How Rachael Ray almost made me become a terrorist.
“Paisley” or jihad?” Dunkin’ Donuts yanks Rachael Ray ad
Go read it… I’ll wait… discussion will begin in just a minute.
OK, now that your back, tell me, didn’t that picture just scream, “Death to America?”
I swear, there must be no better place to promote Muslim extremism, than in a Dunkin’ Donuts ad.
Nothing shows support for terrorists like a ditzy cook from the Food Network, of Sicilian and Cajun descent, who is such a corporate whore, that she will be a spokesperson for donuts. But just in case it wasn’t already screaming at you to strap on some explosives and claim your 72 virgins, they put in a scarf.
Holy crap! How am I supposed to resist that? And the children! What about our children?
Now all I want to do is change religions, and car bomb something, and it is all the fault of Dunkin’ Donuts, Rachael Ray and most of all… that damned scarf.
… Whew! That was close. I just saw a truck ad and I am back to my usual patriotic, red-blooded, American self. Although I still think Michelle Malkin is an idiot.
In other news from the same day as the above story, I saw the greatest headline ever written.
Monkeys control robots with their minds
Seriously, we will never see a headline this cool, ever again in our lifetime.
Thank you CNN, Thank you.
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June 4th, 2008 at 7:28 am
Hey, I’m first to comment. Awesome.
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June 4th, 2008 at 8:01 am
I remember hearing about that ad on Countdown and then I saw the next night that Dunkin Doughnuts actually caved to Malkin and pulled the ad. *rolls eyes* She makes my head hurt.
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June 4th, 2008 at 8:08 am
I donno. Whenever I hear Rachel Ray speak, I get the uncontrollable urge to kill.
Kinda like when I hear Fran Drescher speak.
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Ihmhi reply on June 4th, 2008 8:25 pm:
But Fran Drescher’s hot.
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June 4th, 2008 at 12:02 pm
I saw that article and lost even more fiath in humanity. We are doomed.
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June 4th, 2008 at 12:37 pm
Michelle Malkin should be beaten, just out of general principle. Sheer stupidity.
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June 4th, 2008 at 5:41 pm
Frankly, if anyone researches what the PLO stands for, they will know that they aren’t just reprinting “Mein Kampf” for collectors.
While I’m symphatetic to the plight of the Palestinian people to the point of donating fair amounts each month to two handicapped centers in Gaza, I *AM* Jewish and will not tolerate antisemetic symbolism in my house.
My girlfriend drags in several college buddies of the young and left-wing for now ilk, and I do not mind.
However, there’s a standing order that Che Guevara, red stars and related, and their Keffiyeh stay at the door. On the outside.
My home is a Jewish, Libertarian owned property and as such, the Jewish Libertarian makes the rules.
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SKD reply on June 4th, 2008 7:28 pm:
What is even sadder than the people wearing the Che Guevara shirts is the fact that probably at least 90% of the people wearing them have no idea who he was or what he stood for. The scarves on the other hand…. I am not about to say what you can or can’t do in your own home, but in my view a scarf or neckerchief is a scarf or neckerchief. Usually something has to be somewhat more specifically identifiable to be regarded as a symbol, such as containing a particular consistent pattern. But I applaud you nonetheless for standing up for the things you believe in.
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Christian Lafay reply on June 5th, 2008 4:44 am:
Of course they knew what Senor Guevara stood for. He stood for the Epic Music Label and a group of guys who feel the machines deserved to be raged against.
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SKD reply on June 5th, 2008 6:14 am:
Would that make him a musical Luddite?
Captcha of the moment “Mukhtasib Mayoralty”
David reply on June 7th, 2008 10:55 pm:
Well, the thing is, I live in the .nl and we do not have SAS here unless they are on holiday, lost on a beer run that will make the Skippy list, or finally have come to do something about Amsterdam. What we *do* have is scores of college kids who are all individuals and hence all dress alike.
The Keffiyeh in different colours has a fairly fixed symbolic meaning. The black/white one stands for PLO, the green one for radical Islam, the red one for communist, etc.
It’s like white shoelaces in Dr. Marten boots, few people might know, to the wearer it still means he’s a supporter of white supremacy.
And I’m not allowing it in my home. :-)
I may sound like my father (well, someone’s father. Mine is a story for another day), but I just loooove saying: “I worked hard for every cent I put into this property. It’s *mine* and I make the rules.” And since I’m way too young to have kids, I’ll practice on my girlfriend’s college buddies. ;-)
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David reply on June 7th, 2008 10:57 pm:
As for musical luddites: My favourite music is mainly made by machines. But I do rage against *some* machines. When Windows crashes on me again, for example.
SKD reply on June 8th, 2008 4:04 am:
While it may be true over there in the Netherlands that the Keffiyeh colors and designs have standard attributed meanings, over here in the US the vast majority of people outside of Intelligence Gathering organizations would take one look at it and say “Oh, cute scarf” or something of that nature if they even noticed it. It is much the same issue as “gang colors”. Outside of law enforcement, people in gangs and those affected by gangs, most people have no idea what a particular gangs’ colors are. Yet because of the gang problems in some areas people everywhere are told they can not wear certain items of clothing in certain ways or at all lest they be mistaken for gang members. So the point ends up being that these scarfs or whatever you want to call them, have been around as fashion items for a long, long time but because of certain small groups people can get into trouble for innocently wearing something that they have never seen as more than an accent to their outfit.
