Bush Buddy “Frenchie” Goes Nuts on 60 Minutes
In all fairness to French Prez Nicolas Sarkozy, clearly he was going through a rough time as his wife was leaving him. But it’s interesting to see the man who is working to re-strengthen US-French relations go totally nutso because he has to sit down for 10 minutes. This “conservative” Frenchman whom republicans have been praising (even though he is still more liberal than Hillary Clinton whom they’ve labeled an evil socialist who will make this country poor if elected president) thinks very highly of the United States and what we apparently stand for.
I certainly hope things get better for Sarko though. Maybe Bill Clinton can swing by and take him for a night on the town to cheer him up!
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Alex, I think Lesley Stahl was an idiot for asking about his marital status as her first question when she plainly saw that he didn’t want to do the interview in the first place! If she had asked him a political question rather than a personal one, she would have had an interview with him. Like I wrote on my post, “What a Difference a Country Makes” http://www.theparistraveler.com/what-a-difference-a-country-makes/ it’s clear that people in the U.S. are more concerned with gossip than important matters!
Lesley should have spoken to Cécilia if she wanted the low down, the ex-First Lady seems to strive on gossip!
Lynn, that Youtube clip wasn’t the whole interview. It was condensed to only show the parts where Sarkozy got upset (the beginning and end). The questions about Cecilia were at the end and that’s when he justifiably ended the interview. However, Leslie Stahl HAS to ask those questions on our media outlets.
Yes, unfortunately the US is much more consumed overall as a nation with trivial gossip rather than important matters. But one downside I believe both the US and France shares is that of ethnocentrism in our cultures. It’s important to appreciate your culture and protect it, but to view it as superior to others is not a correct viewpoint.