Lawmaker (Sheila Jackson Lee) Wants to Put 'French' Back in Fries

Reuters ^ | 9/16/03

[areafiftyone]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - To get international help to rebuild Iraq, Congress may have to eat some French fries and French toast, according to Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee. Saying it is time to put aside differences with France, the Texas Democrat circulated a letter on Monday urging the U.S. House of Representatives to put back the word "French" in fries and toast on House cafeteria and dining hall menus.

Lawmakers ordered them renamed "Freedom" fries and "Freedom" toast last spring, reflecting anger at France for its opposition to the U.S.-led war to topple Saddam Hussein as Iraq's president.

But times have changed, Jackson Lee said, and now the Washington is trying to get France and other members of the United Nations to contribute money and troops to help stabilize Iraq and rebuild its devastated infrastructure.

"President Bush is now urging that all parties put aside 'past bickering,'" she said in her letter. "A symbolic start to that effort" would be reinstating foods on the House menus "with their traditional 'American' names -- French toast and French fries."

Rep. Bob Ney, head of the House Administration Committee, ordered the changes in March. The Ohio Republican took the action at the suggestion of Rep. Walter Jones, a North Carolina Republican

[dfwgator]

Non!

[At _War_With_Liberals]

If she limits herself to cafeteria legislation, we are all better off.

[Paradox]

It was pretty dumb in the first place..

[Lee Heggy]

This woman has too much time on her hands. Since she is such a big lover of things 'French' perhaps we should also go back to refering to African Americans with the French word previously used for 'black'.

[aynrandfreak]

Quid pro quo. If they agree to the UN resolution on our terms, then we'll talk about a name change for fries.

[SolutionsOnly]

Now there's someone who has their priorities straight!

[dirtboy]

Lawmaker (Sheila Jackson Lee) Wants to Put 'French' Back in Fries

Sheila puts the "dip" into "dipweed"

[TSgt]

I would like to see her push a Bill through Congress that would make NASA replace all those American flags we left on Mars with nice new clean ones.

[Orangedog]

"President Bush is now urging that all parties put aside 'past bickering,'" she said in her letter. "A symbolic start to that effort" would be reinstating foods on the House menus "with their traditional 'American' names -- French toast and French fries."

This coming from the woman who asked if the Mars rover could get pictures of the flag that Armstrong left on the surface of Mars.

[PBRSTREETGANG]

Perhaps she's just in need of a "freedom" tickler.

http://www.bannoy.com/articles/?art_key=8

[EggsAckley]

The only thing dumber than people voting for this retard is the fact that she actually thinks that France cares.

[LayoutGuru2]

This will solve the problem. Make it so. /sarc

[hotsheet]

Thank goodness our Congresseople are addressing the real issues..

[KellyAdmirer]

What, has she got something against "Freedom"?

[Wonder Warthog]

"Jackass-Lee" brays again.

[familyofman]

As a matter of "original intent" they should always be referred to as french fries - as their creator intended. To do otherwise could upset the delicate balance of our universe.

[Spok]

She's right about the fries. Anything 'french' should be boiled in oil.

[Flashman_at_the_charge]

How about putting Intelligence back into Representative?

[johnb838]

French word previously used for 'black'.

Noir?