French breathe sigh of relief: Bill O'Reilly lifts boycott!

Sarkozy's popularity has just gotten a firm boost. The French economy, suffocated by Bill-O's bumper sticker campaign calling for a boycott of France, can breathe again, as American French wine aficionados, snail guzzlers and other lovers of French haute cuisine can now indulge again without feeling unpatriotic, un-American or even feel like traitors. These and other French imports have just restarted to flow liberally to France's renewed ally once again. Vive la France!

Word on the streets of Paris had it that by last week Segolene Royale was wetting her knickers, that out of sheer necessity torn jeans had become le nouveau chic, that the French couldn't afford their daily ballon de vin de table anymore and that they had been reduced to eating garlic soup only (cheap AND nutritious!) And all thanks to the pivotal efforts of goofball Billy Oh Really! Sarkozy did the right thing and buckled under the pressure, naturellement. The alliance is saved and Bill-O is a heroe...

Billy boy was quite correct in calling his calling-off of the boycott [ahem!], "the most ridiculous item of the day":

O'REILLY: Time now for the "Most Ridiculous Item of the Day."

The Factor is lifting the boycott of France. However, "Boycott France" bumper stickers do remain available on BillOReilly.com for nostalgia purposes. And you never know: We may have to reimpose it.

France's new president, Nicolas Sarkozy -- we believe he will be much more fair when dealing with the USA, helping out NATO, and fighting the war on terror. The fact that thugs took to the streets after Sarkozy won tells you what you need to know about the election.

If these animals don't like Sarkozy, then he must be doing something right. Anyway, many on the Factor staff are very pleased the boycott is lifted so they can eat their little truffles and escargot and drink their overpriced wine.

For me, I like visiting France, but I'm going to wait and see what happens before checking into some chi-chi farmhouse in Provence. To not do so would be ridiculous. Boycott on France lifted.

On a more serious note, read about Billy's attempts at self-aggrandising by overstating and plainly distorting the results of his one-man crusade against France.

Bill, I don't even always disagree with you but you're a bit of nutter, aren't you?

Dear Americans, by the way, if you've been watching Bill-O and consorts, take my advice: take Bill's "analysis" (cough!) of France's riots with a big bag of salt, as a pinch wouldn't cover it...