A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....05-19-03...Military Monday

Billie

[Dubya]

For the first time, AMERICA was seeking help from France... but france has turned her back!!!

Please remember these Dead Americans when you go shopping, as the french seem to have forgotten them.
france has every right to disagree with America, but france has moved from simple dissent to active hostility toward America. france President Chirac warned East European nations that if they sided with the US, france would oppose their membership in the European Union. This very week, William Safire reported in the New York Times that france has been secretly helping to arm Iraq and has been helping Irag build long range missiles. These same missiles may NOW possibly be used against our own US Soldiers. Just as france has exercised its right to disagree, all Americans can exercise their right to boycott and help countries that do not stand with us. french Products and Companies to Boycott:

Air France
Air Liquide
Airbus (airplanes in commericial use)
Alcatel
Allegra (allergy medication)
Aqualung - including: Spirotechnique, Technisub,
US Divers and SeaQuest
AXA Advisors
Bank of the West (owned by BNP Paribas)
Beneteau (boats)
BF Goodrich (owned by Michelin)
BIC (razors, pens and lighters)
Biotherm (cosmetics
Black Bush
Bollinger (champagne)
Car & Driver Magazine
Cartier
Chanel
Chivas Regal (scotch)
Christian Dior
Club Med (vacations)
Culligan (owned by Vivendi)
Dannon (yogurt and dairy foods)
DKNY
Dom Perigonon (champagne)
Durand Crystal
Elle Magazine
Essilor Optical Products
Evian
Fina (petroleum products) and Fina Oil (billions
invested in Iraqi oil fields)
First Hawaiian Bank
George Magazine
Givenchy
Glenlivet (scotch)
Hennessy (liquor products)
Houghton Mifflin (books)
Jacobs Creek (owned by Pernod Ricard since 1989)
Jameson (whiskey)
Jerry Springer (talk show)
Krups (coffee and cappuccino makers)
Lancome - Le Creuset (cookware)
L'Oreal (health and beauty products)
Louis Vuitton
Marie Claire
Martel Cognac
Maybelline
Mephisto (shoes & clothes)
Michelin (tires & auto parts)
Mikasa (crystal and glass)
Moet (champagne)
Motel 6
Motown Records
MP3.com
Mumms (champagne)
Nissan (cars - majority owned by
Renault
Nivea
Normany Butter
Parents Magazine
Peugeot (automobiles)
Pierre Cardin
Playstation Magazine
ProScan (owned by Thomson Electronics - France)
Publicis Group (including Saatchi & Saatachi
Advertising)
RCA (television & electronics - owned by Thomson
Electronics - France)
Red Magazine
Red Roof Inns (owned by Accor group in France)
Renault (automobiles)
Roquefort cheese (all Roquefort cheese is made in
France)
Rowenta (toasters, irons, coffe makers,
Royal Canadian
Salomon (skis)
Sierra Software & Computer Games
Smart & Final
Sofitel (hotels, owned by Accor group)
Sparkletts (water, owned by Danone)
Spencer Gifts.
Sundance Channel
Taylor Made (gold clubs & equipment)
Technicolor
T-Fal (kitchenware
Total Gas Stations
UbiSoft (computer games)
Uniroyal (tires)
Universal Studios (music, movies and amusement
parks - owned by Vivendi
US Filter
Veritas Group
Veuve Clicquot Champagne
Vittel
Vivendi
Wild Turkey (bourbon)
Woman's Day Magazine
Yoplait (The French company Sodiaal owns a 50%
stake)
Yves Saint Laurent
Zodia Inflatable Boats

Lastly, a French compay was awarded a $700 million plus contract to operate the 55 mess halls of our US Marine facilities. Call your congressman and ask that this be rescinded regardless of the cost. This is an absolute insult to our Marines.

This boycott has been promoted by NewsMax's and has been frequently mentioned by Bill O'Reilly on the O'Reilly Factor.

[jwfiv]

Hey, y'all.

Miss Billie's wondering about my backyard prompts me to post this pic of the backyard view I enjoyed everyday when I lived on the ranch.

The main house is in the tall trees in the midground...behind where I stood, and downhill, is the orchard and "a little cottage in the glen."

My Shangri-La...the full Moon would make silver of the sage and mountains...the morning Sun turned it all gold and rose.

The Duke, and Hoppy, and the Ranger himself used to camp nearby, facing down the Evil Ones.

Good night, all you Easties, and early birds everywhere.

[JustAmy]

Will you be coming by tonight to collect all your hugs?

[LadyX]

What a beautiful photograph and word picture you have given us, jw!
You've made it come alive in our imaginations -
something to fill our dreams when we do drift off...

Thank you, Westie...

[Billie]

Thank you for posting that, J - I remember we posted one picture 'thereabouts' when we did your profile thread a few months ago. :)

[WVNan]

Thank you Billie, for this tribute to our military past and present. God bless them all, and God bless you for providing this forum as a means of paying tribute to them.

[jwfiv]

Uh oh, and 'oops'...I'd forgotten that you've already seen that pic...don't like repeating myself, but oh well and it's worth it cuz it's so beautiful.

So, your question was really a reminder.

I am soooooo dense sometimes....)

[LadyX]

Nan - so glad you arrived.
Need you to read Freep Mail I'm about to write you - okay?

[dutchess]

Hi/bye Billie... You have email

jwfiv...what a beautiful picture you just posted...a nice picture to go to bed to...

Nan...hate always missing you! You always seem to get here right about or after I leave and unfortunately it's that time for me. Love you girl!

[FreeTheHostages]

LOL!

[Billie]

Thanks, Nan, and that's the most beautiful graphic!

[Billie]

It is beautiful, and I didn't remember it's the 'same' picture - I thought I remembered the other one as being the 'road' to where you used to 'live'. :) At any rate, it 'is' worth reposting. :)

[jwfiv]

Hmmm...I would trust your memory over mine...)

Yes, definitely.

[WVNan]

Mail read and responded. I see that you've gone to the dogs tonight.

[WVNan]

I hate missing you too dutchess. It seems as if ever since I started my three-day a week exercise program I stay behind with my work. There's so much I have to get done in the evening, and of course my days are full too. Yard work, visiting, working with the Tourism Committee and the Design Committee to preserve the old theater, planning the yearly Camp Meeting coming up in July, putting together Church programs, and so on. I thought retired people got to play around. Ha.

[WVNan]

Hi Billie! Glad to be able to say hello for a change.

[LadyX]

Replied, Nan, and thanks...hafta go, y'all..:))

[WVNan]

WHAT!? I just got here. Sigh.........sleep well love.

[ST.LOUIE1]

Will you be coming by tonight to collect all your hugs?

And what a hug!

Nothing finer than a hug from my Hooligan Sis! : )

(((((((((((((Sis)))))))))))))

[MeekOneGOP]

hehe ! I'm always nice to Ming ! :O)