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Thursday May 3rd, 2007
Dear X:
Thanks for the note the other day. Sorry for the delay in responding.
I'm sorry to say that my hopes to write about the election comparing the French 2 news coverage with American coverage -what there is- and why that is the way it is, has just about ended due to other time conflicts.
Dear X:
Thanks for the note the other day. Sorry for the delay in responding.
I'm sorry to say that my hopes to write about the election comparing the French 2 news coverage with American coverage -what there is- and why that is the way it is, has just about ended due to other time conflicts.
Perhaps I'll post some nuggets before the election, as well as my take on that crazy situation with FC Nantes goalkeeper Fabien Barthez.
Based on the video I've seen, and my own experience playing fullback, the Nantes fullbacks aren't exactly what you'd call "strong" on plays in front of the net!
It's like a shooting gallery.
That a guy would go from hero to... well, whatever you call his status in French, is amazing to me.
Will be watching the highlights of the Sarkozy-Royal debate later tonight before the latest installment of Survivor.
Per your comments to me about what Joshua Boswell wrote on his excellent French election blog, http://frenchelection2007.blogspot.com/
Per your comments to me about what Joshua Boswell wrote on his excellent French election blog, http://frenchelection2007.blogspot.com/
"Sarkozy either wear's his heart on his sleeve or is an excellent actor, for whenever he talks about the value of work and his intent to act, he comes across convincingly and charismatic," I quite agree.
A big heart and a big brain do make a nice combination in a politician running for president, perhaps we should try that over here, too.
Having watched the France 2 footage of Sarkozy's visits to myriad factories, especially his visit recently to Valenciennes with J-L Barloo, I think he expresses a level of genuine understanding that was noticeably lacking whenever John Kerry went to a factory or venue
designed to show him mixing it up with "regular people" and not just wind surfers.
(Kerry famously calling Green Bay's Lambeau Field "Lambert Field," the actual name of the St. Louis Airport where Charles Lindbergh was prior to leaving for Long Island on his Paris trip in 1927, really was a direct hit on his credibility if you ask me.
Just another reason why I found it so easy to vote for President Bush for president in 2004, my first time ever voting for a Republican president, I remind you, despite disagreeing with him on so many issues.
At a minimum, regardless of policy disputes, American voters expect you to be in sync with the country's rhythms and traditions, and Kerry will never be that.
He'll always be the aloof guy dropping by.)
Sarkozy: "I want your confidence, I want to be the candidate of the French people. While two other candidates chat away in a rich Paris hotel, my hotel is this factory. Along with J-L Borloo, I promise that by the end of my presidency, the unemployment rate will drop to 5%."
I suppose it goes without saying that I am ridiculously envious of you being in Paris during the last few days of the election campaign. Wish you had more time to take photos of some of those places I mentioned previously, so I'd have a before and after comparison to some older postcards and photos.
Sarkozy: "I want your confidence, I want to be the candidate of the French people. While two other candidates chat away in a rich Paris hotel, my hotel is this factory. Along with J-L Borloo, I promise that by the end of my presidency, the unemployment rate will drop to 5%."
I suppose it goes without saying that I am ridiculously envious of you being in Paris during the last few days of the election campaign. Wish you had more time to take photos of some of those places I mentioned previously, so I'd have a before and after comparison to some older postcards and photos.
You know what they call a Big Mac in France...
Before it's too late, why don't you send me a postcard with your final prediction of the election results on it, so that we can have it on record for history's sake, and I can wave it around should you ever engage in that revisionism you're always decrying in others!
Me, I see a Sarkozy victory, and wonder how the American medis will spin a Royal loss:
gender, politics or time for a "change" in old ways of thinking?
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