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Police battle anti-Sarkozy protesters
Daily Telegraph ^ | May 6, 2007

Posted on 05/06/2007 2:19:26 PM PDT by West Coast Conservative

RIOT police fired tear gas at stone-throwing protesters gathered in central Paris today to demonstrate against the presidential election victory of right-winger Nicolas Sarkozy.

The clashes took place on the Place de la Bastille where about 5000 supporters of the defeated Socialist candidate Segolene Royal had gone to await the election results, an AFP journalist said.

Up to 300 rioters, some of whom were masked, made running attacks on riot police who took up positions at the entrance to boulevards leading onto the square.

Earlier a small crowd of protesters, brandishing black and red anarchist flags, set fire to an effigy of Mr Sarkozy in the square before tearing it limb from limb and then stamping on it.

(Excerpt) Read more at news.com.au ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: autoflambe; carbque; france; losingwithdignity; mangeurdeescargot; perdant; religionofburnedcars; riotmonkeys; sarkozy; youts
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To: cripplecreek

That didn’t take long.

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I seem to recall that his opponent basically called for this. I hope she will be held accountable.


21 posted on 05/06/2007 2:28:26 PM PDT by Bigg Red (You are either with us or with the terrorists.)
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To: Southack
Royal has achieved her first campaign promise: violence if she loses.

...now just how often do the *losers* of elections keep their campaign promises?!

Kind of like the 1964 US Presidential election, they warned my parents,"if you vote for Barry Goldwater, there will be a war."

My parents voted for him and damn if we didnt have a war.

22 posted on 05/06/2007 2:30:19 PM PDT by mware (By all that you hold dear..on this good earth... I bid you stand! Men of the West!)
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To: Southack

The peaceful and tolerant Left loves you so much that, if you don’t agree with them, they have no choice but to kill you.


23 posted on 05/06/2007 2:32:07 PM PDT by Mad_Tom_Rackham (Elections have consequences.)
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To: Phatboy

This shouldn’t come as a shock to anybody, but let’s have some fun with it. We’ll all guess numbers and whoever gets closest to the number of cars torched in France because of this wins. I’m gonna be optimistic and say 100.


24 posted on 05/06/2007 2:35:06 PM PDT by oakcon (America wants you: Run Fred Run!)
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To: Bigg Red

Funny thing is that I’ve already seen a liberal in this country questioning the accuracy of the vote count in France.


25 posted on 05/06/2007 2:35:27 PM PDT by cripplecreek (Greed is NOT a conservative ideal.)
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To: cripplecreek

It’s only possible for the socialist to win elections. If they don’t, it’s because of Diebold machines or something that steals their votes.


26 posted on 05/06/2007 2:38:19 PM PDT by Baladas
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To: West Coast Conservative
5000 supporters of the defeated Socialist candidate Segolene Royal

Any Mooslimes should be deported back to their hellholes immediately

27 posted on 05/06/2007 2:38:44 PM PDT by mjp (I don't want to live in Mexico, Marxico, or Muslimico. I want limited government and lower taxes.)
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To: West Coast Conservative

Least they’re not trying to spin them as “right wing victory celebrations” like MSNBC.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1829220/posts?page=213#212


28 posted on 05/06/2007 2:38:58 PM PDT by GoLightly
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To: West Coast Conservative

This is like Talledaga, but worse.


29 posted on 05/06/2007 2:43:51 PM PDT by B Knotts
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To: West Coast Conservative

"ALLAHU AKBARRRRRRRRRRRRR -- !!!"

30 posted on 05/06/2007 2:46:27 PM PDT by KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle ("Proudly keeping one iron boot on the necks of libertarian faux 'conservatives' since 1958!")
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To: cripplecreek

“Funny thing is that I’ve already seen a liberal in this country questioning the accuracy of the vote count in France.”

It’s hard to argue with the vote count when your candidate gets blown out of the water. Don’t get your hopes up; had this been closer, they would be screaming about that, too. The left is not exactly known for good form when losing.


31 posted on 05/06/2007 2:46:31 PM PDT by CheyennePress
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To: oakcon
I’m gonna be optimistic and say 100.

Put me down for 999 in the betting pool. ;)

32 posted on 05/06/2007 2:47:45 PM PDT by KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle ("Proudly keeping one iron boot on the necks of libertarian faux 'conservatives' since 1958!")
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To: West Coast Conservative

What are they protesting? Free elections?


33 posted on 05/06/2007 2:50:15 PM PDT by claudiustg (I curse you, Rudy of the Giuliani!)
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To: MIchaelTArchangel
Madame DeFarge...
34 posted on 05/06/2007 2:50:55 PM PDT by johnny7 ("Issue in Doubt." -Col. David Monroe Shoup, USMC 1943)
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To: West Coast Conservative
Headline = sore losers.

I know, I know..."they played on your fears"...blah blah blah...yada, yada, yada.

We're used to this crap in America...been there with Al, did that...with Al, and John.

35 posted on 05/06/2007 2:54:19 PM PDT by NordP (The greatest gift God can give us is LIFE. The greatest gift man can give to another is FREEDOM.)
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To: ozzymandus

....as Napoleon said...”...give them a wiff of the grape...”..


36 posted on 05/06/2007 2:54:41 PM PDT by telstar1 (...peace is possible ONLY through precisely applied firepower...)
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To: oakcon

little green footballs has a vote going on for how many cars get torched. so far , more than 1000 has the largest vote.


37 posted on 05/06/2007 2:55:00 PM PDT by bullfeather (illegitimate non carborundum)
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To: oakcon

“This shouldn’t come as a shock to anybody, but let’s have some fun with it. We’ll all guess numbers and whoever gets closest to the number of cars torched in France because of this wins. I’m gonna be optimistic and say 100.”

OK... I’ll say 333.3333333333333333333333... (ad infinitum)

I chose this number because, based on who will be burning the cars, it is almost certain that an irrational number of cars will be burned.


38 posted on 05/06/2007 3:00:46 PM PDT by navyguy (We don't need more youth. What we need is a fountain of SMART.)
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To: oakcon

It will be in the thousands. Two years ago it was a couple of thousand!


39 posted on 05/06/2007 3:01:41 PM PDT by Red_Devil 232 (VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!)
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To: oakcon

500 or so I say.

The sad part is that if Royal had won, there would still be rioting and carburning. Only the reason would change, from mourning to celebration.


40 posted on 05/06/2007 3:04:57 PM PDT by Expendable
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