If it were anti semetic, Palin wouldn’t use it. She is a huge supporter of Israel. To say otherwise is pathetic.
Just for future use, the term is spelled “anti-semitic” (more than one person has spelled it wrong, so it’s not a personal correction).
I agree that it isn’t an anti-semitic term; that’s why I said you should argue that point, rather than accusing the poster of calling her an anti-semite and trying to get the poster banned from the site.
And if you do want to get someone banned, you should use the abuse button, and explain the problem; the mods can ban people, or censor them, or take it to the site owner if they want.
I don’t agree with wtc911’s particular complaint about the word, but I do think it was the wrong phrase to use, and it will not be helpful, and trying to argue that it was the right word, or is helpful, simply because we like Sarah Palin, will do nobody any good.
Sarah is a smart person, and hopefully she will come out with something that explains and apologizes for the confusion over the use of the term. It won’t be easy for her, it’s hard to back down when you make a mistake — but it would show the mark of a real leader to be able to react to criticism and grow from it.
I just wish one of her speech-helpers had been a little more on the ball, or that someone would have picked up on the use of the phrase earlier and raised the complaints so it would have been clear before Sarah released her video.
She is indeed a supporter of Israel. This incident is however, a perfect example of why this woman will never get close to the executive office.
I’ll tell you straight up, that she meant no offense at all with her blood libel comment. She just didn’t think it through. I doubt she even knew the connotation or history of the phrase. She had a basic understanding of blood and libel, heard the phrase and thought it sounded right on. So, she used it without any knowledge of it’s deeper meaning. I believe whole-heartedly that she’s a decent person who wouldn’t have used the phrase had she understood it’s meaning, especially since Giffords is Jewish.
Like I keep telling you, this woman is no brain trust, and is not suited for higher office. Being conservative (she is), having good values (she does) is not enough to lead the free world. Leaders have to be the best of us, and Sarah is intellectually mediocre at best.