Le Pen at CPAC

National Review ^ | February 22, 2018 | Michael Brendan Dougherty

[C19fan]

Marion Le Pen gave her speech at CPAC today. My French is merely . . . aspirational, so I won’t opine on how representative it was of her as a political figure. And I have a warning for those who would warm to it uncritically. As my career grants me friendships with other conservatives across Europe, I notice the tendency in them and in myself to idealize or project hopes onto the conservatives in other nations. My Irish and English friends tend to be far more positive about Trump than I am. And I have been far more positive about some of their would-be champions than they can be. Unfamiliarity breeds fantasy.

[C19fan]

Any Freepers attending CPAC? Smart and beautiful.

[miss marmelstein]

It’s pathetic when an Irishman is more “positive towards Trump” than a typical writer for NR.

[Maine Mariner]

Four of my students are. I am looking forward to talking with them when they return. Student government paid for them to go. We have an active college Republican chapter on campus.

[PapaBear3625]

Youtube of complete speech (yes, she spoke in English, with an adorable French accent)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gn80bxXr8eQ

[goldstategop]

NOT GUILTY!!!

[I want the USA back]

Oh la la!
Sacrebleu! Shee can geeeve me French lessons anytime.

[BeauBo]

Charming and beautiful.

[Uncle Miltie]

Ttiuwp.

[M Kehoe]

TTIWWP.

5.56mm

[Bratch]

[Uncle Miltie]

I thank you.

AND Laz thanks you.

[Lopeover]

They need to change CPAC’s name. I don’t believe the organization’s leaders are Conservatives. They are in my opinion never-Trumpers.

[GoldenState_Rose]

Marion ends with this quote:

“Tradition is not the worship of ashes, but the preservation of fire.” (Gustav Mahler)

[otness_e]

If anyone has any potential of righting France’s course, it’s Marion Le Pen. Let’s hope she and her group undoes the events of May 1968, and possibly also undoes the legacy of the French Revolution, restore France back to what it once was: The Older Sister of Rome. Only then, can France truly be great again.

[usconservative]

That link no longer works, Google terminated the account associated with it.

Figures.

Bastards.

[mac_truck]

Salut...there are lots of videos of Marion Le Pen’s speech available on Youtube.

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=le+pen+cpac+2018

[jpsb]

"Marion Maréchal-Le Pen..." The YouTube account associated with this video has been terminated due to multiple third-party notifications of copyright infringement.

But of course Youtube is not showing this beautiful conservative speech.

Please ping me if there is a source other than youtube.

[jpsb]

thanks, I certainly hope she is the future of France.

[PapaBear3625]

Marion Le Pen at CPAC 2018, another copy of the speech

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLSqVAA6ZnI

[mac_truck]

What this thread needs is more pictures...:^)