Comedians and French bashing

[Flagg]

REGIS PHILBIN

"The only time France wants us to go to war is when the German Army is sitting in Paris sipping coffee." - Regis Philbin



"As far as WWII goes, (...) Paris was freed in August 1944, thanks to the rebellion of Parisians and the French Free Forces (Leclercq's 2nd Division Blindee), while U.S. and British forces cautiously stayed away.
Probably they hoped the Germans would deal with the French Resistance fighters, which they never trusted because there were communists among them. This would also explain why they did not send weapons to the Vercors Plateau, which was under control of the partisans, making them unable to resist the massacre of 750 children, men and women of all ages (July 1944, after D-Day). " - Laurent Lechifflart
BILL MAHER



BILL MAHER

"Hey Frenchie - Don't Let Democracy Die ! ... The way you killed YOUR Grandpa in the HEATWAVE!" - Link





DENNIS MILLER


FLASH : "Americans are always asking why the rest of the world hates them. Well, the reason is Dennis Miller." - Sir Elton John
FLASH : "The comedian Dennis Miller is being talked about, apparently seriously, as a Republican candidate for a statewide post. Three Republican strategists interviewed in the past week have said they want to draft Miller into politics. One, a prominent Republican operative and Schwarzenegger aide who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said that once the recall election is over, he plans to recruit Miller to challenge Barbara Boxer for her U.S. Senate seat" - Link

"That brings us to... well, you know where that brings us, to the French. The French, you might as well gas up the dinghy and go fishing with Fredo because you are dead to me, okay. You know something?

These pricks are now putting — they're putting swastikas on our flag in France. You've got all those boys buried in Normandy. And after we had the good taste to chisel the armpit hair off the Statue of Liberty you gave us, you know something, I — always thought that tint was oxdized copper. Little did I know it was green with envy.You know something, I say we don't let these guys on the war train now. They don't want to be involved, fine. I say the train pulls out, leave them on the platform and say listen you're not allowed to fight with us now. You guys want to get your hands dirty at this late date, you'll have to run them through your own hair.

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<SNIP>

Despite the horrible nature of this conflict, the scale of its tragedy, the tens of millions of people killed during world war II, late night comics make fun of a country that lost half a million souls ...

If the number of French casualties from the First World War were etched on a monument like the Vietnam Memorial, it would stretch from Washington to Las Vegas.


http://www.miquelon.org/comedy.html#miller

[rooboy]

1. It's been quite a few years since I was last in Paris...

but I recall 2 things very clearly. First was the daily ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Second was the way trains in the Metro always had a sign over a seat which reserved it for war veterans.

Maybe Mr Miller can write some funny material about how Washington is apparently full of American war veterans begging. He seems to be good at that heartless kind of humor.

[Flagg]

2. LETTER TO CNBC EXECUTIVES, Re: DENNIS MILLER - January 30th

LETTER TO CNBC EXECUTIVES, Re: DENNIS MILLER - January 30th

Enough already with French bashing!

Dennis Miller shows how ignorant he is and dangerously naive to think he can surf on the anti-French wave in order to increase his popularity.

The French are very active in the war against terrorism and for one good reason: they had a head start on the USA. They have foiled many terrorist attacks and have tried to warn us about Moussaoui (the alleged 20th 9/11 hijacker) after his capture.

Dennis Miller continues to bring up the same old cliches on the French. His jokes are a show of pure bad taste and of total ignorance of historical facts.

The Americans know and the French know what each owes to the other: Freedom. And freedom of speech has pretty much no legal limits in America, but one has to realize at one point that racist comments on prime time television only gives a bad example to others.

Hate speech against not only the French but all other groups can only be encouraged by Dennis Miller's attitude.

Yes, it is as bad to bash the French the way Dennis Miller does is as it is to bash the African-Americans, the Poles, the Jews or the Muslims.

Mister Miller definitely proves to be even worse an editorialist than a football commentator.

N. Verhaeghe