Freedom Fries, part deux

I'm off to jury duty so I have to cheat this morning and let you be amused by comedian Andy Borowitz's coverage of Bush's visit with Jacques Chirac:

From:
"Borowitzreport.com"

FREEDOM FRIES SHOCKER

February 24, 2005

MILLIONS OF FRENCHMEN CELEBRATE END TO 'FREEDOM FRIES 'Cries of 'Vive Bush!' Heard Throughout Paris

After President George W. Bush signaled an end to calling French fries "Freedom Fries" at a dinner with French president Jacques Chirac this week, millions of jubilant Frenchmen poured into the streets in demonstrations of euphoria reminiscent of the end of World War II. Cries of "Vive Bush!" could be heard from the rooftops of Paris as French citizens celebrated the end to two years of living under the cruel yoke of "Freedom Fries" derision.

"I was angry at President Bush for invading Iraq," said accordion player Fernand Daubigny, 37. "But this more than makes up for it."

A new survey released today reflected the grateful mood of the French, as President Bush topped the poll as the most popular figure in modern France.According to the survey, Mr. Bush garnered a whopping 92% approval rating, compared to 89% for singer Edith Piaf and 84% for actor Jerry Lewis.

But even as the mass celebrations kicked into high gear, critics of Mr. Chirac said that the French president had given up too much in order to secure Mr. Bush's promise to stop calling French fries by the derogatory name.Specifically, the newspaper Le Monde accused Mr. Chirac of agreeing to train Iraqi troops and grant billions of dollars in debt relief in exchange for the lifting of the "Freedom Fries" tag. For his part, Mr. Chirac today defended his decision: "French fries are an important source of French national pride, even though they actually came from Belgium."

Elsewhere, days after her cell phone was hacked, French authorities said they were baffled as to why anyone would want to know more about Paris Hilton.