Into each life some rain must fall. Replace “rain” with “anti-Semitism” and you have the gist of an outrageous question posed by CNN’s Erin Burnett to former first lady Laura Bush on Monday.
My Newsbusters colleague, Noel Sheppard, sets the stage:
In a segment about the George W. Bush Institute’s Women’s Initiative Fellowship Program and its involvement with a group of Egyptian women, Burnett asked Mrs. Bush if the United States needs to ‘accept’ anti-Semitism and anti-Americanism ‘when we want to make change.’
The question came up in the context of “human rights activist” Samira Ibraham (a pox on her!), who was all set to receive an International Women of Courage Award (to be presented by current first lady Michelle Obama) when it was revealed she had tweeted anti-Semitic and anti-American comments.
The thought of honoring a dyed-in-the-wool bigot should be revolting to any rational being, even if it is a means to a desirable end — in this case improved relations between the U.S. and the Middle East. Nevertheless, Burnett “went there.”
As a side note it should be pointed out that Burnett’s claim that Ibrahim has “done a lot of things, courageous things” needs to be viewed in the light of one of the most recent “things she has done,” which was initially to deny having sent the tweets — a position she later backed away from, deciding that the award was sour grapes.
To fully appreciate the odiousness of Burnett’s question, liberals are advised to substitute “anti-Semitic” with “anti-African American” or “anti-gay.”
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