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- Manlobbi
Halls of Shrewd'm / US Policy
No. of Recommendations: 2
Interesting. She was the front-runner for 2027 or so...but now they're carting her off the prison where she must sit even as she goes through the appeal:
https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/31/europe/marine-le-pe...French far-right figurehead Marine Le Pen has been banned from running for political office for five years after being found guilty of embezzling European Union funds, in a politically explosive ruling that has shattered her hopes of winning the presidency in 2027.Embezzling? That sounds like a big deal.
Le Pen, her National Rally (RN) party and more than 20 of its members were convicted of using European Parliament money to pay staff who were in fact working for RN in France. Nine members of the European Parliament, including Le Pen, and 12 assistants were found guilty.
The court ruled that Le Pen had used four party employees as parliamentary assistants, including her personal assistant and her bodyguard, misusing European Union funds for her own political party.Hmm. This seems...interesting.
No. of Recommendations: 1
Coincidence huh?
I loved the rise of Le Pen in France.
BUT if it goes way....
"My Friends" can be bolder in France.
So, I guess, that would be great.
The "French Identity" needs to be destroyed. People like Le Pen - racist Trumpers like that - disagree.
No. of Recommendations: 2
Coincidence huh?
I know, right? It's so weird that as soon as somebody comes along that threatens to upend the standard order in Europe they either end up getting cancelled or in jail. It's so amazingly random that it always runs in the same direction, amirite?
No. of Recommendations: 0
Its too bad.
She gave cloud cover to Macron and the other French who secretly are MAGA on steroids where it comes to immigrants, and immigration, and wanting a common national culture.
I dont know if he movement goes on, or dies with her. Hopefully the latter.
The day Mrs Macron is in a Burka and the Eiffel Tower is sporting the Black Flag of Islam - all I will want is a cherry coke where this issue is concerned.
In the meantime, I hope they keep alienating a certain "exploding" population in their country.
No. of Recommendations: 3
no, it demonstrates that their justice system is not compromised , unlike here.
No. of Recommendations: 2
no, it demonstrates that their justice system is not compromised , unlike here.
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All the pursuing of Democrat's political opponent for the past 4 years.
Yes, ours is compromised.
But then again the Left has loved a compromised America forever.
No. of Recommendations: 1
But then again the Left has loved a compromised America forever.
They live democracy…when they win. It’s all about power to the left. Here or in Europe, it doesn’t matter.
No. of Recommendations: 4
Macron and the other French who secretly are MAGA on steroids where it comes to immigrants, and immigration,
That;s not MAGA on steroids. Y'all are grabbing people due to tats and dress and throwing them into prison in El Salvador, and defending that. It's hard to beat that. Hell, I'm for being more stringent at the borders as long as we make roon for farmers helpers and true asylees, and you can trim the criteria for asylees. I suppose if he just threw them up against a wall and shot them he'd beat ya, but poease show me where he's done that.
No. of Recommendations: 2
The French are moving far to fast on Le Pen. - Merrick Garland
No. of Recommendations: 3
The French are moving far to fast on Le Pen. - Merrick Garland
Good satire should always leave the listener/reader wondering…..Is this true? Or is this satire?
I’m impressed.
