Bemerkenswerte Randnotiz zur POTUS-Wahl: „Unstimmigkeiten“ bei der Stimmenauszählung in Detroit zu Gunsten von HRC

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Bemerkenswerte Randnotiz zur POTUS-Wahl:
„Unstimmigkeiten“ bei der Stimmenauszählung in Detroit zu Gunsten von HRC
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In Detroit gab es offenbar eine umfangreiche Wahlmanipulation zugunsten Hillary Clintons. 37 Prozent aller Wahlbezirke verzeichneten mehr Wähler als Wahlberechtigte. Clinton siegte in der Stadt überwältigend.
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Wie die Zeitung „Detroit News“ berichtet, fiel bei Jill Steins Nachzählung der Stimmen im US-Bundesstaat Michigan auf, dass in insgesamt 248 von 662 Wahlbezirken in Detroit (rund 37 Prozent) mehr Stimmen abgegeben wurden als überhaupt Wahlberechtigte registriert waren. Dies rief inzwischen schon die Staatssekretärin Michigans, Ruth Johnson, auf den Plan.
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Nachdem 115 (!) Prozent der Stimmen ausgezählt wurden, führte sie mit 37 Prozent Vorsprung. In insgesamt 10,6 Prozent der Wahlbezirke der 22 Counties gab es hierbei Unregelmäßigkeiten wie gebrochene Siegel, heißt es.
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Lieber Theo, Danke für diesen Hinweis

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Wer ist Carter Page ?

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Wer ist Carter Page ?
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Im Vorwort zu einem Page-Vortrag in Moskau ist zu lesen:
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„Carter Page is one of the youngest advisors of Donald Trump.
He is an energy and economic development expert, particularly regarding the countries of the former Soviet Union and the socialist bloc in Eastern Europe.
He collaborated with the Council on Foreign Relations, where he led a research group on the Caspian Sea region.“
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Hinsichtlich der vorgeblichen Funktion von Carter Page im TRUMP-Team liegt offenbar einiges „im Dunkeln“.
Im Zusammenhang mit Page’s Gesprächen in Russland erklärte Kellyanne Conway (Trump’s Wahlkampf-Managerin) im September, er sei zu offiziellen Gesprächen mit Moskau nicht autorisiert.
Das online-Magazin Politico ging der Sache nach und beschäftigte sich in einem am 23.09. veröffentlichten Hintergrundbericht mit „The Mystery of Trump’s Man in Moscow
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Am 08.12.2016 berichtete Sputnik-News von Page’s Eintreffen im Moskau, um sich mit mehreren Geschäftsleuten und Politikern zu treffen.
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Solche Meldungen lösen natürlich Spekulationen aller Art aus.
Grund genug für die New York Times, sich mit diesem Thema zu beschäftigen.
Ebenfalls am 08.12. schreibt NYT:
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„Dmitri S. Peskov, the Kremlin’s spokesman, told journalists that government leaders in Moscow had no plans to meet with Mr. Page and that they had never had any contact with him. “We have learned about this from the press,” Mr. Peskov told the news agency Interfax.
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Russia’s deputy foreign minister, Sergei A. Ryabkov, said officials at his department had no plans to meet with Mr. Page.“
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Reuters legt am 09.12. nach und schreibt:
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„The current nature of his relationship with Trump’s team is unclear.“
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Der ganze Vorgang wirkt recht seltsam und lässt die Vermutung zu, dass es sich dabei um eine Art setup einflussreicher Kreise handeln könnte, die zur Verfolgung eigener Ziele Herrn Page in TRUMPs Administration sehen möchten.
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Klingt schon fast wie conspiracy theory, oder ?
Time will tell !
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Federal judge halts recount, sealing Trump’s Michigan win

Federal judge halts recount, sealing Trump’s Michigan win
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A federal judge who ordered Michigan to begin its recount effectively ended it on Wednesday, tying his decision to a state court ruling that found Green Party candidate Jill Stein had no legal standing to request another look at ballots.
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The ruling seals Republican Donald Trump’s narrow victory over Democrat Hillary Clinton for Michigan’s 16 electoral votes.
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U.S. District Judge Mark Goldsmith agreed with Republicans who argued that the three-day recount must end a day after the state appeals court dealt a blow to the effort. The court said Stein, who finished fourth in Michigan on Nov. 8, didn’t have a chance of winning even after a recount and therefore isn’t an „aggrieved“ candidate.
