Texans to fete (Tom) DeLay at French restaurant

[sabra]

http://www.khou.com/news/local/politics/stories/khou060606_ac_delayfrench.5c6bde39.html

Texans to fete DeLay at French restaurant


WASHINGTON -- Texas pals of former House majority leader Tom DeLay are bidding adieu to their retiring leader with a single question: “Parlez-vous Francais?”

DeLay doesn’t speak a lot of French, but he relied on a few choice French phrases to taunt Democrats and the country of France for criticizing President Bush’s policies in Iraq at the start of the war. His fellow Texas GOP House members chose an expensive contemporary French restaurant in Washington, Le Paradou, to toast the outgoing 22-year congressman Tuesday night in a private dinner.

“France and Iraq are losing credibility by the day and they are, I think, losing status in the world,” DeLay said in February 2003 as the war loomed. “They are walking a fine line that is very dangerous.”

During the 2004 presidential race, national Republicans made much of Sen. John Kerry’s French relatives. DeLay would open speeches saying: “Good afternoon, or, as John Kerry might say, ‘Bonjour.”’

[librechik]

1. those cheese eatin texas traitors!

how ddare they go French!

[earth mom]

2. Now's the chance for the French to get even!

Ready chefs and waiters?! :evilgrin:

[warrens]

4. Spitting in the food is not enough for this bunch of thugs

And I know kitchen staff have much more imaginative weapons at their disposal.

[demdiva]

3. DeLay est le hypocrite. C'est vrai!

[young_at_heart]

5. Those Texas CEO's just loved DeLay.......major hypocrites!

The anti-French business was pure politics. His shady dealings and arrogance are fine with them. Can you imagine all the favors he did for them over the years?

[tanyev]

6. When you do all the French trash-talk, you persuade the riff-raff

that it's patriotic to boycott anything French. That makes it much easier for the GOP politicians to make reservations and have a pleasant dining experience. Ahhhhh.

[rucky]

7. Monsieur Delay: Try the "merde" - I hear it's wonderful.

[auburngrad82]

8. Shouldn't it read "Texans to fete DeLay at "Freedom" restaurant"?

:evilgrin:



Liberal bumper stickers

[Virginia Dare]

9. I hope they all eat a rotten bunch of escargot....n/t

[Acadia Blue]

10. Hope there are amoebas in the salad and tom eats lots.

[zbdent]

11. Repukes have yet to prove the French wrong

about Iraq . . .

[DuaneBidoux]

12. Of course DeLay IS originally a French name!

[meow2u3]

15. I heard DeLay is past tense of DeLie

Or was it DeLied?

[DuaneBidoux]

17. No, I think it's DeLie (still doing it vs. past tense and done)

[wordpix2]

13. DeLay's "friends" owe him a good meal after all those gov contracts he

steered their way.

[Seabiscuit]

14. Let them choke on "freedom fries"

Fucking disgusting piglets.

[kainah]

21. they must have meant "freedom restaurant" n/t

[Roland99]

16. All that French cheese will go great with their WHINE!

[yellowcanine]

18. ARAH (Au Revoir Ass Hole)

[Dr Fate]

19. Too bad Delay cant be sent to a French Island prison where he belongs.

n/t

[BigDDem]

20. Enjoy it while you can

the food wont be near as good in prison.