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Laura Bush Wears Head Scarf

Posted on: October 31, 2007 9:30 AM, by Ed Brayton

Wait, wasn't this an evil, anti-American, pro-terrorist thing to do? Or is that only when Nancy Pelosi did it in Syria? Where's that right wing attack press to tell us how Laura Bush has been having a three way with Assad and Bin Laden?

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Today's right-wing never let's a small matter like intellectual integrity get in the way of knuckleheaded conviction.

Posted by: Dr X | October 31, 2007 10:09 AM

Actually, some wingers weren't too happy to see this. Several responses summarized at:

http://thinkprogress.org/2007/10/26/laura-bush-scarf-ii/

-TTm

Posted by: Ticktockman | October 31, 2007 10:16 AM

The right wing was too busy confusing Obama and Osama to be bothered with an American woman in a headscarf today.

Posted by: Ben | October 31, 2007 10:16 AM

sorry if this is off topic, but do you rub your face with chicken grease or something to develop that horrifyingly wet-looking shine on your face?

Posted by: person | October 31, 2007 10:31 AM

http://www.mahablog.com/wp-content/uploads/condihijab.jpg
(C Rice with head scarf)

Posted by: khan | October 31, 2007 10:46 AM

person

Nah-I think it is the black color of the headdress that gives her that lovely "pasty" glow!

Posted by: Rev. AJB | October 31, 2007 10:51 AM

Gee I thought women wore head scarves in certain countries because that is the custom there. How is it any different than women who go to american beaches having to wear bikini tops, even though in many other countries topless is perfectly normal?

Why is this suddenly such a big deal to the right wing?

...darth

Posted by: darthwilliam | October 31, 2007 10:56 AM

Holy mascara, Batman! I don't say this to be cruel, but is anyone else reminded of Jack Nicholson as The Joker?

Posted by: drb | October 31, 2007 10:57 AM

As Ticktockman has pointed out, the wingnuts have been slagging her.

Posted by: Martin | October 31, 2007 11:09 AM

person said:

sorry if this is off topic, but do you rub your face with chicken grease or something to develop that horrifyingly wet-looking shine on your face?,/blockquote>

No, it is kidney fat rendered from freshly-slaughtered Christian babies. Keep your talking points straight.

Posted by: kehrsam | October 31, 2007 11:10 AM

Holy mascara, Batman! I don't say this to be cruel, but is anyone else reminded of Jack Nicholson as The Joker?

Trust me, you're not the only one.

Posted by: Kearby | October 31, 2007 11:34 AM

Furthermore, Pelosi wore a headscarf WHILE VISITING A MOSQUE.
She didn't wear a scarf when she met the Syrian PM.

Posted by: _Arthur | October 31, 2007 12:11 PM

This seems a bit unfair to me, Brayton. Many on the right were outraged at Mrs. Bush's action, and she was taken to task for it even on Fox News (where she gave a lame answer and was excoriated for it on LGF and other blogs). Both Ms. Pelosi and Mrs. Bush should be ashamed of their actions.

Posted by: Timothy Sandefur | October 31, 2007 7:59 PM

"Both Ms. Pelosi and Mrs. Bush should be ashamed of their actions."

Why?

Posted by: daniel rotter | October 31, 2007 9:16 PM

Both Ms. Pelosi and Mrs. Bush should be ashamed of their actions.

I don't understand this view.

When you are visiting a foreign nation, you should abide by at least the minimum standard of modesty, especially if you are there in some kind of diplomatic or humanitarian capacity. For a woman in an Arab country, that means wearing a hijab. I don't see a problem with this and don't understand why anyone else would.

Posted by: Danny Z | November 1, 2007 2:18 AM

as the post by Danny Z stated Ms. Pelosi was correct in wearing the scarf while visiting a Mosque in Syria. As far as Ms.Bush is concerned I could care less what she wears, She is the living example of a Stepford wife.

Posted by: Ex Patriot | November 1, 2007 4:47 AM

I don't recall any outrate when Bush (with Putin) wore a blue silk dress while in Vietnam, or panchos in Chile.
http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/news/2006/11/post_242.html
But a token head scarf is apparently caving in to Islamofascism or something. What about Chiletnamofascism?

-TTm

Posted by: Ticktockman | November 1, 2007 10:13 AM

Today's right-wing never let's a small matter like intellectual integrity get in the way of knuckleheaded conviction.

She was roundly criticized on a number of conservative blogs. It wasn't downplayed or ignored at all by the right. It helps to actually check before talking trash.

as the post by Danny Z stated Ms. Pelosi was correct in wearing the scarf while visiting a Mosque in Syria. As far as Ms.Bush is concerned I could care less what she wears, She is the living example of a Stepford wife.

On the other hand, it's always nice to see the intellectually integrity of the left. She certainly is a Stepford wife. I mean, didn't we elect her First Lady for a reason?

Posted by: Mike C. | November 5, 2007 3:21 AM

Laura Bush Wears Head Scarf

It was a babushka. Russian, non-muslim, women have been wearing them for centuries. Keeps the dust out of the hair.

Funny story from one of our trips to Munich. We were sitting in a restaurant and in came a family--couldn't tell from where, possibly India, possibly Turkish. Hubby, the wife and three kids. The wife was wearing a beautiful head scarf, probably silk, printed with a wonderful design. As the hubby tried to calm down the rather rambunctious children, the wife tossed her head so as to say, who are these people (the hubby and kiddies? why am I here with these people? when can I get out of here?

It was funny as heck.

Posted by: raj | January 5, 2008 6:22 PM

I think the main difference is that Laura Bush was visiting a country that the U.S. has relations with. Pelosi was visiting a country that has no such relations - and was putting herself forth as some sort of head of state with Presidential powers (she has let that 3rd in line business go to her head). The head scarf thing there just made it look even worse as she tried to play kissy face with Assad.

Posted by: bavolet | February 25, 2008 12:03 PM

She's posing in this picture too-how disgusting.

Posted by: Aryan Mjolnir | June 4, 2008 9:17 AM