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France election: Macron heckled by pro-Le Pen workers
BBC News ^ | 4/26/2017 | BBC

Posted on 04/27/2017 2:36:25 AM PDT by Spiridon

French presidential hopeful Emmanuel Macron has been heckled by factory workers in Amiens after a visit by his far-right rival, Marine Le Pen.

Ms. Le Pen upstaged her centrist rival by turning up to speak to the workers as he met their union representatives a few miles away....

This was a neat publicity coup for Marine Le Pen. As Emmanuel Macron was holding talks at the local chamber of commerce, the National Front leader made an unannounced visit to the picket line at the Whirlpool factory where she was greeted with enthusiasm by may of the striking workers.

She told reporters there that Mr. Macron's decision to meet union officials in the comfortable surroundings of an office-rather than come to the factory gates as she had-was a sign of someone who was deep down contemptuous of working people's lives.

Mr. Macron retorted that Marine Le Pen was cynically exploiting the situation.....

(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...


TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: emmanuelmacron; france; marinelepen
Marine Le Pen got the best of banker Macron yesterday meeting with workers at Amiens, France and having selfies of herself posted online with the working people.

Meanwhile, Macron was meeting at the local chamber of commerce with the union bosses.

1 posted on 04/27/2017 2:36:26 AM PDT by Spiridon
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To: Spiridon

As in the USA...union bosses are out of touch with the working man.


2 posted on 04/27/2017 2:40:39 AM PDT by rrrod (just an old guy with a gun in his pocket.l)
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To: rrrod

But does either one of them get the Muslim vote?


3 posted on 04/27/2017 3:19:53 AM PDT by alloysteel (Islam is not the highest and best end goal to be aspired to by mankind.)
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To: alloysteel

Ten out of ten terrorists agree: anyone but Le Pen.


4 posted on 04/27/2017 3:33:21 AM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (Je Suis Pepe)
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To: Spiridon
Le Pen is way behind in the polls. Who would ever vote for her? The media is against her. The elite are against her. She is a clown. A latter day Hitler.

Everybody hates her but the people, the voters.

Does any of this sound familiar?

5 posted on 04/27/2017 3:53:54 AM PDT by Former Proud Canadian (We live in interesting times)
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Mr. Macron retorted that Marine Le Pen was cynically exploiting the situation

Marine Le Pen is helping France be France Again!

6 posted on 04/27/2017 4:20:11 AM PDT by Dustoff45 (Pass the Ketchup)
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So Macron, the shape shifter, the ultimate political animal, is accusing Le Pen of “cynically exploiting” a situation. I am shocked!


7 posted on 04/27/2017 4:29:53 AM PDT by Former Proud Canadian (We live in interesting times)
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To: Former Proud Canadian

I agree ... the only difference is it’s happening in France, not the USA or even the UK, but France! So I’m not quite as hopeful as I think too many there have brought the nation to the point of no return.


8 posted on 04/27/2017 4:56:14 AM PDT by zencycler
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To: Former Proud Canadian

Marine is taking the fight to the enemy and she did herself very well yesterday.


9 posted on 04/27/2017 5:04:37 AM PDT by Spiridon
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To: alloysteel

Macron gets the Muslim vote. Macron had to separate himself from a prominent Muslim supporter the other week because the Muslim guy had attacked the Charlie Hebdo magazine online right before the terrorists did their dirty work in 2015.


10 posted on 04/27/2017 5:06:54 AM PDT by Spiridon
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To: Dustoff45

Marine’s slogan for the second round campaign is “Choose France”.


11 posted on 04/27/2017 5:08:16 AM PDT by Spiridon
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To: alloysteel

Is there any doubt at all that Macron is going to get 99.999% of the Muslim vote in France?


12 posted on 04/27/2017 5:16:46 AM PDT by FenwickBabbitt
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To: Spiridon

Video reports of incident:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmIf90zXLLU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROSw7SUBdLA


13 posted on 04/27/2017 5:39:31 AM PDT by vladimir998 (Apparently I'm still living in your head rent free. At least now it isn't empty.)
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To: Spiridon

Macaroni=Hillary


14 posted on 04/27/2017 5:41:05 AM PDT by bray (Pray for President Trump)
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To: Spiridon

Fascinating discussion of the incident and the state of the French election right now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTl34bcp2I8


15 posted on 04/27/2017 5:47:38 AM PDT by vladimir998 (Apparently I'm still living in your head rent free. At least now it isn't empty.)
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