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To: LindyBill who wrote (364825)5/17/2010 9:52:05 AM
From: ManyMoose1 Recommendation  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 793964
 
Miss Oklahoma Places Second in Miss America Contest After Saying She'd Support Arizona Immigration Law

Even more interesting is who took the crown.



To: LindyBill who wrote (364825)5/17/2010 12:01:46 PM
From: mph4 Recommendations  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 793964
 
Gee. A choice between a Muslim and a woman who supports immigration law.

PCism supplies a virtual cornucopia of opportunity for statement making, doesn't it?



To: LindyBill who wrote (364825)5/17/2010 6:26:42 PM
From: Brumar89  Respond to of 793964
 
Though she's good looking, I'm sure all the state contestants were. I would expect some of the judges were sending a message with the choice .... showing the Muslim world how open America is, thinking that will win good will.

Thing is though the people in the Muslim world who hate America will if anything be motivated to violence. Remember the mass killings in Nigeria by Muslims angry that the Miss World contest was going to be held in that country?

....
The northern city of Kaduna is now quiet after two days of rioting in protest at the Miss World beauty contest, which left at least 100 people dead, according to Red Cross officials.
....

news.bbc.co.uk

Wait till they find out about this:

... Much like Miss Michigan Kristen Haglund who won Miss America in 2008, Rima is a Mojo In The Morning listener who has joined us in studio and at events. Check out Miss USA Rima Fakih when she won Mojo In The Morning's "Stripper 101" contest in 2007...

mojo.channel955.com