France's First Lady Snubs Bush - Passes On Lunch Invitation
By Logan Murphy Sunday Aug 12, 2007 8:23am
AFP Via Yahoo:
Cecilia Sarkozy's decision to bow out of a picnic with the president of the United States this weekend is the latest proof of the French first lady's unpredictable, even rebellious take on her new role.
President Nicholas Sarkozy travelled alone to meet George W. Bush and his family at their Atlantic holiday home after Cecilia -- staying just an hour away at a US lakeside resort -- bowed out due to a throat ailment.
The US leader said he was "disappointed" but understanding after Cecilia called Laura Bush at the last minute to excuse herself, but the change of plan sounded a false note in what was billed as a rare personal get-together.
She was photographed later Sunday taking a stroll in town with two friends. Nicolas Sarkozy, meanwhile, was seen wearing earphones and jogging on a lakeside path with a seven-strong entourage. Read more...
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Gotta love those French
Good for you, Cecelia! Too bad the US is now an international pariah...
Taller and ballsyer.
I wouldn't want to be seen with war criminals either.
Breaking news, Rove is leaving... I guess there is nobody left to torture.
And isn't the blind hatred of all things French a Republican trait? Correct me if I'm wrong...
New Hampshire outlet shopping helloo,...
This isn't anything new.
If you recall, even though Tony Blair was fast becoming "Bush's Poodle", Blair's wife, Cherie, avoided Bush at all costs because she flat out didn't like him, or the path he was leading her husband on. She was also very vocal about her dislike for the American President.
So, Mrs. Sarkozy is probably thinking the same thing. She saw what Bush did to Blair and doesn't want her husband going down the same path.
And if she's rebellious in her new role as France's First Lady, that might be because Sarkozy told her he was running for the office, and she'd better get used to the idea of him winning.
Apart from that....
Shorter Cecilia Sarkozy: Hold the Pickles.
-GSD
Good for her! Who the hell could blame her? I wouldn't want to dine with the bush family either. Yuck!
Well the French First Lady gets my respect.
She has an aversion to eating with people who talk with their mouths full and have absolutely no table manners.
But would she french Clinton?
She didn't want to go endure the Sulfur smell.
Hell yeah I don't blame her at all!! She's damn hot too! If she ever wants to trade up in the husband department she can give me a call anytime.
Props to Cecilia. She has a fast healing throat, maybe Nicholas helped her. Also, that Angela Merkel photo is LOL. It's as if she's saying "Get your hands off me you chimp!"
My neighbor went to the White House to attend an award ceremony of some type. She was excited about going. bush was supposed to be there. I told her I wouldn't go if they held a gun to my head. I see the First Lady of France has some class too.
Who can blame her? Bush is an absolute disgrace -- Cecilia didn't want to get a "monkey massage" like Merkel suffered.
Cecilia is hot, indeed! Good for her!
My sources tell me the converation went somethig like this:
Cecilia to Laura: "Allo? Madame Tussaud? I will be unable to eat your sheet today. Please call the American press who are more used to it than I. This nice fellow, I believe hees name eez "Karl Rover", has told me the food eez lousy and so eez zee company.
C'Est Si Bon.
I award 27,000 Super Cool Bonus Points to Cecilia. Well done!
Kudos to Cecilia for passing on Bush's usual cheeseburgers and onion rings fare when he has foreign leaders over
I hear she doesn't like freedom fries.
Not in the mood for 'pig' I guess.
What she should have done is make the date with him for lunch and then just not showed up then when he calls she would let him rant uncomfortably for a seeming eternity on the message about where she is then she could make him wait another 15 minutes or so and call him and apologize and tell him she will be right there and then never show up the whole time she and friends are across the street at some little coffee shop watching and laughing about how long he will wait and how little self respect he really has.
not that....I mean I never...... oh, well.
boosh is being honored in France though.
By Madam Tussaud's wax museum.
He'll be in the French reign of Terror display as a guillotine victim.
I wouldn't want to be associated with the Shrub in any way, shape of form either. I certainly wouldn't want any pictures of me visiting him to be held against my descendants for posterity.
