tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3537843474894274857.post5928813014234475345..comments2024-03-28T16:22:35.196-04:00Comments on Riding On: That's fine with meDave Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10429379083970699093noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3537843474894274857.post-18823300202268657592022-04-25T09:08:02.028-04:002022-04-25T09:08:02.028-04:00I have to consider getting a second buster also.I have to consider getting a second buster also.Bathwaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08992873498618424363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3537843474894274857.post-89940971575190610342022-04-24T15:08:43.509-04:002022-04-24T15:08:43.509-04:00You're absolutely right. For many people it re...You're absolutely right. For many people it really was a vote against Macron rather than for Le Pen. Hopefully next time I'll have the vote myself. Oh, and I forgot to say, I love your colour scheme!Treadershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08613671137557939083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3537843474894274857.post-25692386862164022862022-04-24T14:58:26.557-04:002022-04-24T14:58:26.557-04:00Thanks, again! Since I am somewhat knowledgeable ...Thanks, again! Since I am somewhat knowledgeable in French, I get a news feed from Le Monde and that news flash woke me up from a nap with the dogs.Dave Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10429379083970699093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3537843474894274857.post-34671776382550855362022-04-24T14:56:26.913-04:002022-04-24T14:56:26.913-04:00I'm planning on enjoying the time off.I'm planning on enjoying the time off.Dave Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10429379083970699093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3537843474894274857.post-16716043688743379422022-04-24T14:54:51.323-04:002022-04-24T14:54:51.323-04:00I have no problem trying to be safer than sorrier....I have no problem trying to be safer than sorrier.Dave Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10429379083970699093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3537843474894274857.post-36261098687030139472022-04-24T14:54:23.332-04:002022-04-24T14:54:23.332-04:00Thanks! I wasn't saying that Macron didn'...Thanks! I wasn't saying that Macron didn't have some serious issues, but rather that many French voters weren't even thinking about how a Le Pen presidency could quite easily become a nightmare for the country.Dave Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10429379083970699093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3537843474894274857.post-75892555593024317252022-04-24T14:08:10.338-04:002022-04-24T14:08:10.338-04:00They've just announced the French results. Mac...They've just announced the French results. Macron 58%, Le Pen 42%!Treadershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08613671137557939083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3537843474894274857.post-91806274842598602492022-04-24T13:58:05.494-04:002022-04-24T13:58:05.494-04:00Happy Sunday and Happy start of Non Scheduled Week...Happy Sunday and Happy start of Non Scheduled Week! Unfortunately I go back to work from spring break tomorrow. It's going to be hard to resume my regular schedule. <br /><br />Biggie's a handsome boy!Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12512800812290518552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3537843474894274857.post-37699533022159547002022-04-24T13:23:07.070-04:002022-04-24T13:23:07.070-04:00We're set for 2nd boosters the first of May.We're set for 2nd boosters the first of May.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15302478126147924237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3537843474894274857.post-51165961918614456112022-04-24T13:16:15.515-04:002022-04-24T13:16:15.515-04:00There's more than just the vax passports/masks...There's more than just the vax passports/masks that pissed people off with Macron, in fact people were very good about wearing masks and I never saw anyone kick off about it. There's the sale of Alstom and its technology to the US when Macron was Minister. The US kept the technology and are now selling it back to France at a grossly inflated price. Then there's the millions paid to McKinsey (who just coincidentally worked for free for him on his first campaign) with little to no output, plus the fact that despite making millions in France they paid no tax in France whatsoever (their rep was caught lying about it before the Senate and they are now being inestigated). Then there's the fact that Macron declared net personal wealth in his 2017 campaign of just €156,000 when he first ran and only €500,000 this time round, despite earning about €4 million when he worked for Rothschild Bank and despite the fact that he would have gotten a multi-million euro bonus when he negotiated the sale of Nestlé's nutritional unit to Pfizer. Plus Alexandre Benhalla .... Plus, plus. I could go on but I won't! So you're right, many people are not actually voting FOR Le Pen they are voting AGAINST Macron and that gallic sneer of his. I doubt Le Pen will get in but who knows. We should find out in a few hours anyway!Treadershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08613671137557939083noreply@blogger.com