Tim May[SMTP:timcmay@got.net] wrote:

The right-wing columnist Jonathan Goldberg dubbed them "cheese-eating surrender monkeys" several years ago, long before this latest matter. Has a great cadence, and it's accurate.

No one expects the Pedantry Police! Goldberg used the phrase in a 1999 column, but he did not invent it. It's from a actually from a 1995 Simpsons episode, "Round Springfield" (production number 2F32) Here's the quote in context: ---------------------- [A little later, Bart puts his hand up]. Bart: Mrs. Krabappel, I'm done failing the test. Can I _please_ go to the nurse? Edna: Gosh, Bart, maybe you really are in pain. Well...it would be cruel not to let you go. [files her nails, hums the national anthem] [hums part of "Stars and Stripes Forever"] Heh heh heh, _now_ you may go. Bart: [walking into nurse's room] Lunch Lady Doris? Why are you here? Doris: Budget cuts. They've even got Groundskeeper Willy teaching French. Willy: "Bonjourrr", you cheese-eating surrender monkeys! ---------------- First broadcast: April 30, 1995 More info than you wanted to know: http://www.snpp.com/episodes/2F32.html [I agree with most of the post, but couldn't let this misquote stand] Peter Trei