I feel like I have a sisterhood deal with her in a small way. We were invited to a party this weekend and the lady giving it is my worst nightmare. I decided rather that suffer several hours with this awful woman, I would cancel out. I did it and felt great for having the nerve not to socially torture myself. I bet Cecilia felt the same way after making that phone call. Why go to something that you dread, unless it's the doctor or the dentist. :)
# 28: Lighten up, slightly
Any good wife would not want to be around to watch her husband kiss another mans butt.
Patthemokey @ 29:
Dogs don't kiss....
Bush has to sit at the loser table at the cafeteria of world leaders.
Viva La' fuckin France!
fuck all of youse freedom fry supporters. it's really gotta piss you off that the French were right all along.
Let's see, hamburgers and hot dogs on the menu and a ride in Poppy's boat. Who could pass that up? Honestly, the whole thing could be passed off as an insult to the French. Putin was served up lobster. Sarcozy gets a hamburger and a slice of pie if he cleans up his plate.
This is friggin' embarrassing!
The Political Junkie @ 7:
From my old European perspective I´ll tell you it´s too late for Cécilia not wanting to see her "husband going down the same path". Sarkozy is Bush´s new poodle already. But Cécilia is obviously not willing to stomach neither the Bush clan nor an American BBQ. Good for her.
Hey, whenever I'm eating and I hear Bush's voice on the radio, I must put down the fork and swear "dumb motherfucker". I suppose Cecilia feels the same way.
Oh well. She missed a good neck massage.
Good for Cecilia, she shouldn't have to endure any time with the criminal in chief. And I would bet that the menu of hot dogs and hamburgers was an intention snub to the President of France and his wife. Sure, Shrub would say that he's just being 'down home' but come on, these are sophisticated people and deserve much better.
She's probably upset because of O'Reilly's "French boycott".
Cecile may not be that hot, but put her up with Laura Bush and Ann Coulter...
Brent @ 38:
Is the story a little too difficult for you? Are the big words too much? We can help you, sport, when you're having difficulties.
our wonderful athletes who after winning their latest championship are asked to pose with the pretend prez and they literally gush with an enthusiasm usually reserved for winning the stanley cup or the lombardi trophy, these guys could take some lessons in how to treat a war criminal from france's first lady. i'm back to eating french, not freedom, fries. nothing but admination for this Lady.
As a MOTHER, cécilia refused to have her children serve as photoprops to bushsluts', and letting one's kids get that close to "the dark side" is downright dangerous.
It was after she learned of the lunch menu which consisted of hot dogs
Leave it to the American media to make a big deal out of Cecilia just taking care of herself.Snub,my ass.The fact that she acknowledges him at all should be enough because adults let what`s given be enough,and these folks:our fearless leaders and our main stream press have great difficulty allowing anything to be enough.America`s motto:"Give me more and give it to me yesterday"?
sully18 @ 45:
My gibberish translator is broken.
You go Girl! Too bad her husband didnt say no to Bush- I would have respected him more. After what this admin did to the French- tell Bush to eat cake!
I was over in Europe last week and the only english speaking TV station was the BBC. You wouldn't believe how they ripped in to Bushy for the bomber jacket gift he gave to the new British PM. Basically how tacky it was and how that the new PM wouldn't be caught dead wearing something so horrible. I had to laugh at how we're now seen in the world all due to our wonderfully refined president and his family.
After seeing how the BBC reports on issues it really points out how the MSM has failed in this country. I would suggest our "news" organizations stick to reporting on Paris Hilton and Lindsay Lohan from here on out and leave the real reporting to the media in other countries. Our MSM has clearly lost the ability to report objectively so why bother anymore.
Anyway, congrats to Ms. Sarkozy. It's about time the rest of the world starts treating the Bush Crime Family as pariahs.
sully18 @ 45:
I can smell the patchoulli and hear the Inna Gadda Da Veda from here.
Picnic!? Shouldn’t both Presidents be on the phone making sure their banks will still be solvent in two or three days without more bailouts?
Wow:
1. a non-subserviant,
2 French,
3. woman,
4. who snubbed the Bush Crime Family
She has all the makings of becoming the new target of hate for the drooling right wing masses.
