Blood Liebel??? Palin Comes Down with Foot in Mouth Disease

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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
 






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.

The 'Cuda looked like she was making a hostage tape in that video.
 






The 'Cuda looked like she was making a hostage tape in that video.

She's losing her grip now she's managed to offend Jews:

National Jewish Democratic Council reacts to Palin Video
Instead of dialing down the rhetoric at this difficult moment, Sarah Palin chose to accuse others trying to sort out the meaning of this tragedy of somehow engaging in a “blood libel” against her and others. This is of course a particularly heinous term for American Jews, given that the repeated fiction of blood libels are directly responsible for the murder of so many Jews across centuries—and given that blood libels are so directly intertwined with deeply ingrained anti-Semitism around the globe, even today.
 












i think the rnc and most republikkklans r really secretly happy 'bout sister sarahs recent troubles theyve been looking 2 unload her big time and she just gave them the golden ticket
 
























This has to be the lamest gripe ever and yet another case out of someone trying to make something out of nothing. See the third paragraph of the article- it states this has become, albeit unfortunate, common english parlance. Funny, so it is used exactly as palin used it, so often asto be considered common, yet is an issue if palin does it. People have really lost their mindswhen it comes to this lady.
 







Didn't you post on another thread that blogs and OP-Eds don't count?

As for Palin - It looked like she was making a hostage tape with that video. Her 'blood libel' line will hang around her neck like an albatross and any hope she had for 2012 went up in smoke. Keep talking Sarah, you make yourslef and the GOP look even more foolish with each word that comes out.
 






OP-EDs don't count when providing proof of alledged hate speech because someone's liberal opinion does not prove anything. An Op-Ed is fine when not providing actual PROOF of something, and just trying to show what people are saying or thinking about a topic. Surely you people understand the difference? good god...that's pathetic. Now don't preach about requiring anything because you always reqiuire proof to back up what people say and you NOW do not and will not provide proof of your public claim that the AZ shooting was caused by hate speech. So you have lost. The issue has already been closed and you people got made fools of.

That's your opinion and you are entitled to it. I disagree with 99% of your above 'twisted in a pretzel' post, but have at it.
 






Didn't you post on another thread that blogs and OP-Eds don't count?

As for Palin - It looked like she was making a hostage tape with that video. Her 'blood libel' line will hang around her neck like an albatross and any hope she had for 2012 went up in smoke. Keep talking Sarah, you make yourslef and the GOP look even more foolish with each word that comes out.

i believe republikkklans want 2 be rid of her MORE than we do
they r foaming at the mouth about this video
 






The rabbi speaks on this ridiculous attempt at a story:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703583404576079823067585318.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

Despite the strong association of the term with collective Jewish guilt and concomitant slaughter, Sarah Palin has every right to use it. The expression may be used whenever an amorphous mass is collectively accused of being murderers or accessories to murder.

The abominable element of the blood libel is not that it was used to accuse Jews, but that it was used to accuse innocent Jews—their innocence, rather than their Jewishness, being the operative point. Had the Jews been guilty of any of these heinous acts, the charge would not have been a libel.
 






The rabbi speaks on this ridiculous attempt at a story:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703583404576079823067585318.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

Despite the strong association of the term with collective Jewish guilt and concomitant slaughter, Sarah Palin has every right to use it. The expression may be used whenever an amorphous mass is collectively accused of being murderers or accessories to murder.

The abominable element of the blood libel is not that it was used to accuse Jews, but that it was used to accuse innocent Jews—their innocence, rather than their Jewishness, being the operative point. Had the Jews been guilty of any of these heinous acts, the charge would not have been a libel.

As much as i dislike Sarah Palin, I agree 100% with the statement. NO ONE HAS A MONOPOLY ON THE RIGHT TO USE CERTAIN WORDS.
 













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