Dagnabit. I can't find my photograph of Kirstin Dunst wearing one.

Good....And good morning.

In the ad that you reference, Rachael is wearing a black-and-white silk scarf with a paisley design that was purchased at a U.S. retail store.

Suddenly, it's not the "scarf" that worries me. It's the "scarf's" availability.

No symbolism intended.

Either you all are dumb as rocks, or think we are.

DD has done the right thing, and I hope Ms. Ray has learned something too.

Good Morning Charles!

So DD agrees it's in poor taste. I wonder if all the drooling moonbats and those who don't see any problem with it will apologize?

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It was selected by the stylist for the advertising shoot. Absolutely no symbolism was intended.

Dunkin'Donuts probably intended no symbolism, I'm not so sure about the stylist though.

Politicizing fashion is a way to mainstream acceptance. But that being said, I do believe in picking my battles.

The Stylist, Muhammad Abdullah, couldn't be reached for comment.

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Hi Charles-check this out.

Toronto's Secret Polygamy Situation

The Imam is a real piece of work...Imam to the Khadr family.

re: #8 Ringo the Gringo

Precisely. The stylist is probably a Marxian wingnut. I'd go 50/50 that Rey thought it was just a scarf.

re: #5 Sharmuta Good morning Sharm! I agree that DD has done the "right" thing here, and would even venture to say that they didn't know it was a
kaffiyeh in the first place!
After all, not everyone is smart enough to read LGF everyday!

The thing I cannot figure out, is why they began the "fight" with the nasty responses, and then bailed.......not good for reputation.

But not everyone finds it so simple a fashion statement. A blogger named Mobius, posting Jan. 16 on Jewschool, a Jewish blog that targets a young audience, blasted Urban Outfitters for selling kaffiyehs. Taking issue with the retailer’s decision to label the item an “anti-war woven scarf,” Mobius posted pictures of terrorists adorned in kaffiyehs.

Boy- the nyt really goes out of it's way to ignore LGF.

What's going to be a new hot fashion accessory in the future? A suicide belt? Swastika, perhaps?

I know some photogs who do product shoots.

Nothing in an image is by chance. They'll spend time on a single fold in scarf so it looks just so. They want me to believe the whole things was selected by chance?

re: #7 JammieWearingFool

So DD agrees it's in poor taste. I wonder if all the drooling moonbats and those who don't see any problem with it will apologize?

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Don't be silly. All the moonbats will see in the letter is:

It was selected by the stylist for the advertising shoot. Absolutely no symbolism was intended.

Good.

Of course, now it's just on to next year's fashion trend; the SS uniform. Which will be "denuded of all political content", naturally.

Imam Hindy: Threats, Seething Violence.

re: #1 MandyManners

Dagnabit. I can't find my photograph of Kirstin Dunst wearing one.

[Link: littlegreenfootballs.com...]

Dr. Swedenburg doesn’t think it should be viewed this way. “I think to associate it directly with terrorism is to tar all Palestinians with the brush of terrorism,” he said. “That’s a mischaracterization.”

After all, only about 75% of Palestinians support terrorist mass murder.

re: #21 Charles

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re: #3 laZardo

Well.....what we oughta do is find out which store they got it at, and then work to shut that down, too..... :)

They must be going ga ga over at Salon.

re: #3 laZardo

Eh. This is such a vague dodge as to be practically useless info. I mean, "U.S. Retail Store" could mean "Yasser's House of Crab Kabash and Jihadi Depot" or it could mean Sears.

It would be nice to know where the Death Scarf was purchased from.

re: #25 pat

They must be going ga ga over at Salon.

Hell, they're stuck on ga-ga.

I wonder why they didn't consider a confederate flag scarf. It would bring out the color in Rachel's lovely eyes.

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re: #27 MandyManners

Hell, they're stuck on ga-ga.

More like goo-goo whaaaaa!

re: #8 Ringo the Gringo

Dunkin'Donuts probably intended no symbolism, I'm not so sure about the stylist though.

Ding, ding, ding! We have a winner!

re: #17 jcm Ah, no I think the photographer knows very well what he/she was doing. I do believe that DD didn't know what it was and now that they do, they're not gonna use it.

re: #27 MandyManners

Palio Ga Ga?

All advertising shots are planned down to the last detail. This ad was probably part of a multi-million dollar ad campaign. I'd like to know which ad agency was invloved with this. Anyone know?

