what an embarrassment, mitterrand sniffed. french minister speaking in english on french television. imagine. trust me, it never happened again. after that, it became all but impossible to obtain an incursion soundbite from a single member of the government under franÇois mitterrand -- a single english soundbite from a single member of the government under franÇois mitterrand. it is the longest any french president will likely will again. the reason for that is that in the year 2000, the constitution was amended to provide a maximum of 2 five-year terms. three presidents later, even more has changed. francois hollande finds himself in a pickle that is deeply reflective of many of his fellow presidents, but with far less room to maneuver. writesemma is terrible, the leading editorialists of the brilliant french daily. he continues to sap his ability to function. francois hollande may well have all presidential powers, but his power is to assert himself as a leader. the immediate context he was talking about was france's growing

mitterrand was a leader whether you like me to not politically. francoise mitterrand if you want to have with a candle to ride ahead. the point of it. this is the meat on came across as a real leader whether you like them or not. and that's what the law and doesn't have any leadership qualities and it makes it easier to be mocked and the other thing is we don't have to go back to ninety four we don't have to go back to all those red lines to see where this came from the fuel back to the summer of twenty twelve you'll see all these headlines and covers of magazines saying that the legalization of names of the time that the red lines on the cross wind. because the intruder while or sent a tweet. supporting the opponents along his ex partner. and it was precisely this jewel of the ladies. as it was cold. that opened the door on this hole in his second ball of his relationships and also that may turn violent. very unpopular agree. i do it there could be good for the economy or a one car rental companies cashing in on it. when an ad campaign urging him

and you know what i believe that the founders of the eurozone people like president francois mitterrand of france and chancellor have been called in the early one thousand nine hundred knew that indeed i have to go holy by somebody who was in the same room as me in one thousand nine hundred thirty when these matters was being discussed at the media and said that well you know we're it will be good to do it properly we don't have the political authority to do it to form a proper economic you and you and monetary union so we're going to bind the disputed economies monetarily and then when these these almost built up about what it said when in ten or fifteen years' time there is a crisis. the people who are now you who will be in opposition will have to make a very simple choice either to reform the eurozone to create a surplus society mechanism fiscal transfers and so on or to allow the whole thing to collapse this was it is quite interesting and let me also refer to somebody else nicholas culled the the famous economist at cambridge university in one thousand nine hundred seventy one nin

and you know what i believe that the founders of the eurozone people like president francois mitterrand of france and chancellor have been called in the early ninety nine and knew that indeed i have done a good holiday by somebody who was in the same room as me in one thousand nine hundred thirty when these matters was being discussed at the media and said that well you know we're it will be good to do it properly we don't have the political authority to do to form a proper economic union and monetary union so we're going to bind this economy is monetary early and then when these these almost build up about what it said when in ten or fifteen years time there is a crisis. the people who are now who will be in opposition will have to make a very simple choice either to reform the years own to create a surplus the cycling mechanism fiscal transfers and so on or to allow the whole thing to collapse this was it is quite interesting and let me also refer to somebody else nicholas culled the the famous economist at cambridge university in one thousand nine hundred seventy one nine hundred sev

mitterrand always said at the end of the day, remember, i am still madame mitterrand. >> i find the timingnt comes one day after hollane met with pope francis and he has a visit to the u.s. to the white house coming up soon. >> february 12th he will meet with michelle and barack obama and valerie trierweller was supposed to accompany him. in france it's not an official title. here mrs. obama has a staff, but there she doesn't. i was thinking about her on my way in this morning. she was supposed to go to india in official capacity and now going as a private citizen. knowing your partner is having an alleged affair and have it play out so publicly and being the woman who supposedly has been instrumental in getting him elected. she even changed his suits and his hair. she must be going through a very, very tough time right now. >> however, you said she's the woman for whom he left the first for her. >> so, you're thinking karma. >> the way you get them is the way you lose them. >> the way you get them is the way you lose them. >> will he be alone at the white house? supposedly he will. will i

we are within 20 minutes of sing the mitterrand lights activated.bridge highway 92 demit bay transit is looking great. the drive time is still between 11 and 13 minutes. the golden gate bridge is clear. tracking your commute from the east bay it is still easy 15 minutes from hercules to berkeley. the san ramon valley is clear. the south bay is looking great with the 1 01 and 85 clear of in a congestion. the commute of 1 01 southbound is easy as 26 minutes from the bottle down to the golden gate bridge. >> public transit is still clear and have no problems. >> this year's super bowl is offering a twist on a sporting even better known for its a beer commercials. the matchup between the denver broncos and the seattle seahawks is also a matchup between the two states that have legalized marijuana. some have joked that a cannabis a friendly musician like willie nelson should sing the national anthem. a few guys from december are hawking " stoner bowl " t- shirts on line. a company called might 420 towardours is offering a three night package that include

as the head of french intelligence throughout the rest of the de gaulle era all the way down to mitterrand. and he said the call was really the one individual he served through that route did have the sense of what the world should be like and how to shape it. i found his perspective on that quite fascinating. i would have to say the gulf would be my pick, my choice among democratically elected presidents in the modern era. >> yet, just as a side comment. de gaulle saw the world according to de gaulle. but leaving that subject, do you want to comment on the middle east and the supposed air spring where you have all these in real president, saddam hussein, mubarak, assad, et cetera, et cetera, et cetera. and now you have total havoc. and as a side on the assad scituate, the united states i think is double thinking its support for the islamic rebels because what could possibly replace assad would be perhaps worse than assad. so i will leave it to you. >> that is a very interesting subject. i go back even further. i go back in the late 1970s i was a "new york times" correspondent. i live in b

french intelligence throughout the rest of the de gaulle, through pompidou and all the way down to mitterrand. he said that de gaulle was the one individual he served through who really did have the sense of what the world should be like and how to shape it. i found his perspective quite fascinating. i would have to say de gaulle would be my choice among them are chronically elected presidents in the modern era. >> just as a side comment, de gaulle saw the world according to de gaulle. >> yes, no doubt about that. >> leaving that subject, do you want to comment on the middle east and the supposed arab spring, where you have all these imperial presidents -- saddam hussein, mubarak, assad, etc., etc., etc., being pulled down, and now you have total havoc? and as an aside on the assad situation, the united states is double thinking its support for the islamic rebels because of what possibly could replace assad would be perhaps worse than assad. i will leave it you. >> that is a very interesting subject to something i've written a lot about. i go back further. in the late 1970's, i was the "new y