Chirac Baffled That Olympic Committee Chose London For 2012
By Lolo Laroche
Jacques Chirac, the French president yesterday told reporters he is « baffled » that the Olympic committee chose London for the 2012 games over the favourite, Paris.
« I think we are talking unfair play, » Chirac told reporters. « Tony Blair was in Singapour for days talking to people, telling them how much the UK government backs the bid, buying people lunch… This sort of behaviour is quite unacceptable. »
BIGfib’s Lolo Laroche, asked President Chirac if he regretted not bothering to turn up in Singapore until the day of the vote.
« No, If one needs to stoop to Anglo-Saxon techniques of meeting people and smiling and talking to them, I would rather we lost the games. I would not want to win by such tiring methods. »
The Danish, Finnish and Norwegians claim they changed their votes in favour of London following President Chirac’s racist remarks about the food in Northern Europe.
Lolo Laroche asked him if he regretted the comments.
« Not at all, » Chirac told her. « I never regret anything, as Edith Piaf sang, Je ne regrette rien, regrette rien…. »
« If the Olympic committee can be swayed by some stupid remarks by an old has-been from choosing the best bid, the wonderful international city of Paris, then they don’t deserve Paris. »
« Everyone in Paris knows that their food is better than in the other European capitals," Chirac told BIGfib. "In fact Parisians know that everything in Paris is better than everywhere else, you see, Parisians, like me, know that the rest of Europe is inhabited by untrustworthy, ugly, fat, pale people eating bad food. I have no idea why the world chose not to come to Paris. »
