Vive La France!

The Corner on National Review Online JONAH, AVERT YOUR EYES: [Dreher] You will not normally hear me say this, without a glass of wine in my hand, but here it is: “VIVE LA FRANCE!” I’m watching the French athletes parade in, and they’re waving double-sided flags. On one side is the Tricolor, on the other … Continue reading “Vive La France!”

The Corner on National Review Online

JONAH, AVERT YOUR EYES: [Dreher] You will not normally hear me say this, without a glass of wine in my hand, but here it is: “VIVE LA FRANCE!” I’m watching the French athletes parade in, and they’re waving double-sided flags. On one side is the Tricolor, on the other are the Stars and Stripes. Yes, Jonah, they’re cheese-eating surrender monkeys, but this claret-swilling tinpot gourmand will forgive the French everything on the slightest pretense.

One of the nice things about having a TiVo is that you can watch things like this after reading about it. The French have now officially redeemed themselves.