David Horowitz fibbing?

Submitted by Rick Perlstein on August 21, 2007 - 7:35pm.

David Horowitz recently relayed to me the happy news that his David Horowitz Freedom Center had received a "request from the head the FBI-California Highway Patrol Joint Counter-terrorism Task Force who called this week to ask if their group could use our flash video 'What Every American Needs to Know About Jihad' as a training film."

I told my readers to write in to the California Highway Patrol if they objected. Well: cease and desist. It appears Davy was making it all up. A friend relays the following email from Jon and Ponch's boss at the CHP:

You recently sent a statement to the California Highway Patrol with your concerns about an article "The Great Circle of Insanity" which was posted on web site "Daily KOS". Additionally, you expressed concerns regarding the California Highway Patrol's usage of a video titled "What Every American Needs to Know About Jihad" that is mentioned on the web site. I can assure you the California Highway Patrol's head of the FBI-California Highway Patrol, Joint Terrorism Task Force did not request a copy of the video. While an employee of this Department did request a copy, the video was not used nor will it be used for training purposes.

Say it ain't so, D-Ho!

(Actually, he will say it ain't so. Horowitz's standard response to such criticisms is that he has nothing to do with the statements that go out over his signature. And no, I'm not joking.)