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Cassoulet - Mystery Solved
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ABC News' Brian Hartman reports: Throughout ABC's election night coverage from New York, it was impossible to miss, amid shots of the boisterous crowd gathered in Times Square, a large banner emblazoned with the conundrum: "cassoulet."
One viewer wrote on the Dallas Morning News website, "That may well be the most confusing sign I have ever seen anywhere."
Heads also were scratching in ABC's election coverage studio.
"I want to know who 'cassoulet' is," George Stephanoulos said on-air to Charles Gibson just before a commercial break.
Many viewers were just as curious. Thousands logged onto the internet for answers, making "cassoulet" -- a French bean casserole -- one of the top 100 search terms on Google for Election Day.
The real answer, it turns out, appears to be that US election night was the backdrop for a French joke.
As seen in this video clip, a sound engineer for "Le Petit Journal" (The Little Journal), a comedy show that airs on the Canal + TV network, had been making the rounds of US live news broadcasts that day. Wherever Mathieu the engineer could find a camera, he would wave a sign with messages for his mother -- capping off the day with a massive banner that paid homage to her beloved cassoulet.
The video can be seen HERE.
November 10, 2008 in Biden, Joe, McCain, John, Obama, Barack, Palin, Sarah, Vote 2008: Democrats, Vote 2008: Republicans | Permalink | User Comments (30)
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Vive le Cassoulet !
Vive la France !
And... Vive Yann Barthès !
Posted by: Razort | Nov 13, 2008 2:11:48 PM
So fun ...
I see every evening Le Grand journal and of course "The little Journal".
We love US, We love Barack and i love The little Journal and ... Cassoulet ...and the mum of Mathieu
It's just a joke !
Posted by: Estelle | Nov 14, 2008 8:15:03 AM
who the hell is Jerry Lewis ?
Posted by: dirty frog | Nov 15, 2008 7:51:43 AM
Le Petit Journal rocks! i am far from france and i was so happy to watch this joke on internet! canal plus is the greatest representent of french humour, far from all other channels aquired by Sarkozy. Vive le Canal+ libre !!!
my name is Nicolas and i approve this message!
Posted by: nicolas | Nov 17, 2008 10:31:38 PM
We're just as much in love with your damn Jerry Lewis as you with our Maurice Chevalier.
Now, enough with the old stereotypes, please. ^^
Posted by: Kezac | Nov 18, 2008 1:57:09 PM
I don't exactly know where some Americans got the idea that Jerry Lewis was a big deal in France if it had been the case the French would have found, (former) president Georges Bush hilarious with his botched-up English language then !
Posted by: FFF | Nov 26, 2008 12:54:56 PM
I think Obama is a cassoulet
Posted by: cassoulet man | Dec 1, 2008 4:25:45 PM
Cassoulet!
Posted by: Yann Barthès fan | Dec 5, 2008 2:59:14 PM
cassoulet = pas obama,obama is a good man ! (my english are very bad !!the french english teacher are very bad too ^^) cassoulet it's just food.
Personaly I don't like cassoulet !!
I love USA
Kiss
(PS: I hate Sarkozy,and I love "canal+" because in the "guignols de l'info" are lots of critics of the governement !!)
Posted by: morgane | Dec 10, 2008 11:12:49 AM
Mmmmm Cassoulet...
Posted by: Le Panda | Jan 19, 2009 2:19:55 PM
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