We now have an Arab American as Miss USA the tea baggers won't be happy. . .

[wndycty]

. . .she beat out Miss Oklahoma who supports the Arizona law.

From Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rima_Fakih

Rima Fakih (born 1986 in New York)<1> a Lebanese-American, won the Miss Michigan USA title in 2009 and the Miss USA pageant in 2010. She currently resides in Dearborn, Michigan. Fakih won the Miss Michigan USA pageant on 19 September 2009, her first attempt at the title. In addition, Fakih won Miss USA Pageant in 2010. <2>

[Xipe Totec]

1. Pictures... thread useless without... nt

[NewJeffCT]

2. she's rather attractive

to put it mildly.

[Motown_Johnny]

3. won't they demand a birth certificate and say she is not really Miss USA because she was not

born here

[wndycty]

5. Yeah she was born in Lebanon. . .oh oh

:kick:

[wndycty]

12. Her wikipedia entry has been update to show that she was born in NYC.

Rima Fakih (born 1986 in New York)<1> a Lebanese-American, won the Miss Michigan USA title in 2009 and the Miss USA pageant in 2010. She currently resides in Dearborn, Michigan. Fakih won the Miss Michigan USA pageant on 19 September 2009, her first attempt at the title. In addition, Fakih won Miss USA Pageant in 2010. <2>

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rima_Fakih

[last_texas_dem]

4. Caught the last 20 minutes and was rooting for her

Cool that she actually won...



Miss Michigan Rima Fakih

[BreweryYardRat]

68. *raises eyebrow*

Not bad.

[Scurrilous]

6. K & R

:P

[RKP5637]

7. Very attractive! Teabaggers are obsolete dinosaurs! n/t

[nickinSTL]

8. I don't really follow the Miss USA thing...

and I don't find most of them particularly interesting...

But Rima Fakih...she's HOT! :evilgrin:

[TheCowsCameHome]

9. Who cares? I'm happy.

Mmmmmm.

[Lisa0825]

10. Gorgeous! I am happy that she won in this climate of fear of other cultures.

I want xenophobes to have other cultures shoved in their face until they snap out of it!

[mmonk]

11. Good. Even better that she beat out a contestant that supports the AZ Law.

Whenever fate delivers the finger to bigots, its a good day.

[Odin2005]

13. She's HAWT!

And she's about the same age as me! :D

The bigots can go SUCK IT!

[MellowDem]

14. What do you wanna bet...

that the right wing culture warriors will take this up as a cause. "State's Rights" Miss Oklahoma lost the crown because those Hollywood libruls don't like her politics!

[wndycty]

15. You betcha!

:kick:

[Hekate]

16. What happened to the well-scrubbed yet sexy girl-next-door look?

I feel like Rip Van Winkel.

I wonder what she answers when they ask her what she'll be doing with her title. Somehow "Working for world peace" isn't the first thing that comes to mind.

She is gorgeous, however. Very gorgeous.

Hekate

[bobbolink]

30. Well, I am of the Van WRINKLE generation.

:)

[Codeine]

17. Suddenly DU loves beauty pageants.

:rofl: Too friggin' predictable.

[wndycty]

18. Well if you think there is group think here at DU you are foolish

1) I don't think DU now loves pageants, but I would assume that many on DU are happy that an Arab American broke through.

2) My interest in Miss USA goes back to 2001/2002, when I worked on the show and it is currently held at the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino, a client of mine.

[Dreamer Tatum]

19. +1000000 you beat me to it

[Bobbieo]

20. Sarah Palin will become Miss Oklahoma's best friend. They have a great deal in common!

[malaise]

44. Not really

Lady Blah Blah never won her state title - she was beaten by an African-American. Damn those African -American libruls always beat her - no wonder she hates Obama. :evilgrin:

[Blue_In_AK]

60. Miss Oklahoma is going to play the Carrie Prejean role this year?

I'm sure Miss Runner-up Sarah will be happy to commisserate with the poor dear thing.

[proteus_lives]

48. Too true.

:rofl:

If some Republican, blonde from the South won, it would be nothing but RAGGGGGEEEEE!

