Archives for the 'France' Category
Historic Suckupness, Poor Judgment
Published on 14 Oct 2009 at 11:01 am.
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Filed under Afghanistan, France, Obama, history.
Self-destructiveness and abandonment. History doesn’t repeat, they say, it rhymes. Badly, sure, and with poor meter. Free verse, if you like.
Guess who else went to Cairo and addressed a big historic suckup speech to the Islamic world, to no avail? Then, through ineptitude, lost the means of his own resupply, bungled the whole operation and saw the greater Islamic world turn [...]
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High Road Located
Published on 1 Oct 2009 at 8:39 am.
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Filed under France, moronocy, pols.
CNN: GOP suspends plan to seek condemnation of Rep. Alan Grayson, D- Fla., for saying the GOP health plan is “die quickly.” Good move. Leave the apology-mongering and the low road to them. And give them enough rope. Politico: Grayson, “I’ll apologize to the dead,” likens health-care status quo to the Holocaust.
Great minds think alike. Allahpundit [...]
Sacré Flu!
Published on 7 Sep 2009 at 9:05 pm.
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Filed under France.
The swine flu-fearing French say “non!” to the double-cheek kiss.* via Boston Herald.
This major cultural upheaval is apparently raising alarm in France, on a par with the uproar over the introduction of subversive terms such as “le weekend” and “l’hamburger.”
La crise de la grippe de porcs also is leading to enhanced personal sanitation recommendations by French authorities, who [...]
U.S. Foreign Pol-Assy
Published on 13 Jul 2009 at 8:36 am.
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Filed under Clintons, France, Obama, gaffes.
The French guy who married the nudie model chanteuse of course is pretty much just expressing conservative French family values. The American is all Democratic hipster. It’s almost like the Clinton co-presidency bodysnatched this administration after all. You can laugh. But what are the broad implications of the G8 horndog initiative?
First, the latest presidential ass-ogling news, compliments of the [...]
Gallic Shrug
Published on 6 Jun 2009 at 7:57 am.
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Filed under France, history, military.
The storied Annals of French War Heroes grow by one as the French bestow high honors on a phony D-Day paratrooper, even though they were shown the documented truth.
Lowell, Mass., native/Derry, N.H., cop Howard Manoian retired to Ste. Mere-Eglise in 1985, where he is revered by the locals and has long earned free drinks, regaling tourists and reporters with tales of [...]
French Achievement
Published on 4 May 2009 at 1:54 pm.
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Filed under Europe, France, Korea, Mexico, USA, western civilization.
The Frogs excel at eating and sleeping. via Boston Herald. Mexicans have less fun. Though chicos have more fun than chiquitas. Koreans are the skinniest. I’m pretty sure they aren’t including North Korea, because forced starvation is not fair.
All fascinating though it sounds to me like the Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, which conducted this study of [...]
So We Finally Get A French President Who’s More Or Less Onside*
Published on 22 Mar 2009 at 10:49 pm.
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Filed under France, Obama, gaffes.
And Obama tries to see if he can piss him off. Gateway and No Pasaran do the honors on Obama’s weird letter to former French president Jacques Chirac, praising his obstructionism re Iraq and adding:
’I am certain that we will be able to work together, in the coming four years, in a spirit of peace and friendship to [...]
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Froggy Sighting
Published on 20 Mar 2009 at 8:14 pm.
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Filed under France, blogs.
The Dissident Frogman comes up for air. Last seen dispensing bear-country survival tips for chicks, we were concerned something untoward might have befallen everyone’s favorite Gaul. Turns out he was just in a bigger funk than most of us over … recent events. The necessary adjustment to mocking and hurling abuse at a sitting U.S. president, [...]
Gratuitous Frog-Bashing
Published on 3 Mar 2009 at 10:54 am.
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Filed under Afghanistan, France, military.
Shocking vid shamelessly mocks our French allies in Afghanistan. Leaves out the important German contribution. There must be some good beer-guzzling sausage-schnarfing combat vid out there somewhere.
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Euro Setback
Published on 13 Dec 2008 at 10:28 am.
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Filed under Europe, France, cars.
Sarkozy’s been great lately, thumbing his nose at the Iranians, almost like he wants to show certain Euro-centric Americans how cowboy diplomacy is done. It’s back to traditional Euro values now, though, as the Sarkozy government sits on an inconvenient finding that electric cars are a waste of time. Financial Times:
World Turned Upside Down
Published on 11 Dec 2008 at 12:16 pm.
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Filed under France, Iran, Obama.
A French president does something our own president-elect isn’t likely to. Ticks off the Iranians. via Jawa:
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French Soldier Recruited
Published on 20 Nov 2008 at 10:59 pm.
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Filed under Afghanistan, America, France, military.
To admiration for America in Afghanistan, thanks to close contact with les soldats américains. That’s what it is purported to be, though bits of it look like it might have been charmingly ghostwritten by Steve Martin:
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McCain POW Vid
Published on 23 Oct 2008 at 8:57 am.
