Carla Bruni on Letterman Last Night
Aggregated from: SuperFrenchie
Can Americans ever talk about the French without the stupid stereotypes? Watch the last image of that video for an answer… [Enjoy] ...
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November 19, 2008
Høi Reax
Aggregated from: EuroSavant » Barack Obama
As long as we’re still covering the various reactions to Obama’s presidential victory of last week, let’s be sure not to miss the musings of Berlingske Tidende’s Poul Høi, who in his reporting and now in his own blog Amerikanske Tilstande (= “American Conditions”...
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A few facts for the lesson-givers
Aggregated from: SuperFrenchie
As you know, it didn’t take long. As soon as Obama got elected, the arrogant lesson-giving and the heavy-duty bragging, which had never been absent but obviously had to be a bit toned down under Bush, started anew: electing a black man, we’re told, could never happen in Europe. Much less in ...
go to article »November 17, 2008
The Party of ‘Stupid’
Aggregated from: SuperFrenchie
Ouch! And no, I didn’t write this. The Economist did! JOHN STUART MILL once dismissed the British Conservative Party as the stupid party. Today the Conservative Party is run by Oxford-educated high-fliers who have been busy reinventing conservatism for a new era. As Lexington sees it, the tit...
go to article »November 16, 2008
Diplomatic language…
Aggregated from: SuperFrenchie
Conversation between Sarko and Putin, last August during the Georgian crisis: Putin: “I am going to hang Saakashvili by the balls” Sarko: “Hang him?” Putin: “Why not? The Americans hanged Saddam Hussein.” Sarko: “Yes but do you want to end up like Bush?” Putin: “Ah — you have sco...
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Look Back to Find the Way Forward
Aggregated from: The Strong Conservative
Republicans might be down in the dumps, but conservatives don't have to be. The conservative parties in New Zealand just won an impressive victory, in Canada Stephen Harper has an enlarged mandate, in France Sarkozy is the most pro-American and pro-business President in a generation, and in Britain ...
go to article »November 15, 2008
Sarkozy to Putin: “Do you want to end up like Bush?”
French President Nicolas Sarkozy and former Russian president Vladimir Putin are known for having a colorful and unpredictable relationship. Has Sarkozy's warning to Putin not to behave like the American president George W Bush been a factor in not escalating the crisis in Georgia? Bloggers from around Europe weigh in.
November 12, 2008
France: “Diversity” Boosted by the Obama Effect?
"The Obama effect," the new set phrase for change French-style, from economics to sports to nearly every area of life, is shaking up the literary as well as the political communities. Whatever the agenda displayed by those concerned, diversity – meant as the contrary of discrimination in jobs, society, politics, ...
November 11, 2008
Bush administration to blame for McCain's failure, Palin says
Aggregated from: USA 2008
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin blames the Bush administration for the failure of the Mccain-Palin ticket, thinks people need to move on from the so-called "troopergate" controversy and loved her time in the national spotlight and won’t rule out a run for president or vice president in 2012....
go to article »November 9, 2008
Green Dreams: Environment Bloggers Weigh in on Historic Election
For envrionment bloggers around the world, hopes are high for the Obama Administration. After Obama's victory in the Presidential election last week, however, can he maintain the high expectations people have for him and his policies? This group of environment bloggers have begun ranking proposals and issues they hope Team Obama will begin tackling.
