French president walks out of US TV interview

A Frenchman with the balls to walk out on 60 Minutes? (http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20071029/wl_afp/franceussarkozymedia)


WASHINGTON (AFP) - If French President Nicolas Sarkozy considers himself a big fan of the United States, he had no qualms about showing his prickly side in an interview with the top US television news magazine "60 minutes."
Sarkozy, who was profiled by CBS, showed his impatience at an Elysee Palace interview calling his press secretary an "imbecile" for scheduling it.
"He is stupid," he said in English before reverting to French to say he was a busy man. "I don't have the time. I have a big job to do ... I'm not angry, I'm in a hurry," he told the flustered CBS interviewer.
Later in the same interview, the French president left in a huff when the questions turned to his soon-to-be-former wife, Cecilia, two weeks before the separation was announced.
"If I had something to say about Cecilia I would certainly not say it here," he first told the interviewer after she brought up the subject of his marriage.
"You asked me that question," Sarkozy seems to say as he pulls off the microphone, stands up and walks away from the interviewer, who appears confused.
"He was right about making no comment," Sarkozy said referring to his press secretary's refusal earlier to comment about Sarkozy's personal relationship.
"Bon courage," Sarkozy was heard saying off camera before storming off the set.
Sarkozy, whose office announced October 18 that he had separated from his wife Cecilia, is known to be particularly prickly when questioned about his personal life.

:drinktoth

His former wife (who is a babe) has been publicly unfaithful to him.

I'm not surprised he doesn't want to talk about it.

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His former wife (who is a babe) has been publicly unfaithful to him.

I'm not surprised he doesn't want to talk about it.

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Have YOU ever ben ta Pairee.?
One can't travel a block w/o literally sniffin Love in the air.
From the Corner cafe to the stores and sidewalk displays,
Paris is known for it's Savoir-Faire.
Except'n when Love abounds.
And Love always abounds in the City of Light.

Have YOU ever ben ta Pairee.?Yes I have, and it's a fairly interesting story.

I'll get around to telling it someday. :)

IMO, they had no right asking him questions about his marriage. That's inappropriate, and not to mention, inconsequential.

Exactly - 60 Minutes must really be scrambling for ratings if they're stooping near the level of paparazzi.

Have YOU ever ben ta Pairee.?
One can't travel a block w/o literally sniffin Love in the air.
From the Corner cafe to the stores and sidewalk displays,
Paris is known for it's Savoir-Faire.
Except'n when Love abounds.
And Love always abounds in the City of Light.

That is not love you smell, Fooly but the sidewalk pissoires. It might even be the aroma left by the Parisian men who seem to think nothing of pissing on a wall or a sign post in the middle of the city.

That is not love you smell, Fooly but the sidewalk pissoires. It might even be the aroma left by the Parisian men who seem to think nothing of pissing on a wall or a sign post in the middle of the city.
Maybe for him, that is love? Whaaaat? What ever floats your boat, there, Romeo!:cool:

IMO, they had no right asking him questions about his marriage. That's inappropriate, and not to mention, inconsequential.True.