Comments on: One less voice http://www.iangarrickmason.com/2008/01/one-less-voice/ A miscellany on politics and culture by Ian Garrick Mason Thu, 11 Feb 2010 10:43:38 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: littlehorn http://www.iangarrickmason.com/2008/01/one-less-voice/comment-page-1/#comment-25 littlehorn Sat, 12 Jan 2008 09:36:13 +0000 http://iangarrickmason.wordpress.com/2008/01/10/one-less-voice/#comment-25 You're welcome. Le canard enchaîné doesn't mention anything about this story. I guess there's really nothing interesting to say then... You’re welcome. Le canard enchaîné doesn’t mention anything about this story. I guess there’s really nothing interesting to say then…

]]> By: Ian Garrick Mason http://www.iangarrickmason.com/2008/01/one-less-voice/comment-page-1/#comment-24 Ian Garrick Mason Sat, 12 Jan 2008 02:06:54 +0000 http://iangarrickmason.wordpress.com/2008/01/10/one-less-voice/#comment-24 Thanks, littlehorn. Your point about Sarkozy's potential anti-Chirac motivation is an excellent hypothesis. And re the language issue, you're quite right: that's exactly what Sarkozy meant. Thanks, littlehorn. Your point about Sarkozy’s potential anti-Chirac motivation is an excellent hypothesis. And re the language issue, you’re quite right: that’s exactly what Sarkozy meant.

]]> By: littlehorn http://www.iangarrickmason.com/2008/01/one-less-voice/comment-page-1/#comment-23 littlehorn Fri, 11 Jan 2008 15:57:15 +0000 http://iangarrickmason.wordpress.com/2008/01/10/one-less-voice/#comment-23 This is very weird, for i thought it was available in French as well. But I guess i'll hear about it in the Canard Enchaîné. They always wittily talk about all the most interesting stuff so i'll come up with more informations soon. For now, i can tell you that Sarkozy hates Chirac, and France 24 happens to be one of the more cherished project that Chirac had. He just kept at it for years, until it was finally launched a year ago. So for now, I'm seeing this as a revenge against Chirac. It should be known that the channel is the merging between TF1 and F2, TF1 being the private channel always spewing right-wing propaganda, albeit in a much more subtle fashion than Fox News. ------------- Just took a look at the France24 website and they don't seem to be hanging any "Closing Soon" sign... ------------- I think the point Sarkozy made was not that he wanted a channel that would speak French (it already does). He wants a channel that ONLY speaks French. Cause it's paid by the French I'm guessing. This is very weird, for i thought it was available in French as well. But I guess i’ll hear about it in the Canard Enchaîné. They always wittily talk about all the most interesting stuff so i’ll come up with more informations soon.

For now, i can tell you that Sarkozy hates Chirac, and France 24 happens to be one of the more cherished project that Chirac had. He just kept at it for years, until it was finally launched a year ago. So for now, I’m seeing this as a revenge against Chirac.

It should be known that the channel is the merging between TF1 and F2, TF1 being the private channel always spewing right-wing propaganda, albeit in a much more subtle fashion than Fox News.

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Just took a look at the France24 website and they don’t seem to be hanging any “Closing Soon” sign…
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I think the point Sarkozy made was not that he wanted a channel that would speak French (it already does). He wants a channel that ONLY speaks French. Cause it’s paid by the French I’m guessing.

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