Just think ... If Ségolène Royal had won the election ...

[eppur_se_muova]

we would perhaps have had the pleasure someday of seeing the wingnut-in-chief extend an official welcome to an unwed mother of four who just happened to be her country's leader, co-equal with The Commander Guy™ himself.

It would have been worth it, just to see radical clerics like Robertson and Fallwell forcing themselves to refrain from spewing foam for the sake of not embarassing their clueless marionette.

[muntrv]

1. Apparently, Sarkhozy's family are not exactly Ozzie & Harriet. Bill Maher

said Sarkhozy and his wife live separately.

[eppur_se_muova]

2. Only one wife? Pffft. Too tame beside our Repugs. nt

[ccpup]

3. you're right

in fact, she left him for another man, moved to the States with him and then Sarkozy convinced (or allegedly paid) her to come back for the Election. They live in separate homes in different parts of the City and lead separate lives. She'll occasionally do an event with him, now and then, but it's basically a rather strained friendship rather than a marriage.

[dave_p]

4. Just as well

"it's basically a rather strained friendship rather than a marriage"

Maybe it's good preparation for dealing with BushCo.

[Ilsa]

5. Both sound like the seven year marriage deal would work for them. nt

[valerief]

6. I thought she did win, but Diebold killed it for it. nt

[ButterflyBlood]

10. Did Diebold rig the pre-election polls too?

n/t

[valerief]

14. No, the media just has to lie outright about them. nt

[stevedeshazer]

7. What does your screen name mean?

[eppur_se_muova]

9. It's an (unfortunately badly misspelled) Italian phrase meaning ...

"Yet it moves."

Apocryphally attributed to Galileo, on leaving the Inquisition chambers, where he formally disavowed any belief that the Earth moved about the Sun. Probably a creation of an admiring biographer.

I'm still waiting for someone to tell me that, in the old Paduan dialect (or something) it's properly spelled. :blush:

Even if it's not true, it nicely summarizes my admiration for those who resist the intrusion of religious dogma into science.

[stevedeshazer]

12. Thanks

[Manifestor_of_Light]

8. I was proud of the French people....

For coming out and rioting IMMEDIATELY after the election to express their displeasure!!!

:evilgrin:

[scrinmaster]

11. Right..

Real mature of them. When your candidate loses, the only thing to do is burn cars and loot.:eyes:

[pampango]

13. Ahhh, maturity is in the eye of the beholder.

If the election had gone Royal's way, any rioting would be seen as the immaturity of the RW fascists. ;)

[bdamomma]

15. maybe we could learn from them!!