Non to Freedom fries. In Newton and Brookline, the main objection to French fries is the cholesterol, not the French, according to this article in the Newton Tab. The best quote is from Jim Barrett, a Brookline Liquor Mart employee whose wife serves in the Air Force: "The French in general aren't any more opposed to the war than the average person in Brookline, so am I gonna go and boycott Brookline?"