Hasta La Creative!

Just yesterday, we crowned Nicolas Sarkozy the true “king of all media.” Turns out he’s more Web 2.0 savvy than we’d imagined. He’s on Twitter! I used a French-English translator to decipher some of his postings, which you can peruse below. I’m only paraphrasing here—those dancing home-loan ads were driving me nuts.

does my wikipedia entry make my ears look freakishly big? 🙁
  (about 6 hours ago)
publicis won more l’oreal. damn! now I’ll have to invite maurice levy to the chateau. he always eats all the brie. and he’s so clingy.
   (about 11 hours ago)
check out this big gorilla ad! hi-larious! if Havas could do work like that, their stock wouldn’t be in the bidet. i wonder if bollore twitters?
   (about 12 hours ago)
my son likes rap. what’s the big deal? it’s better than the French pop my generation grew up with. lol!
   (about 13 hours ago)
does that footage on CNN make me look fat? 🙁
   (about 22 hours ago)
sorry for the lack of updates. pop-up ads have been crashing the computer. Carla was zero help. but it gave me an idea: why not tax the Internet so French public TV can be commercial free? that should get me back on CNN! 🙂
   (01:34 p.m., January 08, 2008)
most overrated agency? great adweek poll question! has anyone said Crispin yet?
   (11:45 p.m., January 04, 2008)
obama girl? where is sarkozy girl?
   (11:17 p.m., January 04, 2008)
i had to scold those reporters who tried to take my picture on that lake in new hampshire. my new trunks make me look “hippy.” even bush said so. also: my best side is left. left! note to self: cut down on paté
  (09:32 p.m., August 05, 2007)
got WASTED at G8 summit and smooched putin! told him it was a “french kiss,” but he didn’t get the joke
  (03:05 a.m., June 04, 2007)
good news: i got elected president today! bad news: it’s only france 😉
  (11:55 p.m., May 16, 2007)

—Posted by David Gianatasio