Frankrupt Damage Control "France Is A Truly Solvent Country, France Is A Truly Credible Country"
In a move farcically reminiscent of Inspector Clouseau, the French Finance Minister made an impromptu appearance on the BBC to confirm what we all should have known all along: that "France is a truly solvent country, France is a truly credible country." As the Washington Post notes, the oh-so-honest faux-pas that enfant terrible Monsieur Michel Sapin made yesterday - explaining how his nation is "totally bankrupt" - had French politicos scrambling today to recover their je ne sais pas. It would appear the crisis management approach taken is the repetitive Jedi mind-trick and of course we should believe Moscovici - even as France faces near-record unemployment, ratings downgrades, fiscal atrophication thanks to a plunge in competitiveness, and backlash among the elites at its increasingly socialist policies. "This is not the France you are looking for," and sure enough, now we believe them.
We are sure it went a little like this...
Or perhaps they used this...
As Sapin awaits this...
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My german friend will be back for the cheque.
Credits Will Do Fine
http://youtu.be/skv3wSIL5xI
“Du sublime au ridicule il n’y a qu’un pas"
Napoleon
Spain, Italy and France. Three out of European top four economy are failing and a Euro collapse is inevitable. Makes you wonder why these Euro bulls are so blind to this reality.
TOOT le mem chose babieeeeeeeee!
The truth? the US are as bankrupt, if not more, as France...
The US can print.
France cannot.
Doesn't change reality though.
We surrender......again. Rinse and repeat.
What do you think you are, some kind of Jedi knight waving your arms around like that?
Mind tricks dont work on me I read ZH!
Oh but they do want to print, and will, after the Euro falls apart.
yeah, sure
totally lacking perspective. From the cited Washington Post article:
"Mr. Sapin made his bankruptcy remarks during a Jan. 27 radio address, during which he spoke of the need for an austerity plan.
“It is a totally bankrupt state,” Mr. Sapin said then, according to a report in The Independent. “That is why we had to put a deficit reduction plan in place, and nothing should make us turn away from that objective.”"
Again, this is the Labour/"Jobs" minister speaking. His ministry usually spends a lot to try to "create jobs", "preserve jobs", etc. It's the ministry that is usually given to the one guy in the cabinet that represents the LEFT. The most socialist one - in a cabinet that is supposedly socialist.
Now just for a moment forget that he used a "Gallic Hyperbole", i.e. "we are bankrupt! = we have to economize" and note that it's a French Socialist Minister for Jobs that endorses deficit reduction and austerity plans (additionally to what France agreed anyway). That should you give some thought...
It doesn't help perspective when the last leader gets the hell out.
It was either that or become hopelessly institutionalized forever.
I'm not sure what you mean. institutionalized? you mean balaced budgets? see here: European Fiscal Compact - or it's less achieved brethen the Stabilty and Growth Pact
Rome wasn't built in one day, but trends matter
Rome wasn't built in one day.......but it fell fairly quickly. That's just history however. Not sure if there's anything to learn from that.
I'm not sure what you mean. institutionalized?
Red explains. These walls are funny....first you hate them...then you depend on them.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsiFanovOSI
I disagree. the rise of the roman empire (and also of roman virtue, though preceding and offset) took centuries, with centuries and centuries of decline
only the very end was fairly quick
there is this quip that those who don't know history are condemned to repeat it ;-)
only the very end was fairly quick
Good thing the market analysts at the time were all over it. ;-)
This is the thierry meyssan who claimed no aircraft hit the pentagon on 9-11. Conspiracy theory lunatic.
Then you must subscribe to the conspiracy theories put forth by your ever trusted politicians and media. Good luck with that.
"Mohammed Atta and the Venice Flying Circus"
Oh, look! A fucking shill!
I read his book, and it provides plenty of evidence. I've to say that it was pretty convincing.
Do you quote Hitler, too ? Both were WAY beyond ridiculous !
Many will be attempting that Jedi mind trick.
Its all Gerard Depardieu's fault!
Last I heard he was Russian actor...what does he have to do with France?
Like how Swedish R&B Diva style singing has retroactively been adopted by Americans. By their favourite Swedish Diva Tina Turner who was briefly married to some American smack addict wife beater. It didn't set the Swedish super star back any when she rocked the World with the Mad Max super hit Beyond Thunderdome.
Yes, Swedish super star Tina Turner.
Tina Turner became Swiss, ne c'est pas?
Maybe he was thinking about Tina Thörner? ;) (Yes, it's pronounced the same.)
http://www.tinathorner.com/
Tina Turner is Swiss, not Swedish. She has always been Swiss.
There's a difference again how?
I didn't know Nutbush, Tennessee was in Europe?
Yes, and we have always been at war with Tina Turner.
Anna Mae Bullock....yoodler...swiss cheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeese eating Tennessee lederhosen wearing lip pursing survivor..played by Angela Bassett over here; Nicki Minaj is wanting to do a remake.
Break out the firearms!
Swiss Miss was always hot chocolate. Not seeing a contradiction.
Swiss, idiot.
Don't forget to casually wave your hand...crucial part of the Jedi mind trick.
This is not the Jedi mind trick you're looking for.
May the farce be with them.
http://blogs.westword.com/showandtell/Droids1.jpg
Once more my belief that the internet has expanded our minds is reinforced. thx
May the "schwartz" be with them
And this is how liberty dies - to the sound of thunderous applause!
We must boost ze production by lowering the retirement age and raising mandatory holidays and taxes, wee-wee, Monsieur, ze income tax to 75%. Viva la revelucione! Viva!
too late you fucking french fry, you already said it.
Grow some fucking balls and repeat it...tell your political overlords to fuck off. Be a fucking man dickhead.
Yeah, god damn, have some fucking balls. There's nothing I hate worse than somebody saying some truth to power on a big stage and then hours later backtracking like a pussywhipped douchebag. Stand up and state the truth and take your licks like a fucking man. Zut alors!
+ 1 for: "pussywhipped douchebag."
France is solvent and we trust the Fed with our gold.
The only thing the French government does better than surrender is lie.
It's a good thing Lagarde moved when she could. She left a backed up sewer and a collapsing roof on that shitpile.