America hates on Dunkin

Every once in a while, I see a story in the media that just blows me away, and I get convinced that we're only days away from book burnings. This is one of those. Dunkin Donuts has pulled an ad featuring Rachel Ray, because she was wearing a scarf [or a keffiyeh] that looked like one that a terrorist would wear, at least according to psychopath Michelle Malkin. I always knew that Malkin had serious emotional problems, including her scorching case of xenophobia, but this one's notable even for her. Breathless debate in the right-wing blogosphere ensued, and Malkin (and no doubt Bill O'Lielly) threatened a boycott. Considering the laughable track record of O'Lielly's phony boycotts, I doubt one by Malkin would have gained much traction, either.

What's worse, Dunkin Donuts folded up like a cheap rug and pulled the ad. Ridiculous. To be fair to the company, DD (for a nanosecond) is in virtually a no-win situation - it either offends some on the far right and keeps running the ad, or it pulls the ad under pressure, but by doing so risks a backlash for folding to intolerant rubes like Malkin. And the latter is precisely what the company did by pulling the ad. Well, Dunkin can kiss my business goodbye. No way will I patronize a company that allows itself to be bullied by the likes of Malkin and her stable of drooling drones who hate anything that doesn't look, sound, or appear "American."

Olbermann gets it right in the clip above: Time to STOP buying the donuts.