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Associated Press
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korrespondierend:
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TRUMP bleibt Präsident
Der von der Ex-Präsidentschaftskandidatin der Grünen, Jill Stein, initiierte Überprüfungsprozess wurde gestoppt, nachdem das Berufungsgericht des US-Bundesstaates Michigan das zuvor gefällte Urteil aufhob. Am Montag zuvor hatte das Gericht die Neuauszählung zunächst gebilligt, woraufhin diese unverzüglich eingeleitet wurde.
Im neuen Urteil hieß es nun, dass Stein keine Neuauszählung durchführen dürfe, da sie selbst zu wenige Wählerstimmen bekommen hätte.
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Sputnik-News
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Der Schuldige für Clintons Wahlschlappe ist offenbar gefunden

Der Schuldige für Clintons Wahlschlappe ist offenbar gefunden
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Knapp einen Monat nachdem ihre hoch favorisierte Kandidatin Hillary Clinton bei den US-Präsidentschaftswahlen untergegangen ist, macht sich unter den Demokraten ein Hauen und Stechen breit. Vor allem das politische Lager um Clinton schob in den vergangenen Wochen wahlweise den Hackern, den Russen oder den „Fake News“ die Schuld an der Wahlschlappe in die Schuhe.
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Wie das Portal „The Hill“ berichtet, hat nun Peter Daou, der frühere Leiter des von der New York Times als „Hillary Clintons Empörungsmaschine“ bezeichneten Onlinedienstes Shareblue, ihren ehemaligen Gegenkandidaten Sanders auf Twitter angegriffen. Er wirft dem parteilosen Senator aus Vermont vor, die spätere Präsidentschaftskandidatin beschädigt zu haben, indem er für die Demokraten angetreten sei.
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RT
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Plötzlich avanciert Trump zum Retter der Weltwirtschaft

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Plötzlich avanciert Trump zum Retter der Weltwirtschaft
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Monatelang haben Ökonomie-Versteher und Systemmedien warnend in die Tasten gehauen und Donald Trump’s wirtschaftspolitische Vorstellungen einem Weltuntergangs-Szenario gleichgesetzt (siehe hier) … alles umsonst ?
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Tja, scheint wohl so, jedenfalls vertreten, wie Tobias Kaiser in der Welt schreibt, die OECD-Ökonomen in ihrem Konjunkturbericht für die Weltwirtschaft die Ansicht, dass Trump’s Absicht in die US-Infrastruktur zu investieren, Steuersenkungen durchzuführen, für mehr Jobs, höhere Löhne, ein besseres wirtschaftliches Klima und eine gesteigerte Kauflaune bei US-Verbrauchern sorgen wird.
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Mehr noch:
Von der optimistischen Haltung der Amerikaner und den zusätzlichen Investitionen würden aber tatsächlich Unternehmen weltweit profitieren – nicht zuletzt die exportstarke deutsche Wirtschaft. Insgesamt soll durch die von Donald Trump ausgelösten Konjunktur-Kraftpakete die weltweite Wirtschaftsleistung im kommenden Jahr um rund 74 Milliarden Dollar zusätzlich wachsen und in 2018 gar auf 593 Milliarden Dollar steigen.
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Selbstredend müssen die angekündigten Trumponomics umgesetzt und der republikanisch dominierte Kongress davon überzeugt werden.
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Hoffen wir im eigenen Interesse, dass dies gelingt und betrachten die an den Devisenbörsen täglich feststellbare Dollarstärke (oder sollten wir Euro-Schwäche sagen, die selbstverständlich deutsche Exporte begünstigt) dafür als Signal.
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Get inspired by Le Pen’s expressive statements

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Get inspired by Le Pen’s expressive statements:
„Merkel’s days are numbered'“
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Marine Le Pen vertritt im CNBC-Interview mit Michelle Caruso-Cabrera spannende Positionen, die nicht nur die französische Öffentlichkeit aufhorchen lassen sollten.
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Ihre ausdrucksvollen Darlegungen -nachfolgend als Mitschrieb in der englischen CNBC-Übersetzung dokumentiert, sind bestens dafür geeignet, an allen Bildungseinrichtungen als gemeinschaftliches Projekt aus language arts and social studies angeboten zu werden.
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Dies fördert nicht nur die sprachlichen Kompetenzen aller Teilnehmer, sondern wirkt zugleich als vertiefendes Verständnis der manchmal festzustellenden Qualität von politischen Bildungsangeboten.
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Zugegeben, diese Idee wird bei Lehrern und Dozenten, deren Lehrmaterialien freundlichst von so honorigen Organisationen wie der Bertelsmann-Stiftung oder McGraw Hill Education zur Verfügung gestellt werden, eine Abkehr von politisch-korrektem, EU- und transatlantik-zentrisch geprägten Inhalten erfordern.
