Boycott the French

[zman977]

If my father in law sends me any more of this stuff can I have his internet disconnected and have him barred from ever useing the internet again?

66,033 Americans are Buried or Missing in France



Many thousands more died fighting for France but are buried and honored here in the US . France had already fallen to the Nazis, & would be speaking German today had these thousands of American soldiers not sacrificed their lives for the liberation of France !!!
Thanks France



For the first time, AMERICA was seeking help from France . . but France has turned her back!!!

Please remember these Dead Americans when you go shopping, as the French seem to have forgotten them.

France has every right to disagree with America, but France has moved from simple dissent to active hostility toward America.

France President Chirac warned East European nations that if they sided with the US, France would oppose their membership in the European Union. This very week, William Safire reported in the New York Times that France has been secretly helping to arm Iran and has been helping Iran build long range missiles. These same missiles may NOW possibly be used against our own US soldiers.
Just as France has exercised its right to disagre e, all Americans can exercise their right to boycott an d help countries that do not stand with us. French Products and Companies to Boycott:

Air France
Air Liquide
Airbus (airplanes in commercial use)
Alcatel
Allegra (allergy medication)
Aqualung - including: Spirotechnique, Technisub, US Divers and SeaQuest
AXA Advisors
Bank of the West (owned by BNP Paribas)
Beneteau ( boats)
B F Goodrich (owned by Michelin)
BIC (razors, pens and lighters)
Biotherm (cosmetics
Black Bush
Bollinger (champagne)
Car & Driver Magazine
Cartier
Chanel
Chivas Regal (scotch)
Christian Dior
Club Med (vacations)
Culligan (owned by Vivendi)
Dannon (yogurt and dairy foods)
DKNY
Dom Perigonon (champagne)
Durand Crystal
Elle Magazine
Essilor Optical Products
Evian
Fina (petroleum products) and Fina Oil (billions invested in Iraqi oil fields)
First Hawaiian Bank
George Magazine
Givenchy
Glenlivet (scotch)
Hennessy (liquor products)
Houghton Mifflin (books)
Jacobs Creek (owned by Pernod Ricard since 1989)
Jameson (whiskey)
Jerry Springer (talk show)
Krups (coffee and cappuccino makers)
Lancome - Le Creuset (cookware)
L'Oreal (health and beauty products)
Louis Vuitton
Marie Claire
Martel Cognac
Maybelline
Mephisto (shoes & clot hes)
Michelin (tires & auto parts)
Mikasa (crystal and glass! )
Moet (champagne)
Motel 6
Motown Records
MP3.com
Mumms (champagne)
Nissan (cars - majority owned by Renault )
Nivea
Normany Butter
Parents Magazine
Peugeot (automobiles)
Pierre Cardin
Playstation Magazine
ProScan (owned by Thomson Electronics - France)
Publicis Group (including Saatachi & Saatachi Advertising)
RCA (television & electronics - owned by Thomson Electronics - France)
Red Magazine
Red Roof Inns (owned by Accor group in France)
Renault (automobiles)
Roquefort cheese (all Roquefort cheese is made in France)
Rowenta (toasters, irons, coffee makers )
Royal Canadian
Salomon (skis)
Sierra Software & Computer Games
Smart & Final
Sofitel (hotels, owned by Accor group)
Sparkletts (water, owned by Danone)
Spencer Gifts
Sundance Channel
Taylor Made (gold clubs & equipment) Technicolor
T-Fal (kitchenware)
Total Gas Stations
UbiSoft (computer games)
Uniroyal (tires)
Universal Studios (music, movies and amusement parks - owned by Vivendi)
US Filter
Veritas Group
Veuve Clicquot Champagne
Vittel
Vivendi
Wild Turkey (bourbon)
Woman's Day Magazine
Yoplait (The French company Sodiaal owns a 50% stake)
Yves Saint Laurent
Zodia Inflatable Boats

Lastly, a French company was awarded a $700 million plus contract to operate the 55 mess halls of our US Marine facilities. Call your congressman and ask that this be rescinded regardless of the cost. This is an absolute insult to our Marines.

This boycott has been promoted by NewsMax's and has been frequently mentioned by Bill O'Reilly on the O'Reilly Factor.

If you will send this to at least 10 friends and relative to also forward, it is possible to reach 100 million people in a very short time. GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!

IN GOD WE TRUST

[Lainie]

Originally Posted by zman977

For the first time, AMERICA was seeking help from France . . but France has turned her back!!!

For the first time? Hardly. Whoever wrote this needs to review the history of the US Revolution.

ETA: And the French and Indian War, if we want to count unintentional help.

