Poor Sarko! Maybe now he's run out of gambits to avoid facing up to those pesky allegations of Gaddafi connections that refuse to go away. At least we can hope!
As for the prospects of the French centre-right coming back after the ruinous reign of Hollande the Conqueror, don't hold your breath. Big Media claim that Juppe or Fillon can stave off Le Pen in the next election, but the think tank here at Falling Downs has another angle.
Hollande is a "socialist" in the same vein as Hillary Clinton is a "progressive." That is to say, not really. But the electorate in France has viable options that the US electorate never did when they elected Trump; genuine socialist presidential candidates well to the left of Hollande's pretend socialists.
We shall see.
Speaking of Gaddafi, that paragon of journalistic virtue, The Guardian, has an interesting story about Libya on view at their website today. Lots of juicy tidbits there, like the fact that the cumulative decline in Libya's GDP since we liberated them from their evil dictator has passed $200 billions. That's a lot of green for a nation of five million people to lose!
I found the article interesting in light of the "fake news" contrived controversy that's been swirling about recently. That's where, from what I understand, we the news consuming public must jettison our taste for alternative news sources and rely instead on the steady and reliable Big Media news outlets.
Like The Guardian.
I scoured that Guardian story end to end for some acknowledgement that it was in fact Sarkozy, Blair, and Obama who destroyed the most prosperous nation in Africa.
Nothing!
I did learn, though, that Libya is "...the country the worst-hit by the political upheaval of the Arab Spring."
You see, it wasn't eight months of relentless bombing by the Nations of Virtue that destroyed Libya. It was the political upheaval of Arab Spring.
Thank God for responsible Mainstream Media!
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Sunday, November 20, 2016
Friday, September 19, 2014
After saving Africa from Africans, Hollande the Conqueror turns gaze on saving Middle East from Arabs
Hollande may be drowning in the polls, but he must be rising in the estimation of the esteemed BHL.
It was BHL after all, the man who saved Libya, who egged on the hapless Hollande in his pursuit of those mythical "spurs." And for Hollande, nothing else matters so long as he has the regard of the great BHL.
But those poll numbers are astonishingly dismal. Hollande has actually had the distinction of being named the worst politician in the world!
That can't possibly be fair... have those pollsters not heard of Stephen Harper? Or Bobby Mugabe?
Nevertheless, it is now estimated that if an election were held in the near future, both Le Pen and Sarkozy would make mincemeat of the hapless Hollande.
Be that as it may, the Conqueror has moved on from his rout of the evil-doers in Africa. Yes, there are still some loose ends to tie up, but by and large, African resources in the CAR and Mali have been made safe for democracy.
Thankfully, that has freed up the resources of the Republic to bring peace and freedom and democracy to Iraq yet again, as if they haven't had enough already.
No doubt Hollande is hoping for a bump in his polling numbers from this bold new venture.
Fat chance.
Does he not realize that there are more Arab immigrants in France than in any other of the Nations of Virtue?
He thinks bombing their homelands will make him more popular?
He really has been suckling at the BHL teat for much too long...
The only news event that has ever bumped Hollande's polling numbers was when he was caught out bumping that actress back in the spring.
Perhaps those invasions between the sheets are what Hollande does best. Forget the spurs, François, and for God's sake, stop listening to that imbecile BHL!
It was BHL after all, the man who saved Libya, who egged on the hapless Hollande in his pursuit of those mythical "spurs." And for Hollande, nothing else matters so long as he has the regard of the great BHL.
But those poll numbers are astonishingly dismal. Hollande has actually had the distinction of being named the worst politician in the world!
That can't possibly be fair... have those pollsters not heard of Stephen Harper? Or Bobby Mugabe?
Nevertheless, it is now estimated that if an election were held in the near future, both Le Pen and Sarkozy would make mincemeat of the hapless Hollande.
Be that as it may, the Conqueror has moved on from his rout of the evil-doers in Africa. Yes, there are still some loose ends to tie up, but by and large, African resources in the CAR and Mali have been made safe for democracy.
Thankfully, that has freed up the resources of the Republic to bring peace and freedom and democracy to Iraq yet again, as if they haven't had enough already.
No doubt Hollande is hoping for a bump in his polling numbers from this bold new venture.
Fat chance.
Does he not realize that there are more Arab immigrants in France than in any other of the Nations of Virtue?
He thinks bombing their homelands will make him more popular?
He really has been suckling at the BHL teat for much too long...
The only news event that has ever bumped Hollande's polling numbers was when he was caught out bumping that actress back in the spring.
Perhaps those invasions between the sheets are what Hollande does best. Forget the spurs, François, and for God's sake, stop listening to that imbecile BHL!
Monday, June 24, 2013
Text of IMF boss Christine Lagarde's love letter to Sarkozy
Dear Nicolas, very briefly and respectfully,
1) I am by your side to serve you and serve your plans for France.
2) I tried my best and might have failed occasionally. I implore your forgiveness.
3) I have no personal political ambitions and I have no desire to become a servile status
seeker, like many of the people around you whose loyalty is recent and short-lived.
4) Use me for as long as it suits you and suits your plans and casting call.
5) If you decide to use me, I need you as a guide and a supporter: without a guide, I may be
ineffective and without your support I may lack credibility.
With my great admiration,
Christine L.
Source URL: http://www.france24.com/en/20130618-france-leaked-letter-lagarde-sarkozy-alliagence-tapie-affair
Now that's what we call messed up around here. Use me, baby!
This is from supposedly one of the most powerful women in the world, a role model for young and not-so-young women everywhere who leads by example and demonstrates that they too can break through the glass ceiling.
Even more disappointing is who it is addressed to; an utterly vain, self-important dwarf with a Napoleon complex.
