Barack Obama and Sarkozy stand side by side on Iran – and hamburgers

Barack Obama and Sarkozy stand side by side on Iran – and hamburgers

US president warms relations with Europe after French leader takes trip to fast food joint

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/mar/31/barack-obama-sarkozy-iran-hamburgers

• Ewen MacAskill in Washington
• The Guardian, Wednesday 31 March 2010
• Article history

Nicolas Sarkozy was described by Barack Obama as his 'dear friend' at a joint press conference. Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/mar/31/barack-obama-sarkozy-iran-hamburgers

Nicolas Sarkozy dispensed with Gallic fussiness about food on his visit to Washington yesterday to dine in the city's most famous fast food joint, Ben's Chili Bowl.

The restaurant, with its selection of cheap hamburgers and 'half smokes' – a sort of cholesterol-laden hot dog – could never be described as haute cuisine, yet the French president's wife Carla Bruni opted for a half smoke and then, perhaps surprisingly for an ex-model, ordered a second.

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In a lighter moment at the press conference, Sarkozy mentioned he had seen a picture of Obama on the wall at Ben's Chili Bowl. The French president, not often noted for his modesty, said he anticipated that his own might one day be nailed there too.

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20080326 Daily Mail UK: Think this picture of Carla is racy?

Think THIS image of Carla is racy? You should see the ones I didn't publish, says photographer

Published in the Daily Mail, UK, 26th March 2008

It's not the look you would normally associate with a First Lady. But the photographer who captured this soon-to-be-auctioned image of the new Mrs Nicolas Sarkozy - former model Carla Bruni - claims he has photos that are even more explicit

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Even so, the First Lady is understandably furious that a nude photo of her went on sale on the eve of her State visit to Britain with her husband.

Experts say the renewed interest in her is likely to send its price up to £2,000.

But an aide to 40-year-old Mrs Sarkozy said: "Carla is very angry, not to say deeply upset, that a commercial organisation has chosen to release this print at such an important time.

"Her priority is to establish herself on the world stage as a first lady France can be proud of."

As well as being the first time that an image of a naked wife of a serving head of state has been sold for profit, it is being touted at a time when Mrs Bruni-Sarkozy and her husband President "Bling Bling" Nicolas Sarkozy are desperately trying to moderate their racy image.

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Read (look at) the entire article here: Think THIS image of Carla is racy? You should see the ones I didn't publish, says photographer

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20070923 French Foreign Minister Kouchner responds to be being interrupted

French Foreign Minister Kouchner responds to be being interrupted

On Sunday, September 23^rd, 2007, “Amy Proctor” posted the video below on the “French Foreign Minister Calls Code Pink 'Stupid' During Interruption.”

It is a relatively priceless moment captured on video.

Ms. Proctor wrote, in part:

French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner, who last week said "We must prepare for the worst” against Iran (referring to war), addressed Center for Strategic and International Studies where he was interrupted by (sigh, who else..) Code Pink.

Read the rest of her post here: French Foreign Minister Calls Code Pink 'Stupid' During Interruption

Meanwhile, enjoy this:

http://www.brightcove.tv/title.jsp?title=1199226888

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20070806 The Associated Press lays out the welcome mat for vacationing French President

The Associated Press lays out the welcome mat for vacationing French President

August 6^th, 2007

Vacationing on Lake Winnipesaukee in New Hampshire French President Nicolas Sarkozy has personally discovered the American welcome mat.

Associated Press photographer Jim Cole and freelancer Vince DeWitt took the opportunity to show him the courtesy of getting under his skin while the president is trying to get some personal R and R.

Of course, as told by the Associated Press, it was the French president who was out of line.

Perhaps the next time Messrs. Cole and DeWitt go on a personal vacation with their families, they could tell us their whereabouts so that we may show them the same courtesy of giving them the same treatment in return.

With civility at an all time low in our great country, one wonders when the press might stop reporting or facilitating it and start taking responsibility.

In today’s world of anonymous comments, wall-to-wall coverage of snot-nosed sniveling irresponsible Hollywood moonbats and the highlighting of the lowest common denominator commentary on critical public policy decisions, how far will the coarsening of the American dialogue go before we reach saturation to the point of refusal?

