french-bashing

Read the Guardian article From the link: "Mr Chirac is immune from prosecution or even questioning while head of state." Are you kidding me?!? And the French have the nerve to criticize President Bush?!?

I'm astonished to see how widespread, in America, the hatred of French people is (especially on these boards). Does everybody in the US hate France and the French ? Are the Americans that stupid (I mean, even more stupid than the French ;)) ? So why do they perpetually complain about...

Seriously, what do we still have against France that would make people destroy wines or boycott Frech products. So they didnt exactly want to be drug into our war. I think the last the French want is to get into a war. France has been one of America's closest allies. I dont really think that...

Subject: How uniform colors were selected! A long time ago, Britain and France were at war. During onebattle, the French captured an English Major. Taking the Major to their headquarters, the French General began toquestion him. The French General asked, "Why do you English officers all wear...

Source. Now that sounds a great deal more productive than boycotting Brie or renaming potato dishes in protest. This is a trend I would like to see continue. Hope the folks on the Hill are paying attention.

How can someone desecrate the graves of the people who gave them their freedom??? http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,5944-631671,00.html I wouldn't mind seeing this happen: http://www.worth1000.com/view.asp?entry=35544&display=photoshop

http://www.newsmax.com/showinsidecover.shtml?a=2003/3/21/101038 From article: Let's recall this quotation from Dominique Dord, a deputy from French President Jacques Chirac's own party: Well said. Heres a link to Dords' quote: http://www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2003/3/19/141022.shtml

I've not come here for a while as i have too much work on, but i've just popped back and i'm bit scared by what i see. There is so much anti-france talk on here, and elsewhere that i really didn't expect. I'm british. I'm neither pro-war nor anti-war. Though now the war is starting i think it...

From MSNBC today.... Heavy responsibility, huh? I don't put too much faith in such vague terms. Kind of like the way the French didn't like the vagueness of "serious consequences." Payback's a bitch, ain't it?

I've seen a lot of people predicting, on these boards and elsewhere, that once war is imminent, France will jump on board and want its piece of the pie after victory is achieved. Because of that information, this article made me laugh even harder...

The link The reshaping of our world starts this week in Iraq. The President Of The United States has spoken. The world's cowards have shown their true colors. Watch them try to do damage control, or jump on the bandwagon once the issue is no longer in doubt. -zilla

I wonder why the US are so keen in bashing France and Germany when Russia has announced to veto a resolution that would automatically lead to a war as well and when almost the whole of the UN is opposed to a war. Are the US simple minded? Do they habe problems with the idea that not a few but...

Veto a resolution that supports a timeline followed by military action? Good. works for the US as they can use the previous resolution and it's open ended statements as to what tactics can and will be used to ensure compliance. A veto on a second resolution frees the US to do as it pleases...

While I've been irritated with the recent stories about renaming french fries in the House cafeteria and the bill to reimburse for transporting bodies buried in French military cemetaries, I've only just realized that those actions demonstrate deficiency in Republican leadership. Sure, there...

More idiocy. Does she really think it is appropriate to disturb 50 and 80 year old graves in a fit of pique? http://www.cnn.com/2003/ALLPOLITICS/03/13/sprj.irq.congress.france/index.html

French Fries Get New Name in Congress 15 minutes ago Add Top Stories - AP to My Yahoo! By JIM ABRAMS, Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON - House cafeterias will be serving fries with a side order of patriotism Tuesday with a decision by GOP lawmakers to replace the "French" cuisine with...

I wonder if those who like to bash the french and propagate boycotting french products are already considering sending the Satue of Liberty back to France. That would be the next logical step, wouldn't it?

Harry Browne's latest article has some good insights into the recent war controversy around the French. He pointed out how the pro-war crowd ignores the 100,000 Frenchmen who died defending France in WWII before America even got involved, and the French resistance (although he doesn't mention...