The funniest piece of French news lately is Nicolas Sarkozy's latest blunder. At the agricultural faire in Paris this weekend, he was walking amongst the common people, shaking their hands, admiring cows etc. One of the participants was not too eager to shake his hand and said “Me touche pas, tu me salis”, - don’t touch me, you’ll make me dirty. The president’s response was “Alors caisse toi pauvre con!” – get lost then you poor idiot, never loosing his smile.
This is not the first time Mr Sarkozy has had a run-in with the people he represents. When talking to fishermen at Guilvinec, struggling with fishing quotas, someone in the crowd expressed his discontent with Sarkozy’s recent pay rise and said “We also want a 140 percent pay raise!” Sarkozy is challenged by this remark and says, on camera, “Who said that? Was it you? , why don’t you come down here and say that. If you think that I will be insulted by fishermen..
I did not like Mr. Sarkozy’s appearance when he emerged in the 2007 presidential elections. Thought he looked like a crook. I was baffled by his embracement of the US which followed very shortly after he was elected. As a spokesman for the French people he told the Bush administration that France is a great friend of the US. I get the feeling he is not really in touch with “le peuple”.
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