Blair praises Sarkozy on Youtube

[gkd_uk]

Tony Blair has taken a giant leap into cyberspace - by using the Youtube website to congratulate France's new leader Nicolas Sarkozy on his poll win.
Mr Blair shows off his language skills by recording the message in French.

Part of the clip has been broadcast on a TV news channel in France, with the presenter saying the UK prime minister's French was "not bad".

Mr Blair has long been seen as a technophobe, being described by former colleagues as "a pen and paper person".

New Labour's former media chief, Alistair Campbell, last year said of Mr Blair: "He tries - he's got a computer screen on his desk... it's pretty idle."

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[temi]

Not very pleased with a sakozy win, he is too right winged

 

[Piotrek]

Was it a Sarkozy or Youtube praising?

 

[temi]

Yes, apparently recorded in French