April 05, 2005
Dominique de Villepin: Poet, Pop Star and Politician if need be
Sometimes, as Chirac once explained, it is better to remain silent. Prepare your Boules Quiès.
A CD with now-notorious Villepin's UN speech is about to be released:
France's former foreign minister Dominique de Villepin has welcomed the release of a mini-CD which sets to pop music his February 2003 speech before the United Nations in which he pleaded for a peaceful resolution to the crisis over Iraq.In "A better world," musician Arnaud Fleurent-Didier arranges a synthesised accompaniment to Villepin's words beginning: "In this temple of the United Nations we are the guardians of an ideal, we are the guardians of a conscience."
"This original and personal project expresses the feeling that France cannot remain silent in certain circumstances if it is to remain true to itself and the universal principles which it has always defended," Villepin - now interior minister - told the magazine Technikart.
Now, that would explain why Villepin got a big head (What?!! It's not new?!?) and started talking about himself in the third person:
Reading Le Monde visibly ruined part of his weekend. In any case, on the phone, Dominique de Villepin was furious: "I am not the kind of man to let the prime minister talk to me like that, and should he do it, I am the kind of man to leave the government immediately!" As a sign of his exasperation maybe, he talks about himself in the third person: "Villepin's head tops others' and it bothers! But Villepin says what he thinks . . ."
Geez, Dom, don't you ever let him talk to you like that! You're absolutely right to be angry! Indeed, I do believe you should resign immediately.
You can always start a career in the music business.
UPDATE: You can listen to a sample of "Un Monde Meilleur" here.
And buy it for... 4 euros!!
For A Better World.
Posted by Carine at April 5, 2005 06:46 PMThis is the guy that worships at the feet of that old riever -- Napoleon. And repeatedly stated his affection (or affectation) for monarchy to a republic. In third person, it sound like he considers himself a candidate.
Posted by: INTERVENTOR at April 5, 2005 08:40 PMCOLIN POWELL DIXIT in STERN Magazine =
"The United States made errors in presenting its case for war against Iraq."
"We were sometimes too loud, too direct, perhaps we made too much noise,” Powell told Stern magazine in an interview released on Wednesday. “That certainly shocked the Europeans sometimes.”
He said terms like “Old Europe,” the expression coined by Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld to describe countries such as France and Germany which opposed the war, had not helped ease European concerns about Washington’s policies.
Powell said he was “furious and angry” that he had been misinformed about Iraq’s stockpiles of weapons of mass destruction when he laid out the case for war before the United Nations Security Council in February, 2003.
"It was information from our security services .
Some of this information was wrong. I did not know this at the time,” he told the magazine."
"Hundreds of millions followed it on television. I will always be the one who presented it. I have to live with that."
Do you think, Colin will sing , soon ?
BAD TO THE BONE ? - Georges THOROGOOD ?
I believe Colin Powell will sing a 180 degree song to whatever Stern magazine prints.
My introduction to Stern was two years ago when they misquoted Johnny Depp, making desparaging remarks comparing Americans to vicious dogs who haven't been taught not to bite.
Depp set the record straight right away.
Watch for Colin Powell to do simular.
Posted by: papertiger at April 6, 2005 07:33 AMGeez, and the song isn't really interesting musically at all, if one can judge such things by the clip at the site.
French touch, indeed.
Posted by: Valerie at April 6, 2005 09:53 AMjuggernaut,
That doesn't make French "politicians" - you know the guys the French elected (82% for Chirac - wow, like a dictator he was elected), the guys the French who actually work aka le tiers payant are paying - less ridiculous.
Oh, and with all due respect for Mr. Powell, he's out now. Condi Rice's in.
Posted by: Carine at April 6, 2005 10:06 AMhello ...
don't be stupid and read it :
http://nationaljournal.com/about/njweekly/stories/2003/1107nj1.htm
I'm sorry for you.
Posted by: Alex at April 6, 2005 04:50 PMMy heavens, Alex, that article is 2 years old. Got anything fresher?
And when you decide to comment at E-nough!, please try to restrain yourself from immediately calling the people here 'stupid'. Just a link to the article would have been sufficient. Insults aren't necessary. It only makes you look like you can't have a civil dialogue.
New Iraqi president today... A lot less terrorist bombings going on in the world and none on US soil since 9/11... Elections not only in Iraq but also in Afghanistan...
What was it the French were right about again?
Posted by: Valerie at April 6, 2005 09:46 PMAlex,
Ah, well yes, of course, the troll's favorite article. Unfortunately, I did read that, I'm almost certain before you did.
As Valerie said, anything fresher? Besides insults I mean.
Posted by: Carine at April 6, 2005 10:56 PM
