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More anti-French idiocy
A U.S. Representative from Florida is proposing a bill to dig up the American soldiers buried in France and Belgium and ship them back here.
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WASHINGTON -- First it was french fries and french toast. Now the bones of U.S. servicemen are being dragged into the conflict between France and the United States over war in Iraq.
Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite, R-Brooksville, plans to introduce a bill today proposing that the families of the thousands of soldiers, sailors and airmen buried in France and Belgium be allowed to dig up their remains and have them shipped home.
"The remains of our brave servicemen should be buried in patriotic soil, not in a country that has turned its back on the United States and on the memory of Americans who fought and died there," Brown-Waite said.
"It's almost as if the French have forgotten what those thousands of white crosses at Normandy represent," she said.
About 75,000 U.S. servicemen and women from both world wars are buried in military cemeteries in France and Belgium, most of the graves marked by simple white crosses.
Mack McConn, 78, of Orlando, who survived the D-Day landings at Normandy, during which more than 10,000 Americans were killed, was outraged at the suggestion of moving the bodies.
"That is ridiculous," the Navy veteran said. "I can tell you right now that I don't approve of it at all. We've had problems with the French before, but it's like a spat; you get over it. It would be ridiculous to open those graves."
Since France began campaigning against a U.N. Security Council resolution that could lead to war with Iraq, there have been calls for boycotting anything French, from wines to perfumes.
On Tuesday, the U.S. House of Representatives jumped on the bandwagon, striking the word"french" from House menus and replacing it with the word "freedom," as in freedom fries and freedom toast.
At the French Embassy, deputy press counselor Agnes Vondermuhll reacted Wednesday to the french-fry flap with amusement andsangfroid.But she drew the line at disinterring bodies, calling Brown-Waite's proposal "astonishing."
Vondermuhll assured Americans that "France has not forgotten the American contribution to our freedom and our democracy. We have a common goal: disarmament of Iraq. We simply have a difference of opinion on the timetable. It's not a war between France and America. We should be rational."
Brown-Waite, a member of the House Veterans Committee whose district includes part of south Lake County, said she got the idea for the bill from Hernando County resident Ken Graham, whose father is buried in France.
"Turkey no doubt will be next," said Norm Ornstein, a scholar at the American Enterprise Institute. "When will you have a member of Congress wanting to cancel Thanksgiving?"
Aubrey Jewett, a political scientist at the University of Central Florida, said the bill is more symbolic than realistic for the Central Florida congresswoman.
"As a freshman legislator, it's certainly a way to make a splash," he said. "It will probably be a fairly popular move publicly. French-bashing is all the rage right now."
But McConn, who served 23 years in the Navy and has visited the seaside Normandy American Cemetery overlooking Omaha Beach in Colleville-sur-Mer, shuddered at the thought of disturbing the peace of the long-dead servicemen.
"It's a beautiful place," he said, "and I can't think of a better place for those men to be than right there."
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http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/...303mar13.story
Is there something in the water coolers over at the Capitol?
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March 13, 2003, 15:16
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How will this hurt the French?
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March 13, 2003, 15:16
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Thank God she doesn't represent my district. 
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March 13, 2003, 15:17
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Oh she just wants to get in the news to raise her profile a bit, even if she has to do it by looking completely ridiculous and she (hopefully) knows it is completely of the rails 
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March 13, 2003, 15:19
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Most absurd proposition yet.. no, EVER.
Hope she gets bad press for such a stupid thing. Also, it is interesting that the Germans were the first to oppose war, and in terms of their position, the most staunch..n calls yet to boycott Becks, chnage the names of things like German Chocolate Cake, or a boycott on sauernbraten and Oktoberfest.... well, not that interesting..French bashing is an old thing in the US.
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March 13, 2003, 15:22
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Lets start a petition..lets return the Statue of Liberty.. no french made object shall be seen as somehow a symbol of Brave, Patriotic America...
Yes, lets get rid of that damned statue! Death to Liberty! Fraternity! Equality!
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March 13, 2003, 15:23
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OMG!! What the hell is she talking about. And they think that Saddam is a freak....I say, not compared to her?
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March 13, 2003, 15:23
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You guys look like f*cking loons when your reps do this sh*t. You know that, right?
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March 13, 2003, 15:24
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Originally posted by GePap
Lets start a petition..lets return the Statue of Liberty..
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They can not have it back! We spent too much time removing the armpit hair from the version they sent over.
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March 13, 2003, 15:26
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Originally posted by DinoDoc
They can not have it back! We spent too much time removing the armpit hair from the version they sent over.
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March 13, 2003, 15:27
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Originally posted by GePap
Yes, lets get rid of that damned statue! Death to Liberty! Fraternity! Equality!
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Don't say it too loud... 
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March 13, 2003, 15:30
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I hope the US goes back in time and destroys the french civilization. They deserve it.
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March 13, 2003, 15:31
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More farmland for Belgium.
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March 13, 2003, 15:43
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Not as stupid as the French communists who burn McDonalds restaurants (which they did years before the current situration), but still an idiotic suggestion.
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March 13, 2003, 15:45
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Originally posted by Olaf Hårfagre
Not as stupid as the French communists who burn McDonalds restaurants (which they did years before the current situration), but still an idiotic suggestion.
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All good communists burn McDonalds. Not just the french ones.
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March 13, 2003, 15:46
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March 13, 2003, 15:46
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Originally posted by Frogger
You guys look like f*cking loons when your reps do this sh*t. You know that, right?
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Yeah. 
We don't have a monopoly on official idiocy, but we appear to be trying for it.
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These sort of politicians are like PETA. They want any press they can get and they don't care if it is good or bad press. They just want to get their name out there thus they make outragous statements hoping they'll make it into the paper.
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March 13, 2003, 15:47
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Originally posted by Frogger
You guys look like f*cking loons when your reps do this sh*t. You know that, right?
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Kind of like calling all the people from a country Bastards in front of recording devices and then telling them it really wasnt what it sounded like.
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March 13, 2003, 15:57
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I am sory sloww, but that's a pretty crappy note on an otherwise fine picture.
Hmmm.. I wonder how many British soldiers are burried in the fields of France..yet somehow, not even torries are asking for the bodies of their men be returned. Maybe we should act a little more like the Brits.. notice how Tony is seen as a far better spokesman for the war than Bush ever was?
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Originally posted by Sprayber
Kind of like calling all the people from a country Bastards in front of recording devices and then telling them it really wasnt what it sounded like.
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Not bastards, morons I believe.
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March 13, 2003, 16:19
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Nah, she actually did call us "bastards."
"Moron" was another official, speaking about Bush.
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March 13, 2003, 16:20
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Originally posted by GePap
fine picture.
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Barn and silo already there i see.
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March 13, 2003, 16:20
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I wonder if the "Statue of Liberty" was once called the Statue of France.
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March 13, 2003, 16:21
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Not bastards, morons I believe.
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You're thinking of the other idiot. I believe Spray is refering to the MP who publically stated something to the effect of, "I hate Americans. Those Bastards!"
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Did we kill Kenny?
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Nah, she actually did call us "bastards."
"Moron" was another official, speaking about Bush.
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They're not the only ones "name calling".
Stupider and stupider.
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March 13, 2003, 16:24
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Did we kill Kenny?
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Maybe.
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March 13, 2003, 16:26
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Originally posted by Osweld
All good communists burn McDonalds. Not just the french ones.
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Especially the French ones.
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March 13, 2003, 16:30
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Originally posted by Ozz
Not bastards, morons I believe.
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One official called Bush a moron( not too concerned about that)
One of your MPs said she hated Americans, those bastards.
Representatives are embarrasing everywhere.
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