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Sarkozy speaks out against burka
bbc ^ | 22 June 2009

Posted on 06/22/2009 10:59:36 AM PDT by JoeProBono

French President Nicolas Sarkozy has spoken out strongly against the wearing of the burka by Muslim women in France. In a major policy speech, he said the burka - a garment covering women from head to toe - reduced them to servitude and undermined their dignity.

(Excerpt) Read more at news.bbc.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: burka

Mr Sarkozy was speaking at a special session of parliament in Versailles


1 posted on 06/22/2009 10:59:36 AM PDT by JoeProBono
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To: JoeProBono

bttt


2 posted on 06/22/2009 11:00:12 AM PDT by ConservativeMan55
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To: ConservativeMan55

some people (women & men) need to wear a burka to hide the fuglies.


3 posted on 06/22/2009 11:01:01 AM PDT by BeerLover NYC
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To: JoeProBono

Bravo, Monsieur Sarkozy!

At least one Western leader with a bright, clear, insightful gaze on Sharia Creep.

Boy, is he gonna get pilloried!


4 posted on 06/22/2009 11:02:46 AM PDT by swarthyguy ("We may be crazy in Pakistan, but not completely out of our minds," ISI Gen. Ahmed Shujaa Pasha)
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To: JoeProBono

And Obama just told the Muslim world - in America, muslims are free to have their women wear the Burka


5 posted on 06/22/2009 11:02:51 AM PDT by PGR88
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To: BeerLover NYC

Me in Bizzarro world, me is worst in bizarro world, france make sense, USA insane, me being in Bizarro world!!!

Apologies to superman!


6 posted on 06/22/2009 11:02:59 AM PDT by GraceG
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To: JoeProBono

Uh-oh! I guess they’ll be burning even more cars than usual tonight.


7 posted on 06/22/2009 11:04:24 AM PDT by Bigg Red (Palin in 2012)
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To: swarthyguy; All

Sarkozy, Obama

One is a leader; the other a reader.


8 posted on 06/22/2009 11:04:35 AM PDT by Red in Blue PA (If guns cause crime, then all of mine are defective!)
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To: JoeProBono

9 posted on 06/22/2009 11:06:52 AM PDT by counterpunch (In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem. Government is the problem.)
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To: Freelance Warrior

Ping!

Wanna have another go at it? ;~)


10 posted on 06/22/2009 11:07:56 AM PDT by My hearts in London - Everett (There is a demand today for men who can make wrong appear right. Terrence, c. 160 B.C.)
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To: counterpunch

11 posted on 06/22/2009 11:10:56 AM PDT by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet)
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To: JoeProBono

Fatwa! Fatwa, I Keeel You!!!


12 posted on 06/22/2009 11:12:11 AM PDT by Bringbackthedraft
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To: swarthyguy

13 posted on 06/22/2009 11:12:48 AM PDT by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet)
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To: JoeProBono
No Burqua for Mrs. Sarkozy, please...


14 posted on 06/22/2009 11:15:30 AM PDT by jessduntno (July 4th, 2009. Washington DC. Gadsden Flags. Be There.)
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To: JoeProBono

Once again, Sarkozy steps in to fill the vacuum in leadership left by the Dangerous Idiot in the White House to become the defacto leader of the free world...


15 posted on 06/22/2009 11:18:36 AM PDT by Zeppo (Save the cheerleader, save the world...)
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To: JoeProBono

Well !! The covering from head to toe reducing women to servitude is really nobody;s business. Maybe Muslim women like it that way. To me the Burka is like wearing a mask at all times. No individual can be held responsible for any act because there is no way to identify them. A man can hide as well as a woman in a Burka and it is one of their tricks to do so.Also someone wishing to escape detection can get among others in Burka,s and there is no way to find them.

My feelings against Burka’s is that they are more like masks for criminals than a religious edict.


16 posted on 06/22/2009 11:18:57 AM PDT by Venturer
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To: My hearts in London - Everett

Sorry, I must return to my figures now ...


17 posted on 06/22/2009 11:19:12 AM PDT by Freelance Warrior (A Russian.)
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To: GraceG

The French got a very bad rap during the runup to the Iraq Invasion.

Sarkozy can say this because one reason is, they are far less dependent on imported oil.

Close to 80% of the power requirements of France are supplied by nuclear power.

And they are absolutely ruthless in their dealings with their former colonies in Afrique. They may lecture us, but when push comes to shove, they act decisively.


18 posted on 06/22/2009 11:40:39 AM PDT by swarthyguy ("We may be crazy in Pakistan, but not completely out of our minds," ISI Gen. Ahmed Shujaa Pasha)
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To: JoeProBono

I wouldn’t hold my breath. He said they are just having an investigation to look into the matter. Remember, “conservative” means totally different things in our countries and politically he is similar to Obama. He once said Islamification was inevitable and that native french people should intermarry with the foreign predominantly Muslim immigrants. He is just trying to pander to the real conservatives in his country


19 posted on 06/23/2009 7:35:36 PM PDT by RebelYell1990
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