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Schüler und Studenten sind an der Stelle aufgerufen, ihr Recht auf objektiv angebotene Lerninhalte einzufordern .. nicht zuletzt um ein eigenes Verständnis dafür zu entwickeln, wie politischer und ökonomischer Wandel gestaltet werden kann.
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All jene geschätzten Leserinnen und Lesern, deren Sprachkenntnisse noch verbesserungsfähig sein könnten, ist im eigenen Interesse anzuraten, sich die Übersetzung von Le Pen’s Überzeugungen zu erarbeiten.
Hilfsweise bietet sich dafür eine von MMNews veröffentlichte deutsche Übersetzung -leider nur mit Auszügen zu einige Eckpunkten- von Le Pen’s Darlegungen an.
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Mitschrieb:
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MCC:
„YOU ARE BEING CALLED THE DONALD TRUMP OF FRANCE. HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THAT? DO YOU THINK ARE YOU THE DONALD TRUMP OF FRANCE?“
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LE PEN:
„THE REALITY IS THAT I WAS THE ONLY POLITICIAN THAT DEFINITIVELY SUPPORTED THE DEFEAT OF HILLARY CLINTON, AND TO CONSIDER THAT DONALD TRUMP’S POLICIES, SUBJECTS THAT CONCERNED MY COUNTRY, WERE POSITIVE.
IT’S TRUE THAT THE ELECTION OF DONALD TRUMP IS A MASSIVE RETURN TO THE PEOPLE. IT’S A RETURN OF THE NATION IN A WORLD IN WHICH WE CONSIDERED THAT THE NATION WAS A THING TO MOVE PAST. UNQUESTIONABLY WE HAD SOME POINTS IN COMMON WITH DONALD TRUMP, BECAUSE WE HOPE FOR INDEPENDENCE FOR OUR COUNTRY, A RETURN OF POWER, AND A CALMING OF RELATIONS AROUND THE WORLD.“
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MCC:
„WHEN DONALD TRUMP WON, THE FRENCH ESTABLISHMENT WOKE UP AND SEEMED FRIGHTENED, AND SAID „WOW, MARINE LE PEN CAN WIN IN FRANCE.“ DO YOU THINK DONALD TRUMP’S WIN PORTENDS GOOD THINGS FOR YOU?“
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LE PEN:
„I THINK THAT THE ELITES HAVE LIVED TOO LONG AMONG THEMSELVES. WE ARE IN A WORLD WHERE GLOBALIZATION, WHICH IS AN IDEOLOGY, HAS FORGOTTEN, AND PUT ASIDE THE PEOPLE, THE PEOPLE’S INTERESTS, ASPIRATIONS, AND DREAMS. THEY HAVE ACTED LIKE CARNIVORES, WHO USED THE WORLD TO ENRICH ONLY THEMSELVES. AND WHETHER IT’S THE ELECTION OF DONALD TRUMP, OR BREXIT,
SO YES, IN THESE CONDITIONS, IF THE FRENCH PEOPLE TOO WISH TO REGAIN THEIR INDEPENDENCE, WISH TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THEIR COUNTRY, AND WISH TO REINFORCE THE ELEMENTS OF SECURITY, THE BORDERS, THE RULE OF LAW, ECONOMIC PATRIOTISM, THEN I WILL BE ELECTED PRESIDENT.“
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MCC:
„THE SHORTHAND TO DESCRIBE YOUR PARTY IN THE US IS FREQUENTLY DESCRIBED AS ANTI-SEMITIC, ANTI-MUSLIM. WHAT DO YOU SAY TO PEOPLE WHO USE THAT DESCRIPTION FOR THE NATIONAL FRONT?“
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LE PEN:
„THE DESCRIPTION THAT HAS BEEN USED FOR THE FRONT NATIONAL IN THE UNITED STATES IS EXACTLY THE DESCRIPTION THAT WAS USED FOR THE SUPPORTERS OF DONALD TRUMP IN FRANCE. EACH IS AS FALSE AS THE OTHER. IT’S A WAY FOR THE SYSTEM TO DISCREDIT THOSE WHO REFUSE TO PLAY BY THE RULES OF THE GAME OF THE SYSTEM. WE CANNOT LET OURSELVES BE INFANTALIZED. WE CANNOT LET OURSELVES BE STEREOTYPED. AND I THINK THAT MANY AMERICANS TODAY REALIZE THAT THE DEPLORABLE IMAGE THAT HAS BEEN MADE OF THE FRONT NATIONAL IN THE UNITED STATES WAS AS INSULTING AND AS MISLEADING AS THE DEPLORABLE IMAGE THAT WAS MADE OF DONALD TRUMP AND HIS SUPPORTERS IN FRANCE.“
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MCC:
„INVESTORS IN THE FINANCIAL MARKETS ARE NERVOUS ABOUT YOU BECAUSE YOU WANT TO RETURN FRANCE TO THE FRANC. WHY?“
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LE PEN:
„FOR A VERY SIMPLE REASON:
IN REALITY, WE ARE IN CONTROL OF OUR OWN COUNTRY SO LONG AS WE HAVE OUR OWN CURRENCY. MONEY IS ONE OF THE ELEMENTS OF SOVEREIGNTY. THE POLITICAL AUSTERITY THAT IS IMPOSED TODAY BY THE EUROPEAN UNION IS FOUNDED ON THE EURO. WE ARE A FREE PEOPLE. WE FOUGHT FOR THIS. YOU TOO, FOUGHT TO BE A FREE PEOPLE. IT WAS NOT SO THAT TODAY WE COULD GIVE IT ALL AWAY TO TECHNOCRATS THAT WE HAVE NOT ELECTED, WHO DECIDED FOR US WHICH POLICIES WE SHOULD ADOPT.
