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Funny how as soon as you die, all your sins are forgotten and you a revered as some kind of political saint. Chirac was a crook. I'm not glad he's dead, but I'
by emmanuel_1234 7y ago
Funny how as soon as you die, all your sins are forgotten and you a revered as some kind of political saint.
Chirac was a crook. I'm not glad he's dead, but I'm surely glad he left.
- OneFamousGrouse 7y agoNot really, as far as I've heard/read, at least in French media, they were very quick to point this out. He was indeed a crook, but seemed like a nice, personable crooks, rather than the cynical ones we get nowadays.
- emmanuel_1234 7y agoHe brought Nicolas Sarkozy to light, who was indeed part of a new generation of cynics.
- malms 7y agofunny how everything you do in your life time can be forgotten and and you are labeled a crooked for the smallest amount of corruption "may the one who never sinned throw a rock at me"