The Bubba-C: French Bashing is OK

The BBC says that the Congressman who famously requested that "French Toast" and "French Fries" be changed to "Freedom" toast and fries at the House of Representatives cafeteria has now "had a change of heart".

Good to see the BBC covering this kind of info, but too bad to see that the bashing continues.

To see this, first off, you need to realize a little of the history of the change from "French" to "Freedom". The BBC covered it well in an earlier article when they noted that the "freedom" switch originated in WWII with German-labeled items.

The owner [of a restaurant], Neal Rowland, said he got the idea from similar protest action against Germany during World War I, when sauerkraut was renamed liberty cabbage and frankfurters became hot dogs.

So, briefly, the "freedom" tribute was given to the enemy at the time of a bloody war. That same "tribute" was later given to France who, as an ally, tried to keep the US (or rather Bush) from going to war against Iraq on false pretenses, amongst other things. The reasons for which France argued against war have all shown to be justified (no WMD, no imminent threat, occupation doesn't build democracy). Furthermore, France was but a more vocal component of a much larger anti-war movement of historical proportions, especially with Britain itself.

Now back to the BBC article which claims that Walter Jones has made a "U-turn" about the war on Iraq. OK, maybe about the war on Iraq, but not for his French-bashing attitude. That's seems to still be OK as "Freedom Fries" and "Freedom Toast" are still on the menu. And no "apology" has come forth.

Yet the BBC didn't analyze this aspect of things. Why? Because for the BBC, much like the American press, French bashing is OK. The Bubba C, in short.