THE EURO IS A FAILURE. IT’S AN ECONOMIC FAILURE, IT’S A SOCIAL FAILURE. IT’S ONE OF THE REASONS FOR WHICH FRANCE HAS SEEN SUCH A HIGH RATE OF UNEMPLOYMENT, FOR WHICH FRANCE HAS BECOME SO MUCH POORER, FOR WHICH OUR INDUSTRY HAS FAILED, FOR WHICH WE ARE CONFRONTED WITH AN UNFAIR INTERNATIONAL RIVALRY.
THERE IS NO REASON FOR US NOT TO RETURN TO OUR OWN NATIONAL CURRENCY.“
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MCC:
„SO IF YOU BECOME THE LEADER OF FRANCE WOULD THERE BE A REFERENDUM, HOW WOULD A RETURN TO THE FRANC WORK?“
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LE PEN:
„I VERY CLEARLY SAID THAT I WOULD ORGANIZE A REFERENDUM SIX MONTHS AFTER MY ELECTION.
„NOT ONLY ON WHETHER TO LEAVE THE EURO, BUT ON WHETHER TO LEAVE THE EUROPEAN UNION.
I WOULD USE THESE SIX MONTHS TO NEGOTIATE WITH THE EUROPEAN UNION.
COULD YOU GIVE US BACK OUR TERRITORIAL SOVEREIGNTY? OUR MONETARY, BUDGETARY, ECONOMIC SOVEREIGNTY?
„YOU WILL NOT? SO THEN I WILL ASK THE FRENCH PEOPLE TO LEAVE THE EUROPEAN UNION.
YOU KNOW, I DO NOT FEEL ISOLATED AT ALL. WHAT HAS HAPPENED IN GREAT BRITAIN, WHAT HAS HAPPENED IN THE UNITED STATES, THE UPCOMING AUSTRIAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION,
ALL THESE ELEMENTS SHOW THAT IN REALITY THE PEOPLE SUPPORT WHAT I’VE BEEN PROPOSING FOR MANY YEARS. WE WANT TO REGAIN OUR LIBERTY AND BRING ABOUT THE POLICIES THAT WE WANT.
OF COURSE THE BIG FINANCIAL POWERS AREN’T VERY HAPPY, SINCE IN REALITY THEY HAVE GORGED THEMSELVES, AND MADE THEIR RICHES ON ALL THESE NORMS AND REGULATIONS AND CURRENCY THAT THEY’VE IMPOSED ON US.
BUT, AS I’VE SAID, IT’S THE RETURN OF THE PEOPLE.
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MCC:
„SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE CONFUSING IN THE UNITED STATES IS THAT YOU’RE DESCRIBED AS FAR RIGHT. IN THE US, THE RIGHT EMBRACES THE FREE MARKET, SMALLER GOVERNMENT, A HIGHER RETIREMENT AGE, LOWER PAY FOR CIVIL SERVANTS – THAT’S NOT THE WAY I SEE YOUR ECONOMIC PLAN.“
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LE PEN:
„NO NOT AT ALL. NOT AT ALL. I ASK MYSELF THE SAME QUESTION, WHY DO THEY CATEGORIZE US AS THE EXTREME RIGHT?
SIMPLY BECAUSE, EVEN IF IT HAS NO RESEMBLANCE TO OUR POLITICAL BELIEFS, IT’S A WAY TO DISCREDIT US. SO LONG AS YOU DEMAND CHANGE, SO LONG AS YOU’RE AGAINST IMMIGRATION, SO LONG AS YOU’RE AGAINST THE FINANCIAL MARKETS, THEY STICK YOU WITH THE LABEL OF THE „EXTREME RIGHT.“
THE REALITY IS YOU CAN’T COMPARE WHAT I PROPOSE WITH WHAT SOMEONE LIKE DONALD TRUMP IS PROPOSING FOR A SIMPLE REASON. WHICH IS THAT THE UNITED STATES AND FRANCE ARE TWO DIFFERENT COUNTRIES.
