Monday, August 30, 2010
A first lady to admire
My opinion of Carla Bruni-Sarkozy just went up. A lot.
13 Comments:
By 
pam, at
Mon Aug 30, 10:42:00 AM:
I had heard about this but couldn't find; thank you. I love her.
By Don Cox, at
Mon Aug 30, 10:46:00 AM:
I have more respect for prostitutes than for religious fanatics.
By pam, at
Mon Aug 30, 10:53:00 AM:
By Dawnfire82, at
Mon Aug 30, 10:57:00 AM:
"What do you despise? By this you are truly known," is one of my favorite quotations from literature.
Story reminded me of it.
By 
, at
Mon Aug 30, 11:04:00 AM:
Her lack of concern for the dietary needs of the French people is a little disturbing, but I can't say I completely despise her for it.....
M.E.
By Escort81, at
Mon Aug 30, 11:22:00 AM:
It's possible, and even likely, that our own first lady shares similar sentiments on the matter, but cannot voice them, since her husband is attempting to re-engage the Mullahs "without preconditions."
In either 2012 or 2016, time for the Obamas in the White House will be growing short, and we may see Michelle unbound. Then, she can call out a whole bunch of nasty people around the world.
By TigerHawk, at
Mon Aug 30, 11:33:00 AM:
I agree, Escort81. It will be interesting to see what Michelle Obama says when she is less constrained, whenever that is.
By , at
Mon Aug 30, 12:00:00 PM:
What in the First Lady's past comments makes you think of this now? Or are you simply hoping?
By D.E. Cloutier, at
Mon Aug 30, 12:16:00 PM:
Meanwhile, from Gallup, 27 Aug 2010: "Muslim Americans continue to give President Barack Obama the highest job approval rating of any major religious group in the U.S. ..."
Link:
http://www.gallup.com/poll/142700/Muslims-Give-Obama-Highest-Job-Approval-Mormons-Lowest.aspx
By Escort81, at
Mon Aug 30, 03:01:00 PM:
Anon (noon) - I think part of it is "hoping," and part of it is my sense that she is a tough-minded woman with strong opinions and views (whether or not one agrees with specific views she espouses), and also a first-hand knowledge of women who attended Princeton during the 1980s, and their willingness to speak out. I am pretty sure that Mrs. Obama's attitudes would parallel Ms. Bruni-Sarkozy's in this matter, as would be the case for the vast majority of American women.
Kudos to Ms. Bruno-Sarkozy (and her husband) for having the flexibility to state her views.
By pam, at
Mon Aug 30, 03:27:00 PM:
Agreed, Escort 81. And well said!
By , at
Mon Aug 30, 04:16:00 PM:
Where did you get the impression she's a "tough minded woman". I would guess she's a whiner of the first order, based on her complaints about Princeton, America and Americans.
By @nooil4pacifists, at
Tue Aug 31, 06:04:00 PM:
And Iran thinks her pimp is the U.N. Which is expecting too much from the U.N.
