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D_A_R_T_H
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Goodness gracious Palin has to be one of the worst communicators EVER, and the funny thing is is that conservatives want to cast her as some kind of second coming of Reagan. Reagan never used such inflammatory language, even as Palin tries to denounce those who say her inflammatory language can lead to violence she does so by invoking inflammatory language. Blood Liebel is a term used to describe persecuted Jews, the dem congresswoman and the 9 year old girl were both Jews, yet Palin cast herself as the persecuted Jew? I almost hate to see her self-destruct like this, I was hoping she would be the GOP candidate, and I can enjoy some more Tina Fey SNL skits.
Jewish groups, and one conservative pundit, are criticizing Sarah Palin for using the term "blood-libel" in denouncing those who say an inflamed political climate might have been a causal factor in the Tucson shootings.
"We wish that Palin had not invoked the phrase 'blood-libel' in reference to the actions of journalists and pundits in placing blame for the shuuting in Tucson on others," said Abraham Foxman, national present of the Anti-Defamation League.
"While the term 'blood-libel' has become part of the English parlance to refer to someone being falsely accused, we wish that Palin had used another phrase, instead of one so fraught with pain in Jewish history."
Simon Greer, head of the Jewish Fund for Justice, voiced an even stronger dissent.
"The term 'blood-libel' is not a synonym for false accusation," said Greer. "Unless someone has been accusing Ms. Palin of killing Christian babies and making matzoh from their blood, her use of the term is totally out of line."
Palin had been taken to task for a March, 2010, map of America published by SarahPAC. It showed districts of 20 incumbent Democratic House members - including Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Arizona - marked by cross-hairs.
The map, and Palin's Facebook advice to followers to "Reload," were featured prominently in Sunday's New York Times and Washington Post reporting on the Tucson tragedy, and on Monday morning network talk shows.
In a video released early Wednesday, Palin said:
"Within hours of a tragedy unfolding, journalists and pundits should not manufacture a blood libel that serves only to incite the very hatred and violence they purport to condemn."
Jonah Goldberg, National Review Online editor and a conservative pundit, said he is in total agreement with Palin's larger point - that the Tucson assassinations were carried out by a lone gunman of no discernible ideology. But he, too, disputed the former Alaska governor's choice of words.
http://blog.seattlepi.com/seattlepolitics/archives/235409.asp