Shhh there is a...national strike in France

[nadinbrzezinski]

Why do you think the media ain't really covering that?

Nah, not the lack of Interest for furiegne nooze, although that is part of it.

You and I might get ideas...

[gateley]

1. Oh, pshaw, Nad! Why would we get ideas? We live in the BEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD!

They just want to be more like us!

[TBF]

2. I posted on it a few days ago, others have as well

but there's not much interest - all people want to talk about is voting.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x9334923

[nadinbrzezinski]

6. Well it is two weeks away

And we need to keep hope alive...

[dflprincess]

3. I was on the treadmill at the gym tonight

and noticed both ABC & CBS both did stories on it - even mentioned that the reason was raise in the retirement age.

Then Diane Sawyer said the retirment age in the U.S. is 64. I haven't figured out how she came up with that. I know someone my age can collect Social Security at 62 - but as I'd like to keep the rent paid and eat I'll be working at least until I get to my "full benefit" retirement age of 66 and if I work until I'm 70 I'll collect over $500 more/month than I would at 66 (unless the Catfood Commission changes that). I figure I can use the extra money to pay for my medigap and part D insurance. (So let's remember that not only do the French get to retire earlier, they don't have to worry about medical care when they do.)

[nadinbrzezinski]

5. My so it finally broke through the iron wall

And has the proper caveats... Good to know.

:hi:

Zarkozy gets his way and they will have too though. It looks like they are not going to be though.

[Subdivisions]

4. 99% of Americans are chickenshit. Now the French on the other hand...

THEY know how to make a statement.

[leftstreet]

9. Americans live every day with no healthcare, shit wages, no job security

no safety nets, less than 7% union representation, fucked up police state, draconian drug laws....

Chickenshit, my ass

[uppityperson]

12. that made me laugh, thank you. Wish I didn't have to laugh though. nt

[Subdivisions]

13. And yet we sit idly by and allow it to happen. The French, on the other hand,

don't just sit idly by and let themselves be fucked over.

When are Americans going to grow a spine?

[Swede]

7. The French government is asking airlines to cancel flights.

This is to reduce chaos in the cities.

[nadinbrzezinski]

8. Can't say I can blame them

[uppityperson]

10. also they are concerned about not having fuel to fly out again.

Fuel is getting scare a lot of places there.

[doc03]

11. This country is bought and paid for by Wall Street and it

against the corporate media's interest to show Americans how to take their country back.