Clyburn: Palin Intellectually Unable To 'Understand What's Going On'

Atmosphere Of Hate: Death Threats Against Sarah Palin At An Unprecedented Level
Which is kind of ironic given that Palin herself has been targeted for creating an “atmosphere of hate” that led to the shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords: An aide close to Sarah Palin says death threats and security threats have increased to an unprecedented level since the shooting in Arizona, and the former Alaska Governor’s team has been talking to security professionals. Since the shooting in Tucson, Palin has taken much heat for her “crosshairs” map that targ...

Clyburn: Palin 'intellectually' incapable of understanding Arizona shootings
Source: Huffington Post Clyburn: Palin 'intellectually' incapable of understanding Arizona shootings Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's first spoken words on the shootings in Tucson, Ariz. -- a lengthy denunciation of both violence and pundits who are "Manufacturing a blood Libel" -- was more an effort IN Media critique than post-tragedy Reconciliation. And in the immediate aftermath, the reaction to it was a bit of incredulity, shock or simple confusion. Assistant House Minority Leader James Clyb...

Bad Irony Alert: The Blood Libel on Palin Resulted Has Resulted in an Unprecedented Increase of Death Threats Against Palin
Hey media, maybe you will get your wish and someone can assassinate her, right?  As we sit here tonight we learn that Sarah Palin is getting unprecedented levels of threats against her and her family: An aide close to Sarah Palin says death threats and security threats have increased to an unprecedented level since the shooting in Arizona, and the former Alaska Governor’s team has been talking to security professionals. Since the shooting in Tucson, Palin has taken much...

Krauthammer on debating Palins use of blood libel: Have we completely lost our minds? (Daily Caller)
Read more stories from The Daily Caller Democrats slam Boehner for missing Arizona memorial service FNC's Hume praises 'pep rally' atmosphere of Obama Arizona Speech, but adds parts 'most peculiar' Obama urges Arizona and nation to be 'worthy of those we have lost' Historian Douglas Brinkley says Tucson will be a place in 'history like a Selma or Birmingham in the 1960s' Text of President Obama's speech at Arizona memorial service It has been over four days since a shooting in Tucson that clai...

Clyburn: Palin 'Seems Not to Be Able to Understand What's Going on Here'
Good grief, don't these people know when to shut up?A House Democratic leader on Wednesday lashed out at Sarah Palin, accusing the former Alaska Governor of being intellectually unable of understanding why she's faced criticism related to the shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.). Assistant Democratic Leader James Clyburn (D-S.C.) said that Palin had missed the point by releasing a statement this morning blasting the media for "blood Libel" for looking to assign blame in part to her rhet...

James Clyburn: Palin intellectually unable to understand issue of rhetoric
Congressman James Clyburn (D-SC) attacked Sarah Palin Wednesday over her use of the term "blood Libel" in a statement she issued earlier in the day. "You know, Sarah Palin just can't seem to get it, on any front. I think she's an attractive person, she is articulate," Clyburn said on the Bill Press Radio Show. "But I think intellectually, she seems not to be able to understand what's going on here." Clyburn said Palin didn't understand how "Rhetoric" could impact people, no matter what motivated...

Rep. Clyburn: Palin Is Attractive And Articulate But Lacks Intellect To Understand Arizona Shooting
In the wake of Sarah Palin’s video address dealing with the Arizona shooting, it was easy to predict that her Controversial “blood Libel” reference would generate passionate reaction from many. Without much delay, Assistant Minority Leader in the House, Representative James Clyburn , offered up his instant reaction to the comment on a Radio Show with liberal host Bill Press that is likely to stir up some Controversy of its own. Press asked Clyburn to respond to Palin’s co...

Thoughtful, On-Target Palin Responds To Attacks; Left Loses Last Grip On Reality
I know, my use of the term on-target makes me a vitriolic, hateful Rhetoric espouser in the eyes of some. It’s not conducive to the “new tone” we are all supposed to embrace for some unfathomable and delusional reason. Of course, this new tone doesn’t apply if one is speaking about Sarah Palin, who is apparently the cause of All Bad Things Ever, in perpetuity. Even here, we are on day three of no school due to snow. In South Carolina. Does Palin’s evil reach have no...

