This is what happens if you try to pickpocket François Bayrou (French Presidential Candidate)
Friday April 20th 2007, 8:18 am
Filed under: cultural differences, news, politics, weird

AKA La Fameuse Claque

fameuse claque bayrou

Click here or on the photo (18 second video)

Me: That would end the career of a politican in the U.S.
S.O.: People will vote for him in France BECAUSE of that!

[merci, Julien!]

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I agree….with both of you.

Comment by Carol Ann 04.21.07 @ 5:07 am

Boy, there’s so many times I wish I could get away with that too!

Viva la France!

Comment by David 04.21.07 @ 6:01 am

ahahah SO true ;-)

Comment by bea at La tartine gourmande 04.21.07 @ 6:14 am

That’s why he had a good score in 2002, without that, it would have been something like 3 or 4%…

Comment by Ewj 04.21.07 @ 6:47 am

strange but true, carol ann and bea.

david, you are so french now!!! :D

ewj, you’re right. we didn’t realize that clip was so old. our friend martin told us that after that video was released, bayrou’s popularity increased like crazy. crazy.

Comment by ptinfrance 04.21.07 @ 6:57 am

I’m not shocked, the boy was trying to steal his wallet! And you know, Bayrou is from a peasant family, he’s rough sometimes.

Comment by Claire 09.30.07 @ 4:45 am

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