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2003-03-28 Home Front

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Posted by Steve 2003-03-28 10:06 am|| || Front Page|| [5 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 HOT DIGGETY DAMN! This is a hell of a lot more significant than "freedom fries" in MY book.

*swells with pride* Jack Kingston is MY Congressman! I'm glad for EVERY penny I spent to get him re-elected.

Posted by Ptah 2003-03-28 10:36:20|| [www.crusaderwarcollege.org] 2003-03-28 10:36:20|| Front Page Top

#2 Sodexho Marriott is one HUGE international company--a search on Google for "Sodexho" will reveal US, Canada, UK, Poland, and many other countries with Sodexho branches. One site claims $4.9 BILLION in revenues in North America. Many companies, including Microsoft, use Marriott catering and staff in their cafeterias.

Posted by Dar Steckelberg 2003-03-28 11:05:10|| 2003-03-28 11:05:10|| Front Page Top

#3 $88million---not small potatos---Representative Kingston---he's da Man! Nice work Congressman!

Posted by Alaska Paul 2003-03-28 11:06:28|| 2003-03-28 11:06:28|| Front Page Top

#4 Why the hell are we doing buisness with these people,I'm sure there are U.S.companys that would jump on that contract.

Posted by raptor 2003-03-28 11:48:23|| 2003-03-28 11:48:23|| Front Page Top

#5 Did I mention he's my congressman? I did? Did I mention I voted for him? Head for my website for my tribute...

Paul, it's not $88 Mil. It's Eight hundred and eighty one million green ones. If Dar's right, that amounts to 17.9% of revenues. That'll put one BIG hole in their pocketbook. Here's hoping it puts an even bigger hole in their surrender monkey butts.

Posted by Ptah 2003-03-28 11:53:16|| [www.crusaderwarcollege.org] 2003-03-28 11:53:16|| Front Page Top

#6 Everybody e-mail your support: http://www.house.gov/kingston/contact.htm
mailto:jack.kingston@mail.house.gov

Posted by Anonymous 2003-03-28 11:58:56|| 2003-03-28 11:58:56|| Front Page Top

#7 Sodexho is huge. I went down to the cafeteria in my building (I never eat there, food sucks) because I was just curious, and guess who runs it?

Posted by tu3031 2003-03-28 13:57:59|| 2003-03-28 13:57:59|| Front Page Top

#8 Gaddammit! How can they expect a man to go into combat without a heapin' helpin' of escargot?

Posted by Fred 2003-03-28 15:01:18|| 2003-03-28 15:01:18|| Front Page Top

#9 Paolo, if that French company loses the business, another company will rise to the occasion. The money does not just go "poof." Any boycott of French companies is directly translated into support for other companies, which should be w/in the Coalition. This is a global economy, and we can very easily get rid of the French without pain.

Posted by Kalle (kafir forever) 2003-03-28 16:27:43|| [radio.weblogs.com/0103811/categories/currentevents/] 2003-03-28 16:27:43|| Front Page Top

#10 Kalle, point well taken. However, the last thing we need now is a move towards a trade war with the economy still slowly recovering. That being said, it couldn't hurt us to keep our options open and look at domestic providers. From listening to the company officials, they seem to be rather supportive of the troops and the American position. While the French are generally anti-american, there are still those who remain our friends. Let us not throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Posted by Paolo 2003-03-29 01:12:35|| 2003-03-29 01:12:35|| Front Page Top

#11 Oh, and by the way, I am hardly a french apologist. Remember when everyone was getting rid of their Japanese cars at the end of the 1980's because of the Japanese rivalry and the fear that they may over-take us? Well, that problem has solved itself and I believe that our problem with the french will as well with time. We do not need to be seen as vindictive, though we have every reason to couter attack the back stabbers in Paris. This does not mean that we should not retaliate, but that we should do it with patience and quiet determination.

Posted by Paolo 2003-03-29 01:17:59|| 2003-03-29 01:17:59|| Front Page Top

#12 Paolo,
Don't know if you realize it,but we have been in a trade war with France for decades.Do you know that France limits and imposes Tariffs on American farm products,French farmers are about the most inefficent in the world if the limits/tariffs were lifted they(French farmers )couldn't compete.It would also put thier government backed subsidies in dire straights.
Also French airlines are required to buy Airbus,not contract with the lowest bidder.

Posted by raptor 2003-03-29 07:56:30|| 2003-03-29 07:56:30|| Front Page Top

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