Trump’s demeaning comments about the Word Trade Organization may now test The Don’s bromance with President Marcon. The WTO ruled today that Airbus has failed to fix the harm done to Boeing from European government loans used to develop its A380 and A350 jets. The U.S. said it will now[...]
Posts Tagged ‘France’
September 16th, 2017 - 3:10 pm § in Misc.
Commentary by Chinazor: Vive la France Noir
Chinazor Onianwah I used to tease my friend, Jean Paul, why are there so much Africans in France? He answered we want to win in soccer.[...]
THE TERRIBLE HANDSHAKE: Emmanuel Macron white-knuckle handshake showdown with Trump was “a moment of truth”
“my handshake with him, it wasn’t innocent.” PARIS (AP) – President Emmanuel Macron added: “One must show that you won’t make small concessions, even symbolic ones, but also not over-publicize things, either.” Macron’s office confirmed to The Associ[...]
May 7th, 2017 - 11:34 am § in Misc.
BREAKING NEWS: French reject Trumpism, Elect Macron
MACRON WINS FRENCH PRESIDENCY BY A LARGE MARGIN Macron has defeated Marine Le Pen 65 percent to 35 percent, with a record number of blank and spoiled ballots. Political newcomer Emmanuel Macron will be France’s next president. Government sampling of the vote showed that Emanuel Macron d[...]
May 6th, 2017 - 9:15 am § in Donald Trump
2017 FRENCH ELECTION: 538 predicts that the Trumpette will lose.
Le Pen Is Just A Gargantuan Polling Error Behind Macron Donald Trump’s candidate for President of France is an enormous, historic polling error behind the centrist En Marche! candidate Emmanuel Macron.[...]
April 23rd, 2017 - 12:24 pm § in Foreign Affairs, Politics
BREAKING NEWS: Trumpism fails in France, so far: Emmanuel Macron 23% and Marine Le Pen 22%
The race is close. Marine Le Pen, the Trumpist neofascist got 22% of the vote behind centrist Emmanuel Macron with 23%. The two will face off in May. Meanwhile police have fired tear gas on the Place de la Bastille in eastern Paris as crowds of young people, some from anarchist and anti-fascis[...]
April 17th, 2017 - 6:27 am § in Foreign Affairs
France: Moderate vs Communist vs Fascist
With one week to go, the French election pits the two extremes of the 20th century .. a communist and a fascistg ..against a moderate. gainst all odds. A communist soars in French election polls With less than two weeks before France’s presidential election, the meteoric and unexpected rise of[...]
October 21st, 2016 - 8:24 am § in Misc.
AFTER TRUMP: : Le Pen
Paris (AFP) – From Brexit to the rise of Donald Trump, 2016 has been a humbling year for political forecasters. In France, could they be wrong again in writing off the far-right’s prospects in next year’s presidential election? Marine Le Pen, the leader of France’s National F[...]