Dominique Strauss-Kahn or “DSK,” head of the International Monetary Fund, is accused of raping a hotel maid in his $3,000-a-night suite. At last, international finance news we can understand.
Betsy Rothstein rates the scandal coverage:
“IMF Sex Scandal Headline: Who Did it Best?” Betsy Rothstein, FishbowlDC
Courtney Comstock at Business Insider made the real headline find, last month’s French interview with alleged dirty old man Strauss-Kahn:
“Oui, j’aime les femmes, et alors?” ["Yes, I Love Women, So What?"] Antoine Guiral, Libération
The virtual linguist snares a turn of French phrase, DSK described as “a chaud lapin or ‘hot rabbit,’ which evokes quite a different picture to the English equivalents ladies’ man or Don Juan.”
