Right-wing pundits would sooner choke Rachael Ray with a keffiyeh scarf than leave her alone to drown herself in all that extra virgin olive oil she likes to splash on her so-called 30-minute TV meals. Ray, the affable, pleasantly ordinary-looking TV chef and eponymous magazine maven, was blasted recently when she showed up in a Dunkin' Donuts iced coffee ad wearing what looked like a keffiyeh, a traditional Arab headdress.
Read MoreHow could a chirpy TV host with such edible title credits as "30 Minute Meals" and "Tasty Travels" one day awaken to find herself in the middle of a terrorism-related media blitz -- all because of a Dunkin' Donuts ad, no less? It's a tough recipe to cook up, but here are the ingredients:
Read MoreDunkin' Donuts poked a hole in its own advertising, ditching a picture of frontwoman Rachael Ray wearing a scarf that looks like a traditional Arab headdress, officials said yesterday.
Read MoreA move by Dunkin' Donuts to pull an online ad featuring Rachael Ray after a blogger dubbed the celebrity chef's scarf "hate couture" was an "incredibly silly situation," a U.S. Islamic lobby group said on Thursday.
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