Sarah Palin speaks of 'blood libel.' Really?

CBS Blames Sarah Palin For Injecting 'Politics and Controversy' Into Tucson Shooting
At the top of Wednesday's CBS Evening News, anchor Katie Couric lamented: "The President tries to comfort a nation in mourning, but even on a rare day of unity, politics and Controversy intervene." A clip was then played of Sarah Palin's Facebook video reaction to the Tucson shooting and media finger-pointing: "Journalists and pundits should not manufacture a blood Libel." Later, correspondent Chip Reid reported that in his Speech at the memorial service for the victi...

Hullabaloo
More Like This, Please. Much More. by tristero I just finished reading Obama's Tucson Speech. I really must go further than Digby and declare it was not only the best speech Obama has given since becoming president, but also one of the greatest speeches given by any sitting president. It was heartfelt, eloquent, beautifully written and paced, and deeply personal while calling all of us to realize a larger purpose: the national goal of establishing a discourse healthy for Democracy. This last...

'Blood libel' accusations have long history
(01-13) 04:00 PST New York - -- When Sarah Palin accused Journalists and pundits of "blood Libel" in the wake of the deadly Arizona shootings, she reached deep into one of medieval history's most sordid chapters to make her point. The term "blood Libel" is not well known, but it is highly charged - a reference to a time when European Christians accused Jews of Kidnapping and murdering Christian Children to obtain their blood. Jews were tortured and executed for crimes they did not commit, emb...

Chris Christie: Sarah Palin's 'Blood Libel' Comment Was Unnecessary (VIDEO)
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) gave a cool review Thursday of Sarah Palin's use of the Controversial phrase "blood Libel" in her response to the criticism that she had received following the shooting in Arizona. "I don't think anybody really believes that Governor Palin was trying to make someone get hurt or bring violence on," Christie said on ABC's "Good Morning America." "And I think she just should have said that and left it at that." Christie also offered up a different piece of advic...

Mayor Bloomberg: Can't Blame Sarah Palin, Rhetoric For Arizona Man's Shooting Spree
Mayor Bloomberg struck the post-partisan tone of which he's so fond when asked today about the role (or lack thereof) of overheated Rhetoric in the Arizona shootings. “This would appear to be a very deranged, perhaps on-drugs individual from what I've read," Bloomberg said of accused gunman Jared Lee Loughner. "And I think we should focus on somebody with a gun that has killed six people. And I think the president put it very well yesterday -- the Rhetoric should be at a...

To Sarah Palin, the Arizona Shooting Is All About ... Sarah Palin
A nine-year-old girl who just wanted to meet her congresswoman is dead. Democracy itself is under assault with the shooting death of a Federal Judge and a congressional aide, and the Attempted Murder of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. The accused shooter has a troubling history that raises questions about how we care for the mentally ill and whom we allow to have a gun. Heroes emerged, including citizens who threw themselves atop the shooter to stop further bloodshed, and the congressional intern who...

The News About Blood Libel (Not Sarah Palin, the OTHER News)
Note: This article was originally written for NewsRealBlog) When the calendar approaches the Jewish Holiday of Passover there is usually much discussion and unfortunate new examples of the infamous lie against Jews, the blood Libel which charges that Jews use the blood of Gentile Children to make Matzo (the unleavened bread eaten in as part of the holiday’s observance). Surprisingly this week, smack in the middle of January, months before Passover, the blood Libel is back in the news pri...

In politics, Palin has her own rules
WASHINGTON (AP) — With her video defending herself against critics — in which she accused them of "blood Libel" — former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin again showed she is weighing a presidential bid in unprecedented and even daring ways. Mrs. Palin commands nationwide attention with her selective use of Facebook and Twitter, choosing provocative words when others testing the presidential waters prefer a lighter touch. Some political pros say her tactics, which protect her from mainst...

