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Europe
Czech leader in shock after EU assault
2008-12-14
A bizarre confrontation in Hradcany Castle confirms the inablilty of the Euro-elite to accept anyone else's opinions, writes Christopher Booker.

Imagine that a Franco-German MEP, invited to meet the Queen at Buckingham Palace, plonked down in front of her an EU "ring of stars" flag, insisting that she hoist it over the palace alongside the Royal Standard, and then proceeded to address her in a deliberately insulting way. The British people, if news of the incident leaked out, might not be too pleased.

Something not dissimilar took place at a remarkable recent meeting between the heads of the groups in the European Parliament and Vaclav Klaus, the Czech head of state, in his palace in Hradcany Castle, on a hill overlooking Prague. The aim was to discuss how the Czechs should handle the EU's rotating six-monthly presidency when they take over from France on January 1.
Posted by:Steve White

#12  "The EU's ruling elite assholes view President Klaus ... with a mixture of bewilderment, hatred and contempt."

There - fixed.
Posted by: Barbara Skolaut   2008-12-14 21:35  

#11  drink up, dammit!
Posted by: Frank G   2008-12-14 20:36  

#10  I'm beginning to think we need to ARCLIGHT Brussels more than Islamabad or Somalia. The Scheise is getting terribly deep in Belgium, and the threat of contamination of the rest of the world is too high to tolerate.
Posted by: Old Patriot   2008-12-14 19:56  

#9  Daniel Cohn-Bendit, Danny the Red. Now there's a blast from the past. An unconvicted pedophiliac blow-hard terrorist. just think of Obama's buddy, Bill Ayres.
Posted by: tipper   2008-12-14 18:55  

#8  The Czech President should have noted that "the ungentlemanly are not part of the European elite." And thus, they could be crude boors, or they could be elites, but they cannot be both.
Posted by: Anonymoose   2008-12-14 18:02  

#7  Sounds like a representative of the US federal government when it comes to a meeting with a state governor concerning unfunded mandates.
Posted by: crosspatch   2008-12-14 18:00  

#6  "Captain!"
"Yes, Mr. President?"
"You know that antique Colt .45 Peacemaker I'm so fond of? The one with the beautiful engraving and gold inlay?"
"Of course, Mr. President."
"Fetch it for me, will you? And be sure it's loaded."
"At once, Mr. President!"

/thewaythiswouldendinarationalworld
Posted by: PBMcL   2008-12-14 17:09  

#5  He should have just stood up and walked out, then sent word to their embassy's that these people are PNG'd and have 24 hours to leave the country.

Of course, having some nice burly men give them a few love taps with rifle butts would have been more amusing.
Posted by: Silentbrick   2008-12-14 17:08  

#4  Rampaging monkeys have no place in civilized society. Why do we continue to allow these unhinged, impulse-uncontrolled wack-jobs to soil our carpets?
Posted by: Shalet and Tenille1168   2008-12-14 16:08  

#3  What a bunch of a-holes. Especially that Irish MEP "I know whats best" -- I hope they play that one over and over, what a jerkoff.

These people are trying to turn Europe into East Germany. Of course there is a whole generation over there that has no real idea of what that was all about, so they are following the other lemmings.

Thank God for the Irish people still having a bit of common sense left, and the Czechs being stubborn and informed.
Posted by: OldSpook   2008-12-14 15:49  

#2  so Euro leftists have the same poor manners and stupid rhetoric? surprised?
Posted by: Frank G   2008-12-14 15:49  

#1  I believe the relevant phrase is "liberal fascism".
Posted by: lotp   2008-12-14 15:30  

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