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Paris riots follow Sarkozy victory
The Age ^ | May 7, 2007

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.

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


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To: Clintonfatigued

Typical tactics of EuroLeftistAnarchist Scum when they lose in a legitimate election.


21 posted on 05/06/2007 3:16:49 PM PDT by SandRat (Duty, Honor, Country. What else needs to be said?)
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To: Clintonfatigued
The worlds press has gotten the note on labeling Sarkozy a "right-winger".

 

22 posted on 05/06/2007 3:17:09 PM PDT by Psycho_Bunny
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To: Clintonfatigued
The only reason these Nationalist-Socialists are rioting is because they care about you and they realize you cannot take care of yourself. They want to take care of us all and save us from ourselves.

They have a plan. They just want to implement the final solution.

Just like they tried in Europe. During the mid to late 1930s.

23 posted on 05/06/2007 3:17:13 PM PDT by Grizzled Bear ("Does not play well with others.")
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To: Clintonfatigued

They hired a certain artillery general to clear the streets, in the past. Grapeshot worked well.


24 posted on 05/06/2007 3:17:23 PM PDT by FreedomPoster (Guns themselves are fairly robust; their chief enemies are rust and politicians) (NRA)
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To: Clintonfatigued

Well Royal kept her promise.


25 posted on 05/06/2007 3:17:32 PM PDT by Paleo Conservative
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To: Clintonfatigued
I really hope the French gov't crushes them this time. I would imagine though they will get away with it.

Chiracs going away present to the new administration.

26 posted on 05/06/2007 3:17:43 PM PDT by Kakaze (Exterminate Islamofacism and apologize for nothing.....except not doing it sooner!)
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To: Parody
First they came for the motorcyles, but...

And by the time they came for the cars, it was too late...

27 posted on 05/06/2007 3:18:07 PM PDT by LikeLight (tagline expired - do you wish to renew?)
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To: Clintonfatigued

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.


28 posted on 05/06/2007 3:18:28 PM PDT by Obadiah (Republicans - the battered wives of Democrats.)
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To: Jim Robinson; Extremely Extreme Extremist; Diana in Wisconsin

This is appalling. If I were a French citizen, I’d be embarrassed for my country.


29 posted on 05/06/2007 3:18:49 PM PDT by Clintonfatigued (If the GOP were to stop worshiping Free Trade as if it were a religion, they'd win every election)
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To: SkyPilot

note to French police: shoot to kill.


30 posted on 05/06/2007 3:18:51 PM PDT by Big Guy and Rusty 99 (proud sponsor of the "helmets for democrats" foundation)
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To: Clintonfatigued

They got awfully darned close to it.


31 posted on 05/06/2007 3:20:00 PM PDT by AFPhys ((.Praying for President Bush, our troops, their families, and all my American neighbors..))
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To: Psycho_Bunny

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.


32 posted on 05/06/2007 3:20:29 PM PDT by 3AngelaD (They've screwed up their own countries so bad they had to leave, now they're here screwing up ours.)
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To: razorback-bert

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.


33 posted on 05/06/2007 3:20:35 PM PDT by GoLightly
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To: Clintonfatigued
The other headline in France right now is that the Left is looking for scapegoats to try an explain away their thrid straight defeat.

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.


34 posted on 05/06/2007 3:21:15 PM PDT by SkyPilot
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To: Clintonfatigued

What is it with Commie leftwingers when they lose an election. Al Gore started all this nonsense, now everytime they lose they get angry.


35 posted on 05/06/2007 3:21:51 PM PDT by Always Right
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To: Clintonfatigued

For a moment, I thought the not-so-young Miss Hilton was on a rampage.


36 posted on 05/06/2007 3:22:02 PM PDT by Manfred the Wonder Dawg (Test ALL things, hold to that which is True.)
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To: Norman Bates
Royal encouraged Hillary will encourage this.

Might as well plan for it now.

37 posted on 05/06/2007 3:22:46 PM PDT by madison10
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To: Parody

That’s a MOTORCYCLE on fire! They’ve gone too far!


38 posted on 05/06/2007 3:23:15 PM PDT by Manfred the Wonder Dawg (Test ALL things, hold to that which is True.)
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To: meyer

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.


39 posted on 05/06/2007 3:23:35 PM PDT by mimaw
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To: Manfred the Wonder Dawg

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)

40 posted on 05/06/2007 3:25:19 PM PDT by LikeLight (tagline expired - do you wish to renew?)
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