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Chirac's wife denies rug theft
The Scotsman ^
| April 24, 2003
| SUSAN BELL
Posted on 04/23/2003 5:41:07 PM PDT by MadIvan
BERNADETTE Chirac, wife of the French president, Jacques Chirac, has been accused in court of illegally taking a 17th century rug from Paris’ city hall to the Elysée Palace.
The accusation was made by the Association of Jews Despoiled during the War which brought a lawsuit against Mrs Chirac, saying she illegally removed the rug from the city hall, where her husband was mayor, and took it with her when he became president.
The association said Mrs Chirac should face thousands of euros in fines. The organisation says the rug was looted by the Nazis from a Jewish family during the occupation of France during the Second World War.
" She probably just thought [the rug] looked nice and wanted it for the presidential palace," said Jean-David Leibovic, head of the association. "I want to think she didn’t know."
Mrs Chirac’s lawyers argued that the whole affair is an unfortunate mix-up and pressed for the case to be dismissed.
TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: chirac; france; hillary; rug; theft; turass
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I am not sure whether to laugh or be disgusted. I'll settle on both.
Regards, Ivan
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posted on
04/23/2003 5:41:07 PM PDT
by
MadIvan
To: knews_hound; faithincowboys; hillary's_fat_a**; redbaiter; MizSterious; Krodg; hoosiermama; ...
Bump!
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posted on
04/23/2003 5:41:24 PM PDT
by
MadIvan
To: MadIvan
Looks like Hillary and Chirac's wife have a lot in common!!!!!
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posted on
04/23/2003 5:42:17 PM PDT
by
ConservativeMan55
(Boycott Smuckers Jelly ! ! ! ! !)
To: ConservativeMan55
Tom Daschle is deeply saddened...
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posted on
04/23/2003 5:42:39 PM PDT
by
ConservativeMan55
(Boycott Smuckers Jelly ! ! ! ! !)
To: ConservativeMan55
Mrs Chirac’s lawyers argued that the whole affair is an unfortunate mix-up and pressed for the case to be dismissed. That excuse does sound a little familiar.
To: MadIvan
They need to check for the silverware too.....
To: ConservativeMan55
" She probably just thought [the rug] looked nice and wanted it for the presidential palace," said Jean-David Leibovic, head of the association. "I want to think she didn’t know."Yeah, and Hillary just thought that all of that furniture and odds and ends were housewarming gifts for the taking.
Those people see something crooked in W just taking a breath and fiddle around for excuses when a real theft is under their noses.
To: MadIvan
" She probably just thought [the rug] looked nice and wanted it for the presidential palace," said Jean-David Leibovic, head of the association. "I want to think she didn’t know." Oh here is a suggestion .. then why not just ask if it could be placed in the presidential palace instead of stealing it?
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posted on
04/23/2003 5:46:20 PM PDT
by
Mo1
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To: anniegetyourgun
Bernadette Chirac is a beaut!!
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posted on
04/23/2003 5:46:42 PM PDT
by
nwrep
To: MadIvan
Ivan, this is another disgusting example of how people who hold elected office and their families, feel they are a privileged class exempt from the rules that govern you and me. This is rightfully in the same class of offeneses as the Clintons. This gross sense of entitlement disgusts me. The antisemitism only makes the point more poignant.
To: MadIvan
Mrs Chirac’s lawyers argued that the whole affair is an unfortunate mix-up and pressed for the case to be dismissed. For Pierre's sake, what's the rosbif here, it's not even like the rug was a new one.
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posted on
04/23/2003 5:47:44 PM PDT
by
Oztrich Boy
(Paging Nehemiah Scudder:The Crazy Years are peaking. America is nearly ready for you.)
To: nwrep
No wonder French men have mistresses.
To: ConservativeMan55
Looks like Hillary and Chirac's wife have a lot in common!!!!!My exact thought ... now Hildabeast is a U.S. Senator representing New York state ... go figure!
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posted on
04/23/2003 5:49:08 PM PDT
by
BluH2o
To: ConservativeMan55
Dashle is five foot nuthin' He ain't deeply ANYTHING.
To: ConservativeMan55
My thoughts exactly!!!
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posted on
04/23/2003 5:51:39 PM PDT
by
demnomo
To: MadIvan
The woman has a bad-dose of the Hitleries...in every sense of the word, seemingly! :-)
(BTW Ivan, I laughed reading this! Imelda Marcos disgusted me, but she had impeccable taste in shoes! *LOL*)
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posted on
04/23/2003 5:53:48 PM PDT
by
Happygal
To: michigander
Le Snafu?
To: Mo1
Yeah, and Hillary just thought that all of that furniture and odds and ends were housewarming gifts for the taking. could someone point me to a story on this I have heard it brought up a couple of times but have never read anything about it
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posted on
04/23/2003 5:56:41 PM PDT
by
scab4faa
(Perfection is my direction! *Looks at a map* I think I'm going the wrong way...)
To: nwrep
Bernadette Chirac is a beaut!! I'll bet she was really something before electricity.
To: Happygal
Imelda Marcos disgusted me, but she had impeccable taste in shoes!Yes, she did, for a woman with short, fat feet. :)
I wonder if Madame Chirac finally realized that swiping a rug from the Paris city hall isn't chic. Let's hope she didn't roam through the Louvre with a shopping basket.
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posted on
04/23/2003 6:01:16 PM PDT
by
xJones
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