Rachael Ray ad pulled as pundit sees terror link

Quite frankly Arabs don't like it when their tradition is commercialized by everyone, so all in all, not the worst thing that's ever happened.


If you believe in the cause and respect the tradition, wear it. If she doesn't (which appears to be the assumption here) then they are right for making her remove it.

 

The complaint wasn't lodged by an Arab American watchdog group, but rather by right wing media bloggers. The removal of the scarf wasn't in concern to the Arab nationals, but rather about the well being of Americans who were thought to be supporting terrorists every time they bought a jelly donut at Dunkin.

 

I think this has less to do with political correctness and more to do with xenophobia. Political correctness would be if Arabs complained about the ad and had the ad ultimately removed. Then right wingers and others would claim that it is a case of political correctness gone awry.

But in this case, it appears that these bloggers are afraid of anything remotely close to Arabic culture.

 

Like I said - this is simply an act of "just to be clear, we don't like Arabs". What I'm saying is, "great. I didn't like that it implied she gave a fudge."

So, yeah, whoever wants to wear it CAN wear it obviously. But it put a smile on my face that the stupidity (pulling the ad) served a decent cause (removal of scarf from someone who doesn't care about it).

 

I am awestruck at the stupidity.

 

Duncan Donuts had one of the best ad campaigns ever, Time to Make the Donuts. Just stick to that


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not a fan of malkin at all, but apparently she was only commenting on some info she was getting from readers.


Sigh. You all know I’ve been a fan of Dunkin Donuts for quite some time–and have touted their strong position in favor of immigration enforcement.

Charles Johnson notes, and many readers have e-mailed about, Dunkin Donuts’ spokeswoman Rachel Ray’s clueless sporting of a jihadi chic keffiyeh in a recent DD ad campaign. I’m hoping her hate couture choice was spurred more by ignorance than ideology.

Is Ray’s blunder worth boycotting DD over? I’ll be interested to hear the company’s take. At this point, I’m going to give the management the benefit of the doubt. They have braved boycott threats and attacks over their lonely, principled stance against illegal immigration. Given their pro-rule of law, America first position, I highly doubt the executive offices are filled with moonbats who endorse Ray’s keffiyeh chic.

While we’re on the subject of donuts, I highly recommend a visit to The Fractured Prune if you’re lucky enough to have one in your neighborhood. (Check here.) I took my newly-minted preschool graduate to the one in Towson to celebrate this morning.

They specialize in hot, hand-dipped, made-to-order donuts that are pure heaven.

Yummmmmm.

No politics. Just sticky, sweet goodness fresh from the oven:

 

holy **** pgabs. I wish you had not posted that ignorant tripe.

 

Give the right wing nuts their donuts... they'll die faster

 

So it started with Charles Johnson from Little Green Footballs? Not surprised, that guy hates all Muslims.

 

More proof that the conservative movement has run out of ideas and lost its damned mind.

 

this and the story about obama's uncle. its funny, i hope they keep it up

 

While Malkin is a certified, vile douchette, I gotta agree whole-heartedly on the Fractured Prune...the donuts are incredible. Their slogan? "Hot donuts ALWAYS". In other words, the light's always on. They don't make 'em 'til you order 'em.

 

This whole thread is really silly. Just remember, "Keep your eye on the donut and not the hole."

 

Whatever it takes to get her off the air I'm for it.

 

OK, I've read that 3 times now. Am I the only one who thinks she was being sarcastic?

I'm no Michelle Malkin fan (or any other blowhard media pundit, for that matter), but do you guys really think she was being serious here?? I mean, I know it's fun to pile on, but do you really think she thinks Rachel Ray is a terrorist?

 

The 2004 Karl Rove election playbook is now the gift that keeps on giving - to the Democratic party.

 

I don't know. But we are talking about someone who thought the Japanese Internment camps in the U.S. were good. She wasn't being sarcastic about that.

I don't think she believes that Ray is a terrorist, but she might feel that Ray sympathizes with the terrorists, and that "scarf" is a bad influence and a step into making the general public more accepting of the terrorists ideals.

 

Well, apparently she thinks wearing a scarf makes one implicit to "hate couture" and possible worthy of a boycott.

Conclusion: She is an enormously idiotic douchebag. Ergo, anything is possible.



I'm going to take off my pants. For America and freedom. I ain't no pants-wearing terrorist...

 

Good...but keep your trousers handy. Pants are for women and overheated dogs.

 

I don't like Rachel "I know everything" Ray, but c'mon...

Dunkin Donuts have the best donuts...period, end of story...