Miss Iraq 2006
Idiots. I just read on the Forbes web site that the “Newly Crowned Miss Iraq Fears for Her Life.” (article link down, last checked 10/5/07)
My thought process as I read it:
- Hmm, a beauty pageant in Iraq? This doesn’t sound right. Very suspicious. Wouldn’t this go against the basic value system over there as it is currently?
- Does this have something to do with “liberating” the people? Is this something related to the “reconstruction” process and the war?
- Isn’t something like this a bit premature? Shouldn’t they have expected a disaster to occur?
- Interesting. This story could easily have the effect of making Americans feel sorry for the people of Iraq, and encourage them to put more support behind the “liberation” process, the war in general, and Bush Jr.
- Searching the fine print for “this advertisement was paid for by the Bush Administration.” Yeah, this is definitely a classic example of conservative media injection.
I’m sure a lot of people are fearing for their life in Iraq right now.
“Liberal media” my ass. The widespread use of the catch-phrase “liberal media” is in itself an illustration of why it’s not the case.
The pageant was the first to be held in Iraq since the U.S.-led invasion in 2003, according to ABC. The network said organizers are hoping to send the winner to the Miss Universe pageant, being held in Los Angeles on July 23.
We’re not even closed to finishing this war, and Iraq is already starting to become poisoned by Westernization. Sad, sad, sad.
April 14th, 2006 at 6:25 pm
Beauty pagent iraq don’t roll off the tongue..especailly right now..The people over there are prob beautiful people same as any other human life in this world but what is not beauty is lies…what is ugly is american lies and we are getting a pigs slop worth right now fed to us.i think people need to stop worring about pagents and start looking at the oil/gas crisis…gas prices are higher then ever yet the companies are turning the highest profit margins reported ever what the heck is that about..they say that there is a sortage..that may be true to a certain point but not to point where there are record profits…if there was such a shortage these companies would be working more towards the red…not breaking records…least thats how i read the situation
April 15th, 2006 at 10:55 am
I agree man… Something just doesn’t seem right..
One should never really trust big companies.. Worse yet, our government is practically run by big companies! It figures that the administration would have oil ties. Even if they don’t anymore, they definintely did at one time. I wouldn’t be surprised if they still do.