I’M ADVOCATING FOR A STRATEGIST STATE, AND ON THIS WE MAY HAVE SOME POINTS IN COMMON.
I AM ATTACHED TO FRENCH PUBLIC SERVICE, I AM ATTACHED TO A FORM OF SOCIAL SECURITY FOR THE MOST VULNERABLE, I AM OBVIOUSLY FOR A FREE ECONOMY, I AM A BIG DEFENDER OF ENTREPRENEURS.

BUT IT’S TRUE THAT FRANCE IS A SPECIFIC COUNTRY. AND BECAUSE I DEFEND THE IDENTITY OF FRANCE, I DEFEND THE RIGHT OF EVERY COUNTRY TO MAINTAIN THEIR OWN IDENTIY, ECONOMIC IDENTITY INCLUDED.“
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MCC:
„ANSWER ME A BASIC QUESTION, WHEN IT COMES TO DIVIDING A NATION’S RESOURCES, WHAT’S THE BETTER WAY? MARKETS OR THE GOVERNMENT?“
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LE PEN:
„BOTH OF THEM. BECAUSE THE REALITY OF FRANCE IS IT’S ASSOCIATION BETWEEN THE STRATEGIST STATE, WHICH REPRESENTS A DEFENSE OF THE INTERESTS OF THE ENTIRE POPULATION AND THE SUPERIOR INTERESTS OF THE COUNTRY, AND THE GREAT ENTREPRENUERS THAT CREATED THE POWER BEHIND OUR COUNTRY.
IN FRANCE, IT’S NOTABLY BY THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PUBLIC COMMAND AND PUBLIC RESEARCH THAT ALL OF OUR INDUSTRIAL GIANTS WERE ABLE TO TAKE PART IN A CONQUEST OF THE WORLD. IT’S OUR SPECIFICITY, AND OUR HISTORY.
SO YES, WE HAVE TO HELP BUSINESS AND DEFEND THE MARKETS, BUT THE STATE HAS TO BE THERE TO PREVENT DRIFTS, TO PREVENT EXCESS, TO ENFORCE THE RULES OF THE GAME, WHICH ALLOWS FOR A HEALTHY AND RESPECTFUL COMPETITION. THIS IS NOT THE CASE ANYMORE TODAY. TODAY, THE RETREAT OF THE STATE TO THE ADVANTAGE OF FINANCIAL POWERS, THIS CARTE BLANCHE THAT HAS BEEN GIVEN TO FINANCIAL POWERS AND MULTINATIONALS, IS KILLING OUR ECONOMIES. AND OBVIOUSLY I DON’T SUPPORT THIS. SO I THINK THAT FRANCE IS THIS FRAGILE BALANCE BETWEEN THE STRATEGIC STATE AND BUSINESSES, AND UP UNTIL NOW IT WAS WORKING.“
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MCC:
„LAST QUESTION ON THE ECONOMY, WHEN I READ THE MANIFESTO FROM 2012, YOU ACTUALLY CALL FOR WHAT SOUNDS LIKE THE EQUIVALENT OF PRICE CONTROLS ON BREAD, ON FLOUR – THAT SOUNDS VERY INTERVENTIONIST, SOCIALIST.“
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LE PEN:
„I THINK THAT IT’S A QUESTION OF ECONOMIC STATE. THE ECONOMIC STATE OF FRANCE IS AS IF WE HAD SUFFERED A WAR. IT’S AN ECONOMY OF A COUNTRY THAT HAS JUST FOUGHT A WAR. SO I THINK THAT SO LONG AS WE HAVE SUFFERED A WAR, WITH GREAT ECONOMIC LOSSES, THE TOY INDUSTRY, THE CLOTHING INDUSTRY, THE JEWELRY INDUSTRY, ALL OF IT HAS COLLAPSED. SO THE STATE HAS TO BOOST IT. AND WHEN THE ECONOMY HAS STABLIZED, THEN THE STATE, COMPLETELY NATURALLY, CAN RETREAT AGAIN, ONCE IT HAS REINSTATED THE RULES OF THE GAME.
