Posted on 01/30/2006 3:59:54 PM PST by pending
BUY DANISH [Michael Ledeen] The wonderful Judith Klinghoffer has it right: we must all support Denmark against the intimidation of the crazy muslim fundamentalists. And it's one of those times when we can do well by doing good: Eat Danish! Wear Danish! Danish furniture is the coolest!
Here's what Judith says in response to the Muslim boycott of Denmark, all because a Danish newspaper dared to publish a cartoon that was, in Muslim eyes, insufficiently respectful of the Prophet: The Muslim countries have chosen to pressure liberal little Denmark in order to teach the media and governments which stand by them a lesson, which does not bode well for free speech or satire. Kuwait has joined the Saudi boycott (the Saudi market alone is worth 1.2 billion) and I suspect the rest will follow. So, here is a plea from my Danish friends: "If you americans look with this great sympathy on our case, couldn't you then raise a consumer support of DK in the US? The opposite of a boycott. A movement of: "Buy Danish!" Please? "You can easily eat and digest all our famous danish cheese at your millions of breakfast-tables from Seattle to Atlanta. Then the boycott (which is escalating fast down there now) will be harmless." Well, we can and should. In fact the idea immediately occurred to the readers of Charles of LGF who was kind enough to post the news about the Saudi boycott on his popular site. They recommended you buy not only the always delicious Danish butter cookies but also:
Danish Havarti cheese Carlberg and Tuborg Beers. Arla owns White Clover Dairy, a Wisconsin company, so buy that brand. Danish hams... baby back ribs, because they come from Denmark. You shop online at The Danish Foodshop. Posted at 09:01 AM
THOSE CARTOONS: IT'S NOT JUST BOYCOTTS [Andrew Stuttaford] From CBC News this morning: "Masked gunmen stormed an office used by the European Union in Gaza City on Monday to protest cartoons published in Denmark and Norway."
THE DANES ARE WRONG [Jonah Goldberg ] Those Danish cartoons were "appalling" evidence that bias against Muslims is threatening to become the new anti-Semitism according to Bill Clinton. http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060130/pl_afp/denmarkislamqatar_060130151546
No Joke. Or, No Jokes allowed? Isn't Heineken Danish brew? ********** I searched for this, did not find...hope its not a repeat.
Do they make Cheese?
Time for another Skagin watch.
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Indeed they do. Some of the best in the world.
Carlsberg....
Anyone have a link to the comic? I'd love to check it out!
Prune Danish for Everyone!
Heineken is Dutch,not Danish- Carlsburg and Tuborg are the big Danish beers, the Danes also make all those really good butter cookies that come in those round containers.
Just ordered assorted sweets and chocolates. Will pick up some Dutch beer later.
No problem. Our family will be happy to support our Danish friends!
Correction:Will pick up some Danish beer later.
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