Thursday, May 29, 2008

Oregon: a state of mind, not a reality

While Michelle Malkin and her ilk were getting all Project Runway about Rachel Ray's jihadi fashions in a Dunkin' Donuts ad-



-we were asking Waldo, "What's she doing in Salem, Oregon?"

Yep. That's the Oregon state capitol in the background.

http://www.traveloregon.com/upload/images/photos/attractions/capitol.gif

"It's a fictional cityscape," said David Puner, a company spokesman. "We shot her in front of a green screen and used a stock photo for the backdrop."

"In the online banner ad, the domestic diva stands with an iced coffee on a mall of blossoming trees. Oregon's non-dome capitol cylinder clearly rises behind the trees, its Golden Pioneer statue glimmering under a perfect sky.

"Fearing the right-wing drumbeat might lead to a boycott, the Massachusetts company on Wednesday yanked the ad. Malkin, in turn, posted on her blog that "it's refreshing to see an American company show sensitivity to the concerns of Americans opposed to Islamic jihad and its apologists."

"Of course, in a statement, Dunkin' Donuts said no symbolism was intended. And just as Ray had no idea she would be pictured standing in Oregon, she had no say about her wardrobe.

"The silk scarf with the paisley design "was selected by a stylist for the advertising shoot," the company said. "


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