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What Sarkozy Loss Really Means for America
Breitbart.com ^ | May 6, 2012 | Joel B. Pollak

Posted on 05/06/2012 5:29:38 PM PDT by Kaslin

The mainstream media will attempt to spin French President Nicholas Sarkozy's loss today to Socialist challenger François Hollande as a rejection of "austerity" policies--and to urge American voters to reject the deficit-cutting politics of the Tea Party when we go to the polls in November. In fact, there are important lessons from France--and they are the precise opposite of what the media is telling us.

First, to call Sarkozy's policies "austerity" is to insult both austerity and socialism. The French government--like other European governments--sought to close its budget gap primarily by raising taxes, not by cutting the size and cost of government. Neither Sarkozy nor Hollande had the courage to confront the basic, failed structure of France's welfare-state economy, which is the fundamental cause of its budget problems.

Insofar as French politicians have relied on tax increases as the key to deficit reduction, that is far closer to the policy of U.S. President Barack Obama and his Democrats than to the approach of the Tea Party and the Republicans. Even so, American media commentators like Joan Walsh and Paul Krugman are blaming Congress and "austerity" for slow economic growth--though federal spending keeps growing.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Editorial; Foreign Affairs; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: austerity; broke; eucrisis; france; francecrisis; franceelection; hollande; sarkozy; socialism; socialists
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1 posted on 05/06/2012 5:29:49 PM PDT by Kaslin
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To: Kaslin

It means the money Europe and the U.S. threw in to bail out these socialist countries might have well been flushed down the toliet.

Any country that throws money at these socialist countries are fools. These countries will collapse soon.


2 posted on 05/06/2012 5:35:06 PM PDT by tennmountainman
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To: tennmountainman

and that is why we can not allow to become another socialist country


3 posted on 05/06/2012 5:36:58 PM PDT by Kaslin (Acronym for OBAMA: One Big Ass Mistake America)
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To: Kaslin

the frech are actually late to the party. we have already had our episode of national delusion in which we elected a socialist. we will be de-electing him in six months.


4 posted on 05/06/2012 5:38:52 PM PDT by JohnBrowdie (http://forum.stink-eye.net)
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To: Kaslin

the frech are actually late to the party. we have already had our episode of national delusion in which we elected a socialist. we will be de-electing him in six months.


5 posted on 05/06/2012 5:39:22 PM PDT by JohnBrowdie (http://forum.stink-eye.net)
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To: Kaslin

Yes, and the economic freeze in France will come fast as the producers turn into hoarders.


6 posted on 05/06/2012 5:40:31 PM PDT by Son House (The Economic Boom Heard Around The World => TEA Party 2012)
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To: Kaslin

It shows that those who suck on the public nipple can vote themselves more milk...at least until the producers run dry. This is what will happen in the USA if and when real austerity is tried. The generations of welfare recipients will vote for more welfare. This will only go on for a while, then things will collapse.


7 posted on 05/06/2012 5:40:54 PM PDT by AD from SpringBay (We deserve the government we allow.)
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To: tennmountainman

Have you met the socialist Fool in Chief, Hussein 0bama? If he is allowed to remain in power he will ensure that America is pulled down with the others in a world wide depression! The MSM won’t be able to keep pretending it doesn’t exist, and it will be forced to acknowledge that the real unemployment rate is over 20 percent.


8 posted on 05/06/2012 5:43:26 PM PDT by The Sons of Liberty (Sworn to Defend The Constitution Against ALL Enemies, Foreign and Domestic. So Help Me GOD!)
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To: Kaslin

Romney is our Sarkowski socialist-lite...we are in the doo-doo that’s deep....


9 posted on 05/06/2012 5:50:28 PM PDT by libertarian27 (Check my profile page for the FReeper Online Cookbook 2011)
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To: Kaslin
there are important lessons from France {Fill in Blank}--and they are the precise opposite of what the media is telling us.

Imagine my surprise.

10 posted on 05/06/2012 5:53:46 PM PDT by Navy Patriot (Join the Democrats, it's not Fascism when WE do it and the law is what WE say it is.)
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To: bruinbirdman; Cincinna

Ping.


11 posted on 05/06/2012 5:57:11 PM PDT by Army Air Corps (Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
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To: Kaslin

What it means is that we are surrounded by Evil on all sides.

We are outnumbered.

It is time for us to lead. It is time for us to lead with the strength of Jesus Christ. It is time for us to lead or die.

That is what it means.


12 posted on 05/06/2012 6:03:53 PM PDT by chris37 (Heartless.)
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To: Kaslin

It means we won’t get to see as much of his lovely wife as before.


13 posted on 05/06/2012 6:05:35 PM PDT by rfreedom4u (Democracy and islam are not compatible!)
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To: Army Air Corps; afraidfortherepublic; mojo114; seenenuf; LucyT; Think free or die; DollyCali; ...
Thanks Army Air Corps for the ping. A very good article on the economic implications of the election if a Socialist in France.

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*** FREEPMAIL ME IF YOU WANT TO JOIN  ***


14 posted on 05/06/2012 6:33:23 PM PDT by Cincinna ( *** NOBAMA 2012 ***)
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To: Kaslin

I don’t know if there is any lesson, other than the fact that it’s going to be a tough year for incumbents.


15 posted on 05/06/2012 6:36:13 PM PDT by Brilliant
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To: Kaslin
>> First, to call Sarkozy's policies "austerity" is to insult both austerity and socialism. The French government--like other European governments--sought to close its budget gap primarily by raising taxes, not by cutting the size and cost of government <<

Forget explaining this to the mainstream media, try explaining it to Sarko's fan club on FR who is bemoaning his loss and saying he's "conservative by French standards". What the French call "conservative" is to the left of Hillary Clinton here.

16 posted on 05/06/2012 6:37:08 PM PDT by BillyBoy (Illegals for Perry/Gingrich 2012 : Don't be "heartless"/ Be "humane")
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To: chris37

” It is time for us to lead. It is time for us to lead with the strength of Jesus Christ. It is time for us to lead or die.

That is what it means.”

CORRECT!


17 posted on 05/06/2012 6:38:04 PM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (God, family, country, mom, apple pie, the girl next door and a Ford F250 to pull my boat.)
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ping for tomorrow


18 posted on 05/06/2012 6:39:14 PM PDT by knarf (I say things that are true ... I have no proof ... but they're true)
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To: rfreedom4u

The first wookie put a hex on her.

Where’s that picture of TFW looking at Mrs. Sarkozy with her evil eyes?


19 posted on 05/06/2012 6:40:40 PM PDT by bicyclerepair ( REPLACE D-W-S ! http://www.karenforcongress.com)
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To: Kaslin

France will go from very, very, very Socialist to very, very, very, very Socialist.


20 posted on 05/06/2012 6:41:46 PM PDT by bmwcyle (I am ready to serve Jesus on Earth because the GOP failed again)
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