Let's not get carried away in giddiness, folks. Just because his wife "snubbed" El Presidente doesn't take anything away from the fact that Nicholas Sarkozy is a darling of the Globalist Elite. He's every bit the criminal as are the rest of them.
"Throat ailment" = "Bush sticks in my craw"
Patthemokey @ 29:
Laura was there. Wasn't she?
Mrs. Sarkozy was spotted out and about in Wolfboro NH later on in the day.
She seems to have recovered from his sore throat rather quickly.
-GSD
I guess she just couldn't bear having dinner with two intellectual giants like the 'Commander guy' & 'Pickles'.
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So, the French snub the booshie family, and reich-wingers are come here outraged. Who would of predicted that?
To understand this "new french connection"
we need to read between the lines...
What dark story does the Bush family and French Sarkozy,
have to discuss or prepare for...
--> A Miami judge will hear arguments today..
( THAT PLACE: Forida ... The state that makes their own Foreign Policy .. and FEMA pre-event schedules)
http://www.thestar.com/News/article/245714
--> Where will ex-dictator Manuel Noriega go?
He wants to return to Panama after release from jail;
--> U.S. wants him to face French trial
paint the criminal story
priority #1: how to supress interviews and intelligent journalistic discussion of history....
What does Noriega know?
Quite a bit about...
--> drug and money laundering, and weapons smuggling deals.
Interesting timing of the Karl Rove resignation...
Usually "these types of stories" come out on Friday...
Remembering... Luis Posada Carriles
http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=05/05/09/148243
Personally, I like Cecilia's style. She may have went against protocol and embarrassed Nicholas a bit by her late telephone call to laura Bush knowing full well that people will think her reason is a lie. However, if she is the type of rebellious person I think she is, and depending on how she feels about the Bush family, she may have saved President Sarkozy even further embarrassment. Especially if she said something directly to Bush that may not go over very well. Some people are like that. They can not just sit and smile in the presence of someone they despise. I know I'm like that.
I don't blame her. I'll vomit if I have to eat looking at Bush's face.
Lafayette, I thank you.
They neglected to mention that her sore throat was caused by her yelling at the top of her lungs due to the thought of being in Bush's presence.
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Ms. Sarkozy has good taste and a stomach that revolts at the thought of Bush.
The only reason to attend a Bush picnic would be to bring the ants.
Think that Bill-O Liely will rescind his "pardon" of France. We'll see what the "Paris Business Review" has to say on the subject.
V V
If that's of any interest , i doubt it , she didn't even vote for her husband !
Now that Bliar is gone Bush needs a poodle and Sarko was more than willing to be just that .
Tha's what irks people in France not that he choosed the US to spend his holidays.
let's send her flowers!
Brent @ 37:
Is that you, Bill O'?
what really bothers me here is that Sarkozy seems to be such buddies with Bush. wasn't he a rather conservative candidate? why did the french elect him? And the pictures -- they seem to be acting all buddy-buddy.
I wish all world leaders to snub him. He should be treated as a pariah around the world. Nothing less. How depressing that he isn't.
hareli @ 65:
Come off it. It is not off topic. Google the last election stories. (Paris Match, Le Monde) France is far more sophisticated in their political reporting, and equally sophisticated in their acceptance of the alternative lives of their politicians. Cecilia made all kinds of pronouncements about what she was going to do if Sarkozy got elected. She has her own life, and her own boyfriend. Sarkozy and Ceclia lead entirely separate lives. Everyone in France knows that. Grow up.
[Grow up? Perhaps you might follow your own advice -- Sitemonitor]
If I'm ever invited to lunch with George W. Bush, I'm going to fall back on my infected bellybutton excuse.
GWB doesn't get to grope. Sacrebleu!!!
Rufus @ 73:
I'd be too tempted to wear a Buck Fush T-Shirt.
It was hard enough watching his motorcades go by in Waco, before he had killed so many people.
I couldn't eat a meal with him either. I don't think I could eat and make small talk with anyone that earns a living slaughtering hundreds of thousands of people.
