Freedom Fries?? They must be crazy!

[Charean]

DC has definitely gone around the bend this time. Freedom Fries and Freedom Toast? Neither are French!!! Besides - that is petty and beneath the Congressmen's time. I cannot believe they would stoop that low. Idiots.

[Ronn_Bman]

Originally Posted By Ronn_Bman here: Well I support the symbolic protest because it makes a statement without hurting anyone. The protest isn't against the French people, it's against the French position, and while some may not care for it, this has to be less offense than burning flags, pictures, effigies, etc. Furthermore, the guy who proposed the change is in charge of the House cafeteria committee. It's one of his jobs to approve the menu there... names and all. And yes they even have to vote on their menu, so it isn't any more of a waste of time than when they voted last week to serve cheeseburgers. On the other hand, I'm only willing to go so far with the protest. I will never accept a substitute for a French kiss. Never, never, never!

[ 03-13-2003, 03:33 PM: Message edited by: Ronn_Bman ]

[johnny]

Just wait until you see Larry freedomkissing.

[Rikard_OHF]

Once again people make a mistake and mix up the people and the culture with the political stand
so sad
lucky were not against or you wont have Dubble Dutch [img]tongue.gif[/img]

[Ronn_Bman]

People aren't mixing anything up with this protest. It's a symbolic protest about the French government's position, it's not about the French people.

Ricard, do you feel that those who burn flags in protest are mixing things up?

[Rikard_OHF]

Originally posted by Ronn_Bman: People aren't mixing anything up with this protest. It's a symbolic protest about the French government's position, it's not about the French people. Ricard, do you feel that those who burn flags in protest are mixing things up?

yes
they should be burning picutres of Chirac / Bush

[Ronn_Bman]

Originally posted by Rikard_OHF: Quote: Originally posted by Ronn_Bman: People aren't mixing anything up with this protest. It's a symbolic protest about the French government's position, it's not about the French people. Ricard, do you feel that those who burn flags in protest are mixing things up?

yes
they should be burning picutres of Chirac / Bush[/QUOTE]

Well even with that said, the downside is that those who hold similar views are also effected. There is really no way to protest that doesn't effect someone personally.

[Iron_Ranger]

Originally posted by Ronn_Bman: It's a symbolic protest

How many times are you going to have to say that Ronn?

I can understand the wine thing, but I think changing the name from French Fries to freedom fries is a bit ridculious.

Edit-But its nothing new really, during WWII they changed Sourkrout (sp?) to Liberty Cabage or something like that.

[ 03-13-2003, 07:02 PM: Message edited by: Iron_Ranger ]

[Wutang]

Agreed renaming foods is all pretty childish and a bit extreme.

I can understand ordinary people doing this but not politicians, especially the ones in Washington DC.

[Azred]

I am so dumbfounded by this idiocy that I can't think of anything to write. Thus, I will pour myself another cup of Freedom Roast coffee with some Freedom Vanilla non-dairy creamer. I think I'll have some Freedom Toast tomorrow morning, then a lunch with a salad topped with Freedom dressing. After that, maybe we'll let Belle go to the salon to change her hairstyle to indclude a Freedom Braid. Finally, we'll go to the Kimball to see some Freedom Impressionist paintings.



Where will it end when it should never even have started?

[ 03-14-2003, 12:39 AM: Message edited by: Azred ]