French Dissing In the USA

The Daily Mirror | March 17, 2003 | Tony Parsons

[Maceman]

A terrified four-year-old girl cowering at the back of a hijacked plane

I knew that four-year old's mother (Ruth Clifford McCourt), and her friend (Paige Hackel) on the other plane that crashed into the WTC.

I hadn't seen Ruth in about 6 years, so I never met the four-year old, Juliana McCourt.

But I have a four-year old daughter too, and I can only imagine the unspeakable horror that my doomed friend went through trying to comfort her terrified little girl.

I still think of that scene almost every day -- especially when some anti-American wupposedly peace-loving left-wing whacko uses the war on terror and on Iraq as justification for their anti-Bush ravings.

[Joe Boucher]

good job, great article,
thanks

[maranatha]

What a surprise. Who'd thunk it? Someone on the left gets it and then writes it for all to see.

[<1/1,000,000th%]

They feel that the current crisis has proved that Europeans are, when all is said and done, an ungrateful bunch of Euro bastards who do not give a flying baguette about the 75,000 American graves in Europe.

Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding!

That is the correct answer.

[Timocrat]

It is different for Americans. Throughout the 20th century, through two world wars and one Cold War, America gave all the blood and money Europe needed to keep it free.

Needs to be repeated to every frenchman ten times before breakfast.

[Rockitz]

Courtesy of Grampa Dave....

Real Conservatives are not waiting for our government to $crew the French. We are doing it our selves with a boycott of French Products and services.


$crew the $limeY French Frogs. Boycott French Products and travel to France for the rest of this decade, at least!

French Products to Buycott

We can resist their wines which usually come in behind the good Napa Valley Wines and Australian wines in blind tasting without French Judges like in the Winter Olympics.

We can do without French Products and services for the rest of this decade. Here is a list of French companies and their products to avoid for the rest of this decade. Please keep this list and send it to your relatives, friends and fellow conservatives via e and snail mail!

*New additions to the list.

Air France

Air Liquide

Airbus

Alcatel - Based in Paris France, Provider of communications equipment, including ADSL equipment, terrestrial and submarine optical networks, public switching, fixed wireless access and intelligent networks.


Allegra (Allergy Medication) - Produced by Aventis Pharmaceuticals based in Strasbourg, France

Aqualung (Including: Spirotechnique, Technisub, US Divers, and SeaQuest)

AXA Advisors

*Bacou-Dalloz-Makes Industrial protective devices

Bank of the West - Owned by BNP Paribas

Beneteau (boats)

BF Goodrich - Owned by Michelin

BIC (Razors, Pens & Lighters) - Started in 1945 by Marcel Bich. Originally based just outside of Paris. Began trading on the Paris Stock Exchange in 1972. 40.5% Publicly traded. Bich family still owns 33.5%.

Biotherm (Cosmetics)

Black Bush

Bollinger (Champagne)

*Browning Firearms**

Car & Driver Magazine

Cartier

Chanel

Chivas Regal (Scotch)

Christian Dior

Club Med (Vacations) - Owned in part by Paris based CDC (Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations)

Culligan (owned by Vivendi)

Dannon (Yogurt & Dairy Foods)

*Danone -Lea and Perrin, Evian and other food/water

*Decatholon Super Sport Stores or MVP Sport Stores*

* Dassault Systemes-(CATIA design software)*

DKNY - LVMH acquired 100% of Gabrielle Studio Inc., the privately owned licenser of Donna Karan trademarks back in 2001.

*DMC THREADS

Dom Perignon

Durand Crystal

Elle Magazine

*Emile Henry French Cookware

*Enertec makes high speed recorders used in Recon aircraft p>Essilor Optical Products

Evian

Fina Oil - Billions invested in Iraqi Oil fields

First Hawaiian Bank

George Magazine

Givenchy

*Grey Goose Vodka

*GroupeSEB owns Krups, Moulinex, Roweta and Tefal Cookware

*Groupe Shneider, owner of Modicon and Square D

*Guerlain Fragrances

*Hachette Filipacchi owner publisher of many magazines sold in the USA. See the list below:***

Hennessy

Houghton Mifflin (books) International Herald Tribune - 181 ave Charles-de-Gaulle - F-92521 Neuilly - FRSource:World Business Council for Sustainable Development '00 [Domain Registration], [Corporate Profile]

Jacobs Creek - Owned by Pernod Ricard since 1989

Jameson (whiskey Owned by Pernod Ricard )

Jerry Springer (talk show)

Krups

****Lagardere****

Lancome

*Lea & Perrins a product of Danon

Le Creuset (Cookware)

L'Oreal (Health & Beauty Products)

Louis Vuitton

Marie Claire

Martel Cognac

Maybelline

Méphisto (Footwear & Apparel)

Michelin (Tires & Auto Parts) - Their phone number is: (33) 1 45 66 15 53 in France

Mikasa Crystal and Glass (purchased by ARC int'l in 2001)

Moet (Champagne)

Motel 6 - 33, Avenue du Maine- 75755 Paris Cedex 15 France

Motown Records

MP3.com

Mumms (Champagne)

Nissan (Cars) - Majority owned by Renault

Nivea

Normany Butter

Parents Magazine

*Perrier

Peugeot (Automobiles) - Pronounced "Pooh Joe", must be French

Pierre Cardin

Playstation Magazine

ProScan - Owned by Thomson Electronics, France

Publicis Group (Including: Saatchi & Saatchi Advertising)

