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Denmark Exports Soaring ( ROP and old Media sad )
Little Green Footballs ^
| September 30, 2006
| lgf
Posted on 09/30/2006 9:21:10 AM PDT by george76
" While Danish milk products were dumped in the Middle East, fervent rightwing Americans started buying Bang & Olufsen stereos and Lego. In the first quarter of this year Denmarks exports to the US soared 17%.
The British writer Christopher Hitchens organised a buy-Danish campaign. Among the thousands of emails sent to Rose was one from an American soldier serving in Iraq. He told me he was sitting in Iraq, watching a game of football and drinking a can of Carlsberg, Rose said.
Rose is not the only person to have prospered from the crisis. Re-elected last year, Mr Rasmussen last week became Denmarks longest-serving Liberal prime minister. Danish troops are still in Iraq and Afghanistan. More than this, his sceptical line on immigration appears to have been vindicated as other EU countries follow suit. "
This article is a good example of how twisted the discourse on this issue has become. Apparently, the Guardians viewpoint is that only fervent rightwingers could actually support Denmarks battle for free speechwhen it would be difficult to find a more liberal cause than the right to free expression.
The subheadline for the articles another howler:
One year on, protagonists have few regrets despite deaths of more than 139 people.
As if the Danes should regret violence and murder they did not perpetrate.
Why do Guardian writers never seem to think the raging Muslim mobs need to regret anything?
TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; Government; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: afghanistan; buydanish; carlsberg; carlsbergbeer; cartoonjihad; chrishitchens; danish; danishexports; danishtroops; denmark; denmarksexports; europe; exports; hitchens; immigration; iraq; islam; jihad; mobs; muslim; muslimmobs; rop; terrorism; terrorists; trop; waronterror; wot
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To: JLS
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posted on
09/30/2006 9:48:24 AM PDT
by
rickmichaels
(God Bless America, Land That I Love...)
To: george76
US Fatcat Buyer's Guide:
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posted on
09/30/2006 9:48:40 AM PDT
by
gaijin
To: george76
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posted on
09/30/2006 9:49:35 AM PDT
by
gaijin
To: george76
To: george76
In the first quarter of this year Denmarks exports to the US soared 17%. I am glad to hear that the "Buy Danish" campaign has done well.
To: GoLightly
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posted on
09/30/2006 10:12:55 AM PDT
by
george76
(Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
To: Cicero
If you like blue cheese, I recommend the various Danish brands, especially now that Roquefort is out of bounds Rosenberg's !
27
posted on
09/30/2006 10:16:47 AM PDT
by
Gorzaloon
("Illegal Immigrant": The Larval form of A Democrat.)
To: george76
What a surprise! A $12 trillion 21st century economy will have more effect on the exports of Denmark than the 7th century fruitcakes protesting. Who would have known?
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posted on
09/30/2006 10:47:27 AM PDT
by
burzum
(Despair not! I shall inspire you by charging blindly on!--Minsc, BG2)
To: fanfan
"Danish butter cookies here."
MMMMM my favorite food. With tall glass of cold milk..Yummmm
29
posted on
09/30/2006 12:03:10 PM PDT
by
TexanToTheCore
(This space for hire...)
To: TexanToTheCore
Denmark continues to lead the way.
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posted on
09/30/2006 12:08:14 PM PDT
by
ruthles
(Just because you're paranoid, doesn't mean people aren't out to get you.)
To: george76
Hitchens' anti-boycott prompted me to buy a Skagen watch. It is lightweight, thin, and stylish. I plan to buy more of them in the future. The cost of Skagen watches is reasonable, too ($75-$125). If anyone is in the market for a new watch, I recommend Skagen.
To: HoosierGal
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posted on
09/30/2006 12:23:24 PM PDT
by
george76
(Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
To: george76
Bang & Olufsen stereos This over-priced style over substance crap is still out there?
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posted on
09/30/2006 12:28:39 PM PDT
by
Hardastarboard
(Why isn't there an "NRA" for the rest of my rights?)
To: Hardastarboard
Not just steros :
Tuborg Beer
Carlsberg Beer
Aalborg Aquavit (snaps)
34
posted on
09/30/2006 1:02:52 PM PDT
by
george76
(Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
To: george76
No, but their website is www.skagen.com.
To: george76
To: george76
Lurpak butter is the best butter I've had, independent of it being Danish. Also most baby back ribs in restaurants are, I'm told, from Denmark (and I don't keep Kosher).
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posted on
09/30/2006 1:49:54 PM PDT
by
Celtjew Libertarian
("Don't take life so seriously. You'll never get out of it alive." -- Bugs Bunny)
To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
Ooh, yummy! You reminded me that I need to order holiday kringle from our own Danish bakery here in Seattle. Them's eats!
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posted on
09/30/2006 1:59:19 PM PDT
by
radiohead
(Hey Kerry, I'm still here; still hating your lying, stinking, guts you coward.)
To: Celtjew Libertarian
Also most baby back ribs in restaurants are, I'm told, from Denmark That's interesting. I'm gonna have to do some searching on that. I'm moving to Iowa and have been looking at all kinds of weird (to me) stuff about the state and came upon a trip by their pork producers to Denmark to learn about their high production rates, etc. If Iowans are going to Denmark to learn about pork, maybe they've got something there!
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posted on
09/30/2006 2:03:17 PM PDT
by
radiohead
(Hey Kerry, I'm still here; still hating your lying, stinking, guts you coward.)
To: george76
Buy DanishDon't forget Scanpan!
I recently bought a couple of their fry pans at Ace Hardware, of all places. Excellent quality and design - they cook food very evenly (no hotspots etc). Wife and I love them!
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posted on
09/30/2006 2:03:29 PM PDT
by
batter
("Never let the enemy pick the battle site." - Gen. George S. Patton)
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