Originally Posted by zman977

For the first time, AMERICA was seeking help from France . . but France has turned her back!!!

The FIRST TIME? Hmmm...someone needs to study the early history of the U.S. (you know, like the Revolutionary War).

ETA: Dammit. I was slow on the post button. Lainie spanked me!

Originally Posted by zman977

Aqualung

You mean I have to stop listening to Jethro Tull?

Note, if you have been to the places where all those Americans are buried in France, you don't get the idea they are dishonoring them.

[snopes]

The FIRST TIME? Hmmm...someone needs to study the early history of the U.S. (you know, like the Revolutionary War).

One could reasonably argue that the U.S. didn't exist until the conclusion of the Revolutionary War. Until then they were just a bunch of rebellious British colonists.

- snopes

[Ryda Wong, EBfCo.]

This boycott has been promoted by NewsMax's and has been frequently mentioned by Bill O'Reilly on the O'Reilly Factor.

Reason enough to ignore it, esp. since the organization is NewsMax, not NewsMax's.

[Ryda Wong, EBfCo.]

Not to mention, that some of these companies are "French" is dubious. For example, I think Marie Claire is a Hearst product (Hearst is based in NYC).

Originally Posted by Ryda Wong, EBfCo.

Not to mention, that some of these companies are "French" is dubious. For example, I think Marie Claire is a Hearst product (Hearst is based in NYC).

NYC, France, what's the difference?

[DawnStorm]

Originally Posted by Doug4.7

You mean I have to stop listening to Jethro Tull?

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Damn, you beat me to it!

Dawn--feeling like a dead duck--Storm

[Deepfrydegg]

Please don't tell me I have to order "Freedom" fries from McDonalds again. I just can't say it without laughing like an idiot.
Since I already am an idiot, I just have stop the laughter part.

[Yleemjseg]

Jerry Springer? Really? Because of the French? And Krups is a German company.

What a silly e-mail.

[matches]

Originally Posted by snopes

One could reasonably argue that the U.S. didn't exist until the conclusion of the Revolutionary War. Until then they were just a bunch of rebellious British colonists.

- snopes

Also the government that aided the United States (or were we the United Colonies?) of America was the Royal Governement of King Louis XVI (I belive) whose support for our revolution bankrupted his governement and lead to the revolution and the eventual establishment of the Modern French Governement.

By that notion, it was not the French who aided us in the Revolution by a differnt country, with a differnt constitution and authority, therefore it would be disingenuous to claim the current French government aided us in the Revolution.

Of course, since both of our revolutions, we have been allies at various times, and have aided eachother with financial and political aid when it was in both of our best interests.

Originally Posted by Yleemjseg

Jerry Springer? Really? Because of the French?

Hey, I'll encourage people not to watch Jerry Springer for reasons in no way connected to France...

[Eddylizard]

Chivas Regal (Scotch), Glenlivet (Scotch) and Jameson (Irish whiskey) are French products?

Who knew?

[Eddylizard]

Originally Posted by Doug4.7

NYC, France, what's the difference?

Well they've both got a Statue of Liberty. But the one in Paris is considerably smaller.

[TB Tabby]

What?! We're back to hating France again?! That jingoism is SO 2003!

[bjohn13]

Originally Posted by matches

Also the government that aided the United States (or were we the United Colonies?) of America was the Royal Governement of King Louis XVI (I belive) whose support for our revolution bankrupted his governement and lead to the revolution and the eventual establishment of the Modern French Governement.

By that notion, it was not the French who aided us in the Revolution by a differnt country, with a differnt constitution and authority, therefore it would be disingenuous to claim the current French government aided us in the Revolution.

We can even take that a step farther and say that, during the United States Revolution, the people that eventually became the United States was actually allied with a government who ended up being an enemy of the people that France is today.

Seriously, though, I get tired of people bashing the French. Americans didn't die for France in World War II. Americans died for America.

All I can say is, at least Target wasn't in that list.

Does this mean that I have to fire my maid?

[Eddylizard]

Originally Posted by TB Tabby

What?! We're back to hating France again?! That jingoism is SO 2003!

Ah Nooo! Hating France was the one thing the Brits and Americans agreed on.

[TwoGuyswithaHat]

Originally Posted by zman977

Royal Canadian

Erm, Royal Canadian... what?

Royal Canadian Mounted Police?
Upper Canada era Royal Canadian Bank?
Royal Canadian Geographic Society?
Royal Canadian Legion?
Royal Canadian Air Farce?
Royal Canadian Mint?
Royal Canadian Kilted Yaksmen?

Wouldn't the author think that something with the qualifier of "Royal Canadian" would be... oh, Canadian?