Coincidence? You be the judge!
Posted on 12/09/2005 6:27:56 AM PST by governsleastgovernsbest
by Mark Finkelstein
December 9, 2005 - 09:12.
Call it 'Keffiyeh-gate.'
Was Matt Lauer wearing a Palestinian support scarf this morning?
Alright, I can already hear some folks out there chuckling at the notion.
But before you dismiss this as the product of the over-active mind of an MSM-bias hunter, consider:
These so-called "Palestinian support scarves" have become items of radical fashion chic. Check out this web-site which advertises "Palestinian support scarves," explaining:
"The traditional Palestinian headdress has become a symbol of support for the Palestinian people against the Israeli occupation. From political rallies to talk shows, supporters of the Palestinian cause have begun donning this traditional scarf as a show of solidarity." [emphasis added]
Lauer was out on a snowy Rockefeller Plaza this morning, reporting on the winter storm sweeping the East Coast. He was bundled up in an overcoat and hat, and very visible around his neck was a boldly-checked, black-and-white scarf with a design similar to the little number Arafat liked to sport, as here.
So, was this a subtle statement by Matt, or just pure coincidence? Another media 'wardrobe malfunction,' perhaps?
You be the judge on Keffiyeh-gate!
'Keffiyeh-gate' ping to the Today Show/NewsBusters ping list.
Is the world going mad?
A keffiyeh to go with his manpurse, eh?
Coincidence? You be the judge!
I think he was wearing support hose.
I have a Keffiyah that I often wear as a scarf and I'm a Jew who doesn't believe that there's any such place as palestine.
It looks like a checkered scarf. I do think he's wearing that long face in support of Kerry though.
Good grief.
Why anyone would imply solidarity with the palestinian terrorist thugs is beyond me.
Check out this website which advertises "Palestinian support scarves,"
I would love to check out this website, if I could find it. Perhaps a URL? Or is it a guessing game? Or am I just stupid? Definite leading question there.
Or, to misquote Freud, sometimes a scarf is just a scarf...
Ann Coulter
Your profile page Rocks!
Sorry about that. I posted the report originally at NewsBusters, and their site permits live links to be posted.
Here's a link to the web site advertizing "Palestinian Support Scarves":
http://islam.about.com/library/products/aabybpalestinescarf.htm
I am not about to allow the Palestinians to co-opt the entire concept of the black and white checkered pattern. They do not own that very common pattern and I will not give it to them. Matt Lauer, whatever his political views, was wearing a black and white checkered scarf. To give it more importance than that is to give the entire pattern to the Palestinians and therefore give them more power.
It's a Houndstooth pattern.
There is enough real bias in the Today Show without having to dig in the tin foil hat closet.and ruin our own credibility.
I just wish it showed how you REALLY feel......(/sarcasm)
;-)
It reminded me again that I gotta get a gun and learn how to use it.
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