TODAY, WE NEED THE STATE TO HELP US BACK ON OUR FEET. IT IS NOT, ON MY PART, AN IDEOLOGY, IN WHICH THE STATE MUST INTERVENE EVERYWHERE, UNDER ALL CIRCUMSTANCES. BUT I THINK THAT TODAY IT IS NECESSARY THAT THE STATE TAKE INTO ITS HANDS THE REGULATIONS THAT MUST BE APPLIED, AND THAT IT STOP BEING SO GENEROUS TO PEOPLE WHO DON’T HAVE JOBS, WHO ARE TAKEN CARE OF BY THE STATE. BECAUSE THAT IS ALSO A PROBLEM IN FRANCE, WE ARE EXTREMELY GENEROUS, TOO GENEROUS, ESPECIALLY TO PEOPLE WHO HAVE COME TO OUR COUNTRY THOUGH THEY HAVE NOTHING TO DO HERE.“
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MCC:
„ANGELA MERKEL ANNOUNCED LAST NIGHT THAT SHE IS GOING TO RUN FOR OFFICE AGAIN, AND SHE IS BEING DESCRIBED AS A STABILIZING FORCE IN EUROPE RIGHT NOW. DO YOU THINK SHE’S A STABILIZING FORCE?“
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LE PEN:
„ANGELA MERKEL IS A FORCE OF INERTIA. SHE’S THE ONE WHO WANTS NOTHING TO CHANGE, AND FOR EUROPEAN COUNTRIES TO CONTINUE TO SUBMIT TO THE SAME REMEDIES THAT ARE ACTUALLY KILLING THEM.
TODAY MRS MERKEL IS VERY ISOLATED. THOSE WHO DEFEND HER VISION ARE VERY ISOLATED WITH HER.

THEY HAVE NOT UNDERSTOOD THAT THE WORLD IS CHANGING, THE BALANCE OF THE WORLD IS STARTING TO MOVE.
WITH RUSSIA, THE UNITED STATES, GREAT BRITAIN, THE V 4 GROUP, THE COUNTRIES IN THE SOUTH OF EUROPE THAT ARE SUFFERING SO MUCH FROM THE POLICIES THAT ARE IMPOSED BY MRS MERKEL — SPAIN, ITALY, PORTUGAL.
I THINK THAT THE IDEOLOGY SUPPORTED BY MRS. MERKEL ARE NUMBERED.
SOMETHING INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT IS HAPPENING IN THE WORLD. I THINK THAT THE 20THCENTURY ENDED WITH THE FALL OF THE BERLIN WALL, „AND THE 21STCENTURY HAS JUST BEEN BORN WITH THIS SERIES OF ELECTORAL EVENTS THAT IS TURNING ITS BACK ON THE WILD GLOBALIZATION THAT HAS BEEN IMPOSED ON US FOR DECADES NOW.“
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MCC:
„WHY DO YOU WANT TO BECOME CLOSER TO RUSSIA?“
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LE PEN:
„FIRSTLY BECAUSE FRANCE, HISTORICALLY, HAS HAD GOOD RELATIONS WITH RUSSIA.
SECONDLY, IT’S A COUNTRY OF EUROPE. IT IS COMPLETELY NATURAL TO MAINTAIN COMMERCIAL AND STRATEGIC RELATIONS WITH THIS GREAT POWER WHICH IS AT OUR DOORSTEP.
THIRDLY BECAUSE I THINK THAT THE COLD WAR, WHICH WAS BROUGHT ON BY THE AMERICANS AGAINST RUSSIA IS A GREAT DANGER TO WORLD PEACE. I AM FOR A MULTI-POLAR WORLD. I THINK THAT THE UNITED STATES AND RUSSIA, AS WELL AS A WHOLE SERIES OF OTHER COUNTRIES, FRANCE INCLUDED, CAN PERFECTLY WELL MAINTAIN PEACEFUL AND BALANCED RELATIONS, WITHOUT CREATING CONFLICTS—CONFLICTS WHICH ARE OBJECTIVELY ARTIFICIAL. AND IT’S THE REASON FOR WHICH I AM VERY HAPPY, AND I WAS VERY HAPPY TO SEE THAT VLADIMIR PUTIN AS WELL AS DONALD TRUMP WERE READY TO BEGIN DISCUSSIONS TO RATIONALIZE AND PACIFY RELATIONS BETWEEN THE TWO NATIONS. FRANCE IS A POWER OF BALANCE. WE CAN ONLY CELEBRATE THIS SITUATION, AND WE CAN ONLY FEAR THE ESCALATION OF CONFLICT BETWEEN TWO COUNTRIES IN WHICH GEOGRAPHICALLY, WE LIE PRECISELY IN THE MIDDLE.“
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MCC:
„MUSLIM IMMIGRATION – DO YOU THINK IT’S BAD? DOES IT HURT FRENCH CULTURE?“
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LE PEN:
„I DON’T HAVE A RELIGIOUS VISION OR A RACIAL VISION IN THE PERCEPTION I HAVE OF MY OWN PEOPLE.
