yea except that the american bashing on this list isn't part of a media campaign aimed at whipping up frenzy and focusing public attention on a circus sideshow in order to distract from the lack of sane justification for launching an international war.
>-----Original Message----- >From: Beth Fleischer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: March 11, 2003 4:24 PM >To: CF-Community >Subject: Re: RE: Freedom Fries anyone? > > >The French bashing isn't any different than the stereotyping >american bashing that takes place on this list oh, about once >a week or so! > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Harkins,Patrick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Date: Tuesday, March 11, 2003 11:04 am >Subject: RE: Freedom Fries anyone? > >> Good for you for being the lone voice of dissent on this one Kevin! >> >> i have to admit i was especially disturbed about it at first but >> now i'm >> just disturbed about the whole thing >> and I've gotten desensitized to the french-bashing... >> >> this (light-hearted but insightful) article gives what I consider an >> enlightened viewpoint on the situation: >> >> http://www.news- >> jrnl.com/NewsJournalOnline/Opinion/Editorials/opOPN3022503.htm >> >> >> The whole thing is just so pathetically sad.... >> You know aside from the French newspaper headline mentioned in the >> abovelink, the French president was also one of the first foreign >> public figures >> to make a speech of American support after Sept 11, and it was an >> eloquentand moving one.... >> >> and I beg to differ with Ray, the bashing is not directed at the >> Frenchgovernment, it is a widely-tarred brush.... >> >> Patrick >> >> >> >> >-----Original Message----- >> >From: Kevin Graeme [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >Sent: March 11, 2003 2:16 PM >> >To: CF-Community >> >Subject: RE: Freedom Fries anyone? >> > >> > >> >I find the anti-Gallic sentiments lately extremely disturbing. >> >If it was >> >anti-Semitic, people here would be up in arms. >> > >> >-Kevin >> > >> >> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