I took a look at two pics of the scarf. Her scarf did look slightly different then the one worn by Hugo Chavez with the black design. I think somebody tried to make a statement with a close look alike with the intent to confuse. A freedom fighter subliminal message of support but boy,
were they wrong !

I just remembered that not only do a few of my classmates wear the "scarf" like that...

...but so does my immediate supervisor at my OJT.

/curls up in corner and trembles

Hamas and the PA have now cancelled all Dunkin Donuts franchise agreements in Gaza and the West Bank

you can't have your coffee unless you have your kaffiyeh...

We've been doing pretty good at putting out the fires --wish we could find & shut down the pyromaniac(s), though.....

re: #33 mj

I'd like to know which ad agency was invloved with this. Anyone know?

It was Wekeelyukuffardog Advertising. Why do you ask?

re: #38 Occasional Reader

It was Wekeelyukuffardog Advertising. Why do you ask?

too funny

re: #36 mrdriven

missing sarc tag? or, missing link? :)

re: #17 jcm Yes, as I said, I don't think DD knew about it, but if they use that stylist/photographer again they'll be
[Link: www.imeem.com...]

re: #33 mj

It doesn't say on the press release.

re: #29 jcm

More like goo-goo whaaaaa!

They don't strike me as as whiney as KosKids but, maybe I'm wrong.

So, I wont buy from Starbucks 'cause the promote atheism, Dunks are dhimmies, I boycott China...I am soon going to have to live in a cave and wear skins...but at least I will have a clean heart regarding my spending $.

An no, I am not being silly, I really don't buy any thing made in china or any thing "made in America with ""foreign""parts"

Man, this is really starting to piss me off. Now I can even get a cup of joe at dunks.

Well I guess its the little local guy who will get my $

re: #32 alexwest

re: #26 alexwest

"Yasser's House of Crab Kabash and Jihadi Depot"

LOL.

Although it might be more realistic if the store was called "Crazy Yasser's House of Crab Kabash and Jihadi Depot."

"Our prices crazy at Crazy Yasser's House of Crab Kabah and Jihadi Depot. Buy one suicide belt, get two free! That's just crazy! Crazy exciting! Death to America!"

There's no reason for a stylist to throw a scarf on a woman wearing a v-necked top, especially someone like Rachel Ray who tries to pretend she has cleavage every chance she gets.

Now if we could just get all those Silicon Valley types to stop dressing like Iranians...

Oh shit...James Baker is part owner of DD!

"The Carlyle Group, along with Bain Capital and Thomas H. Lee Partners, bought Dunkin' Brands from Pernod Ricard for $2.4 billion in 2006. They promptly launched “the most significant repositioning effort in the company’s history, focusing on the American values of hard work and fun,” supported by a humungous multi-million dollar ad campaign."
[Link: www.brandchannel.com...]

re: #31 realwest

Ah, no I think the photographer knows very well what he/she was doing. I do believe that DD didn't know what it was and now that they do, they're not gonna use it.

Granted DD may be in the blind.

The building in the background looks the OR capitol, pretty moonbatty in Salem. If they used local talent for the shoot a "peace scarf" would have been a natural.

re: #38 Occasional Reader

It was Wekeelyukuffardog Advertising. Why do you ask?

Dude! Just spat out a drink of OJ.

re: #16 PatrioticNaturalizedAmerican

[Link: littlegreenfootballs.com...]

I heard that Rachel Ray has a hate-jealousy group similar to the bunch that hated Kathy Lee Gifford enough to set up poor old Frank with that big boom-boomed chick. I kinda like Rachel - well except when she wears the terrorist garb.

re: #49 mj

Oh shit...James Baker is part owner of DD!

"The Carlyle Group, along with Bain Capital and Thomas H. Lee Partners, bought Dunkin' Brands from Pernod Ricard for $2.4 billion in 2006. They promptly launched “the most significant repositioning effort in the company’s history, focusing on the American values of hard work and fun,” supported by a humungous multi-million dollar ad campaign."
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re: #8 Ringo the Gringo

Dunkin'Donuts probably intended no symbolism, I'm not so sure about the stylist though.

I don't know- it's quite possible the stylist was following along with the mainstreaming of the scarf and likewise had/has no idea about the symbolism.

Just last month, I was outside a bar when I saw a young gay man walk in wearing a "peace" scarf. I turned to the hostess and said, "Boy- there's irony". She didn't understand, so I told her what the scarf symbolized and asked her if she knew what happened to homosexuals under islam- she didn't.

