DSK and Galliawatch

As an American blog which covers France from a traditional conservative perspective and provides English translations of French media, blogs, and politicians’ statements, Galliawatch is a premier location for following the Strauss-Kahn affair.

It is hard for us in America to grasp how consuming this story must be to the French. Imagine that in January 2008 Barack Obama, having won the Iowa caucuses and become the front runner for the Democratic presidential nomination, had been arrested for attempting to rape a hotel maid in New York City, photographed in handcuffs, and imprisoned in Rikers Island.

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Paul K. writes:

A fascinating thought, but unless we could also have blocked the nomination of John McCain, I can’t get too excited about it.

Posted by Lawrence Auster at May 18, 2011 08:42 AM | Send