Article

2007-04-22 Europe

Archived material is restricted to Rantburg regulars and members. If you need access email fred.pruitt=at=gmail.com with your nick to be added to the members list. There is no charge to join Rantburg as a member.

Posted by Fred 2007-04-22 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11133 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Sarkozy is the only figure approximating sanity in the Islamic Republic of France.

Posted by Percy Clomonter1426 2007-04-22 03:41|| 2007-04-22 03:41|| Front Page Top

#2 ... and he ain't real tightly wrapped.

Posted by Fred 2007-04-22 08:43|| 2007-04-22 08:43|| Front Page Top

#3 Good luck 5089, JFM et.al.

Posted by Shipman">Shipman 2007-04-22 11:04|| 2007-04-22 11:04|| Front Page Top

#4 Which Head Surrender Monkey should we be pulling for?

Posted by jds 2007-04-22 14:17|| 2007-04-22 14:17|| Front Page Top

#5 Which Head Surrender Monkey should we be pulling for?

Posted by jds 2007-04-22 14:17|| 2007-04-22 14:17|| Front Page Top

#6 From an american point of view... I'd say Sarko, who is (relatively) more free-market/less obsessively statist, and would certainly, or at least probably be less rabidly obstructionist and anti-US/anti-anglo-saxon than the shiraq and socialist crowd; I'd say he would be more US-friendly and more Israel-friendly too, and less likely to give in to ye ole "French Arab Policy".
Just judging by his ennemies, who brand him a joooooo (he isn't, as far as I know, he married in a church), a GWB lackey, an "ultra-libéral" (that is hard core free-market advocate),... and that from the left and from the right.

From a french point of view... none; only worse choices, and slightly worse choices, Sarko being the least worse, but worse nonetheless. You get my point.

From this first turn, one satisfaction : pépé Le Pen's nose has been rubbed in the dirt, that humiliation will teach him to run his movement to the ground, and betray nationalists and patriots by shifting drastically to the left, embracing "diversity" and cruising for the 'hood votes, having the odious marxist (!!!) alain soral as his adviser, etc, etc... From that ruin, I hope the nationalist right will rebuild something that isn't just the vehicle for the nepotism of a 3rd Republic dinosaur, as interesting as he may be as a character.

And one regret : Philippe de Villiers only is at 3% or so, that's too bad but not surprizing, he's the only french pol I'd be able to say I respect. Btw, under 15% for the "far right", that's a real Berezina, I wonder if the vote registration drive in the 'hoods is for something in that? About 85% voting tonight IIUC (not watching teevee, I don't vote, what for?, and don't bother myself with the yap-yap), so that's unprecendeted. Is the "allogenous" vote starting to show its muscle?

Posted by anonymous5089 2007-04-22 15:08|| 2007-04-22 15:08|| Front Page Top

#7 5089 you gotta vote, I mean, you gotta vote.

Posted by Shipman">Shipman 2007-04-22 15:12|| 2007-04-22 15:12|| Front Page Top

#8 To be honest, Sarko COULD turn out to be a good surprize, assuming his lack of any actual action, especially really conservative action, was due to him being under the shadow of yacoub ben shiraq. Perhaps he'll start doing stuff and all? That's why he's the least worse choice; to give you an idea, one free-market institute (not in my mind right now, it's the one with the estimed Fred Aftalion) noted the candidates according to their programs; to be classed "libéral" (free-market proponent), one had to score 180 or better. Sarko was the best, with... 54. The centrist bayrou was 20, the socialist 4.

Posted by anonymous5089 2007-04-22 15:14|| 2007-04-22 15:14|| Front Page Top

#9 No Pasaran has the info, high turnout, Sarko wins w/almost 30%, but as pointed out by a poster, if the splinters vote for Royal, she'll pull it out when it counts.

Posted by anonymous2u 2007-04-22 15:17|| 2007-04-22 15:17|| Front Page Top

#10 if the splinters vote for Royal, she'll pull it out when it counts.

That's why I'll vote I think in two weeks, to respond to esteemed Shipman. The voting poll is next to my job, but the 10 mn walk to it is uphill. Dang! Better bring bottled water.

Posted by anonymous5089 2007-04-22 15:20|| 2007-04-22 15:20|| Front Page Top

#11 but the 10 mn walk to it is uphill

Both ways. In the snow.

Posted by Jackal">Jackal 2007-04-22 16:48|| http://home.earthlink.net/~sleepyjackal/index.html]">[http://home.earthlink.net/~sleepyjackal/index.html] 2007-04-22 16:48|| Front Page Top

#12 ~~Both ways. In the snow.~~ Melting in the Sahara-like heat wave, the air so still only a5089's panting breaths and the moans of the dying grandmeres were to be heard as he toiled doggedly uphill all the long miles to the poll station to register his vote. But he would not be stopped, our brave a5089, from doing his duty as a citizen of this French Republic! Only after he had accomplished this virtuous deed would he allow himself to remember that walking down such a hill is as difficult as walking up, but at least he would have the knowledge of his vote to strengthen him. That, and the anticipation of a long soak in a cool bath, perhaps with a glass of chilled fruit juice to sip, when he stumbled through the door of his humble home.

There. A better fit for the season, Jackel dear. ;-) Not as succinct, though, I must admit.

Posted by trailing wife 2007-04-22 22:54|| 2007-04-22 22:54|| Front Page Top

23:59 Seafarious
23:59 JosephMendiola
23:44 JosephMendiola
23:37 Zenster
23:36 JosephMendiola
23:35 trailing wife
23:35 Zenster
23:32 trailing wife
23:29 Zenster
23:25 Zenster
23:20 JosephMendiola
23:06 trailing wife
23:01 trailing wife
22:57 Captain America
22:54 trailing wife
22:18 trailing wife
22:14 Frank G
22:07 gorb
22:06 Uninens Big Foot5550
22:03 Icerigger
22:01 gorb
21:55 trailing wife
21:50 Zenster
21:47 Pappy