There's still a whole lot of ignorance out there, and every time we get a chance to enlighten, we should do so. Now DD, Rachael, and her stylist are all aware. Hopefully, we'll see this trend (of both the scarf and the ignorance) disappear.

Got it. Heh.

They are from Boston.

re: #44 swampscott WOW! I'm impress - seriously. Say when you find a store where men's shirts aren't made in either China or Vietnam, would ya kindly let me know?

Does anyone know what this is:

res[Link: webhelper.dll...]

I get this when I attempt to log on to various websites. And, my computer is navigating the internet slower than molasses.

It's been happening for about three days. I did a System Restore for seven days ago, and that did not take care of the problem.

I am running Norton anti-virus.

Ms. Hukahori doesn’t have to answer any such questions; she hasn’t worn her kaffiyeh in public in months. It would never make her stand out with a club doorman today, she feels. The kaffiyeh, she said, is “dead.”

Translation: I keep finding out that I am an ignorant moron and will once again use my magic fashion wand to make the issue go away.

In politics, they always say DON'T WEAR THE FUNNY HAT.

She wore the funny Nazi Jihadi scarf-so tough titties about the backlash...

The mooks at Crooks and Liars are sneering and gibbering over this ... see the update.

Watch, though -- they'll never mention the fact that DD ended up pulling the ad.

re: #44 swampscott

So, I wont buy from Starbucks 'cause the promote atheism

I must have missed that one. Of course, being an atheist I don't mind, but I'd still be interested to hear about it.

re: #13 realwest

Good morning Sharm! I agree that DD has done the "right" thing here, and would even venture to say that they didn't know it was a
kaffiyeh in the first place!
After all, not everyone is smart enough to read LGF everyday!

I would tend to agree with you here. After all Dunkin Donuts tends to be OK. Remember they are the company that promised NOT to hire illegal immigrants. I believe them and do also hold them harmless. It helps that I like their coffee.

re: #44 swampscott

Good on ya!
I hope you don't need any furniture, though...last time I bought furniture, I was told it's all made in China now.

THREE months ago, Jay Hukahori, a 24-year-old fashion design student at Parsons, went to a party at Guesthouse, a club in Chelsea, in an outfit topped off by a kaffiyeh, a scarf with a black and white chain-link pattern and knotted tassels that is typically worn in Arab countries.

Interesting... Parsons is part of Bob Kerry's "The New School" international university, specializing in exchange students with socialist bent who are interested in media studies...

Norman Hsu and other interesting friends of Hillary's were on the board, and it's where the 9/11 Commission hearings were held here.

re: #59 uncle_monkey

I've heard that club doormen actually serve as fashion arbiters, to determine who is chic enough to get in the door. Can this really be true? How does this work? Does the doorman go, "Ohh, that is just too cute. You can pass! But you, oh my, that is so last year. No vogueing for you tonight, girlfriend!"

Yet, it's the "Peace" activists, Anarchists, Socialists, Islamic Fascists, etc. that foam at the mouth at the sight of the American Flag in all its shapes and sizes; also taking the forms of scarfs, shirts, sweaters, badges, pins, etc. because of its symbolism.

just a paisley scarf = plausible deniability

One of these days I'll stop typing comments here while doing other things, and my comments will actually be readable. arg.

I scanned through some of their comments - boring. My day typically gets off to a better start any time I'm called a "knuckle-dragger."

re: #44 swampscott

I really don't buy any thing made in china or any thing "made in America with ""foreign""parts"

Um, good luck with that.

So, no electronics or automobiles for you, eh?

It was selected by the stylist for the advertising shoot.

Let's see, Rachael is wearing a tight, short-sleeved low-cut blue top; let's drape her in a black and white scarf.

Great "stylist" ya got there.

re: #64 J.D.

Good on ya!
I hope you don't need any furniture, though...last time I bought furniture, I was told it's all made in China now.

Well here is were 2 competing concepts to clash. Your political principals and the need to find a comfortable landing zone for your ass?

re: #44 swampscott

I wont buy from Starbucks 'cause the promote atheism,

I hadn't heard that one before. How do they promote atheism?

Using islamo-fascist gear as a marketing tool is an indicator of how out of touch with reality some folks are. The idolization and marketing of the monster che is another example.

OT - speaking of marketing foolishness, Subway sandwich stores have EXCLUDED homeschoolers from its essay contest. Gee, I wonder why? My family, which loves Subway's food, and homeschools, shall NEVER eat there again. (See Michelle Malkin for details.)

re: #63 Nevergiveup

Sure.....good to give the benefit of the doubt......but it still puzzles as to why the guy who responded was so unprofessional in being snarky.....

