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		<title>Obama Drops The Ridiculous Seal</title>
		<link>http://www.thehotjoints.com/2008/06/23/obama-drops-the-ridiculous-seal/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2008 05:07:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Jones</dc:creator>
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It looks like the Obama campaign is finally seeing their fancy new &#8220;seal&#8221; for what it is. One of the most ludicrous and breathtakingly stupid ideas in the history of presidential campaigns.
Even the media which normally doesn&#8217;t dare say anything critical of Jesus Obama couldn&#8217;t resist mocking him for the stunt.
According to Mark Ambinder of [...]]]></description>
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<p>It looks like the Obama campaign is finally seeing their fancy new &#8220;seal&#8221; for what it is. One of the most ludicrous and breathtakingly <a href="http://www.examiner.com/a-1455131~Obama_campaign_drops_seal_on_podium.html" target="_blank">stupid ideas</a> in the history of presidential campaigns.</p>
<p>Even the media which normally doesn&#8217;t dare say anything critical of <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">Jesus</span> Obama couldn&#8217;t resist <a href="http://www.thehotjoints.com/2008/06/22/video-more-on-obamas-creepy-seal/" target="_blank">mocking him</a> for the stunt.</p>
<p>According to Mark Ambinder of <em>The Atlantic</em> magazine, the Obama campaign has decided to quit using the seal.</p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><em>“I&#8217;m told that Obama recognizes that it was a silly mistake,” Ambinder said. “Does the press think Obama is arrogant? Yes.”</em></p>
<p>&#8216;Arrogance&#8217; has been the biggest criticism of the seal flap, and rightly so. But you almost can&#8217;t blame Obama for being arrogant given how the press treats him. Up until this point, he could do no wrong so it&#8217;s not at all surprising his campaign would be testing the limits to see what they could get away with.</p>
<p><em>-Chris Jones</em></p>
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		<title>Dunkin Donuts Pulls Ad Featuring Rachel Ray Wearing Muslim Scarf</title>
		<link>http://www.thehotjoints.com/2008/05/28/dunkin-donuts-pulls-ad-featuring-rachel-ray-wearing-muslim-scarf/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2008 18:24:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Jones</dc:creator>
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After pressure from conservative bloggers like Michelle Malkin, Dunkin Donuts pulled its most recent television ad. The ad featured popular TV cooking star Rachel Ray wearing a traditional Arab scarf around her neck.
The scarf known as a &#8220;Keffiyeh&#8221; is the traditional head dress of Arab men. It can be worn around the neck or head. [...]]]></description>
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<p>After pressure from conservative bloggers like <a href="http://michellemalkin.com/" target="_blank">Michelle Malkin</a>, Dunkin Donuts pulled its most recent television ad. The ad featured popular TV cooking star Rachel Ray wearing a traditional Arab scarf around her neck.</p>
<p>The scarf known as a &#8220;Keffiyeh&#8221; is the traditional head dress of Arab men. It can be worn around the neck or head. The images most associated with the Keffiyeh are of terrorists using them to cover their face.</p>
<p>You often see liberal Hollywood elites wearing them around their neck to show &#8220;solidarity&#8221; with the plight of the Palestinians or as another way to protest the war.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.thehotjoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/1akeff.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-3655" title="1akeff" src="http://www.thehotjoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/1akeff.jpg" alt="1akeff Dunkin Donuts Pulls Ad Featuring Rachel Ray Wearing Muslim Scarf" width="318" height="304" /></a><br clear="left" /></p>
<p>Michelle makes a good point <a href="http://michellemalkin.com/2008/05/28/the-keffiyeh-kerfuffle/" target="_blank">on this issue</a>:</p>
<blockquote><p>Anti-American fashion designers abroad and at home have <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/11/fashion/shows/11KAFFIYEH.html?_r=2&amp;adxnnl=1&amp;oref=slogin&amp;ref=fashion&amp;adxnnlx=1171317137-N/owhoOB+E1erZLViiwAKQ&amp;oref=slogin">mainstreamed </a>and adapted the scarves as generic pro-Palestinian jihad or anti-war statements. Yet many folks out there remain completely oblivious to the apparel’s violent symbolism and anti-Israel overtones&#8230;</p></blockquote>
<p>While some may find this whole issue trivial, but it&#8217;s symptomatic of a certain trend to try and mainstream radical ideologies. Like when people where t-shirts with Che Guevara pictured on the front, or carry a <a href="http://michellemalkin.com/2007/06/25/pictures-worth-a-thousand-words-harry-reid-and-cameron-diaz/" target="_blank">Chairman Mao bag</a> like Cameron Diaz.</p>
<p><em>Photos courtesy of <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/05/28/dunkin-donuts-pulls-ad-fe_n_103859.html" target="_blank">The Huffington Post</a> &amp; <a href="http://michellemalkin.com/" target="_blank">Michelle Malkin</a></em></p>
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