Top Dem Says Palin Attractive, Intellectually Dense
Sarah Palin’s video message about the Arizona shootings has already drawn criticism from a House Democrat leader. “You know, Sarah Palin just can’t seem to get it, on any front. I think she’s an attractive person, she is articulate,” said assistant House Minority Leader James Clyburn (D., S.C.) on a Radio Show this morning, according to The Hill. “But I think intellectually, she seems not to be able to understand what’s going on here.” Clyburn comp...

Clyburn: 'Intellectually, [Palin] seems not to understand what's going on here'
South Carolina Rep. James Clyburn, a member of House Democratic leadership, dismissed Sarah Palin's video on the Bill Press Show this morning. "She is an attractive person, she is articulate, but i think intellectually she seems not to understand what is going on here," he said. One thing Palin does understand: Dominating the conversation. ...

MISSION ACCOMPLISHED Death Threats Against Sarah Palin at Unprecendented Level
Death threats against Sarah Palin reached an unprecedented level this week. In recent days, word has spread among Conservatives of a Facebook page titled “I hate it when I wake up and Sarah Palin is still alive.” The page features a drawing of Sarah Palin about to shoot herself in the head and several of the members have called for Sarah Palin’s Assassination. An aide close to Sarah Palin says death threats and security threats have increased to an unprecedented level since th...

Let's Go to the Confrontational
The videotaped confessional (or these days, it might be better to call it a "confrontational") is all the rage among those who believe they've been aggrieved. What better way to defend yourself uninterrupted or go after designated critics without fear of having your message diluted? The tactic is big on the political front. Exhibit A is Sarah Palin's nearly eight-minute commentary on Saturday's shooting in Tucson that injured Representative Gabrielle Giffords and killed six people. Palin spends ...

Sexist Rep. James Clyburn Palin attractive but intellectually doesnt understand whats going on
Sexist Rep. James Clyburn - Palin ‘attractive’ but ‘intellectually’ doesn’t understand what’s going on Hold up a second. I thought the Jared Loughner shootings were purely because of Sarah Palin and her “Target Map” of the 20 Congressional Districts from last year? Yet according to sexist South Carolina Rep. James Clyburn, while Sarah Palin is “attractive”, she just doesn’t understand what’s going on with the chaos a...

Every Wild Weekend
Apparently Sarah Palin is receiving lots of death threats. An aide close to Sarah Palin says death threats and security threats have increased to an unprecedented level since the shooting in Arizona, and the former Alaska Governor's team has been talking to security professionals. Now, let’s see tomorrow how the media and the left react to this story. There’ll be three responses, I assume. One: “Hey, maybe we should tone down the Rhetoric on Palin before she gets shot.̶...

Pictures from President Obama's speech at the Arizona memorial (Slideshow)
Tonight President Obama delivered a Speech at memorial for the Victims of the shootings in Tucson, Arizona.  Six people were killed and fourteen more injured last Saturday when a gunman opened fire at an event hosted by Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ).  Giffords is currently recovering in the Hospital from a gunshot to the head.  Images from the scene at the arena where President Obama spoke can be seen to the left.  The President and various members of the audience g...

Sam Stein: Obama Re-Introduces The Human Element To The Giffords Tragedy
WASHINGTON -- It is when there is a human element to his presidency that Barack Obama tends to stand the tallest. And on Wednesday evening, as he spoke to 20,000-plus at a memorial service at the University of Arizona, there was, if nothing else, an emotional honesty to what he had to say. To a nation looking for clarity, Obama didn't pretend to have all the answers. There is, he noted, a tendency to demand "order" from "chaos," to try and "make sense out of that which seems senseless." Life d...

