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Sarkozy TV rebuke becomes web hit
by amyjudd | July 1, 2008 at 04:34 pm | 263 views | 7 comments
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A video of Nicolas Sarkozy getting angry at a TV technician before he is interviewed on state television has become an instant internet success.
If you watch the video it just seems like he is being a bit arrogant, but that is my opinion.
The video shows the employee clipping a microphone to Mr Sarkozy's tie, and not responding to a presidential "hello".
"It's a question of manners," Mr Sarkozy is heard muttering. "When you're invited, you're entitled to have people say 'hello' to you".
The video, posted on the Dailymotion website, has drawn about 500,000 hits.
It was recorded on Monday, as Mr Sarkozy was waiting to be interviewed on France 3 television.
Inquiry
Mr Sarkozy is seen winking while complaining about the manners of the technician who appears not to have returned his greeting.
At the end of the brief outburst, he appears to suggest the employee should not be working for state TV.
Asked about the video, a spokesman for the presidency declined to comment.
FR3 has condemned the "pirating" of the off-air footage and launched an inquiry.
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July 1, 2008 at 04:34 pm by amyjudd, 263 views, 7 comments
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at 16:46 on July 1st, 2008
The unfortunate thing is he was probably prince charming about thirty seconds later when the cameras were rolling.
at 16:51 on July 1st, 2008
I have a feeling this happens quite often behind the scenes.
at 16:54 on July 1st, 2008
Me too - I'm glad they caught this on camera - hopefully he'll be more careful next time.
at 20:00 on July 1st, 2008
amyjudd, I like this story. It's good stuff. That's real image of these world leaders, Cheers
at 20:13 on July 1st, 2008
No action shall escape undocumented -- such is the way of the digital age!
at 21:47 on July 1st, 2008
amyjudd, I like this story. It's good stuff. Ya gotta admit, the man kowtows to no none!
at 04:49 on July 2nd, 2008
amyjudd, I like this story. It's good stuff.
Good piece but it seems as though everyone rather jumped to the wrong conclusion - according to a report in today's Liberation - hardly a backer of Sarkozy.
http://www.liberation.fr/actualite/politiques/336102.FR.php
Yes Sarkozy made the comment about manners to the guy who didn't return his "hello" - but he never said he shouldn't be working for France 3.
His comment "things will change" was apparently in response to one of the journalist's saying that "This is France" in reference to demonstrations outside the studio (which were against dropping advertising and had put Sarkozy in a less than happy mood).
To which Sarkozy replied "That was how things were before, now they're going to change". So no veiled reference to having the guy sacked and that huge wink must be some sort of giveaway as to his (perhaps) ill-judged comment.