Bush's chef falls for French TV gag - complains to WH

[doxieone]

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20030828/ts_afp/france_us_bush_chirac_030828181201

Bush's chef falls for French TV gag -- but finds it not to his taste
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PARIS (AFP) - It seems US President George W. Bush (news - web sites) is not the only person in the White House who draws the line at the French sense of humour. His chef, Walter Scheib, also found the Gauls galling after being the target of a gag for French TV.



According to Le Parisien daily, Scheib was approached by a woman pretending to be French President Jacques Chirac's wife Bernadette with a request: Would he consider switching presidential pads to make hamburgers and pizzas for Jacques?


The answer, despite the brouhaha over "Freedom Fries", French wine boycotts and the small issue of working for a man Scheib's current boss has little time for, was "yes", the newspaper said.


But when he found out it was all a set-up for a popular Candid Camera-style programme called "On a Tout Essaye" (We've Tried Everything), Scheib grew furious.

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[walkon]

1. That's a good one!

I cannot believe the WH would call and bully this off the show. Where is the sense of humor?

[doxieone]

3. Yep.

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>The newspaper said it appeared that the public network France 2 decided to bow to the request and avoid a diplomatic incident, but that the US administration had such a sour taste in its mouth it was asking for a formal apology from French officials.

[denverbill]

5. What a bunch of fuckwads.

Seriously, how many right-wingers laughed their asses off when the stinkin right-wing radio hosts made their pranks calls to Castro and Chavez. God forbid anyone try to prank their right-wing master though.

[hyphenate]

6. They have none.

Never did, never will.

[newyawker99]

15. Hi hyphenate!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[Richardo]

2. Does anyone associated with the right even HAVE an epidermis?

From O'Reilly to Hannity to the White House, this must be the most thin-skinned group of freaks ever assembled.

They can dish it out, but...

[Richardo]

...and to my French compatriots: "Je vous salue! Très drôle!"

Bwa-hahahahaha :D

[0007]

23. ....they can pitch but they can't catch

LOL!!

[qb]

4. What a thin-skinned pouting idiot

Does anyone in the White House have a sense of humor?

[tom_paine]

31. No, like their Master the Emperor

They are all a bunch of gutless, whiny, thin-skinned cowards.

[wryter2000]

7. What's really funny

What's really funny is that he was willing to go work in France. ahahahahaha

[TreasonousBastard]

8. ummm...

he might have to.

[prolesunited]

10. Oh the irony!!!

How is he going to explain that to his Freeper friends? I guess he could always say he was planning to spit in the food every night. :shrug:

Thing is, by strong-arming them, they just made it a bigger story than it would have been otherwise -- just like with Franken and Fox. Good thing for us they're such morans. LOL!

[markses]

11. Of course he was

That's like asking a Shakespearean actor whther he wants to come work with the Royal Shakespeare Company or whether he wants to continue playing Uncle Joey's best buddy on Full House.

Cooking food for an ignoramus like Bushie? Ugh. It must be utter torture for a trained chef.

[prolesunited]

13. Utter torture unless you consider PB&J haute cuisine

Bush representatives recently shared, at the Chronicle's request, the president's "official" favorite foods and his least-favorite vegetable. Favorites are Mexican food in general, enchiladas, tacos, salsa, hamburgers, barbecue, peanut butter-and-jelly sandwiches, watermelon and pralines-and-cream ice cream. He'll eat broccoli, but he says no to beets.
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Reporters covering the Bush campaign observed George W.'s diet as "largely that of a 13-year-old boy," citing his preference for cheese and bologna with mayo on white bread, PBJs, tacos and enchiladas. "He eats popcorn by trying to stuff more into his mouth than will fit so that crumbs cascade down his front. He pops peanuts one at a time, while clutching a handful," one reporter noted.

http://www.mexico-info.com/leadstories/chron/texwhitehouse.htm

[Richardo]

16. ...and we all know his preztel technique.

[montana_hazeleyes]

17. W's diet as "largely that of a 13 year old boy"

Well,somehow that doesn't surprise me.

[bushisanidiot]

30. A 13 Year Old Boy's Diet? Interesting.. Does AWOL

eat his own boogies too?

[VolcanoJen]

9. Yowch!!! That's kinda mean.....

... isn't it???

Funny, but pretty mean, too. Poor Chef!!!!

[robbedvoter]

12. Ha!ha! Rate it!

[mjb4]

14. nobody upset that our president

has time to deal with crap like this "while on vacation"....This is what is wrong with this president PETTY and VINDICTIVE

[xchrom]

18. well i guess the europeans aren't going

to stop laughing at us any time soon.
is it me -- or has the ''chef'' and the white house response made this even funnier?
only bush would hire a chef with no sense of humour.

[JPace]

19. Who can blame him for trying......

to escape the bush regime?

[Rose Siding]

20. That this was potentially "a diplomatic incident"

makes me a little bit :silly:

[Paschall]

21. I don' t buy this story

Schieb was WH cook under Clinton and Jacques and Bernadette Chirac were their guests. Bernadette Chirac has been a figure in French politics for at least 25 years. I don't believe Schieb could have mistaken her identity. Unless he's REALLY, REALLY out of the loop.

[BonjourUSA]

25. I think so

This story seems absolutely phony.

[Paschall]

27. I just did a search at Le Parisien

There doesn't seem to be anything on their website about this.

http://www.leparisien.fr

[Rex]

22. Must be a relative of O' Crylly (the chef)

Boo hoo, sob, whaaaaaaa, boss it was all a cruel joke, I never said that stuff...I hate the French, I'd never want to quit working for you, lick your boots? Okay.

French - 2
Bush - 0

[corarose]

24. He makes PB & J sandwiches and they call him a Chef

Is he as stupid as the PIECE OF SHIT is. Why the hell would a French person want an American Chef to make him a hamburger and pizza. He must be tired of making Jr his kiddy food and I bet he wants more pay.

[SoCalDem]

26. Well, he can always take up painting cars when * fires him for disloyalty

:)

[laylah]

28. OMG

SCD.......warn us when you post such pictures.....I just spewed my coffee out of my nose and all over my monitor! Tooooo funny....sick but funny! :wow:

jenn

[opihimoimoi]

29. Damn you SCD, me too, coffee all over the place

what a pic, too funny.