Posted on 04/24/2017 12:19:53 PM PDT by DoughtyOne
The only thing which currently matters is muslim immigration. Le Pen is against it, so she is radical right.
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You could be right. Hopefully others will catch on.
I think he better comparison to Reagan/Thatcher may wind up being Trump/La Pen, vs Trump/May.
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perhaps your point is more accurate.
if so, it seems a bit sad she has to do this.
I remember when Bob Dole resigned from the Senate to “concentrate” on his presidential bid against Hitlery’s “husband” in ‘96. Didn’t do much.
Of course, Marine is in it to win it...Bob was there because it was his turn. :)
OMG, I would love to see that. Trump and Le Pen in the Rose Garden with arms up!
Super definitions!!!
You mean the no borders, very pro-EU globalist who wants more public housing as a priority? The one who used to be a member of the Socialist Party and still calls himself a “leftist” and a “progressive” just like our Cultural Marxists? The one who said he wants society run on the principles of “collective solidarity”? The social liberal who thinks the French need to get used to terrorist attacks as part of their daily lives, instead of fighting to stop them? The one who thinks Merkel’s refugee policy is admirable? The one that Obama’s backing? Even if he does want to cut some people’s taxes, Macron’s no more my idea of a conservative than Hillary Clinton at best—but even Clinton was never an openly avowed socialist like Macron was.
I get your point about Le Pen not being conservative on most issues (although she is very conservative when it comes to preserving France), but the “far-right” is just Eurospeak for “nationalists,” wherever they are on the political spectrum.
I agree with your overall point, not that big a deal.
I will reference you to this other story, where it says temporarily steps down. That causes me to think we’re dealing with something different than the examples you gave.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3546938/posts?page=24#24
I agree.
Another point, you can just see that Trump would 'get on' much better with Le Pen, two fighters with similar views, rather than beta male Macron. Trump and Macron at lunch? Not so much.
The reality of this is also something the French people should think about before May 7. Not sure what the ways are and how we help France, but it would serve the French people's interest to vote for Le Pen, as far as Trump and the USA are concerned.
Is she still running for president?
This other report didn’t play it that way when talking about her stepping down.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3546938/posts?page=24#24
I will reference you to this other story, where it says temporarily steps down. That causes me to think we’re dealing with something different than the examples you gave.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3546938/posts?page=24#24
Yes, I agree. Didn’t mean to reference it as president. I know it’s prime minister there.
Well Scott, it is interesting none the less, because this other article talks about stepping down only temporarily.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3546938/posts?page=24#24
It did seem strange to me also.
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If La Pen is elected, we may begin to appreciate France a lot more.
True enough, but since they think “hard Left” is center, they must think La Pen is a “Hitler Acolyte”.
Kudos to her on strategy. She can basically stick to her strong immigrant stances but move center on economic issues, if she so pleases. Now she can make a case without the baggage of a party that was unfairly maligned as “far right”.
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