Miquelon.org – The Fighting French

“One might wonder how a Frenchman wound up hosting a liberal talk show on a radio station in Cleveland that caters to conservatives. It happened when Simon Badinter, an advertising executive by day, decided he wanted to give radio a try.” Read more at WKYC. Listen to the show at WTAM.

“They say this other guy is unpatriotic, or this guy likes French people. That’s what they said about Kerry (…) They try to make it out like Democrats aren’t tough enough, aren’t macho enough. It’s the same strategy.” -Senator Barack Obama, August 18, 2008. Sources: IHT – FOXNews – ABC News

En français par Chamizam (LePost.fr)

Back in 2006, a writer for the section called “Ask Yahoo!” claimed in one his responses that “the French have 50 different words for “surrender”. When contacted by Miquelon.org and the community of French Expatriates, Yahoo promptly edited the entry and removed the offending Anti-French jab.

Fast forward two years to the 2008 Olympics and sports coverage by Yahoo’s own Chris Chase. When writing about French swimmer Alain Bernard, Chase concluded his piece with a vile little bit of French Bashing: Read the rest of this entry »

Les Domaines Paul Mas is an estate located on the hills bordering the Hérault Valley in Languedoc in southern France. Jean-Claude Mas, a fourth generation winemaker is the current manager of the Domaines Paul Mas and the creator of a Cabernet Merlot called nothing less than “Arrogant Frog”.

Some may find the move brilliant, a great advertising ploy rich with self-deprecation. No doubt they will call the label “tongue-in-cheek” and give it plenty of attention. But the fundamental question remains: should French Business espouse the lexicon of Anti-French attitudes, prejudice and slurs? Read the rest of this entry »

Ever since former White House spokesman, Scott McClellan wrote his tell-all memoir; through his numerous interviews; he has revealed more about the inner workings of the Bush Administration than any other book or documentary to date.

The secret is out: the Bush / Cheney Administration regularly fed talking points to Bill O’Reilly, Sean Hannity, Rush Limbaugh and their acolytes. Read the rest of this entry »

Potential French Bashing Alert: With Barack Obama about to visit Paris this Friday, we expect some media outlets to renew some form of French Bashing. Please report any Anti-French comments in the Press or Media.