What I really like about Cecilia Sarkozy from the Yahoo article does not necessarily pertain to this one situation though this does count. I noticed how the French media is both puzzled and facinated by Cecilia's actions. She removes herself from the First Lady role almost always (I.E. dinners with the other First Ladies) but steps into more diplomatic roles like that of an unlikely EU envoy trying to release the six foreign medics in Libya. If I didn't know better, and this is a long view, I would say that odds are pretty good that Cecilia might have her eyes set on some form of political office down the line. Who knows, she might even have built up enough support by then that she may run for the office of President herself.
The French are right again.
Even the international media is using Cécilia's absence from the informal lunch gathering to distract from what's really important to France, Europe, the U.S. and the entire free world for that matter.
Wait till we get done with that uppity French (rhymes with witch)!
First we'll pound on her with our business pundit Pineapplehead Cavuto. Then it's our news anchor Brit "what kinda freaking name is that" Hume's turn. Then we'll rake her and France over the coals with Right Wing Hate Speech Radio star Hamnity & Ball-less Dork show. Then we finish her off with the Master...masturbater, of course, Dild O"Reilly.
"Sorry, I don't like eating with a chimp"
lol
Jeeze, she's passing up an opportunity for a geriatric bum grope from the "happily" married Poppy.
One more reason to love the French. I wouldn't cross the street to see that coke-sniffing, alcoholic shithead. Why fly across the Atlantic.
I guess she just doesn't understand Chimpy's charming, down to earth ways. Bravo.
Whaddya beat Merkel would be melting like a pat of butter on some hot corn on the cob if it were Bill Clinton.
gosh why would a lady want to keep out of paw reach?
Brent @ 37:
and we appreciate that too!
So Sarko is Bush's new caniche, or is it roquet? (I recall roquet belles oreilles was the French translation of Huckleberry Hound when I was a kid.)
m.ellis @ 43:
you may be on the money their might come a day when all thoes that have their pictures with the great dictator may be hunted down and expunged !
"throat condition" - Translation: she couldn't swallow bullshit
I think most of America is suffering from that right now.
She said she didn't have much of a taste for collard greens and hawg maws.
Not only is she smart, but she's darn good lookin', too.
Eating weenies and beans with a war criminal. I can think of millions of other ways I'd rather spend my day.
Like shoveling raw sewage. While naked. Using a spoon.
I guess her husband is quite brave also. In the interest of international relations, he actually HAD to go. Part of the job, Nick. But that doesn't mean the missus has to put up with these criminals.
After he leaves office does anyone think Bush will ever travel outside of the United States?
I watched a moved yesterday that had a clip of JFK in Berlin giving his famous speech. There were people filling the streets for as far as the eye could see, it was peaceful, and they loved him. They absolutely admired, respected and loved him. I've seen Bill Clinton travel overseas and he is seen as almost a rock star, especially when daddy Bush is not near his side. I believe Jimmy Carter is also seen in high esteem and respect when he travels around the world. See a pattern here?
I remember protest of Reagan being in Europe. I think Bush might be refused entrance to any South American country after he leaves office. He has caused street riots there because he is so hated. Maybe it's that certain manly smell that GOPers give off -- that air of napalm?
Zenrage @ 88:
To bad it's six years too late.
Oh well. Better late than never. Let's hope there is still time to correct what has been fucked up.
And ysbaddaden: Clinton hasn't been in office for 6 years.
Give it up already. Your guy sucks. Admit it. Stop digging up arguments from the way-back machine.
Wait, nevermind. I should expect this from you 25%ers
[I guess you haven't been posting here much, so you don't know ysbaddaden. That was a joke, based on parody-Sitemonitor]
As much as I enjoy seeing that idiot Bush and his stepford wife get snubbed, I think this incident speaks more about the French woman's lack of class. Are you telling me she will make sure she avoids every single head of state (and his or her spouse) who is not a very good leader?
"Yo Cecilia!" gobs of mustard, relish, and bun spewing out of his lying mouth....
Care for an Angela Merkle back rub.....Tee hee hee!
Three cheers for the Frencks First Lady I guess she does have a sense of Class. She has proven it she doesn't socialize with PIGS.