RCA (televisions & electronics) - Owned by Thomson Electronics, France

Red Magazine

Red Roof Inns - Owned by the Accor group based in France

Renault (Automobiles) major owner of Nissan

Road & Track Magazine

Roquefort Cheese - All Roquefort cheese is made in France

Rowenta (Toasters, Irons, Coffee makers, etc)

Royal Canadian

Salomon (Skis)

Seagram's Gin

Sierra Software and Computer Games

*Sodexho Alliance* French Food Caterer for the US Marines

Sofitel (Hotels) - Owned by the Accor group based in France

Sparkletts (Water) - Owned by Danone, based in France

Spencer Gifts

Sundance Channel

Taylor Made (Golf)

Technicolor

T-Fal (Kitchenware)

The Glenlivet (Scotch) *Top Tobacco - Dist. by Republic Tobacco L.P., Glenview IL, made in France

UbiSoft (Computer Games)

Uniroyal

Uniroyal Tires - Owned by Michelin

Universal Studios (Music, Movies & Theme Parks) -

Universal Studios is owned by Vivendi-Universal, headquartered in Paris France

USFilter

Veritas Group

Veuve Clicquot Champagne

Vittel

Vivendi - Vivendi Headquarters, Paris France

Wild Turkey (bourbon)

*Winchester Firearms (US Repeating Arms)**

Woman's Day Magazine

Yoplait - France-based Sodiaal owns a 50% stake of Yoplait

Yves Saint Laurent

*Yves Rocher Cosmetics

*ZigZag (tobacco papers and roller products)*

Zodiac Inflatable Boats

*New additions to the list thanks to Freepers. If you have an addition, Freepmail me with the URL showing French ownership.

** Sad news but these two companies are owned by the Belgian Company Herstal, (French Light)

***List of 18 magazines sold in USA by Hachette Filipacchi with an estimated 50 million readers: American Photo, Boating, Car Stereo Review's Mobile Entertainment, Cycle World, ELLE Decor, ELLEgirl, Flying, Home, Metropolitan Home, Popular Photography, Premiere, Sound & Vision, Travel Holiday, Woman's Day Woman's Day Special Interest Publications.

****Lagardere owns the Virgin Megastore group in France, which it bought from Richard Branson three years ago. Its Hachette media division publishes a battery of magazines including Elle , see *** Hachette Filipacchi above. Lagardere also has a stake in the Airbus manufacturing operation. The company is capitalised at over €5bn based on last week's closing prices.****

[Arpege92]

Reading this article helps me to not worry about my grandmother who recently returned to her homeland in England.

[Grampa Dave]

Thanks for recycling that list.

[Grampa Dave]

Thanks I have bookmarked this for use with the left wingers and so called right wingers who try to blame America for 9/11.

[annyokie]

Thank you, Gramps! I post many Americana things here, I'll ping you if you like.

[Grampa Dave]

Please do.

[annyokie]

Wil do, Sir! Please return the favor, she asked.

[Smedley]

They feel that the current crisis has proved that Europeans are, when all is said and done, an ungrateful bunch of Euro bastards who do not give a flying baguette about the 75,000 American graves in Europe.

Yep.

[slasher82]

My eyes are still blurred red thinking of this little girl and all the other children that were so innocent, but perished anyway because of these cowards. I'm a country boy through and through and believe in an eye for an eye. I am aware of the concept of "turning the other cheek"; however, CANNOT do so due to my "up-bringing". I still can barely contain my ANGER today........ In our family, we "settled it outside" and growing up proved tough at times and probably made a few enemies along the way, but at least they new where we stood and why. I think that by expressing our anger at times, we help "shed" emotions that could have possibly escalated into some things more sinister and damaging if withheld. Do not judge unless hard proof is otherwise available that this could hold no truth. And for those of you that might fall into one of the "anti-groups" below YYYYYYEEEEEEESSSS, there are still some of us uneducated, hard-working, God-fearing country folk that don't give a rats --- about what you think or how you feel about us especially if you don't love this country or at least what it represents.(why even "us folks" know this one). We all feel like the U.S. is one Big Family and even though we have our differences and problems, we will stand side by side to face our adversaries "outside" and kick the ---- out of them or kill them if need be to save our children. And while I have everyones attention: ALL YOU ANTI-WAR, ANTI-AMERICAN FOR WHATEVER YOUR FLAG BURNING OR HATING REASON MAY BE STAND UP AND GET YOUR AS--- OUT OF THIS GREAT COUNTY, YOU DON'T BELONG HERE. TOO MANY GREAT MEN AND WOMEN HAVE DIED FOR YOUR SORRY AS---. ALSO, I THANK GOD THAT NONE OF YOU (SO FAR) HAVE SHOWED UP ON ANY OF OUR LAND IN TX. OR CO., THAT WOULD NOT BE A GOOD DAY FOR YOU. THOUGHTS!?!?!?? I believe in GOD IN HEAVEN and satan in hell. I believe in "spiritual warfare" and think that I (along with many others) have been, am currently, and will continue to be "influenced" either by "good or evil forces" and can ONLY improve my standing with my "Maker" by faith through His Son and according to my "mortal works". If I turned my cheek to allow evil doings by evil beings, then I feel like I would be an accomplice to some sort of mortal/immortal satanic expansion project that my "Maker" doesn't approve of. SOOOOOOOO DON'T TREAD ON MY FAMILY, BELIEFS, OR COUNTRY............ you sorry, selfish, diabolical cowards from hell. I'll personally kick your ----- one by one if the chance arises. Now I'm pissed again...... gotta go whip the bull with another rattlesnake. later boys (&girls)