First Lady Laura Bush wearing an abaya in Saudi Arabia once again sets the tone for the Islamization of the Free World by caving in to “cultural etiquette” demands of the Saudis. The Bush family has done more damage to the future of the United States than I could have at first imagined possible. Their absolute ignorance of the very enemy they embrace is nothing short of criminal. This is the First Family of the United States I’m talking about here! If they do not set the proper example, who will?
Much more on this may be read over at LFG (hat-tip: 1389).
Equal_Opportunity,
That’s one eloquent comment.
Made my day!
I do not have a problem with Laura Bush wearing this scarf, as long as all Muslims in the U.S. have to wear traditional American dress. That means NO SCARF, short skirts, skimpy bathing suits. It also means men and women comingling, and women being treated as equals. If they want to adhere to our traditions, then fine. Otherwise, get the hell out of my country and go back to your old country and your head up the butt religious traditions!
Had Laura Bush or her representative not placed that photo on the White House web site, I would not be incensed.
Interestingly enough, so far the only photo I’ve found of Laura Bush’s trip to the Middle East in the Arab press is the one of her wearing the abaya. Now, maybe I missed the other photos. If so, point them out.
The best thing that Laura Bush could have done for those Muslim women would have been to refuse to don any Islamic garb at all and if asked why, given them a proper and honest explanation about Women’s Rights, Civil Rights and the U.S. Constitution.
I suppose that if this was 1938 and she had been visiting Hitler in Berlin, it would have been fine for her to spit on a Jew?
If anything, I have not been quick enough to harshly judge the Bush Family, but I got over that mistake. George W. Bush and his clan are either criminally ignorant, ideologically challenged or criminally liable. I’m apt to think that it is a combination of all of the above at this point and then toss in some serious Big Oil Greed to round things out. By not taking care of business in Iran, I swore 3 1/2 years ago that I would come out against Bush for being an idiot and now I have. There was no good reason to enter Iraq without a longterm plan of action in the region. This point, along with Bush’s continued squandering of our border protections, have now made me realize what an absolute travesty this current Presidential Administration has been.
In the course of history, George W. Bush will be seen to be the sell-out that he is, and this dance with the Saudis just short of treason.
Johnathan Cross, the photo in itself is nothing. You say she had that scarf on for only about a minute, yet within that minute that photo was taken and that ended up plasterd all over the place for all to see.
The disdain is much deeper than the photo, or the fact she even put it on. It is the quickly, intentionally, calculated act of ensuring that photo ended up in very public places, obviously attempting to politically excuse the human rights hyprocracy that Saudi is. It’s called elevating dhimmitude, kow towing, appeasement, under a much, much bigger picture than ‘that’ picture.
That’s the real message.
Everyone should be aware of what happened in that picture. You’re all a bit quick to judge. How many times have we seen a picture, or a quote, taken out of context?
Kathleen Parker was one of three media representatives to accompany First Lady Laura Bush on her trip to the middle east. Here’s what she had to say about the headscarf photo.
The controversial photo shows Bush donning a black headscarf decorated with the iconic pink bows signifying breast cancer awareness. It was the only time Bush covered her head during the trip and the episode lasted perhaps a minute.
The scarf in question was a gift to Bush from a dozen Saudi women who shared their experiences fighting breast cancer with the first lady. The morning meeting was touching and intimate, the sort of bonding experience that opens hearts and minds in diplomatically useful ways.
Upon receiving the gift, Bush did what any decent, well-mannered person would do. She demonstrated her appreciation by placing the scarf on her head. In Saudi Arabia, it was a sweet, wordless gesture of friendship and mutual respect.
So go ahead. Scoff and demonize her attempt to reach these women. Remember folks - Islam is the evil, not the people. It’s the same problem with sin - hate the sin, love the sinner.
Killing these people outright will only create martyrs. Consider conversion a far better form of warfare. Not that I’m not for killing those who seek to invade and destroy my way of life - but if we can do peacefully, it’s a far more permament defeat of our enemy - to destroy not only his body, but his very ideals.
J.Cross
Laura Bush posted one of her abaya photos at the White House web site. I’m sure that she did so in proud dhimmitude.
I’m seething!