Denmark Exports Soaring ( ROP and old Media sad )

Little Green Footballs ^ | September 30, 2006 | lgf

[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 Denmark’s 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 Denmark’s 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 Guardian’s viewpoint is that only “fervent rightwingers” could actually support Denmark’s battle for free speech—when it would be difficult to find a more “liberal” cause than the right to free expression.

The subheadline for the article’s 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?

[rickmichaels]

http://www.idealcheese.com/catalog/denmark.htm

[gaijin]

US Fatcat Buyer's Guide:

[gaijin]

[GoLightly]

I think gouda is Dutch, not Danish. I tried some havarti & found it to be a very good.

http://www.cheese.com/countrystep2.asp?Country=Denmark

[snowsislander]

In the first quarter of this year Denmark’s exports to the US soared 17%.

I am glad to hear that the "Buy Danish" campaign has done well.

[george76]

Thanks.

[Gorzaloon]

If you like blue cheese, I recommend the various Danish brands, especially now that Roquefort is out of bounds

Rosenberg's !

[burzum]

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?

[TexanToTheCore]

"Danish butter cookies here."


MMMMM my favorite food. With tall glass of cold milk..Yummmm

[ruthles]

Denmark continues to lead the way.

[HoosierGal]

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.

[george76]

Skagen

any pictures ?

[Hardastarboard]

Bang & Olufsen stereos

This over-priced style over substance crap is still out there?

[george76]

Not just steros :

Tuborg Beer

Carlsberg Beer

Aalborg Aquavit (snaps)

[HoosierGal]

No, but their website is www.skagen.com.

[montag813]

[Celtjew Libertarian]

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).

[radiohead]

Ooh, yummy! You reminded me that I need to order holiday kringle from our own Danish bakery here in Seattle. Them's eats!

[radiohead]

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!

[batter]

Buy Danish

Don'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!