Comments on: Proof French Bashing Came From The White House

By: Miquelon

Miquelon — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 04:52:31 +0000

Despite many attempts to contact Scott McClellan via his publisher, no reply from the author to our questions (Perseus Books).

By: ZoomerX

ZoomerX — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:16:51 +0000

Peter Guinta – you’re wrong. In fact, except for Irak and the Suez Crisis, France is the nation that has sided most often with the US at the UN. This fact was again pointed out by Richard Pearle (one of the architects of the Irak war who owns a residence… in France) in an interview before the war.

By: Miquelon

Miquelon — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 18:56:13 +0000

Thanks Bandini - I Left a comment - To the rest of the community, please leave one as well if you wish. I am currently on vacation in St Pierre et Miquelon, so no editorials for another week unless something really ridiculous appears on the horizon.

By: Bandini

Bandini — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 12:24:49 +0000

Off topic : I think you would be interested (if not saddened) by this subtle bash at everything french in a so call liberul web site : Slate

http://slatev.com/player.html?id=1705730168

check the name of the restaurant …

Myabe it’s just me being paranois or maybe I should finnally recognize one of this french caractristis once and for all.

By: Jean-Paul

Jean-Paul — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 08:58:35 +0000

@anne suire & peamak
So what? This is NATURAL GAS pipeline, this is not oil. And it is still a project. Do you suggest that the war in Afghanistan was made to build it? This is ridiculous.

By: peamak

peamak — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 05:04:53 +0000

Anne : an important one I think : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trans-Afghanistan_Pipeline

By: Anne Suire

Anne Suire — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 01:24:30 +0000

@ Jean paul
They are building pipelines in Afganistan. Anne

By: Jean-Paul

Jean-Paul — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 07:57:41 +0000

@Anne Suire
I don’t think you should mix the war in iraq and the war in Afghanistan, this is exactly what Bush’s propaganda is doing. And the war in Afghanistant has hardly anything to do with oil. Afghanistan has no oil. The interference of the US in the Afghan civil war in 2002 was simply motivated by Bin Laden. And it was a success since the Talebans were defeated. But Iraq is something completely different.

By: Anne Suire

Anne Suire — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 03:46:32 +0000

The US has been bullying the world & when the Iraq war took place i totally agreed with the French point of view, not to invade!. the Afganistan & Iraq wars are about oil & controlling it and this is not over because Iran is next. I have lost a lot of respect for the US government & will forgive but won’t never forget how they treated France & Americans who opposed the war here at home. A good book to read by Noam Chomsky, “Failed states” , great book to read.
Also a lot of Americans cannot think for themselves & are like parrots repeating everything they hear, but they are great Americans who know better!. I agree with the person who moved to LA, they are more open…

By: Fred

Fred — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 21:28:51 +0000

Peter Guinta (Giunta):
Your bashing sounds like a lot of sour grapes; for, what did fascist Italy accomplish during World War II ? We need to recall President Roosevelt’s statement about these people –shortly after Germany had invaded France– with Italy invading across it’s border to take hold of French territory:
                        That nation, holding a dagger at it’s
                        neighbor’s throat, has stabbed it in
                        the back !
Keep this in mind when something within tells you to act as an aggressor.

By: Barney hasn't left the building

Barney hasn't left the building — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 18:06:07 +0000

^^^^
Ah, another francophile.

First of all, a few chickenwaks and cowardly extreme right wing pundits do not and will never represent the “free world”.

Secondly, not to burst your bubble my francophile friend but the only “punishment” France received for opposing the war in Iraq (which a majority of your compatriots now also oppose) was a few tough guys behind their computer screens insulting our history. While thay may be unpleasant, we can live with that.
The damage to your country’s reputation however will take decades to fade away.

And about our “Americans had it coming” running commentary, do you have any evidence to back that up ?
First that that any French media outlet ever made such a claim and secondly that it was a “runing commentary”.

Finally, since your contribution on this thread and the stuff that comes out of my butt bear a striking resemblance to each other, why don’t you go back to that anti-French site which is full of that stuff you obviosuly like.
You know the site I’m talking about.

By: Curtis LeMay

Curtis LeMay — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 17:49:36 +0000

Good to see that the Executive is on the ball.

Clearly, La France was asking for it…and the free world gave it to them.
And now, France is held in utter contempt by Americans of all backgrounds.
I won’t try and speak for you lot, but in retrospect, was it wise to provoke the eternal wrath of America?

You, and the generations of frogs to come, will now see in no uncertain terms how badly your “Americans had it coming” running commentary over 9/11 will haunt you and France for decades to come…

By: peamak

peamak — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 09:33:36 +0000

Don’t get me wrong : I think he’s a very funny guy ! You gotta have some nerve to play a clip in your own show without understanding what is said in it… he’s got some balls I tell you.

By: Paul Dacanbe

Paul Dacanbe — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 08:29:26 +0000

According to what I heard from American conservatives, Fox News is appreciated for its “fair and balanced” news coverage. According to them, that motto applies only to their news reports not their shows like O’Reilly’s. But since guys like O’Reilly’s are promoting rightist points of view I suppose that’s not a problem for a mostly rightist audience. They also told me that FoxNews’audience is about one million people, It’s not that important in a 300 millions people nation. Anyway don’t forget that people like O’Reilly, Leno, O’Brian, Stewart are charismatic people boosting audience, they are closer from medieval baffoons then brillant philosophers. I’m far more concerned by anti-French racist comments made by USGov officials than some poor joke cracked by a TV host.

By: Miquelon

Miquelon — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 21:47:24 +0000

His ratings? A lot unfortunately, however they have been falling over the last few years. Keith Olbermann is now beating him in the ratings.

And to say we (SuperFrenchie and I) were supposed to appear on his show in 2005…