[leftynyc]

63. Where is even one post

loving beauty pagents? Commenting on a news story means love? When I read a thread about the republican primaries, am I loving republicans? Your post is moronic. And I guess I'm the only one who finds those little emoticons childish.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

67. All you ROFL icons can't conceal the teeth-gnashing circle jerk.

I only have one thing to say:

[LanternWaste]

69. Suddenly a poster projects groupthink...

Suddenly a poster projects groupthink. Who woulda thunk it...?

[Jade Fox]

72. Oh come on.....

I don't "suddenly love beauty pageants", but they're gonna happen whether I want them to or not. That an Arab-American won this pageant only proves the truth of diversity.

And if it scrambles the brains of Freepers, I'm all for it.

[Dreamer Tatum]

21. If you bother to read her bio, she's a free marketer and went to Catholic school

...so I guess the groupthink will change currents pretty soon?

[wndycty]

23. So we are just like the teabaggers/freepers. . .

. . .we can't celebrate her being the first Arab American Miss USA because she a free marketer and went to Catholic school, really?

[Dreamer Tatum]

27. Would you feel the same if her name was Sally Jones

and everything was the same? Um, no.

[Name removed]

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[tammywammy]

38. She went to Catholic school, but she's a Muslim

http://www.freep.com/article/20100515/NEWS05/5150307/1318/Miss-Michigan-shows-diversity

"It would be a revealing photo for anyone. But perhaps even more so for Fakih, given that she's an Arab-American Muslim from Dearborn."

http://www.freep.com/article/20100516/NEWS02/100516018/1320/Miss-Michigan-gets-ready-for-tonights-pageant

"Fakih, of Lebanese descent, is believed to be the first Arab American and Muslim to become Miss USA."

[Hatalles]

56. And her father's name is Hussein.

:D

[joe black]

22. Natural beauty.

Not some bleached blond with fake tits.

[RKP5637]

46. +1,000 +++ Well Said and I Strongly Agree!!! n/t

[wndycty]

50. LOL

:kick:

[Dulcinea]

70. Pretty smile!

(I'm a blonde, but flat-chested.)

[Bozita]

24. The DFP has a video of her on their website. ... Link

http://www.freep.com/article/20100516/NEWS02/100516018/1319/Dearborns-Miss-Michigan-wins-Miss-USA

No question this gal's an American.

[Bluebear]

25. One thing I won't have to watch on my DVR tonight

[Schema Thing]

26. What a beautiful human. I'm pleased that she is representing the USA

as an example of our diverse beauty.

[marmar]

28. Neither will the Freepers....Check out this hate screed:

Sounds like a Muslim Miss USA.
5 posted on Sunday, May 16, 2010 9:30:32 PM by NautiNurse (ObamaCare uses Bernie Madoff theory of economics)
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To: Steelfish
Rima Fakih of Dearborn, Mich., won the pageant Sunday night after swimsuit...

So...I hear she's a Muslim.

This raises a question;

Will there be a fatwah issued, calling for her execution for baring her body before the world?
6 posted on Sunday, May 16, 2010 9:31:07 PM by Bloody Sam Roberts (You can only get smarter by engaging a smarter opponent.)
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To: Steelfish

Miss Hezbollah wins!

7 posted on Sunday, May 16, 2010 9:31:12 PM by Stepan12 (Palin & Bolton in 2012)
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To: Steelfish
"Rima Fakih of Dearborn, Mich.,

Let me guess .... MUSLIM ?
8 posted on Sunday, May 16, 2010 9:31:20 PM by knarf (I say things that are true ... I have no proof ... but they're true)
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To: Steelfish

gnashing my teeth


http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2514864/posts

[Scurrilous]

34. Found on the FR thread you linked to:

EXCLUSIVE: Miss USA Contestant is Shi’ite Muslim Hezbollah Supporter, Used Pageant Name to Promote Muslim Female Subjugation; Hezbo Taqiyyah Allows Bikinis?

<snip>

"A couple of years ago, I told you that Donald Trump moved the Miss Universe pageant, which he owns, from Dubai because it would not allow Miss Israel into the country to compete.

