Dunkin' Donuts pulls Rachael Ray ad

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[twigs]

This is interesting. Most of the Dunkin’ Donuts around here are run by Indian and Pakistanis, many of them Muslim. There may be sensitivities behind this.

[The Toll]

Actually Michelle is dead on. Wearing the kaffiyeh is the “new” thing with all the little Berkley kids and such. It is being utilized in the same way that Che’ shirts or North Veitnamese flags were used in the 60’s.
In this case it is a symbol of solidarity with the Palestinians that started with lefty Euro kids and has recently made it’s way into pop culture here via Urban Outfitters clothing stores.
Michele is correct, Just because people like Rachel Ray, Dunkin Donuts, and some Freepers do not know what the lefty’s are up to, doesn’t mean that Michele is paranoid.

[Always Right]

Racheal Ray is cute, but Michelle is cuter. Michelle is also much smarter, but has a tendancy to go off the deep end on things. I guess writing a daily column you have to find something to get outraged about. However, I declare both Racheal and Michelle Innocent!

[mysterio]

Umm, she’s wearing a scarf. It has nothing to do with terrorism.

[SJSAMPLE]

Holy Cow!!!
There’s a Dunkin Donuts ad on that page.

[Red Badger]

This is just plain stupid. My mother used to wear scarves back in the 50’s and 60’s as did many women of the time and some still do.......

[Clock King]

Michelle definitely needs a vacation. Always pick your battles carefully! We got so real society-changing crap headed our way soon, and it is dumb to waste political capital on things like this.

[skully]

So what explodes in this picture?? Her pocket book?? The Iced coffee?? I like Malkin, but this seems like over sensitivity from the right. We don't need to try and out moonbat the moonbats folks. The only thing terrorizing is the sound of Rachel's voice.

Does Michelle think that DD is intentionally sympathizing with jihad?? or is Rachel just wearing a scarf that is similar to what the mad bombers wear, and Rachel and DD were clueless to the similarities. This has tinges of PCness to it, and it creeps me out when it comes form our side. I find people who wear Che T-shirts more of a threat...They still are allowed to vote and breed.

That said, off to DD to get my Allah sized cup of Suicide Bomber light & sweet.

[politicalwit]

This red-blooded American male will take RR over that skinny asian gal anyday. BTW...just how is it you can make the determination Michelle is smarter than RR?

[Red Badger]

... Next we will hear someone pulling an ad because someone was wearing a cross necklace and the cross offended some dipstick because ...

http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2006/feb/06020705.html

[wally-balls]

It’s called hypervigilance....big difference

[gridlock]

The scarf is a kaffiyeh, obviously. Lots of people wear them as a symbol of solidarity for Palestinians. Lots of other people wear them because they are clueless.

If Rachel Ray wants to wear one, that’s her own business. But if she wants to make a political statement about Israel, Dunkin’ Donuts need not support that.

And if it was just clueless, then Dunkin’ Donuts is certainly taking the right course in avoiding controversy. They are trying to sell coffee, not make political points.

But to say it is “just a scarf” denies the obvious. It is a kaffiyeh. Nothing wrong with that, of course. But that much is obvious.

[I see my hands]

"Rachel hasn’t shown any political extremist tendencies on her shows that I’ve noticed"

How about her fawning embrace of Rosie O'Donnell? Would that give you a clue?

[RepublitarianRoger2]

Here are kaffiyehs:

Yes, Rachael's scarf pattern looks similar, but kaffiyehs don't normally have all that western fringe. It just looks like a scarf to me.

Even if it is kaffiyeh, I don't even know if I agree with Michelle's statement that it has become an automatic symbol for islamic extremism. Maybe in her mind it has.

I agree with Michelle on a number of issues, but she really shoots down her credibility and becomes a laughing stock when she does stuff like this.

[The_Republican]

Oh, that’s what it is. I thought they called it hyper-ignorance.

[aruanan]

Yes, Rachael's scarf pattern looks similar, but kaffiyehs don't normally have all that western fringe. It just looks like a scarf to me.

I had a kaffiyeh from the Middle East back in the 60's that looked exactly like that and it had a fringe.

[politicalwit]

But to say it is “just a scarf” denies the obvious.

It's a damn scarf!!!

[Dumpster Baby]

This guy better watch his back!

[contemplator]

How about her fawning embrace of Rosie O'Donnell? Would that give you a clue?

What would give me a clue is if she started making statements sympathetic to terrorists. Hugging Rosie O'Donell, while disgusting, does not make her a terrorist sympathizer. Unless you see Rosie as a terrorist, I see Rosie as just an annoyingly uninformed loudmouth.

[Shermy]

In a different vein, in my experience, quite a few women have a visceral, visual hatred for Rachel Ray. Especially when she was chunkier.