and challenged as to how he intended to perform better in the future.

By the end, he had not exactly turned the tables and become head teacher, but there were moments when he made the most of his naturally combative style.

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By Douglas Chalmers, April 25 at 9:49 pm #
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Sarko the Neocon......

People voted for this jerk out of the usual fears about ethnic clashes (which he engendered) - and blatant sexism. Segolene Royal could have taken France forwards but the old male hegemony has proved to be what it is - a dick on legs.

The only thing he is good for is selling nuclear reactors to the Arabs - and possibly also to the Chinese. What a clever politician, though, in creating the very problems which he then promises to diligently solve.....

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By Jonathan Bernstein, April 25 at 7:56 am #
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Smart Move

Smart move of President Sarkozy to dump the flashy lifestyle items and get humble publicly. This is more proof that the basic principles of effective crisis management are universal.

Jonathan Bernstein, President
Bernstein Crisis Management, Inc.
http://www.bernsteincrisismanagement.com

Jonathan Bernstein said this on April 25, 2008 at 10:55 am

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By kevin99999, April 25 at 7:00 am #
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The public seems to have a penchant for electing idiots to the highest office.

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