Bob Ney, (R - OH) as Chairman of the House Administration Committee, mandated that "french fries" be renamed "freedom fries" on House of Representatives food service menus, to indicate displeasure with France's lack of support for the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
Ney recently resigned following his October 13, 2006 guilty plea to charges of conspiracy and making false statements in relation to the Jack Abramoff Indian lobbying scandal.
2006-11-07 04:03:31 · 9 answers · asked by notme 5 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Lol, changing french fries to freedom fries was one the stupider things they have done.
2006-11-07 04:18:32 · answer #1 · answered by Perplexed 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
In a way Boy Ney’s decision to rename French fries to “Freedom Fries” underscores exactly what is wrong with the Republican Party. They extol the virtues of freedom loudly, but when they endeavor to express their belief in freedom they focus their energies on trivial displays of patriotism, instead of thinking of what is truly best for this country. And to think, it is Republicans who harp on about the frivioulous spending of tax dollars by Democrats. What could be more frivolous than Bob Ney’s renaming initiative?
2006-11-08 05:40:22 · answer #2 · answered by Lawrence Louis 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
So what?
The liberals are all for squashing any sort of conservative statements, yet are supposed to be free to say anything they want without repercussion.
Grow up.
2006-11-07 04:28:05 · answer #3 · answered by Shaft 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You think there's a connection? Abramoff bribed him into doing it? ;)
2006-11-07 04:10:23 · answer #4 · answered by MEL T 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mark Foley changed "hot dogs" to "page wienies."
2006-11-07 04:12:08 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
what a JOKE......if thats not running away from real issues to fool the American public, I don't know what is.
2006-11-07 04:04:52 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
What does those point have to do with each other??? Not a damn thing.
2006-11-07 04:07:01 · answer #7 · answered by Reported for insulting my belief 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I was ashamed to be an American that day.
2006-11-07 04:06:01 · answer #8 · answered by czekoskwigel 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Point please. What's wrong with freedom fries.
2006-11-07 04:05:50 · answer #9 · answered by only p 6 · 2⤊ 2⤋