White House: 'No comment' on Palin 'blood libel' debate
In a press briefing on Thursday morning, White House spokesman Robert Gibbs acknowledged he watched Palin's statement on the Tucson shootings, but he wouldn't say if President Obama has. Gibbs refused give any White House perspective on Palin's remarks. "I'm happy to speak to what the president said and how he came about saying it, but I'll let others opine on that," he said, declining to even utter Palin's name. Palin's use in her statement of the Controversial phrase "blood Libel," which refer...

Delusional Left: Blood Libel Was Dog Whistle to Conservative Christians
(Politico) — Sarah Palin’s use of the charged term “blood Libel” may not have been an accidental blunder, but a deliberate “‘dog whistle” appeal to her Evangelical Christian supporters for whom the expression has meaning, commentators and others are saying. Taegan Goddard, founder of nonpartisan news site Political Wire, floated the idea after the release of Palin’s video remarks Wednesday, writing that “… while it’s not entirely ...

Palin Death Threats at 'Unprecedented Level'
Sarah Palin's use of the term "blood Libel" while responding to the Gabrielle Giffords shooting has stirred up Controversy. Her team is talking to security experts after receiving what an aide has described as an "unprecedented level" of death threats. See photos of the Gabrielle Giffords Shooting in Arizona. Take the poll: Is Political Rhetoric to Blame for Arizona Shooting? Read more about the Arizona shooting and Gabrielle Giffords. ...

Sarah Palin Unplugged
Thu Jan. 13, 2011 8:43 AM PST I haven't paid a ton of attention to the Giffords coverage over the past two days, but hoo boy — was Sarah Palin's video response yesterday one of the most ill-conceived political speeches ever? I'm not even talking about the "blood Libel" thing. For all I know, she doesn't even understand what the phrase means — though I'll bet we'll soon get some kind of snarky, defensive tweet claiming that she does too know what it means and then concoctin...

Andy Ostroy: The Political Implosion of Sarah Palin
The takeaway from President Obama's brilliant, poignant Speech at Wednesday night's memorial at the University of Arizona in Tucson was, "We may not be able to stop all evil in the world, but I know that how we treat one another is entirely up to us." The tone of his message, his raw emotion, the compassion for the Victims and their families, and the genuine concern he showed for the nation exemplified great leadership, and was in stark contrast to the bizarre, self-serving video that his pot...

Good Luck Talking Down Shrill, "Blood Libel' Victims Armed to the Teeth
Words don't matter, only "blood Libel"? As Dylan Ratigan on MSNBC remarked, how is it okay for Palin to claim words don't matter and individual actors are solely responsible for their crimes while going apoplectic when others opine violent Rhetoric fuels a context for violence. Or that her outrage might push the "disturbed" to obey her "don't retreat, reload"? Crosshairs, anyone? Certainly any such talk won't make us safer, nor will good intentions or happy hopes from politicians, nor minute...

Sarah Palin, Mikhail Rybachenko and the origins of 'blood libel'
Sarah Palin probably never heard of Mikhail Rybachenko, but that's more or less who she was referring to when she used the phrase "blood Libel" to describe the easy slander of certain Conservatives for the shootings in Tucson. Rybanchenko was a 14-year-old who was found murdered outside the city of Kishinev, now in Moldova. Word quickly spread that he had been killed by Jews and his blood drained for the preparation of Passover matzo. Indeed, it was said that the boy's main arteries had been pre...

Right-Wing Media Rush To Defend Palin's Use Of "Blood Libel"
Right-Wing Media Defend Palin's Use Of "Blood Libel" Washington Times: "This Is Simply The Latest Round Of An Ongoing Pogrom Against Conservative Thinkers." In an editorial titled, "Blood libel against Palin, Limbaugh," The Washington Times stated: "Typical of blood libel, the attack against Mrs. Palin is a false charge intended to generate anger made by people with a political agenda. They have made these claims boldly without evidence and without censure or consequence." From the Times: Som...

