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	Freedom Fries - Wikiality, the Truthiness Encyclopedia for Colbert's Heroes
		Freedom fries are long, narrow pieces of potatoe or an Englishman's gizzard that have been deep fried in non-kosher fatback.
		Freedom fries were invented sometime after The American Revolution by famed chef and soon-to-be president James K. Polk.
		Whether you prefer the traditional English gizzard freedom fry or the modern potatoe version; you'll definitely find that the only way to cook them is in delicious pig lard.
	www.wikiality.com /Freedom_Fries (204 words)

	Freedom fries - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		"Freedom fries" was a short-lived name used by some in the United States for French fries.
		The "freedom fries" affair was an example of anti-French sentiment in the United States.
		Freedom fries are still available at Geno's Steaks in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Freedom_fries (1068 words)

	French fries - Uncyclopedia, the content-free encyclopedia
		French fries, formerly freedom fries, are the most healthy food ever created and are also the 1-dimensional version of potatoes.
		French fries are theorized to destroy the entire population of the United States by the year 2010.
		French Fries were in fact designed by Belgium at the Baraque Friture, the highest mountain in Belgium until the Germans chopped the top off, so they could have the highest mountain in that part of Europe.
	uncyclopedia.org /wiki/French_fries (769 words)

	Au Revoir, Freedom Fries - New York Times
		“Freedom fries,” like the “mission accomplished” banner that President Bush stood in front of a few months later, is now a stale relic of a naïve time, when the war’s supporters were convinced that Iraqis would be free right after they finished greeting their liberators with rose petals.
		A French Embassy spokeswoman gamely told The Associated Press at the time that “we are at a very serious moment dealing with very serious issues, and we are not focusing on the name you give to potatoes.” But “freedom fries” was intended to be, and was, a poke in France’s eye.
		We would like to think that such sound policy reasons — or just that “freedom fries” was so incredibly stupid — account for the change.
	www.nytimes.com /2006/08/04/opinion/04fri4.html?ex=1312344000&en=d099ddd97bb74326&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss (317 words)

	The Austin Chronicle Cuisines: From Freedom Fries to Fess Parker (Site not responding. Last check: )
		I've just returned from a place where french fries have little to do with "freedom." Comfortably installed at a Parisian sidewalk cafe for lunch recently, freedom came into play only in my decision to devour the salty fried potato batons that curved around my plate as opposed to leaving them there because they were...
		Freedom fries, as I see them, are more about semantics than national interest.
		In their effort to make France feel the effects of their ire, they eat freedom fries and abstain from Brie, a cheese that just might be made in California or even Texas.
	www.austinchronicle.com /issues/dispatch/2003-05-30/food_roundup2.html (1002 words)

	The Secret History of French Fries
		Although today fries are commonly eaten in many other countries, they are only associated with the Gallic culture here in the U.S. French fries were born to be fast food.
		The labs developed a potato computer, used to this day, which could monitor the temperature of the frying oil and notify the operator when a batch of fries was perfectly cooked.
		Today, French fries account for more than one-fourth of all potatoes sold in the U.S. market—over six million pounds of potatoes are processed into frozen fries annually.
	www.stim.com /Stim-x/9.2/fries/fries-09.2.html (1835 words)

	1031 Productions
		Nascar and Freedom Fries For some reason or another I've been thinking all day today about how much I hate the folks who criticize the French for not doing enough to assist the U.S government in Iraq.
		It is the same mentality that causes people to say "Freedom Fries" and "the French OWE us" and "I'll abuse this prisoner because his cousin or somebody was responsible for 9/11 even though he has nothing to do with Al Qaeda and actually disagrees with them."
		Nascar and Freedom Fries For some reason or anothe...
	1031productions.blogspot.com (688 words)

	The Winchester Star-Eatery Drops ‘French’ Titles (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Dawn Coffelt serves a sandwich with “freedom fries” at the Amherst Diner in Winchester.
		I say, ‘You mean freedom fries,” waitress Diane Ashby said, who said the change has been in place for the past two weeks, and receiving a positive response from customers.
		Owner Paula Cain said it was natural for freedom fries to come to her diner.
	www.winchesterstar.com /TheWinchesterStar/030329/Business_french.asp (631 words)

	The J-Walk Blog: The Freedom Fries Guy
		The Freedom Fries guy is back in the news: Fries campaigner recants.
		The US politician who led the campaign to change the name of french fries to "freedom fries" because of France's refusal to join the war in Iraq has now turned against the war.
		Walter Jones, the Republican congressman for North Carolina who was also behind french toast becoming freedom toast in Capitol Hill restaurants, has told a local newspaper the US went to war "with no justification".
	j-walkblog.com /index.php?/weblog/posts/the_freedom_fries_guy (125 words)

