[Darkwolf377]

Yes, Debbie, Laura is an Islamist double-agent.

There's a reason Debbie S doesn't have Ann Coulter's following and fame.

[wayoverontheright]

They gave her the headscarf as a gift, and she put it on for them. Big deal. Would we want her to go over there and be a complete jerk?

[Cagey]

Sometimes, the whole story needs to be told.

From the linked source:

In Laura's defense, note this quote from the article: "At the end of the meeting, Amoudi presented Bush with a gift from the group -- a black head scarf adorned with two pink ribbons stitched on the sides. Bush draped it over her hair briefly as the women beamed and moved in closer for photos."

She was being gracious: she'd been given a gift and put it on briefly for the women

[xcamel]

I looked at that photo zoomed to 500% - it’s very good, but it looks photo shopped - the black is ‘too perfect’ and no folds or creases show, the shoulder curve is too perfect, there should be hair outside the scarf.

[dforest]

Oh for Pete’s sake, look at the photo. She was accepting their gift.

I can’t believe anyone would spend their time whining about this.

[BallyBill]

Mrs. Bush should have insulted some cancer survivors and a country rather than have one of her assistance look like a liar to Debbie. Make sure you check the first lady for shoe bombs when she returns.

[samtheman]

Debbie the Dunce

[ari-freedom]

Laura's bad hair day

[DB]

Big mistake Debbie.

Either correct your story or be grouped with the rest of the MSM half truth crowd.

[Edit35]

Do you REALLY think this portends some conversion to Islam ....?

Or do you think the First Lady will remain the lovely, dedicated Christian mom and wonderful American she has always been?

(sometimes people just WANT to be offended or outraged so they can get attention, or whatever)

[Bahbah]

I intend to pay much less attention to items from Ms. Schlussel in the future.

[ItisaReligionofPeace]

Oh no, she graciously accepted a gift and participated in something that is part of their religion/culture. What’s the world coming to? (/sarc)

[Valin]

OMG!

[Starwolf]

There is something to be said for respecting your host. Donning a gift as such is more than reasonable.

A while back my family visted the Jerusalem, and while visiting the churches they all dressed modestly to respect those there. Not a problem...though the 19yo did have a problem figuring out what modest dress meant in the local context.

[thackney]

Not the first time she covered her head in deference to the local culture.

[Haddit]

I almost bumped into a woman dressed like that the other day but she had a ninja type slit around her eyes. Why is it that our women are encouraged to dress like this when over there and they don’t dress like us when they are over here?

[poobear]

“Debbie you ignorant slut”

She was accepting a GIFT!

[Iron Munro]

On this thread there seems to be a general forgiveness of Laura for donning the headscarf - It was a gift, she only had it on for a fleeting moment, she wasn’t pandering to muslims she was just being polite, etc.

If this was Nancy Pelosi or Hillary instead of Laura Bush would posters be so forgiving of this conduct?

Just asking.

[Caramelgal]

Respecting the local custom or religion does not mean one is submitting to it. It is the respectful and diplomatic thing to do.

My parents were both very devout and traditional Catholics. While I myself was not Catholic anymore, at their funerals, I respected their and the Catholic faith by covering my head in a veil. That didn’t mean I converted (or converted back), it was just a sign of respect.

Likewise when my husband and I attended the Bar Mitzvah of the child of a good friend and co-worker and the funeral services of the mother of one of my other Jewish friends, my husband wore a yarmulke while inside the synagogue. That didn’t mean we became Jewish.

I was interested in planning a trip to Italy and took an Italian language and tourism class at my local community college. The teacher was a native born Italian who had come to the US as a young man after WWII. He became a US citizen and was and engineer for the DOD for many years. He told us how offensive and disrespectful it was to tour the Vatican wearing shorts, crop tops, halter tops, offensive tee shirts and such and I agreed.

[GovernmentShrinker]

Actually, if you read the article with the real quote from Mrs. Bush’s PR rep, it doesn’t say that she WON’T wear a headscarf or abaya, it says she won’t NEED to. The photo of Mrs. Bush with the king shows her with a completely uncovered head. The other picture looks like it’s probably in a private home, and I wouldn’t fault Mrs. Bush for CHOOSING to don a headscarf (albeit with a lot more of her stylish hair exposed than the local women would even show) when in a private home with children present, where the lack of headscarf might make the host family uncomfortable and be seen as challenging their religious beliefs in front of their children.