Self-hating Jew Debbie Wasserman-Schultz blood libels Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin defended herself against blood Libel. Leftist self-hating Jew Debbie Wasserman-Schultz responded by blood-libeling her again. This is what the left means by "coming together." https://www.tygrrrrexpress.com/2011/01/self-hating-jew-debbie-wasserman-schultz-blood-libels-sarah-palin/ I am an undercard tonight for Evan Sayet and his Right to Laugh comedy show in Thousand Oaks. eric aka the Tygrrrr Express ...

Dog Whistling in the Dark
Can the kerfuffle over Sarah Palin's use of the term "blood Libel" get any sillier? Yes it can: Sarah Palin’s use of the charged term “blood libel” may not have been an accidental blunder, but a deliberate “‘dog whistle” appeal to her Evangelical Christian supporters for whom the expression has meaning, commentators and others are saying. Taegan Goddard, founder of nonpartisan news site Political Wire, floated the idea after the release of Palin’s video...

A Few Words on Blood Libel
On Twitter yesterday I ticked off quite a few vehement leftists for supporting Sarah Palin's decision to use the phrase "blood Libel" in describing how blatantly biased media branded Conservatives in general, the Tea Party in specific, and a handful of political figures in particular as somehow being responsible for inciting Jared Lee Loughner to go on his Shooting Spree in Tucson. I can only ascribe their anger to the effectiveness of the comparison, which portrayed those pushing this dishone...

White House on Sarah Palin's comments: No comment
Source: LA Times The administration aims to stay above the fray when asked about President Obama stressing the need for political civility after the Arizona shootings and Sarah Palin's 'blood Libel' charge. White House spokesman Robert Gibbs pointedly avoided attempts Thursday to engage the Obama Administration in a debate on civil political discourse with potential presidential rival Sarah Palin. Speaking at his morning briefing, Gibbs ducked several questions about the president's response to ...

Some say 'blood libel' signaled base
Sarah Palin’s use of the charged term “blood Libel” may not have been an accidental blunder, but a deliberate “‘dog whistle” appeal to her Evangelical Christian supporters for whom the expression has meaning, commentators and others are saying. Taegan Goddard, founder of nonpartisan news site Political Wire, floated the idea after the release of Palin’s video remarks Wednesday, writing that “… while it’s not entirely clear what Palin...

Sarah Palin On Giffords Shooting, Brings Up Blood Libel
After the tragic Saturday Assassination attempt on Democratic Rep. Gabrielle Giffords outside a Tucson, Arizona Supermarket that left six people dead and Giffords and more than a dozen others injured, former Alaska Governor and Republican vice-presidential Candidate Sarah Palin simply left a Facebook note, saying, "My sincere condolences are offered to the family of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and the other Victims of today's tragic shooting in Arizona. On behalf of Todd and my family, we all pray...

Rush Speaks on the Lefts Unbridled Hatred for Sarah Palin (Video)
Rush Limbaugh addressed the left’s unbridled hatred for Sarah Palin today on his show. This was great. St. Louis Post-Dispatch St. Louis Globe-Democrat FOX 2 St. Louis...

Belarus boy faces orphanage after parents jailed (AP)
MINSK, Belarus – In the aftermath of Belarus' Presidential Election, a 3-year-old boy is at the heart of a battle with a secret service that still calls itself the KGB. Lyutsina Khalip is fighting to keep her toddler grandson Danil out of an Orphanage after the secret police jailed his parents, a Journalist and an opposition Presidential Candidate who had challenged President Alexander Lukashenko. The repression of this family is part of a broad campaign to punish Lukashenko's opponents ...

Palin: Media incite hatred, a 'blood libel' after Arizona shooting
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has posted a nearly eight-minute video on her Facebook page condemning those who blame political Rhetoric for the Arizona shooting that gravely wounded Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. Last spring, Mrs. Palin targeted Mrs. Giffords' district as one of 20 that should be taken back. Mrs. Palin has been criticized for marking each district with the cross hairs of a gun sight. In the video posted Wednesday, the 2008 GOP vice presidential candidat...