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gimmesometruth27gimmesometruth27 St. Fuckin Louis Posts: 23,303
edited March 2011 in A Moving Train
Fox Asks If It's "Time To Replace Freedom Fries With French Fries" Because U.S. Ceding "World Power To France"

http://mediamatters.org/mmtv/201103210003

fox is asking if we are ceding world power to france? why? because we are in 2 wars already and do not have the capacity to run a third one? because we are bleeding jobs and gutting social programs but we have money to participate in another war? the french and brits were pushing this thing. let them lead and do something so that we do not have to intervene. let them do some of the police work. and to the people in the video, NO WE ARE NOT CEDING WORLD POWER TO FRANCE, YOU INGRATE!!

ok, rant over.... it just sickens me that because we are not taking the lead on libya that people are equating that with ceding power or the french taking over or whatever. i remember fox ridiculing france mercilessly for their opposition to the iraq war. turns out the french were right.
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  • Newch91Newch91 Posts: 17,560
    They changed them to Freedom Fries?
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  • gimmesometruth27gimmesometruth27 St. Fuckin Louis Posts: 23,303
    Newch91 wrote:
    They changed them to Freedom Fries?
    yeah in like 2003 in the lead up to the iraq war some republican congressman or senator was saying we should do that. it has been kind of an american joke since then. i have never ever heard anyone call them that with a straight face, but this is fox we are talking about here lol...



    EDIT: and if i recall correctly, according to the daily show, it was about this same time that the french started putting idiot cheese on their hamburgers.... :lol:
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  • Newch91Newch91 Posts: 17,560
    gimmesometruth27 wrote:
    Newch91 wrote:
    They changed them to Freedom Fries?
    yeah in like 2003 in the lead up to the iraq war some republican congressman or senator was saying we should do that. it has been kind of an american joke since then. i have never ever heard anyone call them that with a straight face, but this is fox we are talking about here lol...



    EDIT: and if i recall correctly, according to the daily show, it was about this same time that the french started putting idiot cheese on their hamburgers.... :lol:
    :lol: True.

    I heard about them wanting to change the name but I didn't think they actually went through with it.
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  • Hub.Hub. Posts: 1,990
    It's pointless because, basically, fries aren't French: they're from Belgium. :mrgreen:
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  • haffajappahaffajappa British Columbia Posts: 5,955
    Once on a reno show some manly 'merican carpenter referred to the doors as "freedom doors" (instead of french doors) :roll:
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  • Thorns2010Thorns2010 Posts: 2,201
    Newch91 wrote:
    gimmesometruth27 wrote:
    Newch91 wrote:
    They changed them to Freedom Fries?
    yeah in like 2003 in the lead up to the iraq war some republican congressman or senator was saying we should do that. it has been kind of an american joke since then. i have never ever heard anyone call them that with a straight face, but this is fox we are talking about here lol...



    EDIT: and if i recall correctly, according to the daily show, it was about this same time that the french started putting idiot cheese on their hamburgers.... :lol:
    :lol: True.

    I heard about them wanting to change the name but I didn't think they actually went through with it.

    I think, what it was, is that they changed the name in the Congress cafeterias on the menus. Yeah, our tax dollars hard at work. :roll:
  • gimmesometruth27gimmesometruth27 St. Fuckin Louis Posts: 23,303
    haffajappa wrote:
    Once on a reno show some manly 'merican carpenter referred to the doors as "freedom doors" (instead of french doors) :roll:
    such a narrow and stupid world view.
    i just don't get people's aversion to things that have "french" in the title...or why they feel the need to call it something as stupid as "freedom _________".....

