Plus, Andy Rooney!

I don't know if anyone ever watched 60 Minutes on CBS anymore, but lately every time I turn it on something entirely relevant is going on, so I greatly recommend checking it out from time to time.

Case in point, last Sunday they did a story on newly elected French president Nicolas Sarkozy. I found it fascinating, and I think you will too.

Part 1: A little background on the man, and his super hot family.



Part 2: Watch the interviewer thoroughly offend Sarkozy, then criticize him for being offended.



Why did this happen? The president of France does his first real interview in the states, and the interviewer insists on badgering him about his recent divorce. Is he not justified in telling her off? At what point do personal issues enter a political conversation? They've yet to ask him any questions about his political opinions and policies, but they insist on asking him about the one thing they knew he wouldn't want to talk about.

This is a difference between American and French culture. On our news networks, it is perfectly normal for tabloid news to butt into the personal lives of important people. In France, apparently, this is not the kind of story that the news network FOCUS on.

Finally, here is what Sarkozy SHOULD HAVE said (sloppy work, but watch until the end):