	Newsvine - freedom-fries
		The walls at Cubbie's diner used to be plastered with pictures, stickers and campaign signs for Rep. Walter Jones, who championed the eatery's idea to serve up "freedom fries" in the days before the start of the Iraq war.
		It was only four years ago that Rep. Bob Ney (R-Ohio) and Walter Jones (R-NC) announced the official name change in Congressional cafeterias from French fries and French toast to Freedom Fries and Freedom Toast.
		Freedom Fries 2: Iran renames pastries after prophet
	www.newsvine.com /freedom-fries (439 words)

	'Freedom fries' - Ummah.com
		France's staunch opposition to war may mean French fries have been wiped off the menu in some US restaurants, but President Jacques Chirac is not without fans on the other side of the Atlantic.
		The town of Carrboro in the southern state of North Carolina decided it was time someone fought in the French corner after a local Republican succeeded in rechristening French fries "freedom fries" and French toast "freedom toast" in House of Representatives restaurants.
		This indicate to the level of education of those politician who were elected by the American big companies and by the rich Lobbies.........
	www.ummah.net /forum/showthread.php?t=14642 (596 words)

	Freedom fries
		Freedom was a professional tennis team from Philadelphia.
		To have more freedom than, say, a woman living under Taliban repression is not the same as being free.
		Freedom is, according to Rosa Luxemburg, “always and exclusively freedom for the one who thinks differently.”
	onlinejournal.com /artman/publish/article_1767.shtml (410 words)

	Boston.com / Latest News / Nation
		Neal Rowland, the owner of Cubbie's, now only sells his fried potato strips as "freedom fries" -- a decision that comes as Americans watch French officials back away from support for possible war in Iraq.
		Rowland said his intent is not to slight the French people, but to take a patriotic stance to show his support for the United States and the actions of President Bush.
		Rowland said the switch from french fries to freedom fries came to mind after a conversation about World War I when anti-German sentiment prompted Americans to rename German foods like sauerkraut and frankfurter to liberty cabbage and hot dog.
	www.boston.com /news/daily/19/odds_fries.htm (191 words)

	From 'freedom fries' to a political fight - USATODAY.com
		Until two years ago, Jones was probably best known nationally for championing "freedom fries" to replace "French fries" in the House cafeteria — a hit with the GOP's right-wing base.
		A visit to Cubbies, the diner that put "freedom fries" on the map, tells plenty about voter sentiment here — and about Jones' vulnerability.
		Jones now describes his association with freedom fries as "an accident to begin with" and says he wishes he'd never gotten involved with it.
	www.usatoday.com /news/politics/2007-08-22-rep-jones_N.htm (1783 words)

	Would you like freedom fries with that? \| MetaFilter (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The cafeteria menus in the three House office buildings will change the name of "french fries" to "freedom fries," a culinary rebuke of France, stemming from anger over the country's refusal to support the U.S. position on Iraq.
		It's free that the liberty of freedom is freedom, but is also always liberty.
		French fries aren't even french!" he was surprised and I told him why they're called french-he thought that was interesting and that I had a point.
	www.metafilter.com /mefi/24206 (4053 words)

	Guardian Unlimited \| Special reports \| French fries protester regrets war jibe
		But now the US politician who led the campaign to change the name of french fries to "freedom fries" has turned against the war.
		Walter Jones, the Republican congressman for North Carolina who was also the brains behind french toast becoming freedom toast in Capitol Hill restaurants, told a local newspaper the US went to war "with no justification".
		Mr Jones, who in March 2003 circulated a letter demanding that the three cafeterias in the House of Representatives' office buildings ban the word french from menus, said it was meant as a "light-hearted gesture".
	www.guardian.co.uk /usa/story/0,12271,1491567,00.html (325 words)

	USATODAY.com - French fries get new name in House
		Lawmakers struck a lunchtime blow against the French and put "freedom fries" on the menu.
		Now Serving in All House Office Buildings, 'Freedom Fries,'" read a sign that Republican Reps. Bob Ney of Ohio and Walter Jones of North Carolina placed at the register in the Longworth Office Building food court.
		Jones said he was inspired by Cubbie's restaurant in Beaufort, N.C., in his district, one of the first to put "freedom fries" on the menu instead of french fries.
	www.usatoday.com /news/washington/2003-03-11-freedom-fries_x.htm (329 words)

	Freedom Fries (by Jeremy Zawodny) (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The American politicians are the ones who are being childish and focusing their attention on a miniscule issue to express their disaproval of France's refusal to join the war.
		We didn't want war, we protested, we hate the name freedom fries, we hate the way the US supported Saddam for all those years...sat back and watched and didnt do a damn thing to him.
		There is no freedom here....we are run by greedy dictators who want to conquer the entire world and get richer while people are hungry and unemployed.
	jeremy.zawodny.com /blog/archives/000577.html (4116 words)

	US Congress opts for "freedom fries"
		In an expression of support to their soldiers in the Gulf and resentment against French opposition in the U.N., some restaurants in American backwaters are beginning to rename the popular "French Fries" as "Freedom Fries".
		As for the fries -- a chef explained to me that french fries are probably called that because of the way they're sliced -- in long strips, which is called "french-cut" or "frenched".
		But whether frenching existed before the fries, or was tried out first on potatoes then applied to other vegetables (like green beans) -- you just don't see French people referring to "our fries".
	www.utexas.edu /courses/stross/ant393b_files/freedomfries.htm (1838 words)

