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In reply to the discussion: New Sex Allegations Against Dominique Strauss-Kahn [View all]Surya Gayatri
(15,445 posts)17. Yeah, my female student said that in his younger days
DSK was a real menace to anything in a skirt--he was stronger, more agile and would stop at nothing.
He has a truly brilliant mind which French people admire. But, the in-joke in France now is that "nous nous sommes échappés belle!" (that was a close call!)
What if he'd been elected Président and pulled one of his satyr stunts on the international scene--with Angela Merkel or Michelle Obama? "Quel honte!" (For shame!)
The French (like many Latins) have a fairly high tolerance for private sexual pecadillos. Président Mitterand had an openly secret love child, for example, and was elected to two terms.
But, when it goes public and besmirches the good name of the République Française, they draw the line. DSK is now a pariah.
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Where there's smoke, there's fire. That guy is looking more and more like a rapist and a predator.
MADem
May 2012
#3
The world (except the Republicans, of course!) has come to the conclusion that private lives are
MADem
May 2012
#27
lol -- he can now play with himself ... in between the court appearances. Thank you women!!
infrared
May 2012
#38
There in France, Hollande had four children with Segolene Royale without marrying her.
JDPriestly
May 2012
#41
he gets off on the humiliation and degradation. not about the sex. control, rape, violence
seabeyond
May 2012
#52
He is charged with "aggravated procurement in an organized gang," the legal term for pimping.
Prometheus Bound
May 2012
#53
There's also the pimp component. Absolutely no comparing this pig with JFK and Clinton.
Prometheus Bound
May 2012
#34
Sarkozy's allies nicely timed this -- three days before the French elections.
JDPriestly
May 2012
#10
I support trying rapists (when the rape is real) and also prosecuting sex harassment.
JDPriestly
May 2012
#14
All those Catholic Priests who molested should've been stopped a long time ago.
joshcryer
May 2012
#16