19-06-2010, 02:40 PM
(This post was last modified: 19-06-2010, 03:46 PM by Magda Hassan.)
Plenty of football to distract attention but it is interesting what the butler heard. Potential to cause much damage to many in high places.
A long time butler working for Liliane Bettencourt, head of French cosmetics firm
L'Oreal and wealthiest woman has given to the media secret
recordings he made of his employer's conversations in 2009.
"Good thing the French finance minister is Mr Woerth - you know, his
wife works for us. She is still our Chief Financial Officer at l'Oreal -
you know, the small lady - well, Woerth is OK for the "Hotel de la
Monnaie" deal..."
" Problem with Woerth. What with our difficulties with Nestle, and the
fact that his wife works for us. A lot of media scrutiny... You know...
We'll have to fire her... Anyway, I'll just give him some money and
that's all there is too it. It's not a big deal, really..."
"We have to give money to those who are seeking to be elected in the
next campaign. They'll lose, but that's nothing... Just a bit of
money...First, Valerie Pecresse for Paris, second Woerth, and third
Nicolas Sarkozy as well... Just to show that we support the right... you
know..."
"Sarkozy's secretary called me this morning... I'm to have dinner with
him this evening. I hope there'll be something better on offer than last
time..."
"It's OK, I had Sarkozy's secretary on the phone. The whole trial
business is now out of the question. The judge has been ordered to step
down... It'll all be hushed up. The case will disappear...But don't tell
anyone ! Let the lawyers do all the paperwork..."
"Nestle can't move a finger against us. They know that if Sarkozy
says :"I'm warning you, I don't want this to happen", well ... it will
be very effective indeed."
Denial after denial is coming out from Woerth's and Sarkozy's offices as
we speak. The servant is being charged with unlawfully recording
"private conversations".
But the media outlets he sold his recordings to haven't published the
juiciest bits.. yet...
Now, back to the football.
http://www.lemonde.fr/politique/article/...23448.html
A long time butler working for Liliane Bettencourt, head of French cosmetics firm
L'Oreal and wealthiest woman has given to the media secret
recordings he made of his employer's conversations in 2009.
"Good thing the French finance minister is Mr Woerth - you know, his
wife works for us. She is still our Chief Financial Officer at l'Oreal -
you know, the small lady - well, Woerth is OK for the "Hotel de la
Monnaie" deal..."
" Problem with Woerth. What with our difficulties with Nestle, and the
fact that his wife works for us. A lot of media scrutiny... You know...
We'll have to fire her... Anyway, I'll just give him some money and
that's all there is too it. It's not a big deal, really..."
"We have to give money to those who are seeking to be elected in the
next campaign. They'll lose, but that's nothing... Just a bit of
money...First, Valerie Pecresse for Paris, second Woerth, and third
Nicolas Sarkozy as well... Just to show that we support the right... you
know..."
"Sarkozy's secretary called me this morning... I'm to have dinner with
him this evening. I hope there'll be something better on offer than last
time..."
"It's OK, I had Sarkozy's secretary on the phone. The whole trial
business is now out of the question. The judge has been ordered to step
down... It'll all be hushed up. The case will disappear...But don't tell
anyone ! Let the lawyers do all the paperwork..."
"Nestle can't move a finger against us. They know that if Sarkozy
says :"I'm warning you, I don't want this to happen", well ... it will
be very effective indeed."
Denial after denial is coming out from Woerth's and Sarkozy's offices as
we speak. The servant is being charged with unlawfully recording
"private conversations".
But the media outlets he sold his recordings to haven't published the
juiciest bits.. yet...
Now, back to the football.
http://www.lemonde.fr/politique/article/...23448.html
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