Les Muslimerables in Deep Malaise

The Washington Post, attempting to put some weight behind President Jacques Chirac’s weak speech: “During his 12 minute speech, Chirac came down hard on the rioters, saying: "Many French people have difficulties, but violence never solves anything. If one belongs to our national community, one must respect the rules." He told youths carrying out the rioting that "it is a great privilege to belong to French society."

Oohhh, that was a very powerful speech, phew what a tough stand, "came down hard". It reminds me of that Laurel and Hardy movie where Oliver Hardy says pointing a shaking finger at a criminal: “Stop or I’ll say stop again”. Oh please.

"No word on weather Chirac was wearing a sweater and sitting by a roaring fire when he made the speech."

Get real, or read up some more about what is going on in your own country Monsieur Le President. I am beginning to think that the speculations that Chirac is on medication are unfortunately true. What other explanation could there be for this apparent complacency in a serious situation which demands firm and decisive action. O.K. So he did not have the stomach to join us in Iraq, ‘tant pis’ (too bad), but for goodness sake this is Islamofascism on your own doorstep, and spreading fast.

The riots "bear witness to a deep malaise," Chirac said. "It is a crisis of meaning, a crisis of reference points and an identity crisis."

Identity crisis, a crisis of meaning! Is he completely out to lunch? Does he seriously believe that these people wish to be French, and embrace the French culture, and become a part of French society. The momentum belongs to the Islamofascists and it looks like it’s going to stay that way. France is channeling a deer caught in headlights, and President Chirac will not be the man to get the wounded animal off the road. Coming to a gun fight yielding a knife is not becoming of a head of state, and being half comatosed whilst making your speech is hardly confidence building for the confused French, who may actually be looking for a leader at this time, and not someone who is channeling the 1938 Prime  Minister of Great Britain, Neville Chamberlain, who brought Europe The Munich Pact of appeasement.

Ed Morrissey: “That, of course, recalls the infamous "malaise" speech by Carter, when he told Americans that we would have to learn to get by with less, and that mandatory energy rationing would be the New Patriotic Way. Like Carter, Chirac has taken a real problem and used it to cover for a more serious problem -- and the solution Chirac proposes will make the situation even worse than before.”

Can you imagine if this was happening in the U.S, and the President took some ten days to come out and say something and then another ten days to say something else equally irrelevant for a mere 12 minutes. We would leave the French behind in knee deep dust shouting “off with his head”. At best demand his resignation, and at the worst impeach him.

Ed: “Does anyone remember the outcry that occurred when George Bush didn't get on TV in the 24 hours after Hurricane Katrina and make a personal expression of sorrow? That outcry resulted from a natural disaster, not a threat to the authority of the government. Chirac has yet to make any significant speech to his country as head of state in the face of a direct challenge to French sovereignty. It's as if the entire French command structure has forgotten why it exists. Instead of standing for French law and order and defense of French interests -- the natural role of the executive in any form of government -- Chirac has gone into hiding and his staff has prepared a slate of bribes.”

aOn Sunday night and early Monday morning, 284 vehicles were set ablaze, police reported. Since the attacks began on Oct. 27, 8,400 cars, trucks and buses have been burned across the country, along with scores of schools, sports facilities, government offices and private businesses. Police have arrested 2,767 people. European Union donate $58 million to France for violence-related assistance and up to $1.17 billion could be offered to France for long-term jobs and social programs for the Muslim community.

“When Jimmy Carter gave his "malaise" speech to Americans, we recognized that his time had passed and we needed a new direction in the White House -- and we weren't even watching a nationwide riot burning into its third week. If history gives any guidance, the French will mostly either agree with Chirac or object that his solutions are not socialistic enough to solve the problem. France appears completely lost, even apart from the radical Islamism that seeks its destruction.”

Another CNN faux pas which Michelle Malkin picked up, and now check out what the French are blogging Some interesting information on the good old days when the French offered to invade Iraq.

It's harder to ignore the elephant in the living room when the elephant is setting fire to it. via Powerline

Newsweek: 'Europe's Time Bomb'

Political Yen/Yang reminds us of the bad old days of Jimmy 'Double Digit' Carter which France seems to be re-living with Monsieur Le President: "The "do nothing and wait until it goes away on its own" school of thought, still has a man in the tournament."

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Comments

[Alexandra]

LA Sunset, Thank you for the compliment.
Les Muslimerables are back, check the latest post today.

[LASunsett]

Good post. Excellent photo. As they say, a picture is worth a thousand words.

[Kenny Pierce]

I might also add that the title and photoshopping left me doubled over my desk laughing. Great work as always. How do you do this stuff. (Actually, I imagine I know the answer: lots of hard work.)

[Kenny Pierce]

I get a kick out of No Pasaran most of the time, but then I come up on this sentence in particular... Mais, sérieusement, il n'y a aucune raison pour Ben Ali de prendre en compte les bêlements de la caste des politcards de ce petit pays de merde... Holy cow, can you imagine the exploding heads of Frenchmen hearing their country referred to as ce petit pays de merde? [guffawing with delight] I'm no expert, but I think un petit pays de merde is even lower on the scale of national dignity than un pays pissant.

I think I'll have to blog that.