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This speech is just another reason as to why Sarah Palin is just awesome and classy...
I'm sick of this.
Palin is a dumbass but at least she demonstrated some tact by waiting a few days to come forth and address this civilly.
Her presidential bid is dead. It's the Independents who matter, not her loyal Kool-Aid followers or the people who hate her guts, and from what I can tell, Indepedents have not been swayed by a lot of her actions. Quitting as governor, going on a reality show, rabidly reacting to most criticism, etc. has not won any moderates to her cause.
Can you stay on topic....NO.I'm sick of this.
Palin is a dumbass but at least she demonstrated some tact by waiting a few days to come forth and address this civilly.
Her presidential bid is dead. It's the Independents who matter, not her loyal Kool-Aid followers or the people who hate her guts, and from what I can tell, Indepedents have not been swayed by a lot of her actions. Quitting as governor, going on a reality show, rabidly reacting to most criticism, etc. has not won any moderates to her cause.
Well, somebody forgot to send the memo on this to the conservative pundits.
Somebody should clue in Ms. Palin that the target was Jewish.
She's not even smart enough to understand the 'blood libel' reference in her own speech.
Apparently it went over the OP's head as well.
My biggest question is where she got it from. You know she didn't put that in her speech by herself.
She's not even smart enough to understand the 'blood libel' reference in her own speech.
Apparently it went over the OP's head as well.
My biggest question is where she got it from. You know she didn't put that in her speech by herself.
The reference had three similarities:
Both involved blood
Both seek to demonize to accused
Both are wholly inaccurate
Apparently the only people that don't have the mental acuity to understand the parallels are those that are attacking her for the use.
The reference had three similarities:
Both involved blood
Both seek to demonize to accused
Both are wholly inaccurate
Apparently the only people that don't have the mental acuity to understand the parallels are those that are attacking her for the use.
That's quite a stretch, though. She could have a number of different terms to describe it. Blood libel refers to a very specific thing and it's not really something that one would use metaphorically. I honestly don't even think it's that she went overboard. I think she didn't fully understand the meaning of the word. It's quite absurd for anyone to attempt to draw parallels between the two.
You're trying realllllyyy hard for an anology that makes no sense at all. This didn't involve Jews. Or children. Or an excuse to attack people because of their religion. The only way you can even compare the two is if you take such a broad definition of blood libel that the phrase is essentially meaningless.
One detail popping up in many of the profiles of Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords to appear since she was shot on Saturday is that the congresswoman has increasingly come to define herself as a Jew.
Elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2006, Giffords was the first Jewish woman from Arizona to serve in Congress. The JTA reports that Giffords made her Jewish background part of her House campaign, which saw her win in a traditionally Republican district
Wounded Arizona congresswoman had strengthened Jewish identity – CNN Belief Blog - CNN.com Blogs
I agree. I think the most she thought about the phrase was "Ooo, sounds cool."
Google is your friend.
j-mac
You're trying realllllyyy hard for an anology that makes no sense at all. This didn't involve Jews. Or children. Or an excuse to attack people because of their religion. The only way you can even compare the two is if you take such a broad definition of blood libel that the phrase is essentially meaningless.
It still doesn't really make sense, because "blood libel" refers to the Jews as the victims of the wrongful criticism.
You're expanding was is generally meant by victimhood.....and you know it.
Google is your friend.
j-mac
Do you think the shooters criticism was on the mark concerning Congresswoman Giffords?
j-mac
I'm not trying hard at all, it fits.
Pretty sure that had no reason with either why she was shot or Palin's use of the phrase. Plus it completely messes with the comparison. The Jews are attacked because of supposed attacks on Christians. Now liberals are attacking conservatives because of an actual attack on a Jew? See it makes no sense at all.
A law enforcement memo based on information from the Department of Homeland Security suggests Jared Loughner, the alleged shooter of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, may have been linked to a racist white supremacy and anti-Semitic hate group — a link the group itself vehemently denies.
The government memo, obtained by Fox News, notes that Loughlin has no direct connection, but “strong suspicion is being directed at” a group called American Renaissance, a group that Loughner mentioned in some of his internet postings.
Does Giffords‘ Shooter Have Ties to ’Anti-Semitic’ White Supremacy Group? | The Blaze
Blood libel (also blood accusation[1][2]) refers to a false accusation or claim[3][4][5] that religious minorities, almost always Jews[citation needed],
murder children to use their blood in certain aspects of their religious rituals and holidays.[1][2][6]
Historically, these claims have–alongside those of well poisoning and host desecration–been a major theme in European persecution of Jews.[4]