	BBC NEWS \| World \| Americas \| US Congress opts for "freedom fries"
		French fries in the House of Representatives' cafeterias will now be known as "freedom fries" as part of a Republican protest at France's opposition to a war on Iraq.
		Republican representative Bob Ney, whose committee is in charge of the eateries, said the action was "a small but symbolic effort to show the strong displeasure of many on Capitol Hill with the actions of our so-called ally, France".
		In February, a fast food restaurant called Cubbie's in Beaufort, North Carolina renamed its French fries "freedom fries" also in protest at France's anti-war stance.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/americas/2842493.stm (383 words)

	CNN.com - House cafeterias change names for 'french' fries and 'french' toast - Mar. 12, 2003
		The cafeteria menus in the three House office buildings changed the name of "french fries" to "freedom fries," in a culinary rebuke of France stemming from anger over the country's refusal to support the U.S. position on Iraq.
		The name changes were spearheaded by two Republican lawmakers who held a news conference Tuesday to make the name changes official on the menus.
		"As I've watched these men and women wave good-bye to their loved ones, I am reminded of the deep love they have for the freedom of this nation and their desire to fight for the freedom of those who are oppressed overseas.
	www.cnn.com /2003/ALLPOLITICS/03/11/sprj.irq.fries/index.html (544 words)

	Extreme Mortman » Proof The Americans Can Eat As Well As The French - Just When You Thought it Was Safe to Take ...
		“French fries” have nothing to do with France; they’re just fries made from french-cut potatoes, that is, potatoes that are cut lengthwise into strips, like frenched beans.
		France’s problem is their unreal sense of self-importance, and “Freedom Fries” was a response that told them how important we thought they were.
		The term Freedom Fries was stupid because fries don’t have anything to do with freedom.
	www.extrememortman.com /white-house/proof-the-americans-can-eat-as-well-as-the-french (379 words)

	Washington Times - Hill fries free to be French again
		A manager in the House's basement cafeteria said "freedom fries" and "freedom toast" were taken off the menu last week, and referred all calls to the Capitol's guest services department.
		The term "freedom fries" actually originated at Cubbies, a restaurant in Beaufort, N.C., which caters to U.S. troops stationed at three nearby military bases.
		Jones, whose district includes the bases and the restaurant, circulated a letter to his colleagues seeking to call the spuds "freedom fries" because, he said, the French were "sitting on the sidelines."
	www.washingtontimes.com /news/2006/aug/02/20060802-125318-3981r (1112 words)

	Visionary Darkness - FUCK FREEDOM FRIES
		Several restaurants (including the House of Representatives cafeteria) have decided to change their menu items french fries and french toast to “freedom fries” and “freedom toast”.
		Speaking of disgust, the first time I hear someone use the phrase “freedom fries” in a sentence and actually mean it, I am going to punch them in the face.
		Performing sexual acts with freedom fries is not only disgusting, but just plain wrong.
	www.i-mockery.com /visionary/freedom-fries.asp (726 words)

	Cavendish Farms drops Freedom Fries fight
		Irving-owned Cavendish Farms has abandoned its bid to trademark the name Freedom Fries, according to documents obtained by CBC News.
		Some Americans weren't happy with what they felt was a lack of support from France, which led to a movement to rename french fries Freedom Fries.
		"Some restaurants have changed the name [of french fries] to Freedom Fries," county commissioner Burt Aaronson of Palm Beach, Calif., told CBC News at the time.
	www.cbc.ca /canada/prince-edward-island/story/2007/11/20/freedomfries-irving.html?ref=rss (785 words)

	ABC News: No More 'Freedom' for Your Fries
		You remember this -- "Freedom toast" and "Freedom fries" instead of French toast and French fries.
		But alas, a quick perusal of Capitol Hill cafeterias this afternoon found that the toast is now French toast and our Freedom fries are just fries again.
		"French fries are back on the menu in the Capitol, back on the presidential dinner menu and our relations are back on track," she said.
	abcnews.go.com /Politics/story?id=2271625 (353 words)

	Capitol Hill fries and toast French again - Wikinews, the free news source
		With an absence of fanfare, the foodstuffs renamed three years ago to "Freedom fries" and "Freedom toast" have reverted to their previous names of "French fries" and "French toast" respectively, for food service of the United States Capitol and White House.
		In March 2003, House Representatives Bob Ney of Ohio and Walter B. Jones of North Carolina instituted changing food references of "French" to "Freedom" as a propaganda response to the refusal of France to participate in the U.S.-initiated invasion of Iraq in 2003.
		Christina Bellantoni "Hill fries free to be French again".
	en.wikinews.org /wiki/Capitol_Hill_fries_and_toast_French_again (396 words)

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