Posted on 05/18/2007 12:08:41 PM PDT by Cincinna
He cut the ground out from under them, right before the Legislative Elections. His party UMP, with some pro-UMP members of UDF are expected to win by a large majority.
From early polling, some Centrists, and some Socialists are willing to give him a chance.
Hullooooo, Eurabia! It’s started!
If Sarko thinks she’s ok, I am all right with this. Remember: 44% of the worst banlieues voted for Sarko, that’s a heck of a lot of Muslims who don;t like socialism. Let’s see how this works out.
Nicolas Sarkozy has run his first few days in office as flawlessly as he ran his campaign
No empty campaign promises, appointing the most competent people, getting right down to work on the important dossiers.
It was inevitable, IMHO, that only the "right-wing" Sarkozy would appoint a woman of North African ancestry to a high Cabinet position. The Socialists, just like the Dimocrats are "NATO" - No Action, Talk Only.
“Let’s see how this works out.” I agree.
I don’t like the symbolism of this appointment, because it suggests that the permission of large elements of the immigrant community is needed before there can be real reform on these issues. But maybe that’s the reality. Certainly the woman seems admirable.
I”m glad to hear the polls now appear favorable for UMP. I hope he manages to get sufficient legislative support to enact his agenda quickly.
The thing is, he’s picking out the good ones and empowering them. The neerdowells are now left on the sidelines, screeching about oppression. Well, it’s not oppression, it’s just their bad attitudes, entitlement mentality and islamofascism that’s their problem. People like Dati do just fine and inspire the others.
Sarko’s outfoxing them all.
And they probably don’t appreciate having their cars torched, or threats to their personal security from lawless mobs.
Zackly. They saw about all they wanted to see of the banlieue islamofascists and their socialist enablers.
There are still many French people living in these “suburbs” i.e. Housing Projects. Many poorer French, older people on small pensions. They want to take back their streets. Theye are the one who voted for Sarko. As well as many of Arabic origin who are secular, integrated, working people and small business people. They want their quality of life to improve as well.
An important point to keep in mind is that because of France’s colonial past, and strong influence,language, and culture, in places like Algeria, Morocco,Egypt, and Lebanon, many people were already French citizens when they came to France.
Many of them fought and died on the side of France in the Algerian War 1954-1962. After France lost, they moved to France and settled there.
Their children are French, think of themselves as French, speak French, subscribe to Western values, and they are hard-working people.
The danger is the Islamists. Radical Islam. It is very important to remember the distinction.
I’ve met good French Algerians in this category myself.
IMHO it is not just symbolic. Rachida Data was a highly trained, qualified and distinguished Judge (Magistrate) before she joined Sarko’s team as his chief spokesman and campaign advisor.
She is the child of immigrants, not an immigrant herself. She has always been on the Right politically. The immigrants hate her, and consider her a traitor.
She is like Condi Rice in many ways, viewed in her own group as a traitor, but able to be a role model for others who wish to pull themselves up by their bootstraps as she did, work very hard, get an education, and excel.
She is the true American success story, and that is why they hate her on the Left.
There are a heck of a lot of muslims who want law and order and don’t like the islamofascists any more than the rest of the French do.
I wonder if Obama would appoint a Muslim woman to a spot in his administration. Obama likes to speak out for Muslim male detainees, not Muslim women.
I can believe all that, and wouldn’t have assumed otherwise (that she was unqualified, was not in some sense on the right, etc.) I still think it reflects a bow toward PC symbolism, and as such, is a bad sign of the state of things in France. However, Dati may also be quite effective. My larger concern is really her and Sarko’s support for racial preferences.
I can’t help but admire an immigrant like her, who pulls herself up by her own bootstraps and doesn’t wait for handouts. She seems very accomplished and determined, much like the first big waves of immigrants to the USA 100 years ago...unlike so many illegal ones we have here today who demand entitlements.....
Agree.
Excellent point. She is 2nd generation. An excellent example for others who can see that if the will to succeed is there, it can happen for them too.
Sarkozy also chose a socialist to be his Foreign Minister. The minute he selected Benard Kouchner, the Socialist Party expelled Kouchner from its ranks.
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