Comments on: Life, the blogosphere and the (next) elections http://www.prospect-magazine.co.uk/blog/franceprofonde/life-the-blogosphere-and-the-next-elections/ Tim King on French politics Mon, 13 Oct 2008 22:30:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.5 by: Sean http://www.prospect-magazine.co.uk/blog/franceprofonde/life-the-blogosphere-and-the-next-elections/#comment-9200 Tue, 22 May 2007 17:01:10 +0000 http://www.prospect-magazine.co.uk/blog/franceprofonde/life-the-blogosphere-and-the-next-elections/#comment-9200 Definitely glad to hear you will continue and look forward hopefully to 'participating in the discussion'... As to Bayrou, I must admit I was amazed by his appalling tactical and strategic choices between the two rounds. I'll admit to not really understanding - ok not at all - what his appeal was other than a (non extreme) ni/ni alternative protest vote, as far as I could see there was no substance to his candidacy - seemed more like a real-life French version of Chauncy Gardener... That said watching him manoeuvre his way to irrelevancy after having miraculously assembled millions of votes, was almost too painful to watch. A bit like a car wreck in slow motion. Talk about playing your cards poorly. For anyone who did support him, this awful political decision-making surely must give pause to any rational supporter - is this the kind of judgement you hope to see in a leader? Anyhow these certainly are 'interesting times' in France and I'm sure you'll have plenty to write about in the months ahead. Definitely glad to hear you will continue and look forward hopefully to ‘participating in the discussion’…

As to Bayrou, I must admit I was amazed by his appalling tactical and strategic choices between the two rounds. I’ll admit to not really understanding - ok not at all - what his appeal was other than a (non extreme) ni/ni alternative protest vote, as far as I could see there was no substance to his candidacy - seemed more like a real-life French version of Chauncy Gardener… That said watching him manoeuvre his way to irrelevancy after having miraculously assembled millions of votes, was almost too painful to watch. A bit like a car wreck in slow motion. Talk about playing your cards poorly. For anyone who did support him, this awful political decision-making surely must give pause to any rational supporter - is this the kind of judgement you hope to see in a leader?

Anyhow these certainly are ‘interesting times’ in France and I’m sure you’ll have plenty to write about in the months ahead.

]]> by: Je http://www.prospect-magazine.co.uk/blog/franceprofonde/life-the-blogosphere-and-the-next-elections/#comment-8288 Mon, 14 May 2007 10:05:04 +0000 http://www.prospect-magazine.co.uk/blog/franceprofonde/life-the-blogosphere-and-the-next-elections/#comment-8288 Dear Tim, Thanks for your regular postings. As a french living in Uk, I have found your writing always relevant an accurate and very far from the spin that surround most of french news. I, for sure, would really miss you if this blog would end. Please keep doign the good work. Dear Tim,

Thanks for your regular postings. As a french living in Uk, I have found your writing always relevant an accurate and very far from the spin that surround most of french news. I, for sure, would really miss you if this blog would end. Please keep doign the good work.

]]> by: stavros http://www.prospect-magazine.co.uk/blog/franceprofonde/life-the-blogosphere-and-the-next-elections/#comment-8263 Sun, 13 May 2007 16:44:00 +0000 http://www.prospect-magazine.co.uk/blog/franceprofonde/life-the-blogosphere-and-the-next-elections/#comment-8263 Tim, Thank you for the insights you have provided on the presidential election and the clarity and (occasional) humour with which they were presented. Very pleased that you will continue this blog. What is happening in French political and ideological life reflects certain similar developments elsewhere on the Continent...and the perspective of someone with a keen eye, a sharp pen (well ..keyboard) and a non-continental background (lol), certainly helps in understanding. Maybe you can include an occasional commentary resulting from that very interesting "power structures" documentary work which you have told us you have been recently working on.... Tim,
Thank you for the insights you have provided on the presidential election and the clarity and (occasional) humour with which they were presented. Very pleased that you will continue this blog. What is happening in French political and ideological life reflects certain similar developments elsewhere on the Continent…and the perspective of someone with a keen eye, a sharp pen (well ..keyboard) and a non-continental background (lol), certainly helps in understanding.
Maybe you can include an occasional commentary resulting from that very interesting “power structures” documentary work which you have told us you have been recently working on….

]]> by: Tim http://www.prospect-magazine.co.uk/blog/franceprofonde/life-the-blogosphere-and-the-next-elections/#comment-8256 Sun, 13 May 2007 14:49:37 +0000 http://www.prospect-magazine.co.uk/blog/franceprofonde/life-the-blogosphere-and-the-next-elections/#comment-8256 None of us is perfeck None of us is perfeck

]]> by: Tristan http://www.prospect-magazine.co.uk/blog/franceprofonde/life-the-blogosphere-and-the-next-elections/#comment-8247 Sun, 13 May 2007 14:05:43 +0000 http://www.prospect-magazine.co.uk/blog/franceprofonde/life-the-blogosphere-and-the-next-elections/#comment-8247 *Spelled !! *Spelled !!

]]> by: Tristan http://www.prospect-magazine.co.uk/blog/franceprofonde/life-the-blogosphere-and-the-next-elections/#comment-8246 Sun, 13 May 2007 14:04:43 +0000 http://www.prospect-magazine.co.uk/blog/franceprofonde/life-the-blogosphere-and-the-next-elections/#comment-8246 Keep up the blogging. For the record, it's spelt von Bismarck. Keep up the blogging. For the record, it’s spelt von Bismarck.

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