    what would they say if the "america's cup" boat race was referred to as the "moron cup"?
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  • catefrancescatefrances Posts: 29,003
    this was one of those instances when it was justified laughing at the united states.
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  • Gary CarterGary Carter Posts: 14,067
    catefrances wrote:
    this was one of those instances when it was justified laughing at the united states.
    i laugh everyday at this country's leaders, peoples, "news" network
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  • haffajappahaffajappa British Columbia Posts: 5,955
    metsfan wrote:
    catefrances wrote:
    this was one of those instances when it was justified laughing at the united states.
    i laugh everyday at this country's leaders, peoples, "news" network
    careful guys...
    some around here will get seriously offended by your un-american-ness.
    you know, bashing USA whatever chance you get
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  • Gary CarterGary Carter Posts: 14,067
    haffajappa wrote:
    metsfan wrote:
    catefrances wrote:
    this was one of those instances when it was justified laughing at the united states.
    i laugh everyday at this country's leaders, peoples, "news" network
    careful guys...
    some around here will get seriously offended by your un-american-ness.
    you know, bashing USA whatever chance you get
    sadly some will
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  • gimmesometruth27gimmesometruth27 St. Fuckin Louis Posts: 23,303
    haffajappa wrote:
    metsfan wrote:
    catefrances wrote:
    this was one of those instances when it was justified laughing at the united states.
    i laugh everyday at this country's leaders, peoples, "news" network
    careful guys...
    some around here will get seriously offended by your un-american-ness.
    you know, bashing USA whatever chance you get
    who is bashing? i was simply pointing out the sheer stupidity of renaming a fried potato that serves as a side dish at most fast food places the world over... as if renaming it would actually accomplish anything, like the french people would be goaded into the war by doing such a thing...renaming it simply because the country that lends it's name to such a "dish" chose to stay out of an illegal and unnecessary war. that is all i, and anyone else here was doing..
    "You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry."  - Lincoln

    "Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
  • gimmesometruth27gimmesometruth27 St. Fuckin Louis Posts: 23,303
    and another thing, should we rename all of these things to have "freedom" in place of "french"?

    french toast
    french manicure
    french dip sandwich
    french kiss
    french open
    french language
    french horn
    french tickler
    french poodle
    french press


    thats about all i can come up with off the top of my head...but you get the idea....
    "You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry."  - Lincoln

    "Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
  • haffajappahaffajappa British Columbia Posts: 5,955
    edited March 2011
    gimmesometruth27 wrote:
    who is bashing? i was simply pointing out the sheer stupidity of renaming a fried potato that serves as a side dish at most fast food places the world over... as if renaming it would actually accomplish anything, like the french people would be goaded into the war by doing such a thing...renaming it simply because the country that lends it's name to such a "dish" chose to stay out of an illegal and unnecessary war. that is all i, and anyone else here was doing..
    We're all bashing.
    ...According to them.

    Now excuse me while I sip on my Freedom Vanilla Latte.
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  • haffajappahaffajappa British Columbia Posts: 5,955
    gimmesometruth27 wrote:
    and another thing, should we rename all of these things to have "freedom" in place of "french"?

    french toast
    french manicure
    french dip sandwich
    french kiss
    french open
    french language
    french horn
    french tickler
    french poodle
    french press


    thats about all i can come up with off the top of my head...but you get the idea....
    Ha!
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  • Gary CarterGary Carter Posts: 14,067
    haffajappa wrote:
    gimmesometruth27 wrote:
    who is bashing? i was simply pointing out the sheer stupidity of renaming a fried potato that serves as a side dish at most fast food places the world over... as if renaming it would actually accomplish anything, like the french people would be goaded into the war by doing such a thing...renaming it simply because the country that lends it's name to such a "dish" chose to stay out of an illegal and unnecessary war. that is all i, and anyone else here was doing..
    We're all bashing.
    ...According to them.

    Now excuse me while I sip on my Freedom Vanilla Latte.
    :lol::lol:
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  • haffajappahaffajappa British Columbia Posts: 5,955
    So wait... in the current Libya situation, the French sending in their air force...
    is the country under attack by Freedom fighter jets?
    This could get confusing ...
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  • brandon10brandon10 Posts: 1,114
    gimmesometruth27 wrote:
    and another thing, should we rename all of these things to have "freedom" in place of "french"?

    french toast
    french manicure
    french dip sandwich
    french kiss
    french open
    french language
    french horn
    french tickler
    french poodle
    french press


    thats about all i can come up with off the top of my head...but you get the idea....

