tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021650718999668529.post6241592200621544314..comments2024-01-12T00:35:16.941+01:00Comments on French Leave: Dies Irae...or 'casse-toi, pauvre con'....the fly in the webhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04563871975125538755noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021650718999668529.post-56448164945138162402011-02-22T23:13:00.760+01:002011-02-22T23:13:00.760+01:00mrwriteon, I can remember honest politicians....th...mrwriteon, I can remember honest politicians....they wouldn't touch the trade with a bargepole now and that is the tragedy of our societies.the fly in the webhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04563871975125538755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021650718999668529.post-28369821853162473182011-02-22T23:02:16.370+01:002011-02-22T23:02:16.370+01:00All I can say is amen to what you wrote.All I can say is amen to what you wrote.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021650718999668529.post-75336083454527479562011-02-22T15:57:41.564+01:002011-02-22T15:57:41.564+01:00Marilyn, I'd have been tempted to give him of ...Marilyn, I'd have been tempted to give him of those tents put up for the SDF in the winter...<br /><br />There is certainly an unpleasant climate of sleaze about...just what Sarkozy promised he would stop!the fly in the webhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04563871975125538755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021650718999668529.post-3394914163397359372011-02-22T15:45:54.541+01:002011-02-22T15:45:54.541+01:00France is in a bit of a mess right now because of ...France is in a bit of a mess right now because of the bad company some of our government ministers have been keeping. Sarkozy ought also to explain his warm welcome of the Despot Kadaffi (how does one spell the bastard's name, anyway?) in Paris when the despot demanded to be allowed to live in a tent. Mind you, the tent was put up at the bottom end of the Champs-Elysees and it did not really have anything in common with the tent that Monsieur et Madame Dupont always put up in Sete in August ...Marilynhttp://www.marilynztomlins.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021650718999668529.post-83967852499185053452011-02-21T20:36:33.861+01:002011-02-21T20:36:33.861+01:00Mark in Mayenne, which is what the 'trickle do...Mark in Mayenne, which is what the 'trickle down' policy leads to...the fly in the webhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04563871975125538755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021650718999668529.post-73736866356020115132011-02-21T20:32:30.526+01:002011-02-21T20:32:30.526+01:00Après nous, le deluge....Après nous, le deluge....Mark In Mayennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14987723233401368368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021650718999668529.post-22676412944406837692011-02-18T15:30:09.997+01:002011-02-18T15:30:09.997+01:00Sarah, I think once the UMP realised that Sarkozy ...Sarah, I think once the UMP realised that Sarkozy meant what he said about reforms they quickly sandbagged him...can you think of any other reason the press and TV give and gave him such unfavourable coverage? <br /><br />Normally they would not dare! <br /><br />I think you're right...the elite don't give an inch in France until violence breaks out...and I don't mean a phony union manif, or some kids burning cars out in the banlieux.<br /><br />I'm hearing an awful lot of anger from friends whose grandchildren are in education or looking for jobs...they just don't see a future for them.the fly in the webhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04563871975125538755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021650718999668529.post-55948684262357564562011-02-18T15:02:11.826+01:002011-02-18T15:02:11.826+01:00Power corrupts, mind you, I was watching a prog on...Power corrupts, mind you, I was watching a prog on tele yesterday about Norway's ministers. They have modest quarters, walk to work and consider themselves servants of the people, not elitist demi-gods. <br /><br />It could never work in France where the political elite consider themselves so much above everyone else it would be inconceivable to bring about change, except by revolution!<br /><br />We had high hopes of Sarko. Disappointed, as usual.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13195684182481935384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021650718999668529.post-91624384246935497902011-02-18T12:48:53.531+01:002011-02-18T12:48:53.531+01:00Ayak, as you see, a spam got through the net!
The ...Ayak, as you see, a spam got through the net!<br />The corruption sickens me...as does the hypocrisy.<br />And when you think how little it takes to bribe them...a free flight in a private 'plane!the fly in the webhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04563871975125538755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021650718999668529.post-5347844219681124042011-02-18T10:57:48.236+01:002011-02-18T10:57:48.236+01:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021650718999668529.post-16093657580223507212011-02-18T06:45:19.425+01:002011-02-18T06:45:19.425+01:00Fly you know I'm not knowledgable when it come...Fly you know I'm not knowledgable when it comes to politics (although I've learned a lot from reading your blog) but I do wonder if there is a country anywhere in the world that does not have a government that is corrupt? No wonder the world's in such a mess.Ayakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16903896106779269050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021650718999668529.post-27100950223633078762011-02-17T22:26:48.339+01:002011-02-17T22:26:48.339+01:00Steve, oh dear, if wrath is a mortal sin then it&#...Steve, oh dear, if wrath is a mortal sin then it's the eternal bonfire for me, I'm afraid!<br /><br />But we do need it.the fly in the webhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04563871975125538755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021650718999668529.post-73434439293829839162011-02-17T22:11:13.960+01:002011-02-17T22:11:13.960+01:00Wrath might be a mortal sin... but given the state...Wrath might be a mortal sin... but given the state of the world, maybe we need a little more of it?Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.com