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Sarkozy feeling increasingly nervous, turns to Blair for advice (and other thoughts)*** | 30 comments (30 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

Re: Sarkozy feeling increasingly nervous, (none / 1)

What, on reflection, should be amazing us is that Blair finds that the right thing to do is support Sarkozy.

According to the Observer article linked above, Sarko was inspired by his conversation with Blair into making the speech last Thursday that I find creepy-crawly with Pétain-talk about famille (family) and travail (work). Sarko won't get out of the box with this stuff, imo.

Perhaps also this news will put an end to the "Ségo is a Blairite" meme?

by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Mon Jun 26th, 2006 at 11:38:21 AM EST
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Re: Sarkozy feeling increasingly nervous, (none / 1)

Not any longer. Sarko was keynote speaker at the recent "convention" (no longer "congress") of the PP, whose former leader Aznar was very good friends with Tony Blair.

guaranteed to evoke a violent reaction from police is to challenge their right to "define the situation." --- David Graeber citing Marc Cooper

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Mon Jun 26th, 2006 at 11:41:37 AM EST
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Re: Sarkozy feeling increasingly nervous, (none / 1)

Yes. Though Blair is still officially on the other side of the political divide from Aznar (or Burlesconi). Which is why I italicised the "should".

by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Mon Jun 26th, 2006 at 12:10:26 PM EST
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Re: Sarkozy feeling increasingly nervous, (none / 0)

Then we should have been amazed since 1997. In Spain we were.

guaranteed to evoke a violent reaction from police is to challenge their right to "define the situation." --- David Graeber citing Marc Cooper

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Mon Jun 26th, 2006 at 02:12:29 PM EST
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