Legarde Named First Female Head of IMF
- Posted on June 28, 2011 at 1:47pm by
Jonathon M. Seidl
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WASHINGTON (AP) — French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde has been chosen to lead the International Monetary Fund. She will become the first female managing director of the global lending organization.
Lagarde’s selection became all but assured when the Obama administration endorsed her earlier Tuesday. Hours later, the IMF’s 24-member board voted to appoint her to the position. She had also won support from Europe, China and Russia.
Lagarde takes over at a tumultuous time. Europe’s debt crisis is intensifying. Emerging nations want a greater voice at the IMF. And the organization’s reputation has been tarred by a scandal involving Dominique Strauss-Kahn, whom she replaces as leader.
Strauss-Kahn resigned last month after being charged with sexually assaulting a New York City hotel housekeeper.
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spysea
Posted on June 28, 2011 at 9:17pmFrench Socialist , running the IMF …. brilliant
Report Post »KENTUCKYREDBONE
Posted on June 28, 2011 at 4:36pmAnother Frenchie! Wonder if she a Socialist to!
Report Post »let us prey
Posted on June 28, 2011 at 6:31pmIm sure of that.
Report Post »bosbes
Posted on June 28, 2011 at 3:18pmI don’t believe the IMF masterminds cared whether the new czar is male or female: it was a communist they were looking for.
Report Post »ReviveOurNation
Posted on June 28, 2011 at 3:51pmUnfortunately, you are correct, Bosbes.
Put her name in Google and one of the search engine selections is “Christine Lagarde Soros”.
Report Post »miles from nowhere
Posted on June 28, 2011 at 3:02pmThe fox is in the hen house, I wonder how many chickens she will kill before the IMF finds out this is another blunder on there part. More tax payer dollars flushed down the toilet.
Report Post »Mr. Oshawott
Posted on June 28, 2011 at 2:39pmYes, with the International Monetary Fund constantly pulling the strings with the debt fallout in Europe, the future of Europe is all but dark and uncertain.
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on June 28, 2011 at 2:19pmWell, at least she won’t be raping maids, I hope.
Report Post »The Sweeeeed
Posted on June 28, 2011 at 2:17pmHelp me chim chim…..
Report Post »code green
Posted on June 28, 2011 at 2:13pmI thought the Hildabeast wanted to be the head of the IMF
Report Post »rienheart
Posted on June 28, 2011 at 2:06pmIt’s gonna get UGLY in Europe. Even more than it is now.
Report Post »J.C. McGlynn
Posted on June 28, 2011 at 2:03pmOh no, Mr. Bill, a woman with the world’s credit card and the urge to shop.
Report Post »hi
Posted on June 28, 2011 at 2:00pmI don’t think all of those men in the other Blaze video of the UN are going to listen to her.
Report Post »NOBALONEY
Posted on June 28, 2011 at 1:58pmComminists China’s pick from the very beginning. We just went along for the ride.
Report Post »UBETHECHANGE
Posted on June 28, 2011 at 1:56pmNWO puppet.
Report Post »Robert-CA
Posted on June 28, 2011 at 2:57pmSame as the UN
Report Post »nomercy63
Posted on June 28, 2011 at 1:48pmOh Goodie I bet it will work as good as the last one!!!!!!
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on June 28, 2011 at 2:45pmSo, how soon until she visits the NYC area and starts harrasment of male staff in the hotels?
Report Post »GRAMPA-D-NH
Posted on June 28, 2011 at 2:49pmTake the earings off and looking at that adams apple, you gotta wonder …. just saying.
Report Post »Sound The Trumpet In Zion
Posted on June 28, 2011 at 4:57pmSOOO???? Actually if I remember correctly, every person that they have tried to put in as head of the IMF have been from France. Who knows, maybe it will come out that she had visited the US recently and raped a security guard or a male room service attendant or something like that. LOL
Report Post »calijohn
Posted on June 28, 2011 at 5:57pmyep. granpa is right.
Report Post »a coulter relative.
TulsaYeeHaw
Posted on June 28, 2011 at 10:44pmI imagine she is probably got a sickle and hammer hidden in her purse…
Report Post »calijohn
Posted on June 29, 2011 at 1:20ameducated for some of her high school years at a private school in the u s.
Report Post »worked on a republican senator’s staff.
kinda thought you would like her.