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Filed under France, McCain, courage, military, shameless opportunism.
Released. French archive vid site here. Remember when McCain talked about being a tough guy who was broken? He’s not broken here but he is vulnerable and humble. Very moving footage. Sky News thinks there’s a problem that McCain is smoking as he describes being shot down, missing his family. Sounds like Sky News has never [...]
End of the World …
Published on 9 Sep 2008 at 11:29 pm.
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Filed under France, beer, impending doom!.
… nigh. The irony is, if it happens, it won’t be the American cowboys or ex-Soviet thugs, or Iranian mullahs or al Qaeda or the Chi-coms, or even Dr. Evil who blows us all to smithereens. It’ll be a bunch of pointy-headed Eurowienies in lab coats on the Swiss-French border who are looking for the “God particle” and [...]
Waterloo
Published on 18 Jun 2008 at 3:45 am.
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Filed under Britain, Europe, France, history, military.
The following was produced at the request of Norm Geras and originally ran at his site in November 2006 as a book review, though it was as much an ode to war and an exploration of the experience as anything. Today, on the 193rd anniversary, here’s ”The Battle,” with some art and links added:
The problem with Brigitte Bardot
Published on 21 Apr 2008 at 6:08 pm.
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Filed under France, Islam, free speech.
the dissident frogman, intruding. Bien le bonjour Mesdames et Messieurs, and non I’m not really a mime you know.
I understand the temptation to paint Brigitte Bardot as yet another example of the crushing of dissent brought upon the West by the conquering armies of Islam, or in this case their voluntary operatives on the Left [...]
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New Olympic Events
Published on 8 Apr 2008 at 6:59 am.
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Filed under China, France, Olympics.
Protestor-dodge torch relay in Paris, bridge-scaling in SF, where the torch is due tomorrow. French/Greens protest you can get behind. Oddly, the torch was doused and bused for its protection five times. In most French protests, that would have been five torched buses.
No Show @ Big Show
Published on 19 Mar 2008 at 8:11 am.
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Filed under China, France, commies.
UPDATE: I spoke too soon. French doing what French do best. Retreating.
The French, (who had appeared to be) slowly emerging as responsible foreign policy players, actually have a pretty good idea: Show up for the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Not our fault or the athletes’ fault the IOC hopped in bed with a(nother) wretched dictatorship. Just shun the [...]
Frogman Explains
Published on 13 Mar 2008 at 11:38 pm.
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Filed under America, France.
How lame are the French in matters of war, how lame are L’Americains in affaires de l’amour.
Batte de Lune*
Published on 4 Mar 2008 at 12:42 am.
9 Comments.
Filed under France, Hollywood.
Cotillard découvre que les choses sont pas aussi existentielles aux Etats-Unis.**
Frog Affronted
Published on 12 Feb 2008 at 9:40 am.
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Filed under America, Australia, Britain, France, moronocy.
Support the Dissident Frogman’s campaign for compensation from Her Majesty’s Government for all the centuries of anti-Froggism: Exhibit A in the Frogman’s case. Hey, if they’re doling out $$$ for cultural slams, then as an first-generation Australian-American … small but fiercely proud minorioty … I’ll take mine in beer.
I See London, I See France
Published on 3 Feb 2008 at 10:53 am.
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Filed under France, Iran.
I see Carla’s underpants … sorry, couldn’t resist. This is actually about other admirable aspects of French government. First, the Sarkster POs the socialists. Then, he marries the hot Carla Bruni. Now, he’s got the mullahs’ goat. AFP:
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Eyeful Towers
Published on 2 Feb 2008 at 11:00 am.
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Filed under France.
With Kucinich sidelined, France looks to be unchallenged in the hottest first-lady department for the foreseeable future. Sarkozy, Bruni tie the knot:
No Scarf For You!
Published on 31 Dec 2007 at 9:24 am.
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Filed under France, Syria.
Surber re Sarkosy re Bashir re Lebanon, ref Pelosi.
Is Paris Burning … Again?
Published on 27 Nov 2007 at 7:23 am.
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Filed under France.
Oui, avec voler de balles: 77 cops injured, rioters firing shotguns and in at least one case a rifle.
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Froggoversary
Published on 16 Nov 2007 at 9:12 am.
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Filed under France, blogs.
The Dissident Frogman celebrates his fifth!
Five years of unabashed Americophilia, snide asides, incisive insight, and masterful videography … a regular Frogois True-faux. A few more Frogs like this, and they wouldn’t need a Foreign Legion.
Actions Louder
Published on 23 Sep 2007 at 10:41 am.
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Filed under France, art, heroism.
French master of mime won’t be down to breakfast. There are a few things you might not have known about Marceau.
The Gallic War
Published on 19 Sep 2007 at 9:30 pm.
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Filed under France.
