"Blood Libel" is wholly inappropriate.

[vaberella]

Her speech is unacceptable. Period. She reads off a speech and then in it, instead of rereading her speech---she starts jibber-jabber and uses anti-semitic terminology within the same discussion where a Jewish member of Congress was shot. It's appalling. I am truly disgusted. And is the media touching on this?! Hell no, the dumb-dumbs. However, I must say they are not wasting their time on her speech either. The woman has no sense of discretion nor understanding of her language and the situation as a whole.

She made herself some sort of pathetic victim---she was not a victim. Even if her actions may not have had a direct impact on the shooter---she has aided the mess of what has become our society. Instead of distancing herself from violence and violent rhetoric in the future. She claims that she was NEVER participating in violent imagery and discourse. How can that be the case?! She has no sense of responsibility. She exemplifies the worst aspect of American society. Where we apologize for nothing! And in essence paint ourselves as victims for everything.

There are times we need to step back, reflect, and realize that even if we didn't do something directly that indirectly we may have played a role or see that our role was not HELPFUL but more HURTFUL. However, does this woman understand responsibility and take any? NOT an ounce.

Ugh, I'm truly disgusted. I am truly disgusted.

Edited to add more: This may be the first time. I would agree that Palin has destroyed whatever career she might, might have had as a presidential candidate with this phrasing. It's inappropriate and insulting. I should also note, that there was, so far as I know, one Jewish person was killed in this shoot out. I believe it as Giffords staff member, who was also Jewish along with Giffords, Gabe Zimmerman---she showed how out of touch and misinformed she is about America.

*Apologies for misspelling semitic.
**Title changed in order to respect the proper definition of "Blood Libel". <---It is is a title to describe certain anti-semitic myths that originated during the 12th Century and reached a major height during Nazi Germany.

[TwilightGardener]

1. Yep--she uses irresponsible language (for well over two years now), people call

her on it over and over, she ignores them. Something bad happens that may or may not be the direct result of such irresponsible language, and what does she do? Uses an offensive term to portray herself as a victim! I can't begin to imagine her as President. She would start WW3 on Day 2.

[jenmito]

2. Jonathan Capehart just mentioned it on MSNBC and said he wrote a column about it today. n/t

[DCKit]

3. The international media is all over her speech - and not pulling any punches. nt

[panader0]

4. Okay. I'm ignorant

Why is "blood libel" anti-semitic?

[alsame]

6. Here:

Blood libel (also blood accusation) refers to a false accusation or claim that religious minorities, almost always Jews, murder children to use their blood in certain aspects of their religious rituals and holidays. Historically, these claims have–alongside those of well poisoning and host desecration–been a major theme in European persecution of Jews.

The libels typically allege that Jews require human blood for the baking of matzos for Passover. The accusations often assert that the blood of Christian children is especially coveted, and historically blood libel claims have often been made to account for otherwise unexplained deaths of children. In some cases, the alleged victim of human sacrifice has become venerated as a martyr, a holy figure around whom a martyr cult might arise. A few of these have been even canonized as saints.

In Jewish lore, blood libels were the impetus for the creation in the 16th century of the Golem of Prague by Rabbi Judah Loew ben Bezalel. Many popes have either directly or indirectly condemned the blood accusation, and no pope has ever sanctioned it. These libels have persisted among some segments of Christians to the present time.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_libel

[vaberella]

7. Google is good.

Basically it's the title used in reference to Jews who were accused of killing and then drinking the blood of Christian children which started in the 12th Century but resurrected during Nazi Germany. However, my statement is very simplistic. So here are some articles:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_libel

http://www.zionism-israel.com/dic/blood_libel.htm

HTH.
:hi:

She took away the victimization from the victims, and placed it on herself. And invoked the language of hate in order to do such a thing.

[riverwalker]

13. the power of words

"Blood libel" is the very core and the foundation belief of hate groups like KKK, neo-nazis, the nazis, white supremacists, ayran nations etc.

[vaberella]

17. Very much so. She appeased her freaks ....that's for sure.

[mzmolly]

5. Just when one thinks Palin can't get any more disgusting,

she finds a way.

[vaberella]

8. She truly is a special type of human being. n/t

[azurnoir]

9. K&R however

IMO the term Blood Libel is not in itself anti-Semitic but rather a descriptor of a particular type of anti-Semitism

[vaberella]

10. Yes, I'm aware. I was a bit simplistic in my terminology.

my point was focused more so on her inappropriate use of the term.

I clarified it in another post. However, the word describes the situation overall.

[azurnoir]

15. sorry I took the title too literally n/t

[vaberella]

16. It's okay. I edited it...because I should respect the word for what it is.

So thank you. I made a note as well. I don't want to Palinize this issue, since it is relevant.

[The Night Owl]

11. The term "blood libel" is not itself anti-semitic. It describes...

...a set of false and anti-semitic myths which have been used against Jews.

Basically, Sarah Palin claimed that people are accusing her of murdering children and drinking their blood. No one has accused her of that and so her claim is, like a lot of her claims, utter nonsense.

[vaberella]

14. yes..I know...I should see if I can clarify the title. Edited! Thanks.n/t

[The Night Owl]

19. Well done! {EOM}

[jenmito]

12. O/T-but she said "pundints" instead of "pundits." n/t

[vaberella]

18. Palinization---it needs to be a word in the dictionary. n/t

[jenmito]

20. Yeah, but instead, her made-up words (like "refutiate" get put into the dictionary. n/t