http://www.considereddesign.com.nyud.net:8090/media/french_fry.jpgIn Congress, the French Fries Are BackIn an unannounced move, the House cafeteria has removed the terms "freedom fries" and "freedom toast" from its offerings, and has reverted to using the dishes' more common names, "french fries" and "french toast."
Rep. Bob Ney (R-OH), who had implemented the change in 2003 in a fit of hollow but PR-friendly patriotism, refused to comment on the switch. "We don't have a comment for your story," a spokesman for Ney said.
Owing to his notably unpatriotic involvement in the Abramoff scandal, Ney was several months ago forced to step down from his post as chair of the House Administration Committee, which oversees the cafeteria menu, among other things. The change appears to have been made by Rep. Vernon Ehlers (R-MI), although he too declined comment.
http://www.tpmmuckraker.com/archives/001248.php Pelosi's office: "Now that they've changed the name of the french fries back, maybe they will admit their other foreign policy mistakes were wrong, too"
The full disclosure-challenged WaTimes
credits the original madness to Walter Jones sans mention of his having confronted the sorrow of war, death, and the will of his constituents with a change of heart about Iraq. altogether. But I'm sure no one will notice. I didn't. You shouldn't either. :crazy:
By closing with this quote, that right wing rag hints that the bold policy of re-naming food worked:
"Our relations are definitely much more important than potatoes," Agnes Vondermuhll said.
"French fries are back in the Capitol, back on the presidential dinner menu and our relations are back on track."
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