I can't blame her. If I was in her position, I would avoid the notorious BUSH "Criminal" family. At this point of history, there is nothing noble about being associated with this family unless it is for "business-as-usual" and for diplomacy. The French Prime Minister's wife has "Class". I would not want to be seen with a President and his family who knowingly betrayed his own Nation. It is well documented that a crime has been committed and the only thing that is getting in the way of prosecution and conviction is a trial and impeachment and George's position as President.
AMERICA should realize that the President's betrayal's is not acceptable at any standard. Class is not determined by how many barel-full of cash one has or what position hold in this world. It is what one does to promote the pureness and beauty of humanity. Criminality is not BEAUTY nor does it do good for humanity.
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She knows what the media doesn't want to report. Laura already filed for divorce from George. And what woman would want to be around Laura and Barbara the stuck up wanna bees. Laura is so transparent and Barbara just bakes cookies while his husband has a mistress and is looking for Terry Hatcher. Yes the media and Americans make excuses for the ignorance of the Bush Family and those druggie twins. What parent would want their child hanging around the alcoholic Bush twins and their father. Good news is Daddy Bush was their to hold baby Bush's hand and after Daddy Bush talk to the President of France. He ordered his idiot son to fire Karl Rove. Remember Daddy Bush fired Rove from his Administration because of his criminal acts. The World Leaders know George W. Bush is stupid, drunk, coward, idiot and now needs his Daddy to talk for him. Laura is just in it for the money she will get.
Right on, Madame Sarkozy.
No surprise really... The right and the neocons hate to consider that the universe doesn't totally revolve around them and their hateful selfish facism... But the rest of the world hasn't been ignoring the chimp and his bullshit these last six plus years... He's radioactive socially, politically... Simple as that... No world leader in his or her right mind will allow themselves to be seen with this fuck since his handlers always try to make it out like George is in charge and guiding the leaders who do swallow their pride for whatever reason and allow themselved to be photo-oped with Bush...
Sarkozy himself may have to associate with the Chimpster for for the moment, for geopolitical reasons... But the wifey??? She doesn't have to, and obviously refuses to, put up with that shit...
On a slightly more snarky note... Hey George, there's your particular flavor of diplomatic graciousness workin for ya... and your freedom fries... right back at cha... Now shove em up your ass ya loser! JD
I guess she is on to Bush as we are. Her husband must attend:
NO CHOICE
Good for her.....I would have told them to go f**k themselves personally.
Pravin @ 95:
Hopefully.
Then again, she has already snubbed the very worst (and I use this next word laughingly) leader on the planet, so why would she mess with the rest?
"AMERICA should realize that the President’s betrayal’s is not acceptable at any standard. Class is not determined by how many barel-full of cash one has or what position hold in this world. It is what one does to promote the pureness and beauty of humanity. Criminality is not BEAUTY nor does it do good for humanity."
The only part of AMERICA that did accept the clown president bush (my apologies to clowns) was the US. In fact pretty much the rest of the world knew you made a huge mistake six years ahead of you.
Rove, Bush and the GOP are all about division. Remember Walter Jones and his "Freedom Fries"? Who can blame her? I don't want to be around hateful and divisive Republicans either and I'm an American.
...the Bush/GOP legacy of division and alienation at home and abroad lives on.
Mrs. Sarkozy demonstrates taste and decency. She knows that she will be judged by the company she keeps.
Monsieur Sarkozy is a conservative who appears to want to eliminate much of French society's secularism. There's also the thing about calling the rioting youths "scum."
Madame Sarkozy has an established pattern of not showing up at official functions and political events. It seems silly to assume that her snub of Bush was any kind of political statement.
Mrs. Sarkozy probably can't bare being in the presence of the WarPig. Most other world leaders don't like 'The Dear Leader'. George Jr. is uncouth and boorish. His general behavior at one of the G8's with the German Chancellor proved that. Why do you think the initial meeting took place at Daddy's compound? It would be a complete disaster without Daddy holding his hand. Can't afford to piss off the French too much, our economy needs every Euro it can get to keep our dollar viable for all the rich folks.
I'dve loved to have been a little french-speaking fly on the wall for that "I am not going" conversation...
