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11/03/2010, 17:29 NickP Joined on 08/02/2008 41800 St Jacques Des Guerets/Sussex Posts 547 Re: Nicholas and Carla  NormanH wrote: What is France coming to? Scurrilous rumours are flying around about President Sarkozy and a karate champion, as well as his wife's alleged affair with Benjamin Biolay who just won the award for singer of the year by not-singing http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/people/trouble-in-brunisarkozy-paradise-20100310-pxte.html http://www.suchablog.com/carla-bruni-avec-benjamin-biolay-nicolas-sarkozy-avec-chantal-jouanno Norman it's Nicolas not Nicholas  NickP    Report

12/03/2010, 13:08 valB Joined on 21/11/2007 Posts 609 Re: Nicholas and Carla Supposed to be something started on Twitter so not sure how true it may be.  She has a long and chequered history and he is not blameless so I say   " who cares ".     Report

20/03/2010, 10:16 Clair Joined on 23/08/2004 Real Virtual French Person & Moderator - Lot (46) Posts 11,409 Re: Nicholas and Carla  valB wrote: Supposed to be something started on Twitter so not sure how true it may be. From the horse's mouth (i.e. the "respected" journalist who twittered): Twitter in trouble after setting Sarkozy rumour mill whirring Clair The mind is its own place, and in itself can make a Heaven of Hell, a Hell of Heaven. Paradise Lost - John Milton    Report

20/03/2010, 10:31 Mr Coeur de Lion Joined on 01/05/2005 In the middle of nowhere (36) Posts 2,556 Re: Nicholas and Carla Dangerous precedent if Twitter gets into trouble for this. It's not twitter's fault, it's the person who started it. Twitter has disclaimers etc.    Report

20/03/2010, 10:58 Chancer Joined on 16/07/2006 Picardie, Sussex Posts 4,706 Re: Nicholas and Carla Why dangerous, its libel plain and simple (unless of course the journalist can prove otherwise), a journalist of all people should know better and I am fairly sure this one did. Thankfully France has some sensible laws that prevent the publication of this sort of intrusion into someones private life. I was saddened to see this topic raised on this forum but am pleased to see that it has been of relatively little interest to forum members (apart from comments on ugliness) even though there seems to be even less interest in the regional elections of our country.    Report

20/03/2010, 11:01 Mr Coeur de Lion Joined on 01/05/2005 In the middle of nowhere (36) Posts 2,556 Re: Nicholas and Carla The dangerous precedent is if Twitter gets sued. It is not Twitters responsibility to monitor every single thing posted on it's site. It's impossible to do. If Twitter gets sued for something beyond its control, then the internet could change drastically. It's the journalist who should be sued. He made the comment, not Twitter.    Report

20/03/2010, 11:23 WJT Joined on 22/09/2004 Posts 1,932 Re: Nicholas and Carla I have never used Twitter myself but I agree with Mr. Coeur that it certainly shouldn't be their fault. Hopefully they have some sort of clause when you join Twitter to say they are not and cannot be responsible for verifying that all information on their site is true. I cannot imagine how they are meant to monitor everything said.    Report

20/03/2010, 11:29 Quillan Joined on 23/08/2004 Forum Moderator Posts 6,132 Re: Nicholas and Carla  Chancer wrote: I was saddened to see this topic raised on this forum but am pleased to see that it has been of relatively little interest to forum members (apart from comments on ugliness) even though there seems to be even less interest in the regional elections of our country. What the President's wife is up to is of no interest to me and I can't imagine why it should be unless it effects his political performance which in turn has a direct effect on me personally. They could be both holding orgies every Saturday night for all I care. Perhaps the fact that very few of us on the forum can vote in the regional elections may account for the lack of interest? Anyway off to La Rugby Bar in Avenue du Docteur Arnold Netter (Paris). There are about eight of us, I doubt if you would miss us, so anyone is up for the game pop in and join us for a .   http://www.chambresdhote.com    Report

20/03/2010, 11:41 NormanH Joined on 10/04/2008 Posts 1,967 Re: Nicholas and Carla  Chancer wrote: Why dangerous, its libel plain and simple (unless of course the journalist can prove otherwise), a journalist of all people should know better and I am fairly sure this one did. Thankfully France has some sensible laws that prevent the publication of this sort of intrusion into someones private life. I was saddened to see this topic raised on this forum but am pleased to see that it has been of relatively little interest to forum members (apart from comments on ugliness) even though there seems to be even less interest in the regional elections of our country. If you read the first post carefully you will see that it begins: "What is France coming to?" This, and the light-hearted way in which the rumours were described should have provided a clue as to the intended topic: the change in attitude recently towards  the private lives of people in the public eye.. There never used to be this 'peoplisation' of Politics in France before, but Sarkozy has taken a leaf out of the Clinton/Blair tradition. I believe there is a proverb about 'supping with the Devil'... "even less interest in the regional elections of our country." There was even less interest in my topic on Simone Veil, or the link I posted to the superb 'discours' of Jean d'Ormesson which is not only a magnificent piece of writing in French, but also a very moving  account of her life and achievements, but then there is not much interest in matters French which are not purely functional.    Report

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