Eet eez too, 'ow you say, beautiful

Here's a fine example of humor against evil.

Our story begins, as so many of these do, with Fox's Bill O'Reilly lying. In this case, he lied about the success of a boycott against France, as our friends at Media Matters report:

Host Bill O'Reilly threatened Canada with a boycott like the one he advocated against France, then cited a phony statistic about the success of the French boycott.

[ . . . ]

O'REILLY: ...they've lost billions of dollars in France according to "The Paris Business Review."

[ . . . ]

Media Matters for America found no evidence of a publication named "The Paris Business Review." A Google.com search revealed no mentions of "Paris Business Review," "Revue des Affaires de Paris," or any similar French name. A LexisNexis search for "Paris," "France," or "French" within five words of "business review" produced no relevant results. There is a journal called "European Business Review," which is published in England; however, over the past two years, "European Business Review" has not mentioned an American boycott of France.

Furthermore, contrary to O'Reilly's claim that France has lost "billions of dollars" due to an American boycott, American imports from France have actually increased since international tensions with France began in the months prior to the start of the war in Iraq in March 2003. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, in February 2004, the United States imported $2.26 billion in French goods and services, up from $2.18 billion in February 2002.

Which, OK, is great enough as it is. Not only did he lie about the existence of a publication, but our imports have actually gone up. No doubt there are plenty of us on the other end of the political spectrum trying to drink away our worries about the world on French wine... but I digress.

So. No "Paris Business Review". But wait ze minute. What eez zees URL? http://www.parisbusinessreview.com/?

Oh, mais oui. Eet eez true! Le Disastaire Economique!