Eamon @ 15:
She is saying exactly that. You missed the video of Bush sneaking behind her at last year's G8 to give her an unwanted back rub. Google it!
Floridiot @ 13:
I agree - that sulfur smell has got to create problems for Bush wherever he goes. Pope John Paul II did think he was the antichrist.
She's supposed to want to sit down at a table with our piece-of-shit-in-chief after the way his administration has demonized everything French? She's got the right attitude. Besides, she's probably afraid he'd try to touch her - or that she'd have to shake hands with him. How would she avoid vomiting right in his face? and ruin her lunch? not to mention the potential damage to a nice outfit and coiffed hair.
Smart girl - kudos.
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piltdown @ 94:
Okay Mr. Peabody.
I never even voted for boosh when he was running for head goober of TX.
is it a joke? did they really serve hot dogs and hamburgers?
does anyone know where i could verify that?
i would say 'unbelievable' but brother i am amazed every day by the stuff i thought was unbelievable yesterday.
xii @ 109:
Been watching the French news for a while. It appears that Sarkozy has a heavy hand and an impressive temper that is unique for a French policitian. I believe that and his relationship with Bush could be his political undoing...
I agree with you regarding Madame Sarkozy and respect her decision regarding which function she agrees to attend. There is too much attention taken regarding the wives of politicians here that is to the point of being ridiculous. The focus should be on the people who are in a position to effect policy, a family photo-op is a far second as far as I am concerned.
Jenny'O @ 115:
Nothing like serving Germanic hamburgers and frankfurters to the French, especially the latter with Saur Kraut.
French Women are great!!
Lindy
miss_kitty @ 111:
The interesting thing about a little french-speaking fly is he'd probably be zapped by the long tongue of a frog.
ysbaddaden @ 119:
Quel damage (I think)! And sadly ironic.
She passed up an afternoon of NASCAR, a six pack of long necked Buds and a coupla dogs with the Crawdad, Tixis, hillbillies for what?
Intelligent conversation with people who speak either English or French.
miss_kitty @ 120:
Dan Quel? I meant to type ironic instead of "interesting thing."
straight shooter @ 121:
Speaking as a Texan I prefer Dead Can Dance, Guinness and some somosas.
And would some falafel and hommous kill ya?
And who do I have to kill for some first rate dolmases?
And baklava, cant forget that.
I just had lunch and I'm hungry again.
Who's Bush gonna look forward to eating that pig with?
a guy @ 124:
Rabbi Scheinerman?
I'm curious, what makes watching NASCAR so much more interesting than watching a hamster in his exercise wheel?
How refreshing the French are. As for the person who claimed her husband told her "she'd better get used" to anything .... ROFL. Study up on the French. Wives don't take that sh*t, like American women do. The whole Bill Clinton-Monica-Hillary weeping and consulting Billy Graham deal would never happen in France. In fact, a recent French president, when he died, had both his wife AND his mistress at the funeral -- and they were very friendly (even held hands, as I recall).
Get used to it -- the world is not just like hick-like America. (And they don't envy us, either.)
ysbaddaden --
You mean, watching cars drive around and around in a circle -- doesn't stimulate you?
Short answer: NASCAR fans have IQs of 70, tops.
Indigowatcher @ 5:
and it's so appropo of her to say "Chuck you, Farley!"
ysbaddaden @ 126:
hamsters don't rear-end at 195mph :)
Nice. I'll bet her husband either put her up to the snub, or gave her a high five when she came up with the idea. I don't know why any citizen of France would have anything to do with Repug scum like Dumbya Bush.
BaScOmBe @ 128:
Oh death cult.
ysbaddaden @ 130:
But maybe with the right amphetamines?
First: NASCAR fans have IQs of 70, tops.. Our Kid and myself have been NASCAR fans since we were both tiny, my dad used to drive in the races in his younger days. His IQ was well in the 130's. Mine is in the upper 140's. Our Kid's is so far off the scale Mensa tried to recruit her - she snubbed them as she believes (probably rightly) the people who wrote the IQ tests have made fundamental mistakes that skew the statistical valuations (being as she's into that sort of analytical thang, I'll take her word on it). Last time I visited my father before he died, we watched a great race together. But I was appalled by the long 'Juh-HEEE-zuz' peppered prayer taking precedence over the National Anthem, and the humongous American flag pulled down the track by a couple oversized SUVs. That didn't happen when we were kids, it was just a lusty song-fest belting out 'O Say Can You See' at the top of our lungs to be heard over the top of car engines.
