Comments on: Does Yahoo Condone French Bashing?

By: Miquelon

Miquelon — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 16:57:59 +0000

Found him here: http://www.playerhatersball.com a.k.a chazsports.blogspot.com

By: Miquelon

Miquelon — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 16:41:31 +0000

I have had little or no luck trying to identify this sports writer, what is clear however is that he is not liked very much even on Yahoo...

By: Miquelon

Miquelon — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 04:43:08 +0000

The Olympics are finally over: nationalism based on opiates and under-age performers is no more for a little while. Enfin.

By: Barney hasn't left the building

Barney hasn't left the building — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 14:45:01 +0000

Expect more surrender ‘jokes’ after the Llodra/Clement defeat. It was the longest game of the olympics. 5 hours.
And in the end of course, the French surrendered.

By: Anne Suire

Anne Suire — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 04:53:25 +0000

I wrote to Chris Chase as well & got really pissed off. I will agree with Fraderic that quite a few Americans were not too pleased about the comment. Anne

By: Frederic

Frederic — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 00:26:06 +0000

Bonjour Marc,

I too wrote to Yahoo! I had read the comments from Chris Chase about the French and the more recent article about Alain Bernard. I must say that the comments on his blog were encouraging, a lot of Americans are telling him what an idiot he is and how shamefull his comments were. I hope what Barack Obama said will get people like that Chris Chase to think: “It’s like these guys take pride in being ignorant”.

By: Miquelon

Miquelon — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 22:24:32 +0000

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By: Anne Suire

Anne Suire — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 20:35:02 +0000

A mistake in my quote.” They did not accept the fact that the French government did not agree (instead of agree ) with the Illegal war in Iraq….

By: Anne Suire

Anne Suire — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 20:32:38 +0000

In response to Charles Boyer, it is a little tiring! to read or hear stupid comments regarding the French surrender. I am American (French born) & i have always heard stories about French surrenders. Americans like to put people down but they are the first ones to be offended if someone challenges them. They did not accept the fact that the French government did agree with the illegal war in Iraq ( America is not the only country in the world), other countries have a right to disagree. Since that illegal Iraq war the US government has been hit in the guts & has kept insulted France & putting it down. In some ways it shows that the US ‘ ego got bruised badly. Instead of admitting to it they keep putting the French down. I am not to proud to be a US citizen right now because of the Bush administration’s ignorance as well as bullying people but they act like idiots & throw insults!. They are great people everywhere in this world & morons & it is hard for A lot of Americans & French to have to be exposed to other people stupid comments.

By: poilu

poilu — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 16:30:33 +0000

Bandini – I am beginning to suspect the same…I cannot find a direct quote, or where it originated. I think this should be investigated to find the origins of this story and see if it is a hoax.

By: Bandini

Bandini — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 14:03:22 +0000

About that arrogant french swimmer trash tlking the US team does anyone has the original quote ?
The source are as precise as ” journalists” “some media reports that” and such ( Fox news -some people say – style .

Doid he said he would “smash” the US team in english ?
- I really don’t think so , someone would have had the audio on a constant loop .

or did he said it in French ?
I sure can’t find any trace of such a thing.

Maybe he just revealed his true nature and said it in Klingon…

The France televisions commentators who know the french team better than any US journalists just alluded to how unfair the US press was , trying to stir up emotions by totally fabricating quotes.

Bernard is not exactly the kind of big mouthed jerk he’s now portrayed in all the anglo world.

that does sounds like a total fabrication to me.

By: Charles Boyer

Charles Boyer — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 15:53:46 +0000

I read the column before I found this website (thanks, Metafilter!) and the post that discusses it. Frankly, as a native American, it embarrasses me because unfortunately, too many will take it to speak universally for all Americans. It doesn’t. As a member of a family whose provenance is French (I am a part of the first American generation) I am insulted. A swimmer talked some trash, but was gracious in defeat. To me, it represents nothing more than that…but those that make noise and controversy for a living are trying to grow it into something else. Why do people even waste their time listening?

By: Miquelon

Miquelon — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 00:28:21 +0000

Right wing bloggers are lapping this up. The Yahoo post however has become a pit of mud slinging with the usual jabs about Lafayette, World War II, saving asses, Anti-French vitriol and Anti-Americanism. How low have we fallen...