French president walks out of US TV interview

AFP ^ | October 28, 2007

[West Coast Conservative]

French President Nicolas Sarkozy walked out of an interview with US CBS television news show 60 minutes, according to a clip of the show released Sunday in advance of the interview's airing.

A clearly disturbed Sarkozy stood up muttering in French about the question, which was not heard, in a short publicity clip put on the Internet ahead of the 60 Minutes broadcast Sunday night.

"You asked me that question," Sarkozy seems to say as he pulls off the microphone, stands up and walks away from the interviewer, who appears confused.

Sarkozy, whose office announced October 18 that he had divorced his wife Cecilia, is known to be particularly prickly about questions on his personal life.

He is also shown in the clip for the segment entitled "Sarko L'Americain" saying, "What an idiot," in apparent reference to his own press secretary.

"He's smart, energetic and tempestuous," the 60 Minutes clip said in promoting the show.

The segment will be broadcast Sunday evening during the show, which begins at 7:00 pm (2300 GMT).

It was not clear when the CBS interview was conducted.

[the invisib1e hand]

a hothead?

or a franc with a spine?

[Brilliant]

Too bad the US politicians don’t treat the media the same way.

[Gay State Conservative]

Given the slimeballs that are responsible for that piece of journalistic swill I’ll wager that Sarkozy had good reason to leave.

[BuffaloJack]

Too bad he didn’t punch the CBS interviewer.
I’d pay good money to see that on pay-per-view.

[camerakid400]

Sarkozy is cool.

[Bahbah]

Knowing the weasels that run this program, until I hear more, I’m going with Sarkozy on this.

[Bon mots]

Good for him. Left wing media on the attack.

[Liberty Valance]

Excellent!!!

[Marysecretary]

If they asked him about his divorce, he first should have cold-cocked the interviewer, THEN left. Some things are just none of anyone’s business.

[Berlin_Freeper]

Good for him!

[Pentagon Leatherneck]

Watching the accursed program now, waiting...

TC

[ChessExpert]

“Too bad the US politicians don’t treat the media the same way.”

You beat me to it.

[garyhope]

‘Too bad he didn’t punch the CBS interviewer.
I’d pay good money to see that on pay-per-view.”

Not only would I pay to see that, I’ll send him a check every time he does it to another rude, arrogant, smug, condescending, slimy, agenda driven so called “journalist”.

[Bon mots]

Their top reporters seem to have no problem getting all cozy with murdering Commie Thug Dictators.

See-BS never asked Fidel a question to pi$$ him off.

[Bon mots]

He should try an interview on a more international forum like Reuters...

...er, on second thought...

[Liberty Valance]

Thank you President Sarkozy! Maybe our own can take a cue from you ...;o)

[cricket]

It was not clear when the CBS interview was conducted.

More interested in the question that ended the interview. . .

Given that this IS CBS. . .am even more curious.

It appears, they do not share this info; or perhaps I missed it. . .

[cricket]

Given that this is CBS. . .could be that Sarkozy simply does not suffer fools - neither 'gladly'. . .or at all. (or as I offer earlier. . .perhaps I missed it. . .)