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Book reveals French politicians' sex conquests
Reuters ^
| Fri Sep 1, 2006 11:43 AM BST164
| By Crispian Balmer
Posted on 09/01/2006 6:06:32 AM PDT by rightgrafix
PARIS (Reuters) - Challenging one of the great taboos of French politics, a new book has laid bare the love life of the country's amorous leaders.
Sexus Politicus, published on Thursday, reveals decades of philandering, adultery and seduction at the heart of the French state, with politicians of all colours apparently sharing the same passion for extra-marital sex.
According to the book, President Jacques Chirac and his predecessors Francois Mitterrand and Valery Giscard D'Estaing have juggled the fate of France, their families and a bevy of lovers with great ease, helped partly by an acquiescent media.
TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: adultery; eurotrash; felixfaure; france; francoismitterrand; itsgoodtobetheking; jacqueschirac; letsbemoreyoorpeen; philandering; sexconquests
I wonder if "slick willy" Bill Clinton is mentioned in this book.
To: rightgrafix
These may be the only French conquests in centuries.
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posted on
09/01/2006 6:18:25 AM PDT
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Brilliant
To: rightgrafix
I guess all that sex would OK - if the French would have babies as a result...instead - they are dying out.
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posted on
09/01/2006 6:21:36 AM PDT
by
2banana
(My common ground with terrorists - They want to die for Islam, and we want to kill them.)
To: rightgrafix
I guess it's true that power is the ultimate aphrodisiac, because I can't imagine that toad Chirac having much luck with the ladies otherwise.
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09/01/2006 6:23:43 AM PDT
by
Rastus
To: rightgrafix
"There is a French tradition of politicians who equate the conquest of power with the conquest of lovers. Sexual prowess seems to go with political success," said Dubois. The French have politicians.
The US has the NBA. Well. And Bill Clinton.
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posted on
09/01/2006 6:31:13 AM PDT
by
mad puppy
( The Southern border is THE issue)
To: rightgrafix
Book reveals French politicians' sex conquests The only French conquests of any sort since Napoleon.
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posted on
09/01/2006 6:34:38 AM PDT
by
steve-b
("Creation Science" is to the religous right what "Global Warming" is to the socialist left.)
To: 2banana
"I guess all that sex would OK - if the French would have babies as a result...instead - they are dying out."That's not necessarily a bad thing.
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posted on
09/01/2006 6:35:11 AM PDT
by
Pablo64
("Everything I say is fully substantiated by my own opinion.")
To: rightgrafix
Michael Medved, in his book Right Turns, hypothesized that sex is really the driving force in politics rather than money. It's a shame our politicians and other famous people get caught so often with their pants down. The media extrapolate this behavoir to the general population.
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posted on
09/01/2006 6:57:56 AM PDT
by
Dilbert56
To: rightgrafix; aculeus; Senator Bedfellow; Billthedrill; martin_fierro; Tijeras_Slim; ...
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09/01/2006 7:15:28 AM PDT
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dighton
To: Brilliant
These may be the only French conquests in centuries.Judges: we have a Winner!
To: dighton
Pompe FunèbreHeh. I love it.
To: dighton
. . . well, gee, it could happen to anybody . . . even a Rockefeller . . .
. . . but apparently it helps if you're French.
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posted on
09/01/2006 7:41:54 AM PDT
by
AnAmericanMother
((Ministrix of Ye Chase, TTGC Ladies' Auxiliary (recess appointment)))
To: dighton
Link-of-the-day award for you!
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09/01/2006 7:56:02 AM PDT
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aculeus
To: dighton
To: dighton
Did he at least have his boots on? :D
To: rightgrafix
Well, we know Jacques likes to screw the rest of the world; guess he likes to screw the French too.
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