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BeyondGeography

(39,374 posts) Wed Apr 20, 2022, 08:40 PM Apr 2022

FWIW, I thought Macron trounced Le Pen in tonight's debate

And it seems I’m not alone:

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FWIW, I thought Macron trounced Le Pen in tonight's debate (Original Post) BeyondGeography Apr 2022 OP

Yay! Mike Nelson Apr 2022 #1

Plus, Putin is her banker. paleotn Apr 2022 #2

Macron can throw a punch BeyondGeography Apr 2022 #7

Very good news! babylonsister Apr 2022 #3

I think its correct to be concerned about Le Pen, but I would be truly shocked BootinUp Apr 2022 #4

It boggles my mind that a country that was overrun with Nazis can even Bev54 Apr 2022 #6

There were a lot of enthusiastic collaborators in the Vichy regime, too Spider Jerusalem Apr 2022 #14

I caught the last 45 minutes of it. Almost 3 hours, that is a debate. Bev54 Apr 2022 #5

I hope it's a hint about things to come! calimary Apr 2022 #8

K&R for, love your take - but debate-schemake, as STALIN said, UTUSN Apr 2022 #9

I can't believe 39% thought she won. nt okaawhatever Apr 2022 #10

That is good to hear jfz9580m Apr 2022 #11

Trump in a skirt. I can see that. Oh, we're talking about LePen. TheBlackAdder Apr 2022 #13

Sorry to disappoint you..Well there is this... jfz9580m Apr 2022 #15

"You are speaking to your banker when you speak of Russia, that's the problem" dalton99a Apr 2022 #12

Mike Nelson

(9,959 posts)

1. Yay!

Reply to BeyondGeography (Original post)

Wed Apr 20, 2022, 08:47 PM

Apr 2022

... tried to watch... the stream play froze too many times. I was unimpressed with Le Pen.

paleotn

(17,931 posts)

2. Plus, Putin is her banker.

Reply to BeyondGeography (Original post)

Wed Apr 20, 2022, 08:49 PM

Apr 2022

That was a good one, Macron.

BeyondGeography

(39,374 posts)

7. Macron can throw a punch

Reply to paleotn (Reply #2)

Wed Apr 20, 2022, 09:19 PM

Apr 2022

Plus his command of the facts and his speaking ability add up to an extremely formidable candidate. She was just hanging on for dear life at times.

babylonsister

(171,070 posts)

3. Very good news!

Reply to BeyondGeography (Original post)

Wed Apr 20, 2022, 08:54 PM

Apr 2022

BootinUp

(47,165 posts)

4. I think its correct to be concerned about Le Pen, but I would be truly shocked

Reply to BeyondGeography (Original post)

Wed Apr 20, 2022, 08:57 PM

Apr 2022

if she were to win. Seems like recent events have to put some wind in Macrons sails plus I believe the polls are all in his favor even if by a slim margin. I don't think Q poll skewing is a factor over there.

Bev54

(10,053 posts)

6. It boggles my mind that a country that was overrun with Nazis can even

Reply to BootinUp (Reply #4)

Wed Apr 20, 2022, 09:14 PM

Apr 2022

consider or come this close to electing a RW nationalist.

Spider Jerusalem

(21,786 posts)

14. There were a lot of enthusiastic collaborators in the Vichy regime, too

Reply to Bev54 (Reply #6)

Wed Apr 20, 2022, 10:37 PM

Apr 2022

France having a nationalist, xenophobic, anti-Semitic far right goes back a ways.

Bev54

(10,053 posts)

5. I caught the last 45 minutes of it. Almost 3 hours, that is a debate.

Reply to BeyondGeography (Original post)

Wed Apr 20, 2022, 09:12 PM

Apr 2022

calimary

(81,320 posts)

8. I hope it's a hint about things to come!

Reply to BeyondGeography (Original post)

Wed Apr 20, 2022, 09:26 PM

Apr 2022

These things leave me a nervous wreck, sometimes.

UTUSN

(70,710 posts)

9. K&R for, love your take - but debate-schemake, as STALIN said,

Reply to BeyondGeography (Original post)

Wed Apr 20, 2022, 09:28 PM

Apr 2022

it ain't the votes that count, it's who counts the votes.

okaawhatever

(9,462 posts)

10. I can't believe 39% thought she won. nt

Reply to BeyondGeography (Original post)

Wed Apr 20, 2022, 09:48 PM

Apr 2022

jfz9580m

(14,529 posts)

11. That is good to hear

Reply to BeyondGeography (Original post)

Wed Apr 20, 2022, 09:49 PM

Apr 2022

Marine LePen is supposedly, in essence, Trump in a skirt..

TheBlackAdder

(28,209 posts)

13. Trump in a skirt. I can see that. Oh, we're talking about LePen.

Reply to jfz9580m (Reply #11)

Wed Apr 20, 2022, 10:36 PM

Apr 2022

jfz9580m

(14,529 posts)

15. Sorry to disappoint you..Well there is this...

Reply to TheBlackAdder (Reply #13)

Wed Apr 20, 2022, 11:12 PM

Apr 2022

Though that looks more like Boris Johnson than Trump..I hope it is not a random person! Found it ducking for "Trump in ridiculous outfit"...

dalton99a

(81,515 posts)

12. "You are speaking to your banker when you speak of Russia, that's the problem"