Laura Bush Dons Hijab, Will Opprobrium Follow?

Yesterday, while, on tour in the Middle East raising breast cancer awareness (as well as working to "[restore] Washington's image in the region"), FLOTUS Laura Bush put on a traditional hijab given to her by Saudi doctor Samia al-Amudi.

Naturally, you might be wondering if you should brace yourselves for a coming torrent of outrage! After all, when Nancy Pelosi did the exact same thing back in April, the slings and arrows flew hot and heavy!

Mitt Romney, in the New York Post: "Her going to a state which is, without question, a sponsor of terror, and having her picture taken with Assad and being seen in a head scarf and so forth is sending the wrong signal to the people of Syria and to the people of the Middle East." [Note: Pelosi didn't wear the headscarf during her meeting with Assad.]

Investor's Business Daily: "Anyone who thinks Nancy Pelosi showing up wearing a scarf around her head visiting a mosque...won't even make janitor in the foreign service."

Hot Air: "It pains the left too, I'm sure, to see the most powerful woman in America having to yield, however slightly, to a misogynistic culture's expectations..."

Instapundit: "FEMINIST IN AMERICA, subservient in Syria."

Syrian Reform Party: "No one will ever know how many women took the Hijab on after seeing Pelosi wearing it. The damage Speaker Pelosi is causing with her visit to Syria will be felt for many years to come."

Clipmarks: "Pelosi just reversed the work of the Syrian civil society and those who aspire for women's freedom in the Muslim countries many years back with her visual statement. Her lack of experience of the Middle East is showing."

The New Editor: "This picture disgusts me. What message is Nancy Pelosi trying to send?"

But don't worry! Remember: Wearing a hijab is okay when Laura Bush does it. It's okay when Condoleezza Rice does it, too!

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Comments

[Dantana]

The Saudi doctor should try to first convince the 1st lady to give up smoking.

[VivaZapata]

She smokes? really?

[savertime]

She slips out on the WH balcony for a smoke,
when she's not staying at the Mayflower or Hay
Adams (DC hotels near the WH).

[forpeace]

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"Dantana
The Saudi doctor should try to first convince the 1st lady to give up smoking."
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The Saudi doctor gave her some FREE Nicotine Patches to start with!

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[VivaZapata]

has she always smoked? does she go to the Mayflower to avoid contact with someone in the white house? why doesn't the enquirer find out for us? inquiring minds want to know. anyway, she ought to find a real man, one who doesn't feel a need to stuff his military pants. maybe she smokes to sublimate for the lack of other cylindrical things in her life.

[BrokenMirror]

Someone call Batman! The Joker has invaded the Middle East! (Come on, you have to admit, the resemblance is startling.­)

[AAnon]

Too bad she didn't put it on backwards.

[hannitizer]

LOL! brilliant idea

[Bobaloo]

Quick someone call Bill O or Rush this attack on American values must be stopped! If children see this they will think it is OK to dress like an Islamo Fascist Terrist.

[yellowdawgdem]

I think the right wing smogosphere gives out merit badges for hypocrisy.

[savertime]

I think the RNC has been teaching hypocrisy.

[SirReal1]

ANYTHING that covers any portion of the "stepford" first lady, and keeps it's offense from view, CAN NOT be a bad thing.

If it is a heavyweight Hijab, it might even cause her circuits to overheat and put her out of commission for a few weeks.

Funny how she can go to Saud to promote healthcare without even the slightest nod to the obvious contradiction that this implies while her "hubby dubby 'ya" is railing against a popular, and necessary plan here at home.