Re comment #58

I DIDN'T KNOW THAT WOULD TURN INTO A LINK.

I KNOW NOTHING ABOUT VIRUSES.

BUT, IT WOULD SEEM TO BE A BAD IDEA TO CLICK ON THAT.

MAYBE THE COMMENT WILL HAVE TO BE TAKEN DOWN.

re: #73 Nevergiveup

Well here is were 2 competing concepts to clash. Your political principals and the need to find a comfortable landing zone for your ass?

Ya just can't win.

Hey Geeps!

The only thing missing now is the Hamas T.V. ripoff of Dunkin' Donuts ads.

[bleary-eyed early A.M. jihadist] "Make the bomb vests... I have to make the bomb vests..."

re: #1 MandyManners

Dagnabit. I can't find my photograph of Kirstin Dunst wearing one.

here be a link of more losers...

"(The scarf) was selected by the stylist for the advertising shoot."

Let's see Rachel. You can say, ummm, "I'm not wearing that."

re: #76 Ma Sands

Sure.....good to give the benefit of the doubt......but it still puzzles as to why the guy who responded was so unprofessional in being snarky.....

It's not my proudest moment, but a day without coffee is like?

re: #16 PatrioticNaturalizedAmerican

What's going to be a new hot fashion accessory in the future? A suicide belt? Swastika, perhaps?

Che and Mao gear as we all know is still all the rave and has far transcended the rebel teenager or the marxist revolutionary. I predict these scarves will also lose all meaning and become mainstream as well. Whether thats a good thing or not I still haven't made up my mind. In my opinion the Che stuff has gone so far to the mainstream that it has become almost a parody. Noone takes it seriously anymore.

re: #63 Nevergiveup

I would tend to agree with you here. After all Dunkin Donuts tends to be OK. Remember they are the company that promised NOT to hire illegal immigrants. I believe them and do also hold them harmless. It helps that I like their coffee.

and some of their do nuts are good. i'm glad they pulled the ad. i might be able to go back. ( i am a do nut person.)

Sent an email complaint on Friday. Now I will send one to tell them how much this loyal customer appreciates them hearing my concerns. BTW, I really like the coffee.

The truth about kaffiyehs is that they come in many patterns and colors, but when worn by Westerners or other non-Arabs they are generally seen as a symbol of solidarity with the Palestinians in particular, and with pan-Arabism in general. This is why they are so popular among Leftists and activists around the world, especially in the West.

Here are a variety of kaffiyeh designs and styles that I've photographed:

[Link: www.ringospictures.com...]

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Hey J.D.!

Good news all around glad to hear. (From the morning thread.)

re: #61 Charles

I liked this comment:

Manufactured outrage. For their next trick they’ll be singing ‘war against xmas’ carols around a bonfire of Darwin’s works. Wrapped in flags of course.

And this one too:

My fellow C&Lers, these people still believe the Earth is 6 thousand years old and flat!

I think "Crooks & Liars" is a very fitting name for them.

re: #85 snowcrash

That's a good idea.

I had never heard of Rachel Ray until LGF mentioned her. There must be a lot of foodies out there.

re: #83 Soccer Fan

No one but Memri TV, and all propaganda outlets worldwide;)

re: #83 Soccer Fan

In my opinion the Che stuff has gone so far to the mainstream that it has become almost a parody. Noone takes it seriously anymore.

I do not take it so lightly.

No, of course not every college kid wearing a Che T-shirt is about to becomes a card-carrying member of a Communist party. But symbols are important. The Che iconography reinforces - almost subliminally - the concept that the hard-left is both noble, and cool. In contrast, conservative symbols are consistently held up for ridicule.

re: #55 Sharmuta

I don't know- it's quite possible the stylist was following along with the mainstreaming of the scarf and likewise had/has no idea about the symbolism.

Just last month, I was outside a bar when I saw a young gay man walk in wearing a "peace" scarf. I turned to the hostess and said, "Boy- there's irony". She didn't understand, so I told her what the scarf symbolized and asked her if she knew what happened to homosexuals under islam- she didn't.

There's still a whole lot of ignorance out there, and every time we get a chance to enlighten, we should do so. Now DD, Rachael, and her stylist are all aware. Hopefully, we'll see this trend (of both the scarf and the ignorance) disappear.