WHAT IS SURE, IS THAT FRANCE HAS BEEN A VICTIM OF AN ABSOLUTELY ANARCHIC IMMIGRATION. AN ABSOLUTELY MASSIVE IMMIGRATION, FOR DECADES NOW. WHICH, NOT ONLY HAVE IMPOSED HEAVY ECONOMIC PROBLEMS, BUT ALSO HEAVY PROBLEMS OF BALANCE IN OUR SOCIAL REGIMES. AND OVER TIME, PROBLEMS OF MULTICULTURALISM. AND THIS MULTICULTURALISM IS DIVIDING FRENCH SOCIETY.
IT’S CREATING COMMUNITIES THAT EXIST NEXT TO ONE ANOTHER, AND SOMETIMES, AGAINST ONE ANOTHER. I DON’T WANT THIS FOR MY COUNTRY.

COMMUNITARIANISM IS IN REALITY THE BASKET FROM WHICH ISLAMIC FUNDAMENTALISTS DRAW THEIR COMBATANTS OF TOMORROW AGAINST FRANCE. WE HAVE TO, AT ALL COSTS, AND WITH A VERY STRONG FIRMNESS, FIX THESE PROBLEMS, FIGHT AGAINST FUNDAMENTALIST ISLAM, BRING FUNDAMENTALIST ISLAM TO ITS KNEES, AND EXCLUDE IT FROM OUR COUNTRY.
IT IS COMPLETELY CONTRARY TO OUR LIFESTYLE, TO OUR CIVILIZATION, TO OUR VALUES, AND I
CANNOT PERMIT THE LAXITY, THE WEAKNESS OF OUR GOVERNMENT IN FIGHTING AGAINST IT.“
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MCC:
„FRANCOIS FILLON WON THE REPUBLICAN PRIMARY LAST NIGHT CAMPAIGNING ON RADICAL CHANGE, AND HE’S VERY PRO-FREE MARKETS. WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THAT?“
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LE PEN:
WE NEEDED SOMEONE WHO DEFENDS THE FINANCIAL MARKETS, SOMEONE WHO DEFENDS THE MULTINATIONALS, WHO DEFENDS THE POLITICS OF AUSTERITY IMPOSED BY THE EUROPEAN UNION. MACRON WAS VERY FRAGILE, SO THEY FOUND THIS ONE.
IN REALITY, THEY’RE INTERCHANGEABLE. WE SEE CLEARLY THAT HE IS COMPLETELY COUNTER CURRENT TO WHAT’S HAPPENING IN THE WORLD. HE’S LIKE THE CANDLEMAKER AFTER THE INVENTION OF ELECTRICITY.“
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MCC:?
„ANYTHING YOU WANT TO SAY TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE?“
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LE PEN:
„I AM VERY HAPPY ABOUT THE ELECTION OF DONALD TRUMP. THE CHOICE OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE WAS COURAGEOUS AND ADVANTAGEOUS, AND I THINK THAT THE UNITED STATES WILL ONCE AGAIN REGAIN ITS FORMER IMAGE IN THE WORLD AND THAT HAD BECOME VERY DAMAGED, ESPECIALLY BY THE ADMINISTRATION FOR WHICH HILLARY CLINTON WORKED.
THE UNITED STATES CANNOT HAVE THE IMAGE OF WARMONGERS, WITH ALL THE POTENTIAL CONSEQUENCES IT COULD HAVE FOR OUR RESPECTIVE COUNTRIES.
SO, THAT UNITED STATES HAS ONCE AGAIN REGAINED AN IMAGE AS AN ORGANIZATION OF PEACE IS BENEFICIAL FOR US ALL.“
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MCC:
„THE POLLS SAY YOU COULD WIN. DOES THAT MAKE YOU NERVOUS?“
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LE PEN:
„NO THIS DOESN’T MAKE ME NERVOUS AT ALL, IT MAKES ME IMPATIENT.
