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Sego warns of violence if Sarko wins
2007-05-05
France risks violence and brutality if right-winger Nicolas Sarkozy wins Sunday's presidential election, his Socialist opponent Segolene Royal said on Friday.
On the last day of official campaigning, opinion polls showed Sarkozy enjoyed a commanding lead over Royal, who accused the former interior minister of lying and polarizing France.
On the last day of official campaigning, opinion polls showed Sarkozy enjoyed a commanding lead over Royal, who accused the former interior minister of lying and polarizing France. "Choosing Nicolas Sarkozy would be a dangerous choice," Royal told RTL radio. "It is my responsibility today to alert people to the risk of (his) candidature with regards to the violence and brutality that would be unleashed in the country (if he won)," she said.

Pressed on whether there would actually be violence, Royal said: "I think so, I think so," referring specifically to France's volatile suburbs hit by widespread rioting in 2005.

A relaxed Sarkozy laughed off her comments.
"She's not in a good mood this morning. It must be the opinion polls."
"She's not in a good mood this morning. It must be the opinion polls," he told Europe 1 radio.

Royal went on the offensive during a fiery television debate between the two on Wednesday night when Sarkozy, portrayed as ruthlessly ambitious by his opponents, questioned whether she was calm enough to become France's first woman president. Sarkozy's performance buttressed his lead in the polls and a TNS Sofres survey published on Friday showed him at 54.5 percent, compared to 45.5 percent for the Socialist. An IPSOS poll, the last of the campaign, put him even further ahead on 55 percent to Royal's 45. "It is hard to imagine the trend being reversed," TNS Sofres deputy head Brice Teinturier told a news conference.

British bookmaker William Hill said bets on the election had been pouring in, with big money going on Sarkozy; one man had put 18,900 pounds ($37,660) on him winning the presidency.
Posted by:Fred

#22  It might actually be better if Smego wins, then France will go down the tubes more quickly and it might alert the rest of Europe about the perils of Allan.
Posted by: Sonar   2007-05-05 21:06  

#21  yep a rioting economist. Where's .com's cognitive dissonance graphic?
Posted by: Frank G   2007-05-05 20:03  

#20  But, he added, "if Sarkozy is elected, it means we haven't been heard, and we'll trash everything."

The Paleo civil service exam.
Posted by: Seafarious   2007-05-05 18:32  

#19  unemployed economist = an expert in someone else's money
Posted by: Frank G   2007-05-05 18:20  

#18  Why do the leftists always want to trash things if they don't get their way?
Posted by: JohnQC   2007-05-05 18:00  

#17  Ah, te unemployed economist! Xhanxces are he is a first year dropout. Context: In France you can enter university meraly by completing high school.

So your unmployed economist spent ayear in university doing far left politics and in exams at end of first year had not single note above 5 (in France notes go from 0 to 20) so he was cast out along with the 80% of fake students who plague first year classes (being student allows getting lower prices in theaters and a lot of other things).
Posted by: JFM   2007-05-05 17:55  

#16  Which goes to show, Zenster, that every cloud has a silver lining.
Posted by: Excalibur   2007-05-05 17:11  

#15  Royal, who accused the former interior minister of lying and polarizing France.

A France that is polarized against Muslims might have the barest chance of survival. Immediate measures need to be taken to reverse the damage done by Eurabian Pact politics. Any absence of such strides will pretty much doom the French.
Posted by: Zenster   2007-05-05 15:51  

#14  Car-be-que season's starting early this year?

Gitcher popcorn right here! :-D
Posted by: Barbara Skolaut   2007-05-05 14:40  

#13  If I don't win I'm going to have a temper tantrum!

Me and all my friends!
Posted by: CrazyFool   2007-05-05 13:42  

#12  Nice portrait :)
Posted by: mrp   2007-05-05 12:40  

#11  anyone have a link to that wednesday debate tantrum she threw?

http://no-pasaran.blogspot.com/2007/05/sarko-vs-sgo-debate.html

Full debate in youtube format, tantrum in the 12th segment; note that she doesn't really meltdown, she gets all obessive and weird and aggressive. Anyway, she's a mean bossy enarch b*tch, people who worked under her, not basic employees but upper management and all, have either sued her for harassment, or even written a book for one woman (long interview in french at Dailymotion) in which she's described as an incomptetent bully. IIUC, her "mommy knows best" public image is partly due to the coaching of an US PR firm that is close to, tadda!, the clintons.
Posted by: anonymous5089   2007-05-05 12:23  

#10  thx 3dc!
Posted by: Frank G   2007-05-05 12:22  

#9  Tony Essono, 32, an unemployed economist whose parents emigrated from Cameroon before he was born, said that despite years of anger and discrimination, people in La Courneuve were willing to put their faith in the ballot box "because they understand they can change something" by voting. But, he added, "if Sarkozy is elected, it means we haven't been heard, and we'll trash everything."
Posted by: 3dc   2007-05-05 12:21  

#8  Frank - a couple of days ago the link in a burg story on it had links to the vids.

wmv #1

wmv #2

and more links at:
no-pasaran
Posted by: 3dc   2007-05-05 12:17  

#7  anyone have a link to that wednesday debate tantrum she threw?
Posted by: Frank G   2007-05-05 11:03  

#6  Or that time...

Are you suggesting that she is flying Bravo?
;-)

-NL
Posted by: Natural Law   2007-05-05 10:20  

#5  She's not in a good mood this morning. It must be the opinion polls

Or that time...
Posted by: Jackal   2007-05-05 09:31  

#4  A "wiff of grape" has shown remarkable success in deterring rioting in Paris. Can you say 'Paris Commune' garçons et filles.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2007-05-05 09:30  

#3  Could France possibly be ready to take a small step toward political sanity? I'll believe it when I see it.
Posted by: Grumenk Philalzabod0723   2007-05-05 08:56  

#2  Joe, I hope that you're paraphrasing Segolene RPITA.
Posted by: twobyfour   2007-05-05 02:23  

#1  Sark is a dastardly pro-USA Fascist Male Brute he is, as proven by WORLD NEWS > NO MATTER WHERE THEY LIVE, MEN CHEAT THE WORLD OVER.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2007-05-05 00:18  

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