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So this is racy. Apparently Carla Bruni-Sarkozy asked Michelle Obama if, like she, had ever kept diplomats waiting on her and her husband while they were busy having sex.
The FLOTUS apparently laughed nervously, before saying no, reports ABC News.
This story will apparently be fleshed out in a new book by Newsweek’s Jonathan Alter, to be released next week.
Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, the first lady of France, looked a littler, er, strange this week. I’m not saying she got Botox, but I am 90% sure her face would melt if she stood too close to a candle. That, or maybe she was auditioning as an extra for the “Twilight” series?
Former supermodel and current First Lady of France Carla Bruni can now add a new job to her CV: grandmother. The statuesque beauty earned that title proudly today after her step-son, Jean Sarkozy, and his wife welcomed a baby boy.
Nicolas Sarkozy and Bruni have both worked hard to maintain a youthful lifestyle and image. Bruni is over a decade junior to the President, who has since embarked upon a grueling fitness regiment to keep up with his hottie wife.
In the latest clash of religious practices across the pond, conservative Muslims have sparked concern over their modest bathing suit designs. Dubbed the burkini, a portmanteau of bikini and burqa, this swimming garment keeps swimmers covered in ways not familiar to most Europeans.
France, in its continued stance to stamp out all symbols of religion, has banned burkinis in public pools. Adding to the religious facet, health administrators say that the excessive fabrics are a harbor for bacteria, making them unsanitary and a health risk for other swimmers.
On the other hand, the Brits have taken a different approach, and are forcing all swimmers to conform to the burkini standard, whether they are Muslim or not. UK Municipal pools have even gone so far to create “swimming sessions” specifically for those wearing the burkini.
Could this have anything to do with the female figureheads of each respective country? In her modeling days, President Sarkozy’s wife Carla Bruni wore even less in still photos. Meanwhile, the Queen continues to wow the UK in a never-ending train of body-concealing skirt and pant suits, not to mention at least some kind of head covering.
The first ammendment begins, “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof…” Of course we cannot use this as a standard for France or the UK, as it is the Bill of Rights and brilliance of the founding fathers that so divided the US and mother England. On the other hand, is it only a matter of time until this issue becomes one of American concern? How will our government handle such a clash of interests?
