put the "french" back in freedom fries?!?!?!

Associated Press Writer ^ | Tue Sep 16, 7:27 PM ET | JIM ABRAMS

[cyberjet31]

WASHINGTON - With America needing all the help it can get in Iraq (news - web sites), it's time to swallow our pride and give the French back their fries, a House lawmaker said in a letter to her colleagues.

House Republican leaders last March, angered by French opposition to U.S. plans to take military action against Iraq, ordered that all restaurants in the House replace the french fries on their menus with "freedom fries." But now, said Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (news, bio, voting record), D-Texas, we need to bring the French back to the table.

"President Bush (news - web sites) is now urging that all parties put aside 'past bickering.' Delays in rebuilding international good will are costing Americans lives in Iraq, and billions of dollars to the American taxpayers," Lee wrote last week in a letter first reported by the congressional newspaper Roll Call. "A symbolic start to that effort would be reinstating foods in the House cafeterias and dining halls and their traditional 'American' names — french toast and french fries."

[cyberjet31]

ahh! maybe we can protest outside her office or something... I doubt that Republicans will go along with this, same for any democrat who has American Pride!

[gunnedah]

These damn liberals! I hope Americans are smart enough to realize that liberals would have surrendered on 9-1-1 had they been in control.
The only thing keeping terror from our soil and us becoming like Israel is our resolve to fight these SOBs on their soil.
It is time to control our borders and take the liberal establishment on heads up. If we dont we will have to arm ourselves against the liberals and terrorist here on our own soil. I for one dont plan on going down without first meeting them head on.
France and a few of these other countries are trying their damned best to overthrow AQmericas and the Democrats and liberals are willing to assist them apparently.

[MEG33]

I thought discussing fries was about Sheila's speed.

[rhombus]

The hell with French Fries -- we should honor the Brits and call them Chips.

[Prodigal Son]

I find the whole renaming of the fries to freedom fries silly myself. Why not just expunge all French words from the language? Coup d-etat. Important. Extraordinary. Ala carte. The list must be a mile long.

English, after all, is a Germanic language. Why pollute it with the French influence? /sarcasm

[Mean Daddy]

Limbaugh stated that when visiting with NASA officials several years ago on the land rover that was sent to Mars, she asked if they could drive it over and take a picture of the American flag left years ago by earlier astronauts.

Whack city

[raybbr]

So, dann sollen wir alle Deutsch sprechen? Das wird bei mir gut sein.

[WilliamofCarmichael]

The silly critters. Don't they have butts to kiss for contributions. This occupies their time? Who needs them?

Things like this bring back the scene from the movie "Mars Attacks" after the aliens had killed off all of Congress. The President played by Nicholson (I believe) says, "Hey! We still got the Supreme Court and the President! Two out of three ain't bad!"

[Non-Sequitur]

I thought discussing fries was about Sheila's speed.

Gee, what does that say about the House Republican leadership who thought that it was a valuable use of their time to change the name of french fries in the first place?

[Flyer]

First hurricanes, now fries. What is with Sheila Jackson Lee wanting to rename everything?

[the gillman@blacklagoon.com]

Shiela Acorn Head Lee.

[tcostell]

Let me get this straight... is this person suggesting that WE surrender to the FRENCH?!

[Fighter@heart]

I will never "SURRENDER" my fries to the french!!

[shezza]

What does Sheila know about fries, anyway? She's a vegetarian. (Bwahahahaha! What a maroon)

[handk]

This whole thing is ridiculous. First of all, the word "french" does not refer to France, but a technique of cutting, such as "julienne" or "dice".

Secondly, so-called "french fries" actually originated in Belgium, and are called "pommes frites". The Belgians are very big on potatoes and the geography they occupy in Europe is perfect for growing potatoes.

The best fries I ever had were at a place in Santa Monica called "Benita's", which uses the Belgian method of making fries.

[TRY ONE]

"First hurricanes, now fries. What is with Sheila Jackson Lee wanting to rename everything?"

Here in Houston we have renamed "her" Queen Latifa!
Everyone bow down please!

[TexasCajun]

...I'm ashamed Queen Sheila is from Texas!

She has to be the stupidest woman on the face of the planet!

Her hair has been wrapped so tightly around her head for so many years without relief that blood no longer flows to her brain.

[Prodigal Son]

So, dann sollen wir alle Deutsch sprechen? Das wird bei mir gut sein.

Bei mir auch, aber englisch gefaellt mir auch ganz gut und ehrlich gesagt etwas besser als deutsch ;-) Deutsch ist die Sprache meiner Frau und Familie, englisch aber die von meinen Landsleuten und Amerikaner bin ich... Herz und Seele.

[MEG33]

Silly,perhaps but we were all up in arms about the French actively working against us and it was a time when restaurant owners were pouring French wine down the drain.

I live near enough to Sheila to have a sour opinion of her politics.I heard her on Cavuto and I thought her mention of the Freedom fries took away from the idea she was pushing.

The diplomats do what diplomats do.Ice crystals will form in hades before I forgive the French.I am not alone.

[Greybird]

I guess this means I'll have to rename my morning freedom muffins, as well.

Just as well. This food-patriotism thang is silly.