I would say that the French bashing happened well before the media got involved.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Harkins,Patrick [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2003 5:07 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: RE: Freedom Fries anyone? > > 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 This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
