French connection12/28/2022 ![]() ![]() And Newt Gingrich, in an ad called “The French Connection,” attacked Romney for speaking French “just like John Kerry”-harking back to the “freedom fries” period of 2003-04. Downtown Manhattan’s gone French-over the past few years, the Times says, “Parisians have infiltrated the highest reaches of New York night life.” Buzz surrounds a new parenting book, French Kids Eat Everything, which follows this winter’s Bringing Up Bébé: One American Mother Discovers the Wisdom of French Parenting-the author of which, a Paris-based American, was nominated as one of Time’s 100 most influential people in the world.Īnd yet, also this winter, Rick Santorum declared that if America were to emulate France, we’re headed for “the guillotine.” Mitt Romney chimed in, bashing President Obama for ostensibly seeking inspiration in European capitals, not American cities. FRENCH CONNECTION MOVIEOther signs of Francophilia percolate: A French movie won Best Picture for the first time at this year’s Academy Awards. Each being rather, “I am who I am, fuck you very much.” It gets a big laugh.Ī Gallup poll in February found that 75 percent of Americans now think favorably of France, up four points from 2011. They’ve had four beers, you’ve had four beers, so you don’t hesitate to point out there’s actually common ground between today’s working cowboy and the Parisian. There are cowboys with brown teeth and black hats in southeastern Idaho who tell you the French are just as good sons-of-bitches as you’re likely to find anywhere. ![]()
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