Netherlands: Interview of Thierry Baudet

Hat tip RAIR Foundation USA, Vlad Tepes, and Gates of Vienna

"They are reptiles."

Thierry Baudet is the leader of the conservative Dutch party, Forum for Democracy. In a recent interview, he caused a firestorm in the Netherlands when he described the current leaders of the Dutch government as "reptiles". In the above interview held in the past week, Baudet explains his use of the term. The video is translated by Fousesquawk.

Baudet is a conservative who shares Geert Wilders' opposition to mass Islamic migration into the Netherlands. Many have considered him a more moderate alternative to Wilders, who regularly attacks his enemies with a take-no-prisoners style in his parliamentary speeches. Some of Baudet's more recent statements, however, have cost him some support in the Netherlands. Aside from the "reptiles" remark (which doesn't give me too much heartburn), Baudet has expressed support for Vladimir Putin, a sentiment I do not share. 

At any rate, Baudet is a political figure who bears watching.