>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. GREATLY APPRECIATED.
>>> RICHARD, THE WORLD IS KEEPING CLOSE EYE ON WHAT'S
GOING ON THIS WEEKEND. ELECTIONS IN FRANCE, OBVIOUSLY,
A LOT OF PEOPLE WORRY ABOUT THE SUCCESS THERE.
>> WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING AT. >> NOT JUST HIS SUCCESS.
THIS IS THE FIRST ROUND OF THE FRENCH ELECTION.
RUN OFF BETWEEN THE TWO TOP FINGERS WILL BE SUNDAY MAY 7.
YOU GOT HIM ON THE FAR RIGHT. ALSO GOT A GUY ON THE FAR LEFT.
BEAR WITH ME HERE, EITHER ONE, IF THEY WOULD WIN.
>> I MEAN, COME ON. >> I'M FROM THE RED NECK RIVERA.
>> YOU HAVE AT LEAST TWO CANDIDATES IF THEY WERE TO WIN
AND EITHER COULD. POLLS SHOW THINGS NECK AND NECK.
END FRENCH PARTICIPATION IN EU AND NATO.
>> SO WHAT IS THE HOPE FOR THE GODLESS GLOBALISTS.
>> THERE'S TWO CANDIDATES THERE. USED TO BE THE ECONOMICS
MINISTER, ANOTHER CONSERVATIVE CANDIDATE, BUT MY POINT IS
SIMPLY YOU KNOW HOW THE RACE IN FRANCE LITERALLY THE POST WORLD
WAR II HISTORY OF EUROPE. THE FUTURE OF EUROPE IS UP FOR
GRABS. >> LET ME ASK YOU THIS, ONE OF
THE GREAT FAILINGS IN EUROPEAN POLITICS FROM 30,000 FEET THAT
HASN'T BEEN A STRONG PARTY THAT STEPPED FORWARD THAT SAID WE
UNDERSTAND. WE THINK OPEN BORDERS WITH THE
EU IS BAD AS WELL. WE THINK THE FACT THAT OUR
FRENCH IDENTITY HAS BEEN LOST OVER THE PAST 30-40 YEARS.
FRANCE IS NOT AMERICA. OUR IDENTITY CENTERS AROUND
IMMIGRATION. THAT'S NOT THE CASE IN FRANCE.
SO IS THERE A CANDIDATE OVER THERE THAT CAN SAY I SHARE YOUR
CONCERNS. WE'VE GOT TO BE TOUGHER ON WHO
COMES IN HERE. TOUGH IMMIGRATION HERE, BUT
WE'RE NOT GOING TO CLOSE OURSELVES OFF TO THE WORLD.
I THINK WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF EITHER ONE OF THEM WERE TO WIN,
THE ESTABLISHMENT CANDIDATES. MAKE A BEELINE TO BERLIN TO TALK
TO MERKEL AND SAY CAN WE HAVE SOME REFORM OF EUROPE TO BETTER
BALANCE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BRUSSELS AND NATIONAL CAPITALS.
THE EUROPEAN UNION HAS GOTTEN IT WRONG.
>> HAVE MORE IN COMMON THEY DID BEFORE.
HE COULD BE THERE UNTIL 2029. MY DAUGHTER
KINDERGARTEN.
HE COULD BE THERE UNTIL MY DAUGHTER IS A JUNIOR IN HIGH
SCHOOL. YOU DON'T BELIEVE THAT WILL HAVE
INFLUENCE ON THE FAR LEFT PERIOD.
MORE SYRIAN REFUGEES MAY FIND THEIR WAY INTO EUROPE.
.
>> WHAT WORRIES ME IS HOW THERE COULD BE SOME TYPE OF TERRORIST.
IMAGINE THERE WERE A SERIES OF BOMBINGS GOING ON IN ONE OF THE
SUBURBS OF PARIS. >> THAT COULD HELP LA PIN.
>> ABSOLUTELY. YOU MENTIONED NOW THE FAR RIGHT
AND FAR LEFT. BOTH SOUR OF NATO AND WANT LESS
FRENCH VOMIT IN NATO. ARE THEY FAVORING A THIRD
CANDIDATE. >> RECENTLY SPENT TIME IN
MOSCOW. >> DID THAT HURT HER WITH THE
FRENCH VOTERS. >> NOT AT ALL.
MY GUESS IS WE WILL FIND VARIOUS FORMS OF RUSSIAN, QUOTE,
UNQUOTE, INVOLVEMENT BEFORE WE'RE DONE.
>> TALK IF YOU WILL A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HER
AND HER FATHER. HER FATHER WAS EASY TO DISMISS
AS A EXTREMIST. I'M NOT SAYING SHE'S NOT.
SHE'S SMARTER IN HOW SHE USES LANGUAGE AND APPEARS MORE SEN
TRYST. SHE'S SAND PAPERED OFF SOME OF
THE ROUGH EDGES. STILL GETS OUT THE DOG WHISTLES
HOWEVER YOU SAY THAT IN FRENCH. SHE IS MUCH MORE CAPITAL TO
APPEAL TO PEOPLE ON THE LEFT. IT'S A POPULIST NATIONALIST.
A LOT OF HER MESSAGE NOW IS ECONOMIC.
MUCH MORE THAN IT IS RACIST. IT'S A SUBTLE AND I THINK
DANGEROUS METHOD. >> I THOUGHT YOU SAID IT RIGHT
THE FIRST TIME. >> WE HAVE THE CHAM PART.
CAN'T GET THE WHISTLE PART. >> STILL AHEAD, I WILL SAY ONE
OF THE GREAT FAILINGS IN EUROPEAN POLITICS IS NOT HAVING
SOMEBODY WHO SAYS WE UNDERSTAND. WE HAVE OPEN BORDERS.
THIS IS INSANITY. >> THIS IS INSANITY AND WE'RE
FRENCH AND WE'RE PROUD OF BEING FRENCH AND WE'RE GOING TO
PROTECT OUR CULTURE AND WE'RE GOING TO PROTECT OUR NATION.
AND DO THAT WITHOUT BEING A RACIST.
WE HAVE BEEN ASKING A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THE MEDIA SUGGEST IF
THEY WERE TO MAKE THAT STATEMENT THEY