There is this:
Petition Urges Returning Statue Of Liberty To France
PITTSBURGH, 6:20 p.m. EST March 17, 2003 - The French position on the Iraqi situation has prompted protests throughout the United States.
Protesting french fries is easy. Just change the name to something like USA Fries or Freedom Fries.
Protesting French wine is easy too. Just pour it out.
"Nobody takes it seriously, and especially not France," said Josh Wander, of White Oak. "It doesn't make a difference to them if fries are called Freedom Fries."
Wander told WTAE-TV's Whitney Drolen that the answer is easy: Just send back France's best-known gift.
"A strong response like sending the Statue of Liberty back would be appropriate at this point," he said.
Wander has posted a petition on the Web site
www.GiveItBack.net.
"Most people think it's a crazy idea and it is, I admit. But this crazy idea is necessary at this point in order to give such a strong response to France," he said.
The site has recieved thousands of hits and many have signed their name in support of ditching Lady Liberty.
When asked about the proposal to send the statue back, U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter said he has mixed emotions about the French.
"With respect to the Statue of Liberty, that is a great American symbol," he said. "We can bypass the source that it came from France."