Chirac Says Riots Reveal Identity Crisis

AP on Yahoo ^ | 11/14/05 | ELAINE GANLEY - ap

[NormsRevenge]

French President Jacques Chirac addresses the nation from the Elysee Palace, on French channel 'France 2' during the evening news Monday, Nov. 14, 2005. President Jacques Chirac said in a televised address that the rioting reflects a 'profound malaise' in France.(AP Photo/Jean-Pierre Muller/Pool)

[NormsRevenge]

[Robert A Cook PE]

This is a crisis of direction, a crisis of reference points, it is a crisis of identity,"

Crisis of of identity all right.

NOT ONCE IN THIS WHOLE FRIGGIN' "report" DID THEY WRITE THE WORD "MUSLIM".

[NZerFromHK]

LOL! Looks like a classic wimp speaking after knowing he has lost a war.

[kb2614]

No no no, he's suppose to blame Hurricane Katrina and Bush's lack of a response for the rioting in France.

sarcasm off

[libill]

Identity crisis? Just what part of refuse to be French doesn't he understand?

[M203M4]

Chirac Says Riots Reveal Identity Crisis

Mais Oui! There appear to be some people born in France who won't surrender! This is of course a development of great concern, leading Chirac to question the very essence of "Frenchness".

[Liberal Bob]

"There is no question of entering into the logic of quotas," the French leader said.

Yeah right works every time.

[luvbach1]

Talking our of both sides of his mouth. Something he has beaucoup experience in doing.

[BipolarBob]

Bushs fault

heavy sarcasm

[America's Resolve]

The magnitude of the unrest has stunned France.

The french aren't very bright, are they? These monsters boo the french national anthem, write rap music about killing every cop in the country, then tracking down their families and raping their wives, and France doesn't understand the depth of hatred for the republic amongst these 'beurs'?????

The french aren't only pussies, they're stupid pussies.

[Fair Go]

Does anyone have the feeling that, thanks to the French riots, the age of official multiculturalism may be over?

[America's Resolve]

He told companies and unions they must encourage diversity and support employment for youths from tough neighborhoods.

Typical socialist. "Mr business owner, don't hire who you want who would be best for your business. Hire instead who I want, who will be best for my and my political party's fortunes and future."

What good is it going to do to train 50,000 of these utes? They got not enough jobs to go around as it is!! Not that the utes actually want to work. Why work when they can draw welfare without the work???

Stupid, stupid, stupid.

[GVnana]

All that Prozac and they still can't get along...

[sageb1]

"Does anyone have the feeling that, thanks to the French riots, the age of official multiculturalism may be over?"

Only if conservatives are into some sort of utopian fantasy.

[CheyennePress]

This guy does so not want to be re-elected.

[Billthedrill]

The only identity crisis I see is when Chirac mistook himself for a man.

[Defendingliberty]

8000 cars burned and he's worried about tourism....@ $10 a car that's $80,000...$100 a car it's $800,000 (if they are all junkers).... $1000 per car $8,000,000 (late model daily drivers).....$5000 per car $40,000,000 (brand new Yugos)....Let's say it's $40,000,000 for the cars plus schools, buses, churches and Cop overtime 3000 cops @ $10 per hour and 10 hours a day times 14 days $4.2 million more and it could go on for 90 more days .....Grand total at present $100 million low ball estimate...By the time they get through with the lost tourist revenue and the lost taxes I predict it will cost France a coll billion....

[oldbrowser]

"These events testify to a profound malaise ... . This is a crisis of direction, a crisis of reference points, it is a crisis of identity," he said.

Malaise ? Sounds like Chirac has reached a Jimmy Carter moment, when all around him is collapsing because of his incompetence and he doesn't have a clue why.

[Candor7]

Zut Alors! Nous ne veut pas tirer les grosse canon a les hommes avec le Koran. Non! non!. Ecoute moi! Repetez apres moi:

I'm a litte leftist
short and stout
Here is my handle and here is my spout

When I get all steamed up here me shout
NOT OF MUSLIMS IS THIS ABOUT!