Jewish groups respond to Palin’s use of ‘blood libel’

[Lanyap]

Who cares...

This. She's already getting too much attention as it is.

 

[spittledip]

As if she could...

Seriously though, it is such a lack of discretion and good sense. She is truly absurd. Whoever manages her is also really ignorant. Of course, I wonder if it is actually a move to keep her supporters fired up... In that sense, it might have been good strategy.

 

[DominionSeraph]

Seriously though, it is such a lack of discretion and good sense. She is truly absurd. Whoever manages her is also really ignorant.

Well, you have to realize, Sarah Palin is just a lay. To overmanage her is to turn her into a streetwalker who is trying too hard. You lose all the appeal.

You can't turn a Sarah Palin into a Hillary Clinton. Palin does not have the brains to move within the conceptual landscape. (or even to grasp that there is such a thing)

 

[HomerJS]

Does anyone here honestly think she knew or understood the historical context of that phrase, say a week ago?

 

[xj0hnx]

Does anyone here honestly think she knew or understood the historical context of that phrase, say a week ago?

I doubt she knows, or understands it now, much less a week ago.

 

[Kanalua]

I think it's an appropriate use of the term. Especially in historical context.

 

[DominionSeraph]

Does anyone here honestly think she knew or understood the historical context of that phrase, say a week ago?

I'd never even heard of it, and I was reading at a college level in elementary school. It ain't a part of the common vernacular.

I can't imagine most schools even using the term. To state the bare fact that Jews were persecuted by Christians is one thing. To start naming it like that makes it political. "Blood libel" would be a Jewish term; not something any outsider would be likely to use or take on.
I find it to be very one-sided.

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

Does anyone here honestly think she knew or understood the historical context of that phrase, say a week ago?

Probably not, but since someone else used it with impunity it's not unreasonable to expect a non reaction. For all that I don't like Palin some are foaming at the mouth to pin something, anything, on her and they suck for it. If someone is going to be damned at least pick on something they did of substance.

 

[soundforbjt]

Probably not, but since someone else used it with impunity it's not unreasonable to expect a non reaction. For all that I don't like Palin some are foaming at the mouth to pin something, anything, on her and they suck for it. If someone is going to be damned at least pick on something they did of substance.

She's never done anything of substance in her life.

 

[FuzzyBee]

Probably not, but since someone else used it with impunity it's not unreasonable to expect a non reaction. For all that I don't like Palin some are foaming at the mouth to pin something, anything, on her and they suck for it. If someone is going to be damned at least pick on something they did of substance.

QFT.

A lot of people definitely have a hardon for Palin.

 

[feralkid]

Probably not, but since someone else used it with impunity it's not unreasonable to expect a non reaction. For all that I don't like Palin some are foaming at the mouth to pin something, anything, on her and they suck for it. If someone is going to be damned at least pick on something they did of substance.

Your logical posts are really starting to ruin some peoples' outrage.

 

[Muse]

Agreed. I've never heard the term either, but there is nothing reserving it to Jews.

It is an odd term for Palin to use, though.

Aye, and methinks she is an odd lady. Um, I too had never heard the term.

 

[jackschmittusa]

Does anyone think that using a term that may be construed by Jews as seriously offensive is appropriate in discourse surrounding the shooting of a Jewish Congresswoman?

It is likely that she is just showing her usual ignorance rather than being an intentional ass, but with her, it seldom matters because she is never wrong or willing to admit error. I constantly get the feeling that her concept of leadership is never having to say you're sorry. She has delusions of infallibility.

 

[hal2kilo]

Why can't everybody leave her alone. She's obviously the real victim here.

 

[werepossum]

Probably not, but since someone else used it with impunity it's not unreasonable to expect a non reaction. For all that I don't like Palin some are foaming at the mouth to pin something, anything, on her and they suck for it. If someone is going to be damned at least pick on something they did of substance.

Very good point.

 

[werepossum]

the term "blood libel" was used in an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal on Monday in reference to Palin being blamed for the shooting.

my guess is that her speechwriter read the op-ed, thought to himself "that's a great term, let me file it away in my brain," and then repeated it in her speech without ever looking up the history of the word.

I read that same op-ed on Monday and had no clue of the history of the word before this sub-sub-controversy erupted.

Good catch, most likely explains why she used the term.

 

[Skitzer]

 

[Lemon law]

As for me I think it tells much about Palin. And to a small extent I can understand Jewish anger over her poor code word choice of "blood lust."

After all, Palin in not the only high profile American figure being blamed for all the hate speech. But Palin is about the only high profile American figure who manages to attract even more more blame to herself as she tries to back out of the mess she has a role in creating. A smarter person than Palin would have checked to see if her little blood lust sound byte had any downside meaning, but not Sarah, as she open mouth, shoots out the sound byte slogan without thinking, and then wonders why she is getting criticized for not thinking it through later

Think Sarah think, but asking for Palin thinking is asking too much from Palin.

But then again, it just proves he who lives by the sword dies by the sword. As Palin's greatest strength is being able to shoot out sound bytes, and its also her greatest weakness.

 

[dawp]

This. She's already getting too much attention as it is.

If she didn't want the attention, she shouldn't have opened her mouth. But then that ditz almost never thinks before she speaks.

 

[rudder]

Who cares...

her speech writers... they may get canned over this.

 

[piasabird]

She should have more gravitas.

This is a joke. Maybe she had a Gravitas Moment!

Gravitas Moment referring to using a big word that no one else knows to make yourself look intelligent.

 

[DucatiMonster696]

She didn't saying anything remotely foolish or wrong unless you are of the mind that somehow the word "blood-libel" can only be used in the context of a person being Jewish having the only authority to use that word (or when talking about Jews) and/or you also believe that she was indeed responsible for what happened in Arizona and thus has no right to defend herself.

 

[Fern]

Jeebus, this crazy guy and his shooting spree have spawned an unimaginable amount of idiotic drivel.

Now someone using a relatively obscure term like "blood libel" causes more holy hell? WTH cares?

Who is crazier, us or the shooter?

Fern

 

[Harvey]

Jeebus, this crazy guy and his shooting spree have spawned an unimaginable amount of idiotic drivel.

Now someone using a relatively obscure term like "blood libel" causes more holy hell? WTH cares?

Obviously, a lot of people care, and for good reason. If you had half the intelligence I think you have (or thought you had), you'd have done your homework and looked up the derivation of the term, "blood libel" before posting to demonstrate your abject ignorance and shallowness of thought.

Cliffs to help you overcome your fact deficit:

1. The term, "blood libel" has a specific meaning referring to Jews killing Christians and using their blood to make matzoh.

2. Gabrielle Giffords is Jewish.

Are you accusing Giffords, or any of her staff, or any of her Jewish constituants of conducting "blood libel?"

If not, how do you reconcile Palin's use of that reference in her own attention whoring statement with any part of reality?

Who is crazier, us or the shooter?

The good news is, you're not the shooter.

The bad news is, you're tragically insensitive to the meaning others may take from words with specific, horrific historical significance.

The good news is, you aren't a high profile public figure so the effects of your lack of understanding won't have broad public influence.

The bad news is, Palin IS a high profile public figure, and the effects of her ill chosen words will be widely heard. Her failure to comprehend that is one of many excellent reasons she should never be trusted with the responsiblities of public office.

 

[classy]

Its sad. She just rambled. Man when I first saw her in 08, my first thought was no question she has the looks. But sadly she has not inspired a new thought since.