The impact on American society was clear. Shortly after ABSCAM, the Middle East Institute released the results of a survey of public opinion showing majorities of Americans describing Arabs as "barbaric and cruel", "treacherous", "warlike", and "rich"."Barbaric and cruel"? "Treacherous"? "Warlike"? "Rich"? Yeah, that was, like, sooooo unfair!
Monday, January 6, 2014
James Zogby's Bilious Relections on American Hustle and ABSCAM
Remember when Ceeb stud Jian Ghomeshi went apeshite over Argo and the way it was "unfair to Iranians"? That's nothing compared to pollster James Zogby's reaction to American Hustle. Heck, Zogby is still p.o.d about ABSCAM, the sting operation that went down in the 1970s and upon which the David O. Russell film is based:
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