Posted on 07/20/2006 11:12:18 AM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest
by Mark Finkelstein
July 20, 2006 - 13:57
They laughed when I said, here and here, that wearing a Palestinian scarf has become a leftist fashion statement. It was just a cold day on Rockefeller Center, people explained. Guess the cold of Rock Center has made its way all the way to Madrid, and in high summer, no less!
Have a look at this article: Spanish PM in scarf scandal:
"Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero has come under criticism for posing with a Palestinian scarf on his shoulders after accusing Israel of using force "abusively" to defend itself.
"Zapatero commented on the Middle East conflict at an international Socialist youth festival in Alicante, which was attended by more than 3 000 people including Palestinians and Israelis on Wednesday.
"The premier condemned both the kidnappings of Israeli soldiers and the use of 'abusive force which does not allow innocent human beings to defend themselves.'
"A Palestinian participant placed the traditional Palestinian scarf, or kaffiyeh, on Zapatero's shoulders to be photographed with him."
The photo itself comes from this article, on the same subject.
NewsBusters ping to Today show list.
It almost looks like a Bar Mitvah boy wearing a tallis, but - I assure you - it's not ;-)
This scarf reminds me of the shed, dead skin of a rattlesnake.
Here are links to previous NewsBusters columns where readers raked me over the coals for suggesting that others might have been wearing Palestinian scarves:
http://newsbusters.org/node/3142
http://newsbusters.org/node/4688
What's the big deal? He's buying time. He's not the first to try.
Whoaa! I had a pic of the Clintons all dressed up in their Kaffiyehs and now it's removed from propichosting. And I can't find it on the internet anywhere. Hmmm.
It IS the skin of a rattlesnake! I can't believe he did that. Oh, they are gone over, the Spaniards; gone over to the other side.
Arafat throwaway.
Oldie but Goodie.
A p*ndejo by any other name..
Maybe the Spanish will pick up some of the Pally family values as well.
Where is the Inquisition when you need it?
He needs a few hours on the rack.
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