Palin, Obama sternly rebuke the Left
Former Governor Sarah Palin broke her silence today to deliver a scathing rebuke to those Leftist media pundits and citizens who have been accusing her of complicity in the Murders and Assassination attempt in Tucson last Saturday.  Governor Palin appropriately named them guilty of “Blood Libel,” a Hebrew term originally used in regard to anti-Semites who falsely claimed Jews murdered Christian Children and used their blood in their food.  The libel and slander done by the ...

Obama Lifts Spirits in Spite of Tragedy
TUCSON, Ariz. - It was an emotional memorial, and an uplifting rally at University of Arizona, as Arizona and the nation unite to remember the Victims of the shooting in Tucson. A moving tribute was given to those who died, those who survived, and the heroes of Saturday's attack --an attack that has touched the entire country. President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama attended the service Wednesday night at McKale Center. Members of his cabinet, including Homeland Security secretary and form...

In Arizona, Obama Appeals To Our Better Angels (The Nation)
The Nation -- At his best, Barack Obama is a leader who appeals to our better angels, who rode to the White House on a campaign of “hope.” Nowhere was Obama’s empathy more needed, and more appropriate, than in Tucson Wednesday night. “If this tragedy prompts reflection and debate, as it should, let’s make sure it’s worthy of those we have lost,” the president said. He led by example in a powerful, emotional and poetic address. He consoled not only thos...

Palin's Arizona defense fuels 2012 speculation
Sarah Palin fanned speculation about her presidential ambitions when she cast herself as chief defender of arch-conservatives accused of inspiring a horrific act of violence with their fiery political Rhetoric. Palin accused those linking bellicose politicking by the right-wing Tea Party movement to the attempted Assassination of a US lawmaker of spreading a "blood Libel" in a slickly produced video on Wednesday. "Acts of monstrous criminality stand on their own. They begin and end with the cr...

Palin's Arizona defense fuels 2012 speculation (AFP)
WASHINGTON (AFP) – Sarah Palin fanned speculation about her presidential ambitions when she cast herself as chief defender of arch-conservatives accused of inspiring a horrific act of violence with their fiery political Rhetoric. Palin accused those linking bellicose politicking by the right-wing Tea Party movement to the attempted Assassination of a US lawmaker of spreading a "blood Libel" in a slickly produced video on Wednesday. "Acts of monstrous criminality stand on t...

Palin Accuses Critics of 'Blood Libel' (updated)
Far from backing down, Sarah Palin defended herself today against critics who linked her Rhetoric to the Arizona shootings, accusing them of the long-condemned anti-Semitic slur "blood Libel." Palin opponents noted soon after the shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) that left six people dead that Palin had posted a map on her website last fall with gun sights on 20 districts, including Giffords'. She announced it with a tweet: "Don't Retreat, Instead - RELOAD!&quo...;

If only I were Sarah Palin's speechwriter . . . .
Sarah Palin's silence, since Saturday, has been, as Keith Olbermann noted, "deafening." This is a woman who Tweets or posts on Facebook when she eats a bagel. So when news of the Facebook video hit this morning, my heart actually sank. With her silence, she spared us her words. But then I watched the video of Sarah Palin as Victim, and the "blood Libel" term aside, I can't think of a time when a Speech hit a worse tone and was more ill-timed. Palin made herself a victim before the memorial for t...

Backlash Grows Over Palin's 'Blood Libel' Claim
Sarah Palin's use of the loaded phrase "blood Libel" is attracting more attention and condemnation as the day goes on. The former Alaska Governor used the words to describe the claims of critics who said Palin deserved some of the blame for the Arizona shootings because of her fiery Rhetoric and her target-marked election map that put the sights on Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.), among others. But the phrase most often refers to an anti-Semitic myth that's been used to justi...

Herman Cain Forms Presidential Exploratory Committee
Herman Cain announced on Neil Cavuto’s show that he is officially forming a presidential Exploratory Committee. Mr. Cain said his lack of Public Sector experience is a good thing. He was also asked about surviving stage 4 Cancer, listen to his answer. Matt Lewis has more on Cain’s background. Cain, an African-American Republican, holds a master’s degree in computer science from Purdue University and was a corporate vice president for Burger King before running Godfather’...