Appearing on this week’s Real Time with Bill Maher, Brigitte Gabriel of ActforAmerica.org is mad that Barack Obama told the Muslim world that America has made some mistakes in their dealings with the Middle East. When Bill Maher pointed out to her that we had put the Shah on his throne in Iran, propped up other ruthless dictators, and killed an awful lot of people in Iraq and Afghanistan, Ms. Gabriel responded (with a giant, toothy smile), “Yeah, but that’s recent.”
I actually wonder if she knows who the Shah was. She certainly should know since she was born and raised in Lebanon and writes books about radical Islam, but who the hell knows? All that’s certain is that she makes a good living going around the country and flaming the fires of Islamophobia.