Mon ami le Frogman has done me the tremendous honor of refering to me as Gaius Julius Crittenden … apparently a mocking reference to my efforts to document the Gallic War … this most recent lasted about five minutes, so documenting it really wasn’t hard work. Also I wrote it in English and used Babelfish for the Frog [...]
Accordion Brigade Advance!
Published on 16 Sep 2007 at 11:15 pm.
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Filed under France, Iran.
French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner re Iran, nukes:
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I See London, I See France
Published on 6 Sep 2007 at 11:51 pm.
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Filed under France.
First, it was the suave, debonair and sophisticated Dissident Frogman.*
Then, it was Sarkozy, a Crusader and Zionist cowboy, who professes to love America.
Now, the French examine themselves and consider this matter of arrogance. I don’t know what is happening over there. But I could see myself beginning to like these people:
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Le jour de gloire est arrivé
Published on 27 Aug 2007 at 6:24 pm.
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Filed under France.
Well hello and bonjour Mesdames et Messieurs.
To the best of my knowledge, I am the only French among the fine company assembled by our host. And therefore, I’m late to the party. Fashionably late, as Jules would put it.
That’s because I’m French. We always, always have to put on a show, and we just.can’t.stand not [...]
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French Fried
Published on 15 Aug 2007 at 9:10 am.
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Filed under France.
“Sarkozy may be young, modern, vibrant and new, but in the end he is still French; and the American president, whoever it turns out to be, frankly won’t give a damn. That is the special relationship between these two countries.”
Stratfor* on the fundamentals of the U.S.-France relationship, how that relationship might be affected by France’s [...]
Je Me Souviens Too
Published on 10 Aug 2007 at 3:17 pm.
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Filed under Britain, Canada, France, history.
Montcalm descendant* will show up and play his ancestor’s role in the re-enanctment of the massacre and mutilation of the garrison and camp followers at Fort William Henry in 1757, followed by lengthy captivity for the survivors, at the hands of French troops and Indians. The Baron Georges Savarin de Marestan’s hosts will dress him up in breaches [...]
A Frogman’s Dissent
Published on 27 Jul 2007 at 12:01 am.
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Filed under France.
I just made the blogroll of the magnificent and most Dissident Frogman. An honor.
If there is one Frogman like him, you know there must be thousands, maybe thousands upon thousands more. I’m almost willing to take back all this.
Fill In The Blank
Published on 22 Jul 2007 at 12:09 am.
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Filed under France.
France will never forget ______________.
You may answer in comments.
French Shift
Published on 19 May 2007 at 10:30 am.
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Sarkozy’s foreign minister is a pro-American leftist who supported the invasion of Iraq and wants French troops to stay in Afghanistan, unlike Sarkozy. French Jew whose grandparents died at Auschwitz. As Belgravia notes, this could set up an interesting dynamic on Iran. And are his humanitarian impulses re Iraq likely to translate into action there? I wouldn’t hold my [...]
“A Crusader and a Zionist.”
Published on 17 May 2007 at 7:16 am.
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Filed under France, GWOT.
Sarkozy’s tough talk gets an endorsement. From al-Qaeda. Al-Jazeera:
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La Liberte
Published on 9 May 2007 at 11:37 am.
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Filed under France.
Check out Sarkozy. His first big speech:
France will not abandon the women who are condemned to the burqa; France will not abandon the women who do not have liberty. France will be by the side of the oppressed of the world.
I’d say talk is cheap, but Sarkozy is speaking out against the French/Arab street, which [...]
The Only Good Cowboy is a French Cowboy
Published on 8 May 2007 at 7:22 am.
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Filed under Bush, France.
New York Times, impressed when Sarkozy cowboys up. Hey, what about this cowboy?
Sarkozy’s a literate, sensitive cowboy. He does say some of that distasteful cowboy stuff sometimes. But Schumer likes the way he looks in a cowboy suit. He wouldn’t do anything crazy like go charging off half-cocked after that Sioux war party up on the hill. He’s one erudite cowboy. [...]
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Sinko de Froggo
Published on 7 May 2007 at 9:45 pm.
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Filed under France.
Tigerhawk, in this entertainingly edited homage to Sarkozy, observes that Cinco de Mayo is not only a marketing opportunity for Corona, it is the day we celebrate Mexico’s defeat of French efforts to meddle in our business. Among one or two other inconvenient truths. T’hawk calls Sarko an “overt Yankeephile.” I say the proof will be in [...]
France
Published on 6 May 2007 at 5:21 pm.
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Filed under France.
… moderately less vapid, useless and self-destructive than I would have expected.
1st Assault Accordians, Advance to Rear!
Published on 29 Apr 2007 at 12:10 pm.
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Filed under Afghanistan, France.
The question is, what is the relationship between this* and this.** Oh yeah, and this.***
*French hostage released.
** French foreign minister sees no long-term French troop presence in Afghanistan.
