Fatwa against (Pakistani President) Zardari for 'flirting' with Palin

[mwb970]

Fatwa against Zardari for 'flirting' with Palin
(NDTV.com (India), September 29, 2008)

Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari seems to be heading towards fresh trouble as the prayer leader of the Lal Masjid in the heart of Islamabad has issued a fatwa against him. Maulana Abdul Ghafar, the prayer leader, seems to be irked by Zardari's "you're gorgeous" compliment to US vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin during a meeting. When Zardari was asked to keep shaking hands with Palin for the cameras, he said, "If he's (the aide) insisting, I might hug you."

(Maulana) said the act was un-Islamic and unbecoming of a head of state of a Muslim country. Maulana also said that Zardari shamed the entire Pakistani by publicly making indecent gestures towards Palin in Washington last Thursday.

Zardari's offhand compliment has also created quite a flutter in the virtual world also. A lot of blogs have been dedicated to the "meeting". One such blog titled "Zardari flirts with Sarah Palin -- calling her gorgeous and offers to hug" gives details of the Zardari-Palin encounter. Another blogger, called 'teethmaestro', said, "I do not mean to suggest that this is in anyway a crime, but being the President of Islamic Republic of Pakistan there are some protocols that should be adhered to in an effort to uplift the respect and dignity of Pakistan and to the office he has been assigned."

(snip)

Several jokes are doing the rounds on the meeting. A leading social networking site Facebook has even dedicated two groups to the encounter. A group called "Zardari should marry Sarah Palin for the sake of world peace!" has enrolled 13 members so far.

edit: added photo

[DangerousRhythm]

1. Oh dear.

:scared:

[eshfemme]

2. Wow... the Palin effect in action right there

I think this says even more why having her in the East Wing would fucking suck for not just America but just about the entire world.

[Tallison]

6. Such strange bedfellows this season! nt

[mwb970]

8. It's hard to imagine all the different kinds of damage she could do.

And I don't want to find out!

[Tallison]

3. No virgins 4 U! n/t

[Tallison]

4. Dupe

[bunnies]

5. No actually, the shame is on the US since Palin shouldnt have been there in the 1st place. nt

[Arrowhead2k1]

7. I can't figure out who's more fucked up.

Zardari for calling Palin "gorgeous", or these religious nutballs threatening a man for calling someone "gorgeous".

What I do know: Pakistan is one fucked up country.

[ShortnFiery]

9. Perhaps the interpreter confused the word "gorgeous" for "slutty?"

:evilgrin: