posted on March 11, 2003 08:50:04 PM new
Is it the most powerful lawmaking body on the planet, or a frat house?
French Fries Get New Name in Congress
Tue Mar 11, 1:57 PM ET
By JIM ABRAMS, Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON - Show the flag and pass the ketchup was the
order of the day in House cafeterias Tuesday. Lawmakers struck a lunchtime blow
against the French and put "freedom fries" on the menu.
And for breakfast they'll now have "freedom toast."
The name changes follow similar actions by restaurants
around the country protesting French opposition to the administration's Iraq
war plans.
"Update. Now Serving in All House Office Buildings,
'Freedom Fries,'" read a sign that Republican Reps. Bob Ney of Ohio and Walter
Jones of North Carolina placed at the register in the Longworth Office Building
food court.
Jones said he was inspired by Cubbie's restaurant in
Beaufort, N.C., in his district, one of the first to put "freedom fries" on the
menu instead of french fries.
"This action today is a small but symbolic effort to show
the strong displeasure of many on Capitol Hill with the actions of our
so-called ally, France," said Ney, chairman of the House Administration
Committee.
Ney, whose panel oversees House operations, ordered the
menu changes.
The French Embassy in Washington had no immediate comment,
except to say that
french fries actually come from Belgium.
Ney said he was of French descent and "once the French
government comes around we can get back to talking about french fries....."
posted on March 12, 2003 05:03:32 AM new
I saw it on TV and the immediate thought was they had the money to have new special containers rushed to print saying freedom fries when the economy is going down the toilet.
Not only do they waste their working time acting like 12 year olds they throw the public money away to be cutsie. - Jackasses.
posted on March 12, 2003 06:14:19 AM new
Yep, have to agree with this one... quite the waste of money, We don't have to like France, but this is a little extreme.
AIN'T LIFE GRAND...
posted on March 12, 2003 07:51:32 AM new"once the French government comes around we can get back to talking about french fries....."
In other words...once the French government decides to become once again our willing puppets and rubber stamp our demands. Sovereignty means nothing to the United States. What can Iraq hope to gain, one brutal overlord for another.
"Beware the leader who bangs the drums of war in order to whip the citizenry into a patriotic fervor, for patriotism is indeed a double-edged sword. It both boldens the blood, just as it narrows the mind. And when the drums of war have reached a fever pitch and the blood boils with hate and the mind has closed, the leader will have no need in seizing the rights of the citizenry. Rather, the citizenry, infused with fear and blinded by patriotism, will offer up all of their rights unto the leader and gladly so. How do I know? For this is what I have done. And I am Caesar."
- Julius Caesar
posted on March 12, 2003 07:52:24 PM new
here's an interesting editorial that comes from the Ohio State Daily Barometer. Not terribly well written but it says a lot:
"Cassez-vous frogs
Sanjai Tripathi
In a stunning display of American disdain for French efforts to obstruct our
war, the menu at the cafeteria of the House of Representatives will no longer
serve French fries and French toast.
"This action today is a small, but symbolic effort to show the strong
displeasure of many on Capitol Hill with the actions of our so-called ally,
France," said Rep. Bob Ney, R-Ohio, who along with Rep. Walter Jones, R-North
Carolina, sponsored the change.
They will still serve fried potato slivers and egg-dipped bread, but they are
now Freedom fries and Freedom toast.
Booya! That'll show them Frenchies.
It doesn't go far enough, though. We need to purge their vile socialist,
peacenik, cheese-eating influence from our society. It worked in the fight
against communism in the 50s.
Some of the changes will be easy, and some will be difficult. We already don't
wear berets. The LeCar was a piece of crap. I can't understand ballet, or Les
Miserables. And beige is a pretty weak color.
We will miss the late night rendezvous for a little French kissing. But it may
be easier to get action now without the chaperon. However, there unfortunately
will be no more chances for a manage à trois.
No more baguettes, we will just have to eat loaves of bread. We will have
sparkling wine instead of champagne. We can no longer eat croissants, but we
have the croissanwich now to ease the transition.
We can still have milk, but it will no longer be pasteurized. Mayonnaise and
Dijon mustard are gone, especially gray poupon, but we have Miracle Whip to
save the day.
Personally, of the food related things, I'll miss the buffet most of all.
All the joie de vivre and mystique of Mardi Gras is gone.
Also, the wealthy can't have a bourgeois attitude anymore, although we may keep
that and just call it "boojee."
It could be a debacle, but those are gone too.
Then, when our patriotic cleansing fervor reaches its pinnacle, we will destroy
that tallest, greenest, most unapologetic bastion of Frenchness on our shores.
You know what I'm talking about, that sandal and toga wearing hussie, the
Statue of Liberty. Toss her in the sea. Yee hah!
That one may not play well in the sticks, but if we want to be true to our
cause we must go back in history, and pull no punches. All streets named after
Lafayette should be changed.
Ben Franklin spent a lot of time in Paris. He invented libraries, and that word
sounds awfully French. So those should close, and we'll have to change the $100
bill.
In fact, all the Founders were heavily influenced by French philosophy. The
rough draft of our Bill of Rights was virtually written in Paris coffee shops.
This stopped being fun a while ago, but we have to stop the surrender monkeys.
Here's a joke: How many Frenchmen does it take to defend Paris? We don't know,
it's never been tried.
Haha, their country got overrun by Nazis, that's so funny. We all know the
French are too cowardly to make war. Although, some guys named Napoleon and
Charlemagne did something once. But that was way before America, so who cares?
We have disagreements with the French. They object to our unilateral approach
to war and our arrogant rhetoric. We come back with a bunch of stupid jokes
about their food and military losses. Then, we wonder why the world doesn't
follow us into war."
Sanjai Tripathi is a columnist for The Daily Barometer. The opinions in his
column do not necessarily reflect those of The Barometer staff. Tripathi can be
reached at [email protected].
