French-bashing is on the rise

French-bashing is on the rise as U.S. faces off with longtime ally over Iraq

PHILADELPHIA (AP) Mon dieu, how some Americans are bashing the French these days!

Americans galled by France’s reluctance to endorse an invasion of Iraq are boycotting French wine and french fries and trading jokes and insults about all things Gallic.

A Las Vegas radio station Tuesday used an armored vehicle to crush photographs of French President Jacques Chirac, photocopies of the French flag, a Paris travel guide, bottles of wine and a loaf of French bread. more…