I SEE MY COUNTRY FALLING, I SEE IN THE EYES OF STRANGERS THIS LACK OF UNDERSTANDING, WHEN THEY ARRIVE AND THEY SAY, „BUT, WHERE IS FRANCE?“
I ALSO WANT FRANCE TO COME BACK, AND FOR FRANCE TO RESDISCOVER ITS POWER. IT’S IMPATIENCE THAT MOTIVATES ME TODAY. QUICK! QUICK, QUICK, QUICK, LET’S PUT OUR BEAUTIFUL, COVETED COUNTRY BACK ON ITS FEET.“
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MCC:
„HAVE YOU SPOKEN WITH DONALD TRUMP?“
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LE PEN:
„NO I NEVER HAD THE OCCASION TO SPEAK TO HIM, BUT I HOPE WE WILL HAVE THE CHANCE TO MEET. BECAUSE I THINK WE ARE THE ONES WHO WILL CHANGE THE WORLD, AND TO PUT IT BACK ON ITS FEET. IN ANY CASE, I’D LIKE TO TALK TO HIM IN THE FUTURE, AND COMPARE OUR POSITIONS.“
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MCC:
„WHAT DO YOU THINK OF HIS IDEA TO BUILD A WALL?“
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LE PEN:
„THE WALL ALREADY EXISTS. IT ALREADY EXISTS.
THE REALITY IS THAT THE UNITED STATES CANNOT PUT IN PLACE DISSUASIVE IMMIGRATION POLICIES, SINCE THE UNITED STATES ALREADY DOES NOT DELIVER IN WAYS AS GENEROUS AS FRANCE DOES, WITH SUBSIDIES, AND TAKING CHARGE OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS. IF IT’S THE ONLY WAY TO PREVENT THESE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS FROM CONTINUING TO LOWER THE WAGES OF AMERICAN WORKERS—BECAUSE THAT IS THE REALITY. THOSE THAT ADVOCATE FOR MASSIVE IMMIGRATION—IT’S NOT FOR HUMANITARIAN REASONS, IT’S FOR ECONOMIC CONSIDERATIONS. AND IT’S THE AMERICAN PUBLIC THAT HAS SUFFERED THE CONSEQUENCES. SO I THINK IT’S PRAGMATIC ON HIS PART TO PUT IN PLACE METHODS OF STOPPING ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION. FRANCE WON’T NEED TO USE THIS, IT’S ENOUGH THAT WE CUT THE VACCUUM PUMPS OF IMMIGRATION—ALL THESE SOCIAL SERVICES, ALL THE HOUSING, THE FREE ACCESS TO SCHOOLS, ETCETERA. BUT THE UNITED STATES CAN’T DO THIS. EVERYONE TAKES THE MEASURES THEY DEEM NECESSARY TO PUT AN END TO SOMETHING THAT I THINK HARMS THE PROSPERTIY AND SECURITY OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.“
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Auszug aus den überschwenglichen Zuschauerkommentaren:
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„je t’aime Marine Le Pen.Dieu te bénisse“
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„Glorious!
I must be dreaming, an impartial interview with a right-winger.
Maybe NBC was punched in the face by reality one too many times.“
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Erstes Telefonat zwischen Putin und Trump

Erstes Telefonat zwischen Putin und Trump
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Wladimir Putin und der künftige US-Präsident Donald Trump haben sich in einem ersten Telefonat für bessere Beziehungen zwischen ihren Ländern ausgesprochen.
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Wie aus dem Kreml zu hören ist, seien sich beide dahingehend einig gewesen, dass das gegenwärtige Verhältnis äusserst unzufriedenstellend sei.
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Den Angaben zufolge vereinbarten Trump und Putin, ihre Telefonkontakte fortzusetzen und alsbald ein persönliches Treffen zu arrangieren.
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Auf der Grundlage von „Gleichberechtigung, gegenseitigem Respekt und Nichteinmischung in innere Angelegenheiten“ erkärte sich der Russische Staatspräsident bereit, mit der neuen US-Administration einen partnerschaftlicen Dialog zu führen.
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Wie aus dem Kreml weiter berichtet wurde, habe man bei dem Telefonat auch über Syrien gesprochen und wolle mit gemeinsamen Anstrengungen im Kampf gegen den internationalen Terrorismus vorgehen.
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Bleibt zu hoffen, dass sich die Kontakte auch weiterhin konstruktiv entwickeln und damit die einschlägigen Kriegshetzern in Berlin, Brüssel und elsewhere, eine deutliche friedensorientierte Lektion erteilt wird.
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Ihr Oeconomicus
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korrespondierende updates:
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17.11.2016
Neue Details zum Inhalt von Putin-Trump-Telefonat bekannt
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15.11.2016
Brüssel nach Putin-Trump-Telefonat in Panik
Das Telefonat zwischen Russlands Präsident Wladimir Putin und seinem künftigen US-Amtskollegen Donald Trump hat eine neue Ära der bilateralen Beziehungen eingeleitet – und bei der EU Panik ausgelöst, wie die Zeitung „The Daily Express“ berichtet.
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15.11.2016
Trump and Putin to JOIN FORCES against Islamic State following breakthrough phone call
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