How does one attain the highest reaches of the IMF with such manifestly poor judgement? Lagarde turns back the clock on the status of women by fifty years.
1) I am by your side to serve you and serve your plans for France.
2) I tried my best and might have failed occasionally. I implore your forgiveness.
3) I have no personal political ambitions and I have no desire to become a servile status
seeker, like many of the people around you whose loyalty is recent and short-lived.
4) Use me for as long as it suits you and suits your plans and casting call.
5) If you decide to use me, I need you as a guide and a supporter: without a guide, I may be
ineffective and without your support I may lack credibility.
With my great admiration,
Christine L.
Source URL: http://www.france24.com/en/20130618-france-leaked-letter-lagarde-sarkozy-alliagence-tapie-affair
Now that's what we call messed up around here. Use me, baby!
This is from supposedly one of the most powerful women in the world, a role model for young and not-so-young women everywhere who leads by example and demonstrates that they too can break through the glass ceiling.
Even more disappointing is who it is addressed to; an utterly vain, self-important dwarf with a Napoleon complex.
How does one attain the highest reaches of the IMF with such manifestly poor judgement? Lagarde turns back the clock on the status of women by fifty years.
Sunday, January 29, 2012
France breaks ranks, abandons allies in Afghanistan
Now here's a bullshit story if ever I heard one:
The announcement by French President Nicolas Sarkozy that his troops would sharply accelerate their departure from Afghanistan cast a harsh light on potential cracks in the U.S.-led military coalition in the country.
Although the Obama administration and the NATO force sought to portray Friday's declaration in Paris as neither surprising nor unilateral, it marked not only an effective end to France's combat role in Afghanistan, but a breaking of Western ranks as an unpopular war drags into a second decade.
That's from the LA Times.
Why is it a non-story?
In the first place, Afghanistan is a done deal. We lost. We're negotiating with the Taliban right now at their new offices in Qatar. The only thing we're negotiating is how we make our retreat look good. It's about saving face, not for the Taliban, but for us.
In the second place, who is breaking ranks? The Canadians are out already. The "we don't cut and run" guys cut and ran way before the French. Obama has long ago announced America's timetable for withdrawal. Breaking ranks? I think the "ranks" are but a misty-eyed memory.
So forget about "potential cracks in the US-led military alliance."
That was toast long before Sarkozy smelled the coffee.
The announcement by French President Nicolas Sarkozy that his troops would sharply accelerate their departure from Afghanistan cast a harsh light on potential cracks in the U.S.-led military coalition in the country.
Although the Obama administration and the NATO force sought to portray Friday's declaration in Paris as neither surprising nor unilateral, it marked not only an effective end to France's combat role in Afghanistan, but a breaking of Western ranks as an unpopular war drags into a second decade.
That's from the LA Times.
Why is it a non-story?
In the first place, Afghanistan is a done deal. We lost. We're negotiating with the Taliban right now at their new offices in Qatar. The only thing we're negotiating is how we make our retreat look good. It's about saving face, not for the Taliban, but for us.
In the second place, who is breaking ranks? The Canadians are out already. The "we don't cut and run" guys cut and ran way before the French. Obama has long ago announced America's timetable for withdrawal. Breaking ranks? I think the "ranks" are but a misty-eyed memory.
So forget about "potential cracks in the US-led military alliance."
That was toast long before Sarkozy smelled the coffee.
Saturday, January 21, 2012
Sarkozy smells coffee, threatens to wake up
In a notable departure from prevailing practices, French President Nicolas Sarkozy called an immediate halt to French participation in training the Afghan Army after one of the trainees killed four French troops and wounded a further fifteen.
Normally these attacks, which are alarmingly frequent, are dismissed as the work of Taliban infiltrators and cited as evidence of desperation on the part of the enemy.
Since his ascent to the Presidency Sarkozy has tried to compensate for his diminutive stature by taking a Napoleonic strut across the world stage. He claims success for his interventions in Ivory Coast and Libya, although it will take many years for the nature of that "success" to be determined.
So why does this incident in Afghanistan have him threatening to pull out of the country altogether?
Because it's election time in France, that special time that comes around every few years in the western democracies when the leaders have to pretend that they bend to the will of the people!
And suddenly Sarkozy is a man of peace.
Normally these attacks, which are alarmingly frequent, are dismissed as the work of Taliban infiltrators and cited as evidence of desperation on the part of the enemy.
Since his ascent to the Presidency Sarkozy has tried to compensate for his diminutive stature by taking a Napoleonic strut across the world stage. He claims success for his interventions in Ivory Coast and Libya, although it will take many years for the nature of that "success" to be determined.
So why does this incident in Afghanistan have him threatening to pull out of the country altogether?
Because it's election time in France, that special time that comes around every few years in the western democracies when the leaders have to pretend that they bend to the will of the people!
And suddenly Sarkozy is a man of peace.
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Microphones accidentally pick up Netanyahu comments at G20
A technical gaffe at the G20 summit last week resulted in some undiplomatic comments by Benyamin Netanyahu being overheard by the press corps. Although all present were required to pledge an oath of secrecy the story has been leaked by some outraged French journalists.
Canadian PM Steven Harper remains the only G20 leader on speaking terms with Netanyahu, so the two spent quite a lot of time chit-chatting. Here is a transcript of their conversation.
BN: That Sarkozy, he is a midget. He wears elevators in his shoes.
SH: Heh heh, good one Bibi!
BN: And that Merkel, what is the matter with her? Needs a good you-know-what if
you ask me…
SH: No doubt, Bibi!
BN: Now that Silvio, he is a man’s man, eh?
SH: A man’s man Bibi… still with the bunga bunga at his age!
BN: And Obama... A black man in the White house! And he wants to lecture me?
SH: For shame, Bibi, for shame...
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