June 4th, 2008 at 7:27 pm
I’m not sure whether to laugh or hide under my desk until the stupid people go away. (Apparently I work with them. Someone here agrees with Malkin. My desk is looking very inviting right now.)
Geez, I hope my Muslim co-worker doesn’t see this. She might cry. :\
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June 4th, 2008 at 10:07 pm
http://www.vhemt.org/
Perhaps not such a bad idea after all.
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Minty reply on June 6th, 2008 12:27 am:
Yeah, but the problem with the VHEMT is that it requires you to actually think about what it’s asking you to do. It’s the stupid people that tend to have the most kids.
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June 4th, 2008 at 10:45 pm
Thats just foolish. While as right wing as I am I can’t support the idiot Malkin on this.
Its a scarf, thats it a black and white scarf that shows no consistancy with any one religion let alone Islam. So stoopid.
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Minty reply on June 6th, 2008 12:43 am:
But, but…it’s a PAISLEY black and white scarf! Don’t you understand?! Paisley was designed by Iranians, so OBVIOUSLY it’s an ultra-secret Islamic code communicating their eevil plans for bringing about the end of Western civilization!
Oh, AND, the paisley pattern has been embraced by those commie pinko jerk hippies who sit around all day smoking marijuana and plotting with their Middle Eastern brethren. And what do commie pinko jerk hippies want after they smoke marijuana? Donuts! It’s all one big conspiracy!
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the Jack reply on June 11th, 2008 3:27 am:
Oh! So I’m a commie pinko jerk hippie just because I like donuts?(no, I don’t smoke)
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June 4th, 2008 at 11:41 pm
That’s retarded. Our society is becoming so politically correct and screaming “terrorist” at everything. It’s becoming a shame to fight for a country in which the citizens are becoming a bunch of pansies. I just don’t see how a scarf can be a sign of Muslim extremists. This is from a group of idiots who don’t like Rachel Ray (whom I happen to watch) and wanted to discredit her. Retarded. Plain and simple.
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June 5th, 2008 at 2:02 am
So, I suppose this would mean people like, oh, say, the British SAS are also teh terrorusts? I suppose it would be too much to hope for that those hysterical ones who make such comparisons out of a single scarf would go and say this to the SAS, in person, face to face? :)
(Oh and hey, I’ve got a Che Guevara shirt too! It’s got the famous picture, crossed out, with the text “Commies aren’t cool”. :) )
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Minty reply on June 6th, 2008 12:46 am:
Uh, what does the SAS and paisley have in common? Stupid American minds want to know…
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Chris reply on June 6th, 2008 7:43 pm:
British SAS (Special Forces) also adopted the kaffiyeh, at least during their desert deployments, as far back (or further) as WWII.
OTOH, I don’t think it’s all as simple as it appears. The anti war protester, the code pink types HAVE adopted the kaffiyeh as a symbol of their solidarity with Palestinians, Muslims, Iraqi or whatever. While I suppose also aligning themselves with the SAS, they are still using it to express their political views. This being the case, the paisley scarf (or kaffiyeh) may have been an accident or it may have been an expression of Ray’s political views. Since this kind of thing can lead to controversy, Dunkin Donuts pulled the ad.
While the kaffiyeh (or a paisley scarf) itself doesn’t symbolize anything, the anti war moonbats adoption of it has turned it into a political statement.
You know, kind of like a yellow ribbon, by itself meaningless, due to adoption of its use, became a symbol of “support the troops”. Kinda like that.
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June 5th, 2008 at 12:23 pm
I think all those involved with pulling the ad can be summed up succinctly in one word:
Jackasses.
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June 6th, 2008 at 2:11 am
Minty: Just that the SAS have, as far as I know, been using the same arab-style scarves in desert conditions for quite some time. So if anyone wearing a shemagh (or which ever name you wish to use) is a terrorist, as apparently Malkin claims…
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Minty reply on June 6th, 2008 2:48 am:
Ah. Well, I have no doubt Malkin would behave in a manner that represents the best of her ethos if such a circumstance would come up. Of course, she may have to explain what she means when she starts ranting about “lobsterbacks,” but the ensuing confusion should be mighty entertaining.
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June 11th, 2008 at 6:21 pm
this is just sad. fox uses scare tactics to get attention all the time, or to discredit people who inaccurate and irrational statements. anyone who believes for a millisecond that rachel ray is at all connected with terrorists because she’s wearing a particular scarf just needs help. serious help. the kind only electrodes and shock therapy can render.
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June 11th, 2008 at 6:22 pm
discredit people WITH inaccurate and irrational statements (darn typo – sorry)
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September 9th, 2008 at 12:22 am
Do you have the article somewhere? The link is dead.
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Michiel reply on September 9th, 2008 10:27 pm:
Although it is not the exact same article, I have corrected the link to a similar one. I hope this helps.
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StoneWolf reply on September 10th, 2008 6:03 pm:
Thanks. The link worked. Having seen the garment, I’m fairly sure it is the middle eastern garment. I say this because I have a sand colored one I picked up in Germany where they are very popular, and I’ve been seeing them around the US alot. So I guess that must make me, the Germans and a bunch of random US Citizens terrorists. Well, I do know how to make bombs…
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