'When did THIS start happening?' I asked him. He shrugged with a grimace. 'The f*ckin' redneck Jesus freaks took over a few years back, like they have everything else in the g*dd*amned country. But...' He brightened. '...the cars are still as fast.'
So please. Can we get off that 'all NASCAR fans are knuckle-dragging Neanderthal rubes' meme?
Second, and back on topic: I've been 'The Wife Of' myself. When we lived in France, I spent far too many years making the same inane small talk in both French and English with people I didn't know, didn't like, or would never meet again, just because my husband needed The Wife Of to be supportive and gracious and not too drunk while he was either being feted, or was feting someone else. It was fun, at first. After a few years, though, I grew to loathe it. It was part of what eventually destroyed my marriage - not being allowed to be anyone in my own right, but simply 'Mrs. Someone Else'. I ended up developing 'sore throats' eventually as well.
So I'm glad to see more of those at the top eschalon of 'Wife Ofs' bucking the tradition. It'll make it easier for those trapped on the lower rungs of the etiquette ladder to finally jump off. Regardless of WHO she snubbed, I'm just glad she DID. Bravo, Mme Sarkozy, et merci beaucoup.
Today , we are all French. Can you blame her, avoiding the gathering of inarticulate, no class booooosh crime family. If they wanted to be surrounded with phoniness, they can go to the Eiffel tower in Vegas .
Seriously who would want to hang out with scum, criminals, and low-lifes?
I'd turn it down too....who WOULD show up?.....nobody I know
Screw protocol, and good for her. Shows a lot of character to not indulge these lowlifes. I'm going to order some French fries now.
I dare say the the woman wants to show she has integrity.....I'll bet she scored BIG points with the people of France.
Good for her! Id rather be boiled in oil than have to sit through lunch with that lobotomized stepford wife.
I still love that Merkel shot, "Ew, get off of me!".
thanks to the poster above (and nonnie) for wondering why the hell any family members are supposed to be permanent little photo props for their post serving sig. others. It's silly and kind of medieval.
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thank you nonnie mouse. i'm not a nascar fan but my ex is and he is not a jesus freak, repub., redneck, or any of the other things ppl like to say about them. i myself don't care for it but i'm not a car or race fan like he is--he likes dirt bike, drag, nascar, rally--about all of it except maybe formula 1. i'm not sure how he feels about lawnmower racing but most else he loves--that does not make him an idiot thank you very much.
p.s. to the other poster: when hamsters crash they don't explode.
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Christ, we need her in the US Senate.
Do you think that she would have caved in to Bush on that Wiretapping Bill?
Right on Cecilia.
ysbaddaden @ 123:
LOL .... already!
I hate that Merkel shot! That idiot humilated her, Germany, himself, everyone in attendance, the U.S.A., and anyone who has seen the pic.
This is not some Twilight Zonian nightmare folks. This is really the President of the United States of America and he is a complete shit for brains, jackass!
What can you say?
She has taste.
The Bush family would offend the sensibilities of anyone with any sensibilities.
hareli @ 70
Yes we know. And we don't care.
Cecilia has the right to have her own life... and to avoid Bush, as long as it's diplomatically done :)
I have been living in France now for the last three years and have found the French to be very tolerant of well-meaning Americans. There are numerous differences in the etiquette of entertaining between the two cultures and it is easy to make innocent mistakes. I know. I have made a number of them. They were either overlooked or explained. Normally they would tolerate a bad menu and difficult company. But, and it is a huge BUT...
In my experience, most do not tolerate insincere fools well. I am pretty sure that her decision was more of a social than a political statement. Bush is, in fact, a "sinistre andouille."
Nobody that I know here would be caught dead with the guy.
Everytime I see that Merkel shot I hear kindergartners going, "Ooh cooties!"
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