5ft 5in French President packs stage with tiny staff to make himself look taller

Daily Mail ^ | Sept. 8, 2009 | Peter Allen

[Daffynition]

It's hard work looking like an imposing statesman when you're only 5ft 5in.

Nicolas Sarkozy has resorted to standing on a box and even rising on to his tiptoes to disguise his height - or rather the lack of it.

But for a televised speech at a major industrial plant, the French President and his aides were taking no chances.

They found 20 of the site's shortest workers to stand behind Mr Sarkozy as he delivered the keynote address.

They were bussed in from all over the Faurecia motor technology plant near Caen in Normandy after aides made sure none exceeded Mr Sarkozy's 5ft 5in.

However, yesterday the strategy was exposed by a worker at the site who admitted she had been chosen because she was short.

A TV journalist asked the woman researcher: 'Is it true you were all picked to appear alongside the president because of your height?'

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[Daffynition]

Height of folly.........

[Daffynition]

Sarkozy stands on a platform while speaking at the 65th anniversary of D-Day at the Normandy American Cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer in June

[iowamark]

Sarkozy has much greater stature than many taller Europeans!

[driftdiver]

Height of folly? not really, every world leader takes this into consideration. as do most Hollyweird actors.

This guy is actually bringing France back from the brink, he deserves a lot of respect for that.

[Always Right]

People on stage are usually handpicked for some reason to portray a particular image. Nothing unusual. Obama’s townhalls are much more staged than this.

[CholeraJoe]

His height didn’t keep him from marrying a supermodel.

[bethybabes69]

Sarkozy is a runt.

It's such a shame Americans don't see past the mask of tyrannical European Ministers.

[aruanan]

His height didn’t keep him from marrying a supermodel.

Maybe height isn't the relevant dimension here.

[MARTIAL MONK]

I guess he's not too short.

[Daffynition]

[driftdiver]

“It’s such a shame Americans don’t see past the mask of tyrannical European Ministers.”

What! How is he tyrannical? Because he’s pushing back against the muslim incursion?

[Infralutheran]

"They found 20 of the site's shortest workers to stand behind Mr Sarkozy as he delivered the keynote address.

I should write a satirical piece based upon this article about how President Obama has found thousands of the country's dimmest witted people to work in his administration in an attempt to make Obama look smarter than he actually is, but unfortunately it probably would be closer to the truth than satire.

[Jagman]

We represent, the lollipop guild, the lollipop guild, the lollipop guild...

[Husker24]

Apparently he has a BIG “staff”...lol

[Daffynition]

[Vanders9]

There are worse things than lack of inches. Your height, or lack of it, has little bearing on character or intelligence. Audie Murphy was very short. So was Ulysses S Grant, and Admiral Nelson.

[Daffynition]

HAHAHA!

[headsonpikes]

So what?

Obama packs the White House with Reds to make Himself appear moderate.

Image, baby, image!

[driftdiver]

So you go from insulting Frances president to Russia in order to support your futile argument?

[aruanan]

He practices the Teddy Roosevelt Doctrine?