But now, Trump has brought the Islamic intolerance INTO the Miss USA pageant, rather than escaping from it. Rima Fakih, Miss Michigan USA, who will compete in Sunday Night’s pageant broadcast on NBC, is a Dearbornistan Shi’ite Muslim who is a supporter of Hezbollah and used the pageant name at a forum promoting Islamic subjugation of women. She was born in the Hezbollah stronghold of Srifa in South Lebanon, which Israel was forced to attack in the 2006 Israel-Hezbollah war because it was a site of Hezbollah weaponry. Her devout Muslim family comes from the Hezbollah-controlled South Lebanon. Intelligence sources confirm that at least three of Fakih’s relatives are currently top officials in Hezbollah and that at least eight Fakih family members were Hezbollah terrorists killed by the Israelis in past Israel-Lebanese wars and interventions. Some of her family members were originally in Harakat Amal , which is now essentially a part of Hezbollah. There’s a reason that even Al-Manar TV–Hezbollah’s official TV network–is high on Fakih in the Miss USA pageant."

http://www.debbieschlussel.com/21757/exclusive-miss-usa-contestant-is-shiite-muslim-who-supports-hezbollah-hezbo-taqiyyah-allows-bikinis/

:scared: :scared:

[Bozita]

42. Dearbornistan?? ... Debbie Schlussel can go fuck herself!

[wndycty]

43. Yeah she is a miserable human being

:kick:

[Dulcinea]

71. Who?

Never heard of her. But Ms. Schlussel looks like a less masculine Ann Coulter, & Ms. Fakih is a very attractive young woman.

Jealous maybe? :evilgrin:

[Bitwit1234]

31. She is plain gorgeous.

She deserved to win.

[BoWanZi]

32. Beautiful woman but I don't think the teapeople will care about this one

I went to an extremely conservative board to troll on and nary a mention of her. The board I went to is very small but is 95 percent hard core conservatives.

[applegrove]

33. About time someone other than a wasp won.

[Bluebear]

35. List of African American Miss USA winners:

Crystle Stewart (2008)
Rachel Smith (2007)
Shauntay Hinton (2002)
Chelsi Smith (1995)
Kenya Moore (1993)
Carole Gist (1990)


http://thedailyvoice.com/voice/2008/04/crystle-stewart-crowned-miss-u-000448.php

Just for interest's sake.

[wndycty]

36. We, African Americans, have done well in pageants since Vanessa won Miss America

. . .but I think we can all celebrate the first Arab American, dontchathink?

It appears Debbie Shussel and company have already started in by calling Hezbollah. Nice.

[Bluebear]

39. Certainly. Diversity is what makes this country rich.

[bobbolink]

52. THAT'S my problem.

I haven't diversified enough.

:silly:

[Codeine]

37. Ummmm,

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pyIBhtN_0F4/SNw574J2cNI/AAAAAAAAAw4/UuWfQsvtNes/s400/kenya+moore.jpg

[applegrove]

40. My bad.

[wndycty]

41. Its DU and folks will nitpick you to death. . .

. . .one of the things I hate about this place.

[Codeine]

51. How is that nitpicking?

It was a demonstrably false statement that was corrected.

[Greybnk48]

45. I bet my husband they would NEVER pick her over the blonde redneck.

What a refreshing surprise! I hope she's not in danger from the wingnuts.

[MIprogressive1]

47. stereotyping

[wndycty]

49. Huh

:shrug:

[Name removed]

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[EFerrari]

54. Are you skeered, tim?

I hear she's al qaida!

LOL

[Forkboy]

55. We love you, too.

:silly:

[Hatalles]

59. Right...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=8349731&mesg_id=8349915
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=8349731&mesg_id=8349979

[AnArmyVeteran]

I don't believe she was born in the US!!!

[AnArmyVeteran]

57. I don't believe she was born in the US!!!

[tuckessee]

58. Nah, they'll love it because she's a good Arab girl - one showing a lot of meat. n/t

[Enthusiast]

61. She's not a 'real merican'.

Just sayin'.

[wndycty]

62. It is not clear if she was born here or is an immigrant. . .

. . .I see the right wing getting their panties in a bunch.

[Enthusiast]

65. They will want a new rule

for beauty pageants, one requiring a birth certificate.

[wndycty]

66. However I don't thing there is a born in the USA requirement for Miss USA

:kick:

[DevonRex]

64. Wow. The bone structure of her face is striking.

Oh yeah, fuck the teabaggers who will think this is some sort of conspiracy.