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2005-01-16 Europe

France 2 TV Humiliates French Government

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Posted by Steve White 2005-01-16 12:00:00 AM|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 The classic is in the closer:

...[Defense Minister] Alliot-Marie then firmly asserts that France is "very well represented" in the rescue effort but that in the first days of the disaster, France was preoccupied by the repatriation of its nationals. Following her words, the newscast gives the number of French affected by the disaster as 22 dead, 69 missing and 240 people of whom authorities have had "no news." However, the [France 2] broadcast began with a story about a single school in Sri Lanka where over seven hundred children failed to answer Monday's role call for attendance.

Posted by Pappy 2005-01-16 1:10:27 AM|| 2005-01-16 1:10:27 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Cue the French scorn. Eventually this will be turned into another cause for anti-Americanism.

Posted by Captain America 2005-01-16 8:29:51 AM|| 2005-01-16 8:29:51 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.

Posted by RWV 2005-01-16 12:02:41 PM|| 2005-01-16 12:02:41 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 I saw some of the coverage last week, and the
spin was anti-American. A shot of US helicopters arriving in Banda Ache (sp?) "empty" while the French sat waiting for their equipment.

Posted by meeps 2005-01-16 1:10:11 PM|| 2005-01-16 1:10:11 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 Americans tend not to help those whose primary goal in life is to be a "counterweight" to us. Perhaps some day the light will go on and the French will get a clue as to how much an object of ridicule their country has become. Were it not for the "cultural" pretensions of those in the US mainstream media, we would hear no more about France and its 60 million people than about Vietnam and its 82 million people. Basically, the only purpose France serves in the modern world is to provide an easy way to drive from Spain to Italy.

Posted by RWV 2005-01-16 2:34:11 PM|| 2005-01-16 2:34:11 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 Casts a new light on Queen Marie handing Rummy a helocopter when he asked for aid.

Posted by anonymous2u 2005-01-16 7:06:30 PM|| 2005-01-16 7:06:30 PM|| Front Page Top

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