Photo-op faux pas: French govt gets caught pretending govt-friendly politicos were “regular people”

It’s the nightmare photo-op no government official wants to get caught in the middle of:
PARIS — It was apparently just a little summertime spinning with the aid of a grocery chain, but Luc Chatel, the education minister and government spokesman, found himself in some hot water over a supposedly staged visit to a quiet supermarket [...]

Obama admin smooth as sandpaper with our European allies

And here I thought that since the era of “cowboy diplomacy” was over, Obama and Co. were going to razzle dazzle European leaders and “heal” strained relationships. That’s what he, his supporters, and the mainstream media were bragging about last year. Apparently (and unsurprisingly), they were wrong:
DRESDEN, Germany — After mending fences with [...]

Don’t blame Obama for Sarkozy’s petty jealousy

It’s hard for me to work up much if any anger over President Obama’s failure to visit the Normandy on his recent European trip. My first thought when I saw this headline:
Barack Obama rejects Normandy trip to avoid offending Germany
…was a hearty “WTF?” The President of the United States passed up touring one of [...]

Fox News: Jacques Chirac mauled by “clinically depressed” poodle

Jacques Chirac mauled by “clinically depressed” poodle

Shirtless presidents?!

Wow – when I logged on to Drudge’s website just now, I certainly wasn’t anticipating seeing these two pictures:

Russian president Vladimir Putin on
a recent trip to the Siberian mountains.

France’s president Nicolas Sarkozy, on his visit to
New Hampshire from a couple of weeks ago.(That photo,
by the way, was airbrushed by the French magazine L’Express.)
I don’t really [...]

Er, bad move, Sarko

As I’ve written here before, I believe conservative French president Nicolas Sarkozy is a breath of fresh air for France – but not when he’s giving distinguished awards to liberal moonbats like Babs Streisand:
(AP) Barbra Streisand performed her first-ever concert in France this week – and was rewarded with a medal of the Legion of [...]

Round 1 of French parliamentary elections: Sarko’s conservatives win

Fausta’s got updates galore. Austin Bay’s following the results closely, too.
The second – and most important round – will be the final round, which takes place on June 17.
If the conservative wave continues and is successful next week, it will make it all the more easier for Sarko to implement the sweeping reforms he [...]

From “Freedom Fries” to “Friendship Fries”: What a difference an election makes!

Absolutely love it
(Hat tip: ST reader Lorica)
Update: Here’s my lame attempt at altering the House cafeteria menu:

What Republicans can learn from Sarko’s victory

Pundits, politicos, and bloggers are all buzzing about the French presidential election on Sunday which saw Nicolas Sarkozy, the conservative Frenchman, handily defeat his Socialist opponent Ségolène Royal. Sarko will be handed the reigns of power in about a week. Still up in the air: Whether or not Sarko will have a conservative government [...]

Sarko vs. Sego: The French head to the polls today (SARKO WINS!)

By 5 pm French time, the turn out was 75%.
The French Election blog will be posting poll results later today, so if you’re interested in seeing the results of this election, keep checking back there. Pajamas Media is also following this election closely and will have updates. I’ll post updates as well once [...]