[Vision2020] America's Jews Respond to Palin's Use of the Phrase "Blood Libel"

[Joe Campbell]

I think the point is that it has a history that Palin was ignorant about.



On Jan 13, 2011, at 3:38 PM, Wayne Price <bear at moscow.com> wrote:

> Since when did the usage of the term "blood libel" , or any other term, become the exclusive domain of one particular religious group?
> It would be like saying that the killing of the Poles by the Russians in 1941, the genocide of the Armenians by the Turks, and the various genocides in Africa aren't holocausts.
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> On Jan 13, 2011, at 3:19 PM, the lockshop wrote:
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>> "A person who does not know what she is saying and until two years ago did not know why the two Koreas are divided has no business speaking for the Republican party.  She continually embarrasses her party and spoils our national image in the world."
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>> When you've got a democrat representative currently sitting in congress who worrys that sending a few extra Marines to Guam might cause the island to capsize, it'll be a while before Ms. Palin's misconstrued comments are Americas biggest embarrassment.
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>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: <nickgier at roadrunner.com>
>> To: "Tom Hansen" <thansen at moscow.com>; "lfalen" <lfalen at turbonet.com>
>> Cc: <vision2020 at moscow.com>
>> Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2011 11:34 AM
>> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] America's Jews Respond to Palin's Use of the Phrase "Blood Libel"
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>> > Roger,
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>> > These are national Jewish leaders responding, not me. Sarah Palin is a major GOP leader and former VP candidate.  She is completely responsible for her language and she should apologize for using this horrid phrase.  She should also apologize for using a symbol that she herself called a "bull's eye."
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>> > A person who does not know what she is saying and until two years ago did not know why the two Koreas are divided has no business speaking for the Republican party.  She continually embarrasses her party and spoils our national image in the world.
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>> > The violent rhetoric evidence is clear and overwhelming and I will not stop presenting it because it is not "balanced."  The right has a serious problem and you and Gary will not face up to the facts.
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>> > What do you say to four state GOP leaders resigning because of violent threats (one image in the shape of a gun) from Tea Party activists?  When will you and the GOP condemn this?  It seems that you will not until we come up with an equal number of crazies on the so-called "left." That is absurd, dishonest, and totally evasive.
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>> > Nick
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>> > --- Tom Hansen <thansen at moscow.com> wrote: 
>> >> Roger Falen reflects:
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>> >> "Sometimes she may not use the best choice of words . . . "
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>> >> Ah, come on, Roger.
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>> >> Palin's speech was presented in a self-recorded film, which I suspect she
>> >> rehearsed several times, NOT on some sort of interview "hotseat", where
>> >> she would actually be brought in to account for herself.
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>> >> Sarah Palin simply CANNOT handle pressure.
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>> >> I mean . . .
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>> >> She stepped down mid-way through her term as Governor of Alaska (a state
>> >> whose population is slightly more than Oklahoma City) because the pressure
>> >> got to her.
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>> >> Jeesh!
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>> >> Tom Hansen
>> >> Moscow, Idaho
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>> >> "The Pessimist complains about the wind, the Optimist expects it to change
>> >> and the Realist adjusts his sails."
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>> >> - Unknown
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