[lit-ideas] Re: Katrina and the French Heat Wave
- From: "Judith Evans" <judithevans1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 6 Jun 2006 21:19:44 +0100
Ah, Teemu. I wondered how long you'd be in hiding
(post-Eurovision, that is).
(One of the
> funny recuring episodes pre-Iraq war was an American
> telling a Frenchman that Chirac is corrupt!
I remember....
>the other about failing to check up on
> the elderly.
Yes -- though also about August In Paris
Judy
----- Original Message -----
From: "Teemu Pyyluoma" <teme17@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, June 06, 2006 8:41 PM
Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: Katrina and the French Heat Wave
> For starters, the French government at the time and
> Chirac in particular were never popular. (One of the
> funny recuring episodes pre-Iraq war was an American
> telling a Frenchman that Chirac is corrupt! Really...)
> Based on what little I know of French political
> history, it seems to me that French governments in
> general are unpopular.
>
> And it was complete different kind of catastrophe than
> Katrina. One was about failing to evacuate people and
> provide relief, the other about failing to check up on
> the elderly. Dodging responsibility is a common theme
> though.
>
>
> Yours,
> Teemu
> Helsinki, Finland
>
>
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