Leave it to the French to [insert something racy here]. They have their own little scandal with a lady news anchor. It's similar to the issues we've dealt with here in the US—the chauvinist rise and fall of Katie Couric, last seen sympathizing with Hillary Clinton—but so much more French. The respected and beloved 60-year-old male presenter of Europe's most-watched news broadcast was just fired and replaced with a 41-year-old blonde cutie. And it's all the fault of crazy president Sarkozy!

The new anchor is Laurence Ferrari, whom the Telegraph describes as "an experienced anchorwoman and recently voted France's most glamorous journalist." Here's the funny thing: the old guy, Patrick Poivre d'Arvor, did not make friends with President Sarkozy when he called him a "little boy" a while back. Ferrari, on the other hand, has had to deny rumors of an affair with Sarkozy that supposedly took place before he met his wife Carla Bruni.

And Sarkozy is good buddies with the head of the network, who was a witness at the wedding and is a godfather to Sarkozy's son.

So basically this is like if Barack Obama was good friends with CBS head Sumner Redstone, and had convinced him to replace genial old Bob Sheiffer with Katie Couric, whom he allegedly had had an affair with.

Or like if Bush had gotten rid of Dan Rather. And had had an affair with Bob Sheiffer?

Anyway, scandal!

French TV turmoil as 'Sarkozy's glamorous blonde' takes limelight [Telegraph]