Chirac demands France creates a rival to CNN

London Telegraph ^ | March 30, 2003 | Kim Willsher in Paris

[BillF]

French think that CNN reports from an American perspective. Don't they realize that it ain't called "Communist Network News" for nothing?

[sam_paine]

What is it with this guy's tantrums????

[Zorrito]

Who would listen? French is a dying language, even in France itself.

[Bluntpoint]

French "CNN":

CESMN: Chesse Eating Surrender Monkey Network

[MEG33]

De Gaulle wannabbe

[AmericanMade1776]

The Irony that Chirac does not like what CNN is reporting is just rich.

[UserFPC]

"Rival" to CNN? Leave it to the French to want to challenge the team in last place.

[cardinal4]

He also wants to challenge America's domination of international affairs by extending French language and influence. /snicker

They just dont get, do they? Hey France, No one cares!

[Between the Lines]

Grenouille Presse

[Walkingfeather]

i believe this is the beginning of the quick end to the European Union. How do you think other countries are feeling about " French tantrum " Leadership. Do those samller countries believe they will be treated fairly?

[TheSpottedOwl]

I'm probably way off base here, but Chirac is starting to sound like a dictator. How long has this guy been in power?

France is a socialist country, oui?

[CatoRenasci]

Well, we should all contribute to that by reducing the teaching of French here in the US. All French instruction should be halted as of the end of this school year and students given a choice of Spanish or Italian (also Romance languages) instead. We should also throughout the world subsidized and encourage the teaching of English as the froggies encouage French. I won't be happy until there are no more speakers of French than there are of Esperanto.

[mitchbert]

Equal parts xenophobia and delusions of grandeur.

[jim35]

Typical socialist thinking; just set up a government news network, and you'll compete with the other networks. He has no idea of how the free market works. Also; he's worried about coming up with 100 million euros? Our congress wipes it butt with that much, ten times before lunch. Before starting real spending. Hah! What a joke!

[NordP]

Notice how he didn't ask for a FOX News Channel....couldn't handle fair and balanced. ;-)

[DB]

The French have much in common with the Democratic Party these days...

Let them spend their money throwing it down the toilet. The more bankrupt the better.

[MEG33]

They'll have Chretien on the board of directors.

[WestTexasWend]

Oui-NN (Oui-Oui, to it's fans)

[ChadGore]

What Chiraq doesn't understand is, the world could care less what french thinks.