It's ignorance yes. But it's also selectively choosing PC positions on their part, ir: Anti-War. I was up all night last night watching a phenomenal movie: Reagan, In the Face of Evil. In a nutshell it answered for me why liberals will not face the beast.

re: #65 Thanos Morning/afternoon to you my friend. With all due respect, I'm very familiar with Parsons and with the New School and other than the fact that they do attract "lefty types" (how many conservatives can we name in the fashion/movie fields, again?) I think it's a stretch to link that student with Bob Kerrey, really.

The Keffiyah makers have only one person to really blame for this mess. Yasser fucking Arafat.

re: #90 hermeneutics

There must be a lot of foodies out there.

Actually most of the foodies don't like her. She's a notoriously awful cook.

re: #44 swampscott

Well I guess its the little local guy who will get my $

It's nearly ALWAYS that way with me, whether it be dining, groceries, gas, or retail stores in general. You'll have a very hard time finding me in ANY big-box (all Chinese shit) retailer.

re: #66 godfrey

Jeez, I thought it was just me. I mean, what sort of judgmental fashion power might an elevator operator or janitor hold? A veritable obstacle course of people who hold your social life in the palm of their hand stand between you and the apartment doorway, waiting for that final acknowledgment of fashion chic from the party hostess herself.
Damn, the pressure would be terrible!

Well that's 3 strong votes here, in a couple of minutes, for their coffee........maybe the Gazans oughta take note..... :)

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re: #44 swampscott

So, I wont buy from Starbucks 'cause the promote atheism, Dunks are dhimmies, I boycott China...I am soon going to have to live in a cave and wear skins...but at least I will have a clean heart regarding my spending $.

An no, I am not being silly, I really don't buy any thing made in china or any thing "made in America with ""foreign""parts"

Man, this is really starting to piss me off. Now I can even get a cup of joe at dunks.

Well I guess its the little local guy who will get my $

The other question to ask is where is the coffee from? Much Colombian coffee benefits FARC, and I imagine most coffee from Asia benefits regimes that we don't want to be supporting. Living in Brazil I drink local coffee that I know only benefits the local farmers so at least I can caffeinate myself with peace of mind.

In the regard to the stupid keffiyeh in their latest ad, I'm sure DD checked the numbers and noticed that "Palestinians" account for only .0001% of sales worldwide. Upon further review it was decided that it's probably not a good idea to encourage "Palestinians" to blow show up in their restaurants in the first place.

The stylist was given a promotion.

re: #86 Ringo the Gringo

It doesn't matter to me what the colours and the patterns are. They all say Jew-hater to me. I actually feel physically repulsed when I see people wearing these modern-day swastikas.

OT:

Obama's Ohio River Valley Problem:

If you have given any attention to the punditry regarding the Democratic primary contests you have probably heard about Obama's so-called "Appalachia Problem." The premise is simple: Obama does not do well with hill people, particularly in places like West Virginia and Kentucky. As a result dire election results from such areas can be safely discounted. Move along...nothing to see here.

The (mostly) unspoken subtext is less subtle. "These are nothing but toothless, racist hillbillies. Can't you hear the banjos?"

The "Appalachia" meme is being pushed by those who want to hide the extent of Obama's difficulties in rural America. By calling it an "Appalachia problem" you can attempt to inoculate against the idea of a more general rural problem for Obama. If one, for example, were to discover an "Ohio River Valley Problem," well it becomes harder to demonize such voters. Whatever images come to mind when you think of the Ohio River Valley and its people, it isn't scary inbred white trash. In fact, most rural Americans would think of these folks as being like themselves in most important ways.

When you look at primary results across that part of the country it becomes clear that Obama does indeed have an "Ohio River Valley" problem.

Here are the results by county in those places bordering the Ohio river:

[Primary Results By State By County Bordering the Ohio River Follow]

So, of the 133 counties in the Ohio River Valley, Obama managed to win 4 (or 3%.) Obama lost 103 (77%) counties by more than 30 percentage points. Obama lost by at least 10 percentage points in 122 (92%) counties.

So the next time someone tries to sell you on the "Appalachia" meme, feel free to laugh in their face.

i believe it's true that DD won't hire illegals; they pulled a very successful (fourth in the state) franchise from Durham for what i believe was that very reason.

Off to work. I'm gonna' check out the accessories department to see if this filth is in my store.

re: #22 Abu Boo Boo

After all, only about 75% of Palestinians support terrorist mass murder.

Only their elected leaders, and the majority that elected them, and about half the others, that's about right.