Of course the American media set the standard by reporting – sanctifying and sanitizing Cindy Sheehan every bowel movement while President George W. Bush tried to take a vacation on his personal ranch. But that was OK because the smug, arrogant, and self-righteous liberal media justified that with their typical situational ethics.

When was it that we lost track of the human factor of how we approach elected officials and other community leaders who step-up to the plate to try and make a difference and accept huge responsibilities on behalf of an increasingly ungrateful and disrespectful public

Sarkozy Berates Photographers In N.H.

CONCORD, N.H., Aug. 6, 2007

(AP) French President Nicolas Sarkozy lost his temper with two American news photographers covering his vacation Sunday, jumping onto their boat and scolding them loudly in French.

The confrontation came Sunday afternoon as Sarkozy and companions were headed for open water in a boat on Lake Winnipesaukee when he spotted Associated Press photographer Jim Cole and freelancer Vince DeWitt aboard Cole's boat, which was outside a buoy barrier monitored by the New Hampshire Marine Patrol.

Before Sarkozy spotted him, Cole had driven his boat up to the patrol boat, identified himself and received permission to be there.

"He was happy and smiling and he waved at the security people as he was coming out," Cole said of the president. "And then he noticed us taking pictures and his happy demeanor diminished immediately."

The men said they watched through their lenses as Sarkozy pointed toward them and his boat began moving in their direction. Coming alongside Cole's boat, Sarkozy, clad only in swim trunks, jumped aboard and began shouting at them.

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20070803 Sarkozy's Summer Place New Hampshire

Sarkozy's Summer Place: New Hampshire

Sources Say French President Will Spend Summer Vacation At New Hampshire Resort

CONCORD, N.H., Aug. 3, 2007

(AP) French President Nicolas Sarkozy will follow in the steps of several celebrities when he vacations this month at a resort town on New Hampshire's largest lake.

A source who was not authorized to speak about Sarkozy's private travels confirmed Thursday a report in Wednesday's Boston Globe that the French president planned to spend two weeks in Wolfeboro.

Current and past vacationers there include Drew Barrymore, Taiwan's Madame Chiang Kai-shek and presidential candidate Mitt Romney. The picturesque town is on Lake Winnipesaukee, about two hours north of Boston.

The source said the trip will be a private visit.

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"We're going to have to get our French flags out, I guess," Town Manager David Owen said when asked about them last month.

A spokesman for New Hampshire Gov. John Lynch said officials knew Sarkozy was on his way.

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20070507 France to US Take us back by Don Surber

Don Surber nails it…France to U.S.: Take us back

May 7^th, 2007 by Don Surber

http://blogs.dailymail.com/donsurber/2007/05/07/france-to-us-take-us-back/

AP reported that in their April 28 debate on MSNBC, the 8 Democratic presidential candidates promised to restore America’s standing in the world.

Said New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson: “We are today internationally and domestically a nation that is no longer a leader.”

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Really. Hmm. Said the French people on Sunday: Take us back, America. We’re sorry.

CNN reported a record 85% of French voters turned out to give Conservative Nicolas Sarkozy a landslide win by 6 points. He’s going to cut taxes and to stop the strikes by unions. Sacre bleu, he’s Ronald Reagan.

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The French elected him because of the November 2005 riots by Muslim youths: L’Intifada. The French are scared to death of the Muslims.

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Read the entire post: France to U.S.: Take us back

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20070115 Documents Show France Proposed Union With Britain in 1956

Documents Show France Proposed Union With Britain in 1956

January 17^th, 2007

Fox News is carrying an interesting AP story that says that Britain and France considered merging in 1956.

The revelation that the French government proposed a union of Britain and France in 1956 — even offering to accept the sovereignty of the British Queen — has left scholars on both sides of the Channel scratching their heads.

Newly discovered documents in Britain's National Archives show how former French Prime Minister Guy Mollet discussed the possibility of a merger between the two countries with British Prime Minister Sir Anthony Eden.

"I completely fell off my seat," said Richard Vinen, an expert in French history at King's College in London. "It's such a bizarre thing to propose."

Fact is stranger than fiction. If this were to have been written in a novel, it would’ve been denounced as too implausible.

Whatever.

Read the rest here.

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