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2007-05-08 Europe

Sarkozy win - truly a mandate! (voting statistics)

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Posted by trailing wife 2007-05-08 07:08|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 "To all those who can hear me, I ask them to immediately stop all this behavior," Socialist Party chief Francois Hollande said

Dawned on the Socialosts that they might get blamed?

Posted by Pappy 2007-05-08 10:18|| 2007-05-08 10:18|| Front Page Top

#2 socialists? from what my sources tell me, it aint even regular communists doing this rioting, its anarchists, IE students/clowns.

Posted by liberalhawk 2007-05-08 10:30|| 2007-05-08 10:30|| Front Page Top

#3 Yes, liberalhawk, but it was Segolene Royal who made such a fuss about violence following the election of Sarkozy -- and she has said nothing to stop it either before or after. Nor, until today, have any political leaders on the Left, nor even lame-duck President Jacques Chiraq, which presumes they don't disapprove. On the other hand, the police that Sarkozy is ultimately responsible for have been arresting rioters and breaking up riots.

Posted by trailing wife 2007-05-08 11:50|| 2007-05-08 11:50|| Front Page Top

#4 I am really looking forward to a new era of Franco-American relations with Sarkozy in office--at least, as long as we don't get a Dem president in '08. I truly believe there are a lot of good and right-thinking Frenchmen (like JFM!) who are looking to reclaim their country and restore sanity to their economy, labor and immigration laws, and foreign relations.

Posted by Dar">Dar 2007-05-08 12:49|| 2007-05-08 12:49|| Front Page Top

#5 Sarkozy takes office May 16th. Hope that his transition team is working overtime!

Posted by Alaska Paul">Alaska Paul 2007-05-08 15:33|| 2007-05-08 15:33|| Front Page Top

#6 anarchist is MSM code for communist.

Posted by Bright Pebbles in Blairistan 2007-05-08 16:04|| 2007-05-08 16:04|| Front Page Top

#7 where a wave of rioting erupted in late 2005 while he was interior minister and infuriated many there by calling troublemakers "scum."

In fact it was a mainpulation from the MSM. The complete scene was a woman from the rioting zones, I even think she was an Arab/Berber pleading to him:
-Plese rid us of that scum.
-Yes Madam I promise you we will rid y of this scum.

The MSM cut the words of the woman.

Posted by JFM">JFM 2007-05-08 16:12|| 2007-05-08 16:12|| Front Page Top

#8 Has anyone noticed? Royal won the 18/24 years old, ie those who live on Daddy's money and pay no taxes.

I often joke but do I joke? that you should only allowed to vote if you can exhibit a facture (from the excellent Arab blog, mahmood.tv. "You are not an adult until you pay your first facture).

Posted by JFM">JFM 2007-05-08 16:16|| 2007-05-08 16:16|| Front Page Top

#9 Is facture something like tax on earned income, JFM?

Posted by trailing wife 2007-05-08 16:20|| 2007-05-08 16:20|| Front Page Top

#10 Sorry, don't agree with the conclusion. He won by 6%. A 3+% swing would have put Missy Royale in power. That isn't a mandate. That being said, hrer's hpoing he can act like it was.

Posted by Chavinter Lumumba7722 2007-05-08 17:11|| 2007-05-08 17:11|| Front Page Top

#11 I wish to personally thank the French Leftists for showing the world what rioting antidemocratic thugs they are and to wish Mr. Sarkozy the best of luck in reforming that country.

Posted by Grumenk Philalzabod0723 2007-05-08 19:12|| 2007-05-08 19:12|| Front Page Top

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