Article

2006-06-02 Europe

Socialist Frenchwoman Takes Hard Stance on Violence

Archived material is restricted to Rantburg regulars and members. If you need access email fred.pruitt=at=gmail.com with your nick to be added to the members list. There is no charge to join Rantburg as a member.

Posted by Steve White 2006-06-02 00:55|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Two esential and immeadate problems that have to be dealt with. Racism and the lack of firm virgirous law enforcement. Busting asses is effective.The cops need to break some bones and shoot a few thugs. French racism in employment and hiring is very bad and must be dealt with. It also goes both ways the "minority" (not for much longer) is plenty racist too.

The Socailists will not deal with either problem and the far right will make things worse as well.
So France, you are screwed I am afarid.

Posted by Sock Puppet of Doom 2006-06-02 05:03|| 2006-06-02 05:03|| Front Page Top

#2 She's very popular, media-speaking (I mean, it's not her opinions which are making her popular), she has a maternal "family values" image, and since the underlaying big issue of the 2007 presidential race will be (and already is) security, immigration, and related matters, she's racing after Sarko on that.
The reactions from the left were priceless, btw.

She might very well be France next's president, she will have the msm for her (first female president, socialist to boot, yeah!), and according to various rumors, the RG police intelligence is running a scenario of her opposed by pépé Le Pen during the second turn, and then very likely winning 80/20.
Still, she would have to win in the socialist party first.

Posted by anonymous5089 2006-06-02 06:57|| 2006-06-02 06:57|| Front Page Top

#3 One more thing to piss off the RoP. I say go for it, France, just for the panty bunching effect it would have.

Posted by DarthVader 2006-06-02 07:57|| 2006-06-02 07:57|| Front Page Top

#4 sounds VERY clintonian, from the third wayish tough line on crime, ("sista souljah") to the reluctance of the party base, to the interweaving of the personal and political life.

She'll get along VERY well with President Clinton. And President Clintons husband.

Seriously, this sounds also like a sign the socialists are scared of Sarko, who will be harder to beat than De Villepin. (but isnt that a parallel to - Sarko, to me, is sort of the McCain of France)

Posted by liberalhawk 2006-06-02 09:16|| 2006-06-02 09:16|| Front Page Top

#5 Galouzeau "de Villepin" is a dead fish floating belly up in the water, a donkey would be harder to beat (last time it was asked, about a solid 1% of polled people wanted Shirak to run again, I wonfder what they would think of his heir?). Ségolène is a pure product of the socilaist party, but she has a rightwing family background, and has some "maternally conservative" values on family, but nothing much else.
She's very disputed in the socialist party, and while she's got the msm behind her, it's not sure she will be candidate. If so, she has a good chance, but she will be challenged on his left by the green-commies-trotskysts (about 20% of the electorate?), while Sarko has of course the diadvantage of being associated with the Shiraq debacle and of not having actually done anything while minister of industry or interior.
I really don't know what will happen in 2007, probably an another farce. Anyway, regardless of who wins, the issues France is facing won't be adressed, most likely, and it will have to be resolved through a real crisis. If Ségo wins, with her socialist buddies (with who else is she going to govern?), then it will come down to that sooner.

Posted by anonymous5089 2006-06-02 11:16|| 2006-06-02 11:16|| Front Page Top

#6 "Ordering youths over 16 who cause trouble to perform military or community service or learn a trade"

Oh yes, there is nothing like giving thugs the skills needed to kill you. Perhaps the Legion could use them, provided they were shipped out of country.

Seriously, one has to wonder, given the current employment situations and business environment of France, what market will be available to those who do learn a trade.

Clintonian, indeed.

Posted by Fordesque 2006-06-02 11:19|| 2006-06-02 11:19|| Front Page Top

#7 Dispatching "troublemakers...

Jeez, that sounded good until I read the rest of the sentence.

Posted by Parabellum 2006-06-02 18:48|| 2006-06-02 18:48|| Front Page Top

23:58 11A5S
23:57 RD
23:55 zazz
23:52 Rafael
23:52 Red Dog
23:49 zazz
23:46 Scooter McGruder
23:46 Remoteman
23:41 Rafael
23:39 anymouse
23:37 3dc
23:18 DMFD
23:16 Sock Puppet of Doom
23:12 DMFD
23:09 3dc
23:07 RD
23:07 3dc
22:59 newc
22:55 RB
22:49 Barbara Skolaut
22:48 Barbara Skolaut
22:44 DarthVader
22:42 Barbara Skolaut
22:41 3dc