[Vision2020] Mother of All Freedom Fries

Dale Courtney dale@courtneys.us
Wed, 12 Mar 2003 04:44:10 -0800


> Patriotic fried potatoes?  Image and hype galore.  And this 
> no doubt coming 
> from the ruling House political party, the Republicans, who 
> often chastise 
> those who follow "political correctness."  Changing the name of fried 
> potatoes to avoid their harmless association with French 
> cooking strikes me 
> as political correctness run amok on an issue no one really 
> cares about: 
> what to call fried potatoes.  I doubt if most people really 
> say "french 
> fries" when they want to order or discuss "fries."  Next they 
> will label 
> French cinema or French literature as anti-freedom cinema or 
> pacifist wimp 
> literature.  At least this would be about something 
> significant.  But french 
> fries?
> 
> A rallying cry for war: "Freedom Fries!"
> 
> "Surreal" and "bizarre" is right!

I fully agree with Ted's assessment here. The Republicans are taking a play
from the Dem's playbook -- form and rhetoric over substance!

Give me a break!

Pax,
Dale