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France divided as Sarkozy woos US
news.bbc.co.uk ^ | 11/08/2007 | Hugh Schofield

Posted on 11/09/2007 5:33:52 PM PST by WesternCulture

That Nicolas Sarkozy is France's most pro-American president in generations - in fact, come to think of it, ever - there is no reason to argue over.

It is the one point on which both he and his enemies would agree.

A man who declared his intention on going to Washington of "reconquering the heart of America" - and who in his speech to Congress cited Elvis Presley, Charlton Heston and Neil Armstrong as his heroes - is clearly not lukewarm about "les Etats-Unis".

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: europe; europeans; france; proamerican; sarko; sarkozy; usa
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To: WesternCulture
Sarkozy "--is clearly not lukewarm about 'les Etats-Unis'."

The same can be said of the BBC.

21 posted on 11/09/2007 6:18:01 PM PST by Savage Beast ("History is not just cruel. It is witty." ~Charles Krauthammer)
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To: WesternCulture

J’aime la belle France! Most Americans do.


22 posted on 11/09/2007 6:18:59 PM PST by Savage Beast ("History is not just cruel. It is witty." ~Charles Krauthammer)
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To: Army Air Corps

Thank you. Same here.


23 posted on 11/09/2007 6:20:28 PM PST by DoughtyOne (Mrs Crinton have Pay Feava. There she go now. "Ah Hsu Ahhh Hsu Ah Hsu!" Crintons worth every penny.)
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To: businessprofessor
The French are not stupid.

Their foremost ambition, as a nation, is world domination.

Sooner or later, although often too late, they discover they no longer have Swedish soldiers protecting them from the Germans.

However, despite the immoral ways of NB, I’m prepared to support Sarkozy.

In my world, Europe and America belong together.

24 posted on 11/09/2007 6:29:59 PM PST by WesternCulture
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To: Savage Beast
“J’aime la belle France! Most Americans do.”

- I Love America, the greatest nation on Earth!

Greetings from Gothenburg, Thule

25 posted on 11/09/2007 6:32:51 PM PST by WesternCulture
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To: WesternCulture
In a very true and evident sense, Europe and America is one.

At this point in time, we, in America are better able to fight the socialist than Europe, but; we are failing too. The overall principles of individual rights bestowed upon man by something greater than man is under constant assault - this is basically who Americans are.

By the way, great plane, hope they never have to to come up against a F22.

26 posted on 11/09/2007 6:35:22 PM PST by TheHound (You would be paranoid too - if everyone was out to get you.)
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To: WesternCulture
Greetings from Gothenburg, Thule

What America needs is more Scandinavians and a lot fewer Mexicans. I'm Jewish (Poland Ukraine) and I like the North European way of doing things lot more than the Latino way. If I were king British Isles and Scandi people could come and go as they please here
27 posted on 11/09/2007 6:43:02 PM PST by dennisw (Islam - "a transnational association of dangerous lunatics")
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To: WesternCulture

If you visit fly straight into Milwaukee. It’s a Scandi-German epicenter


28 posted on 11/09/2007 6:45:00 PM PST by dennisw (Islam - "a transnational association of dangerous lunatics")
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To: TheHound

“At this point in time, we, in America are better able to fight the socialist than Europe, but; we are failing too. The overall principles of individual rights bestowed upon man by something greater than man is under constant assault - this is basically who Americans are.”

- Well put.

Yes, Europe of today is weaker than ever.

Europe IS a political midget.

Europe IS a military maggot.

The economy of Europe is crippled.

However, Sarkozy marks the beginning of a new era.

But above all, Sarkozy is able to unite both parts of the Western World.

Hail to a new concord!


29 posted on 11/09/2007 6:51:58 PM PST by WesternCulture
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To: DoughtyOne

The man in that photo is almost surely a veteran of WW1. Imagine having served in the defense of your motherland in your early-20’s only to see foreign troops marching in your capital city in your early-40’s? Certainly he thought his world was coming to an end.


30 posted on 11/09/2007 6:59:57 PM PST by Tallguy (Climate is what you plan for, weather is what you get.)
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To: WesternCulture

Sarkozy got elected on a conservative ideology while Iraq was burning down and blowing up. And so did Angela Merkel in Germany around the same time. They did not bow down to the media in both places. Sarkozy walked off the set of ‘60 Minutes’ after the gal asked him about his divorce. He had better things to do. A head of state that acts like one.


31 posted on 11/09/2007 7:01:49 PM PST by BobS (I><P>)
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To: WesternCulture

Sarkozy is the best thing that ever happened to France’s future.


32 posted on 11/09/2007 7:03:57 PM PST by NordP (Such tough choices ahead, I'm now a "middle of the road" voter--somewhere between RUSH & Savage ;-))
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To: Drango

The french outside of Paris are just like Americans outside NYC or LA.


33 posted on 11/09/2007 7:04:54 PM PST by skeeter
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To: WesternCulture

France will learn, once again, there are real benefits to being a special friend to America.


34 posted on 11/09/2007 7:06:55 PM PST by Mariner
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To: dennisw

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35 posted on 11/09/2007 7:07:37 PM PST by WesternCulture
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To: WesternCulture
A man who declared his intention on going to Washington of "reconquering the heart of America"...

It is so nice to here this from a foreign leader. All we ever hear from the American left is how the onus is on us to make everyone our friend. No one, it seems, is ever obligated to be kind to us, or to help us in any way. Maybe Sarkozy "gets it."

36 posted on 11/09/2007 7:11:18 PM PST by Zack Nguyen
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To: WesternCulture

I’m done with the France bashing. This guy Sarkozy is for real.


37 posted on 11/09/2007 7:13:16 PM PST by Lancey Howard
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To: NordP; BobS

As a European and as an uncompromising friend of the US, I would like to say that things happening here marks a new era in cross-Atlantic relations.

Greetings from Europe to

The Land of the Free

and the Home of the Brave!


38 posted on 11/09/2007 7:18:59 PM PST by WesternCulture
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To: Army Air Corps
Spot on. It is the image of a heartbroken individual seeing his nation in defeat

If the nation were the US and him a liberal, he would not be crying. He would be happily applying for a job with the "Vichy" regime.

39 posted on 11/09/2007 7:19:53 PM PST by hinckley buzzard
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To: WesternCulture

You forgot to list Ace of Base. ;-)


40 posted on 11/09/2007 7:25:16 PM PST by Army Air Corps (Four fried chickens and a coke)
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