Clinton wins surprise support from former French first lady

[donsu]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071122/pl_nm/france_usa_chirac_dc;_ylt=Amq_C5z4ktx5CdQVfCNwyFSs0NUE


U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton won surprise backing from the wife of former French President Jacques Chirac on Thursday, together with a pledge to join her on the campaign trail.

The Chiracs' political affiliations are at the opposite end of the spectrum from the Clintons', but the former French first lady said she had always thought Democratic candidate Clinton had the makings of a U.S. president.

"She's a woman who is not liked by everybody. But she's strong and she has convictions," Bernadette Chirac, well-known for a forceful character of her own, told the weekly Le Figaro magazine.

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She even expressed interest in attending the Democratic convention in Denver in August. "And if I can be of any use to her somewhere in the campaign, I'm available. I'd like to go with her and I'm going to suggest it to her."
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woman power

[Catch22Dem]

1. Sadly, that would be a turnoff to many Murkins

With their COMPLETELY irrational fear of all things French.

[donsu]

2. and their fear of strong women

nt

[Catch22Dem]

3. Indeed, that too. (n/t)

[LeftishBrit]

4. Well, that's interesting!

I am not sure that the Chiracs' 'political affiliations are at the opposite end of the spectrum from the Clintons'. Mainstream Europaean Conservatives probably have quite a bit in common with moderate Dems (not trying to diss the Clintons; just saying that Chirac wasn't all that far right).

But probably the Republicans will just use it as an excuse to portray Hillary Clinton as the candidate of 'cheese eating surrender monkeys'.

[Hieronymus]

6. I agree .. by US standards, Chirac is not so conservative.

[IndianaGreen]

5. Since Jacques Chirac is facing charges of corruption, what does that say about Hillary?

Birds of a feather do flock together.