    Freedom tickler has a ring to it. :D
  • haffajappahaffajappa British Columbia Posts: 5,955
    freedom bread
    freedom onion soup
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  • redrockredrock Posts: 18,341
    Hub. wrote:
    It's pointless because, basically, fries aren't French: they're from Belgium. :mrgreen:


    And really, it's only the americans that call them 'french' fries. They brought this upon themselves!!! :mrgreen:
  • Hub.Hub. Posts: 1,990
    :mrgreen:
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  • gimmesometruth27gimmesometruth27 St. Fuckin Louis Posts: 23,303
    brandon10 wrote:
    gimmesometruth27 wrote:
    and another thing, should we rename all of these things to have "freedom" in place of "french"?

    french toast
    french manicure
    french dip sandwich
    french kiss
    french open
    french language
    french horn
    french tickler
    french poodle
    french press


    thats about all i can come up with off the top of my head...but you get the idea....

    Freedom tickler has a ring to it. :D
    yeah i think i will have to bust out a freedom tickler next time i see my g/f lol...

    if it were red, white, and blue, that might be marketable....
    i can see th ads now...."pre-emptively invade her sunni triangle with the new 'freedom tickler'." LOL...
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    "Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
  • gimmesometruth27gimmesometruth27 St. Fuckin Louis Posts: 23,303
    haffajappa wrote:
    freedom bread
    freedom onion soup
    :lol:
    "You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry."  - Lincoln

    "Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
  • mikepegg44mikepegg44 Posts: 3,353
    gimmesometruth27 wrote:

    if it were red, white, and blue, that might be marketable....
    i can see th ads now...."pre-emptively invade her sunni triangle with the new 'freedom tickler'." LOL...


    that is one of the funniest things I have read on here. well done with the word play
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  • gimmesometruth27gimmesometruth27 St. Fuckin Louis Posts: 23,303
    mikepegg44 wrote:
    gimmesometruth27 wrote:

    if it were red, white, and blue, that might be marketable....
    i can see th ads now...."pre-emptively invade her sunni triangle with the new 'freedom tickler'." LOL...


    that is one of the funniest things I have read on here. well done with the word play
    thanks, sometimes i think i should have gone into advertising lol...
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  • cajunkiwicajunkiwi Posts: 984
    gimmesometruth27 wrote:
    Newch91 wrote:
    They changed them to Freedom Fries?
    yeah in like 2003 in the lead up to the iraq war some republican congressman or senator was saying we should do that. it has been kind of an american joke since then. i have never ever heard anyone call them that with a straight face, but this is fox we are talking about here lol...



    EDIT: and if i recall correctly, according to the daily show, it was about this same time that the french started putting idiot cheese on their hamburgers.... :lol:

    If I remember correctly, there were also reports of people pouring bottles of champagne and French wine into the drains as a protest. It made me think of the Beatles spoof movie "The Rutles" where people were burning their albums, but bought so many of them to burn that the band got rich.
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  • OnTheEdgeOnTheEdge Posts: 1,300
    I'll take freedom.....with a side of fries. :D

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  • cincybearcatcincybearcat Posts: 16,497
    gimmesometruth27 wrote:
    haffajappa wrote:
    Once on a reno show some manly 'merican carpenter referred to the doors as "freedom doors" (instead of french doors) :roll:
    such a narrow and stupid world view.
    i just don't get people's aversion to things that have "french" in the title...or why they feel the need to call it something as stupid as "freedom _________".....

    what would they say if the "america's cup" boat race was referred to as the "moron cup"?


    It was stupid, for sure.

    But your comparison is a little off....it's not like they changed the name to "Ugly, smelly, & rude" fries ;)
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