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Jewish Week: Sarah Palin is Right--We're Looking at a Blood Libel
Jewish Week ^ | Wednesday, January 12, 2011 | Jonathan Mark

Posted on 01/12/2011 1:15:06 PM PST by kristinn

Let's count who has been blamed so far by the Moderate & Tolerant Ones: Sarah Palin, the entire state of Arizona, the Tea Party (which was slandered as anti-Semitic during the election campaign, as well, by the same people who defended Obama churching with Jeremiah Wright), and let's blame all of talk radio, too, while we're at it, because the killer in Tucson must have been listening to talk radio stations in Cleveland and Philadelphia.

As Jon Stewart pointed out, blaming talk radio for the Tucson killer is like blaming hard rock radio for the Columbine killers.

It's like blaming Paul McCartney ("Helter Skelter") for Charles Manson, or J.D. Salinger for Lennon's killer. At least Manson and Chapman said they were inspired by "Helter Skelter" and "Catcher In The Rye." The Civility Police are only guessing when they blame talk radio or everyone who is opposed to criminal immigration from Mexico.

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Sarah Palin is right. She is being slandered. Nothing reflects the vulgarity of the national conversation over the past few years more than the relentless "hating" of Sara Palin, particularly in the Jewish community, particularly those Jews who flatter themselves as being tolerant, as masters of civility.

Yes, articles, such as Michael Daly's in the Daily News, are exactly a blood libel, with headlines charging "Giffords' Blood Is On Sarah Palin's Hands."

SNIP

(Excerpt) Read more at thejewishweek.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Editorial; Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: bloodlibel; freepressforpalin; giffords; obama; palin; sarahpalin
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To: jessduntno; onyx

Can Mr. Dershowitz give us permission to say “niggardly” and “negate,” or do we need to get that from Jesse Jackson?


21 posted on 01/12/2011 1:39:33 PM PST by Tax-chick (The gifts we have, we are given to share.)
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To: jessduntno; onyx

Sorry about the duplicate - cat on the keyboard.


22 posted on 01/12/2011 1:41:07 PM PST by Tax-chick (The gifts we have, we are given to share.)
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To: kristinn
Glenn Reynolds used the phrase first in his column The Arizona Tragedy and the Politics of Blood Libel a few days ago! Where was the outrage by the Jews then????????????
23 posted on 01/12/2011 1:42:26 PM PST by MadelineZapeezda (Skin-color counters are bigots!!...(thanks paulycy))
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To: savagesusie

Not Hardly.

24 posted on 01/12/2011 1:49:36 PM PST by itsahoot (We the people, allowed Republican leadership to get us here, only God's Grace can get us out.)
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To: kristinn

These kinds of controversies arise because some people believe Sarah Palin has no command of the English language or the uses of turns of phrase. And every time she proves them wrong.


25 posted on 01/12/2011 1:50:15 PM PST by mancini
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To: Tax-chick
cat on the keyboard

LOL

26 posted on 01/12/2011 1:52:15 PM PST by LuvFreeRepublic (Support our military or leave. I will help you pack BO!)
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To: Tax-chick

“Sorry about the duplicate - cat on the keyboard.”

I thought it bore repeating!

I think only the REEEEEEEEEEEEVVEEEEERRNNNNNDDDDD
Jackson can make the call.


27 posted on 01/12/2011 1:56:09 PM PST by jessduntno ("'How fortunate for governments that the people they administer don't think." - Adolph Hitler)
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To: LuvFreeRepublic

Both of them walk over the keyboard when their bowl is empty - it gets me off to the kitchen to fill the bowl!


28 posted on 01/12/2011 1:58:15 PM PST by Tax-chick (The gifts we have, we are given to share.)
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To: mancini

You’d like we could move on, but the democrats see this as an election issue for 2012.

Fortunately, Sarah Palin has the HIGH ROAD all to herself.

Alan Dershowitz is neither a fan nor a supporter of herrs, so his statement of defense, is worth millions, at least in the elite community that follows him.


29 posted on 01/12/2011 2:00:57 PM PST by onyx (If you truly support Sarah Palin and want to be on her busy ping list, let me know!)
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To: Tax-chick

LOL. Point taken, but I am pleased that Alan Dershowizt spoke out in her defense.


30 posted on 01/12/2011 2:02:54 PM PST by onyx (If you truly support Sarah Palin and want to be on her busy ping list, let me know!)
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To: Tax-chick

If you’re not attending to your cat’s wishes then you’re not doing your job.


31 posted on 01/12/2011 2:03:35 PM PST by rogue yam
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To: rogue yam

I know, I don’t deserve such outstanding catz.


32 posted on 01/12/2011 2:06:57 PM PST by Tax-chick (The gifts we have, we are given to share.)
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To: onyx

Yes, it’s good to have *anyone* take a stand against the deranged hypersensitivity about *some* people’s use of common phrases.


33 posted on 01/12/2011 2:08:33 PM PST by Tax-chick (The gifts we have, we are given to share.)
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To: onyx
Fortunately, Sarah Palin has the HIGH ROAD all to herself.

She sure does! And she won't even get lonely.

34 posted on 01/12/2011 2:09:45 PM PST by mancini
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To: kristinn; xzins
I think Sarah Palin chose those words carefully, first because they were accurate and directly to the point and secondly because she knew the MSM would go apoplectic.

I'm sure if she had a army of Speechwriters like Obama, they would have told her to tone it down. But when people in the media are accusing you of having blood on your hands following a mass murder, it is not a time to mince words or pull your punches.

BTW, Where are all the other Republicans coming to her defense?

35 posted on 01/12/2011 2:31:00 PM PST by P-Marlowe (LPFOKETT GAHCOEEP-w/o*)
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To: kristinn
Good catch Kristinn, thanks !


36 posted on 01/12/2011 2:37:21 PM PST by tomkat
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To: mancini
These kinds of controversies arise because some people believe Sarah Palin has no command of the English language or the uses of turns of phrase.

I think it's the lefties trying to find anything they can to attack her and Conservatives in general with, regardless of whether it's true or not.

And I don't think it's working anymore.

37 posted on 01/12/2011 2:47:48 PM PST by TwelveOfTwenty (Compassionate Conservatism? Promoting self reliance is compassionate. Promoting dependency is not.)
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To: SnakeDoctor
My favorite quote from Dershowitz:

"We, the People of this country, have no unalienable rights... all our rights are subject to modification... the Constitution of the United States of America is nothing more than a piece of paper and... our government should not be restrained by the Constitution because our government can do good things for people."
38 posted on 01/12/2011 2:53:43 PM PST by magritte ("There are moments, Jeeves, when one asks oneself "Do trousers matter?")
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To: cicero2k
It’s as if Sarah Palin had entered the temple of government and media and kicked over a few tables.

fixed it for you.

39 posted on 01/12/2011 2:54:23 PM PST by DejaJude
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To: seowulf
Even not considering the "broad, metaphorical meaning" and focusing on the literal meaning of blood libel which led to pogroms and killings, the term 'blood libel' is accurate because it seems that those who are libeling conservatives and conservative broadcasters would not be necessarily unhappy if they incited violence against the right.

"Blood libel" seems an accurate term to use to describe a false accusation of an offense sufficiently heinous that it would provoke bloodshed against those so libeled.

40 posted on 01/12/2011 2:58:53 PM PST by PapaBear3625 ("It is only when we've lost everything, that we are free to do anything" -- Fight Club)
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