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wildwoodfam · 08-07-2007, 01:38 PM

I see absolutely nothing wrong with the French Prez doing what he did...for this very reason. it was not the boat of a family out cruising on the lake catching some rays - behaving themselves and not looking for trouble. The boat in question was a Press Boat - with AP reporters and photographers on board - it was a marked boat and they were directly ignoring the request the Prex made just hours before about some privacy while he and friends went boating on the lake. He also spoke in English at the press conference - not his native language - and answered questions posed in English (to a French President!)

I'm sorry folks - he is here ON VACATION - not for a political meeting, not for a summit, VACATION - and has every right to be left alone and to enjoy his time here - and if you want the Lakes Region to get a good grades on its celeb vacation report card - we ought to be protecting his right to a quiet vacation!

My two cents - and let's think for a minute - about the press - "the Paparazi" - dont they seem to create more in the way of negative situations than they report on the positives - and why is it they feel priviledged to do so? I wonder - if the Princess of Wales had stopped her car and confronted her photographers on that fateful night - perhaps she'd still be with us....we will never know...but this I know - the president most likely had a LOVELY and undisturbed boat ride after he backed off the press!!

08-07-2007, 01:38 PM	#20
wildwoodfam Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: North Andover, MA & summers up at the BIG lake Posts: 285 Thanks: 5 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Let's think about this for a minute... I see absolutely nothing wrong with the French Prez doing what he did...for this very reason. it was not the boat of a family out cruising on the lake catching some rays - behaving themselves and not looking for trouble. The boat in question was a Press Boat - with AP reporters and photographers on board - it was a marked boat and they were directly ignoring the request the Prex made just hours before about some privacy while he and friends went boating on the lake. He also spoke in English at the press conference - not his native language - and answered questions posed in English (to a French President!) I'm sorry folks - he is here ON VACATION - not for a political meeting, not for a summit, VACATION - and has every right to be left alone and to enjoy his time here - and if you want the Lakes Region to get a good grades on its celeb vacation report card - we ought to be protecting his right to a quiet vacation! My two cents - and let's think for a minute - about the press - "the Paparazi" - dont they seem to create more in the way of negative situations than they report on the positives - and why is it they feel priviledged to do so? I wonder - if the Princess of Wales had stopped her car and confronted her photographers on that fateful night - perhaps she'd still be with us....we will never know...but this I know - the president most likely had a LOVELY and undisturbed boat ride after he backed off the press!!