French first lady skipping G-8 summit because of upcoming album

Saturday 05th July, 06:52 AM JST

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wilbur at 09:55 AM JST - 5th July

i heard it was really because she doesn't like japan
serindipity at 10:50 AM JST - 5th July

Glad to see she has her priorities right. The G8 summit is no where as important as an album release, is it?
cleo at 11:20 AM JST - 5th July

Why is it important for spouses to accompany political leaders to the summit? None of the spouses were elected to their position. None of them are (or should be) defined in terms of who they're married to. So Sarkosy's missis has her own career. Great. Let her get on with it.

After all the threads we've had recently about the status of women / women in the workplace / gender equality etc etc etc I'm surprised this even gets a mention. Shouldn't we be commenting instead on the wives who are accompanying their spouses on this high-level junket?
dr_jones at 12:20 PM JST - 5th July

@wilbur: Actually it's her husband who doesn't like Japan ... quite contrary to the former French president.
USARonin at 03:32 PM JST - 5th July

Yes, but 'Sarkosy the American' loves America.

I think we should arrange for him to win the next election, too.

USAR
smithinjapan at 06:56 PM JST - 5th July

Awesome... I'm looking forward to the next album.
Badsey at 09:52 PM JST - 5th July

Personally, I think this is a great idea and I'm not going to work either until the new Kumi Koda album is out.
Sarge at 09:56 PM JST - 5th July

Badsey - You're taking it too far; Bruni or Kumi can cancel some road trips ahead of their new album releases, but you still have to work ha ha ha
OssanULTRA at 10:24 PM JST - 5th July

"i heard it was really because she doesn't like japan"

Impossible. All westerners love Japan except for the ones on the JT board.
wilbur at 12:33 AM JST - 6th July

ossan: yeah, keep telling yourself that
Xeno23 at 08:03 AM JST - 6th July

We'll be seeing at least one less celebrity western woman trying to maneuver her way into a kimono. Phew!
OssanULTRA at 08:48 AM JST - 6th July

"ossan: yeah, keep telling yourself that"

Thank you for supporting my statement.
stanoue at 03:16 PM JST - 6th July

Cleo - excellent point. In addition, in NZ/Helen Clark's case, if her man didn't accompany her everywhere, would it draw the same comments? I suspect not.
wilbur at 06:51 PM JST - 6th July

ossan, that was the exact opposite of support...better luck next time
buttamimi at 03:30 AM JST - 7th July

It is probably important because she, the French President's wife, is a pin-up artist and appeared in various publications in the nude. What other head of state had a wife like that? It says much for the present head of France. Viva La France!