December 14, 2008
This! has to take the cake for bad faith reporting. I use the word ‘reporting’ loosely. I mean, we’ve had to endure years of idiotic bashing by US and Brit “journalists” about everything from our national character to our supposed personal habits to our economy. Not a s...
go to article »December 9, 2008
We may not have a black president, but Chloé Mortaud, our newly elected Miss France, is as diverse as they come. She has an African-American mother and a white French father. She is also a dual citizen of France and the United States. Oh, and she speaks Chinese. “I want to incarnate … ...
go to article »December 4, 2008
Let me make a prediction: there will be something negative written about France in the U.S. media today! Oh, and there will be a mention of the economy being in tatters, and that the French are in denial! This New York Times article, however, wouldn’t qualify. It’s a couple of weeks old. But it...
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Couldn’t be more pleased by Obama’s selection of General James Jones to serve as the U.S. National Security Adviser. The guy grew up in France, and, at the height of the 2003 anti-French hysteria, he gave the following interview to Newsweek’s Christopher Dickey: DICKEY: What do you...
go to article »November 28, 2008
Write your own caption or dialogue. [I know, it’s like the 3rd time I’m publishing this pic. The good news: it’s likely to be the last. Happy Thanksgiving to all.] ...
go to article »November 26, 2008
This video says it all, doesn’t it? [Just 61 says left…] Related: Obama poised to rebrand America, experts say. Excerpts: America’s image has declined in nearly every region of the world in recent years, but Obama’s victory “enables the United States to start again wi...
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While giving lessons about racism, the US media is always telling us how intolerant we are with our immigrants. So this Transatlantic Trends report on immigration by the German Marshall Fund of the United States published this week was kind of timely. Here are some of the findings: Q: Do you see imm...
go to article »November 25, 2008
A recent post about David Letterman playing up some stupid stereotypes (a beret and a little mustache were superimposed on his face, presumably to make him look “French”) gave rise to a small controversy in the comments. “Drop it, SF, this is harmless,” said some posters. Well, for ...
go to article »November 20, 2008
Can Americans ever talk about the French without the stupid stereotypes? Watch the last image of that video for an answer… [Enjoy] ...
go to article »November 19, 2008
As you know, it didn’t take long. As soon as Obama got elected, the arrogant lesson-giving and the heavy-duty bragging, which had never been absent but obviously had to be a bit toned down under Bush, started anew: electing a black man, we’re told, could never happen in Europe. Much less in ...
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