Posted on 05/06/2007 3:09:37 PM PDT by Clintonfatigued
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, an AFP journalist said.
The clashes took place on the Place de la Bastille where about 5,000 supporters of the defeated Socialist candidate Segolene Royal had gone to await the election results.
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 Sarkozy in the square before tearing it limb from limb and then stamping on it.
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Typical tactics of EuroLeftistAnarchist Scum when they lose in a legitimate election.
They have a plan. They just want to implement the final solution.
Just like they tried in Europe. During the mid to late 1930s.
They hired a certain artillery general to clear the streets, in the past. Grapeshot worked well.
Well Royal kept her promise.
Chiracs going away present to the new administration.
And by the time they came for the cars, it was too late...
Figures. The leftists can win at the ballot box and what do they do? They riot because they don’t like the outcome of the free election. Or, in the case of the U.S., the leftists through a tantrum and claim the election was stolen and then proceed to create chaos and wreak havoc. Same thing. Different countries.
This is appalling. If I were a French citizen, I’d be embarrassed for my country.
note to French police: shoot to kill.
They got awfully darned close to it.
The Washinton Times story today referred to him as “ambitious,” like his opponent wasn’t. Hope his hide is tough because there’s going to be a lot of that crap. He is about as right-wing as Hubert Humphrey.
The only number that I’ve seen was a in a post that I came across (I’ve no idea by which poster) & they were low balling it at 100.
The only thing the Communists (oops - Socialists) had going for them was that their candidate was not terribly ugly this time.
Even we would put up with looking at her compared to Hillary, Swinestein, Pelosi, or Boxer.
What is it with Commie leftwingers when they lose an election. Al Gore started all this nonsense, now everytime they lose they get angry.
For a moment, I thought the not-so-young Miss Hilton was on a rampage.
Might as well plan for it now.
That’s a MOTORCYCLE on fire! They’ve gone too far!
I think France has been prepared for this and won’t go too easy on these criminals. The last time I felt this good was when Clinton left office.
A motorcycle burns in Place de la Bastille after the election of Nicolas Sarkozy, France's newly-elected president, in Paris, May 6, 2007. Sarkozy defeated Socialist Party candidate Segolene Royal on Sunday. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard (FRANCE)
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