Remember Freedom Fries? (Laura Rozen)

[swag]

http://www.motherjones.com/mojoblog/archives/2007/08/5250_remember_freedo.html

It was only four years ago that Rep. Bob Ney (R-Ohio) and Walter Jones (R-NC) announced the official name change in Congressional cafeteries from French fries and French toast to Freedom Fries and Freedom 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 Ney at the time.

My, how les temps have changed!

Now ex-Rep Ney is serving 30 months jail time, Jones has become a fierce war critic, and lo and behold, the French may be coming to the rescue in Iraq. From the Washington Post:

Meanwhile, French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner used a surprise trip to Baghdad to call on European countries to help the United States repair Iraq. Kouchner's comments represent a major departure from former French president Jacques Chirac's stance on Iraq. Relations between France and the United States were severely damaged after Chirac led global opposition to the 2003 invasion.

[Brigid]

1. Would you like a little irony with those fries, Mr. Bush?

Of course, you don't know what the word means. :eyes:

[depakid]

3. How about a little salted crow for the Republicans in Congress?

[DFW]

2. Look what Freedom Toast launched!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7dPISoH6Ok&mode=related&search=

[That Is Quite Enough]

4. Haha. All these "The French are so cowardly" types are complete 'morans.'

Maybe they're just bitter because France didn't hop on the War of Terror bandwagon and they aren't saddled with the catastrofuck of Iraq and Afghanistan.