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.
“Words evolve or are used to explain or analogize things.” They’re gonna try to “crucify” her for this!
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.LOL, I wonder who will use that first tonite, Matthews, Maddow or his twin sister, Olber(he's a girl!--Ann Coulter)mann?
I bolded it for you so they can find it easier.
Who made you the judge on those issues ? Do you know you sound like a snob saying that ?
I would put her up into a debate with Bill Clinton or Jimmy Carter any day. And she would win.
I think the term was against the media. in that case. she was perfect. it was a sharp reply.
Seems a leftist Democrat wholeheartedly agrees with you:
A House Democratic leader on Wednesday lashed out at Sarah Palin, accusing the former Alaska governor of being intellectually incapable of understanding why she's faced criticism related to the shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.).Assistant Democratic Leader James Clyburn (S.C.) said that Palin had missed the point by releasing a statement Wednesday morning blasting the media for "blood libel" for looking to assign blame in part to her rhetoric after the attempted assassination of Giffords last weekend.
"You know, Sarah Palin just can't seem to get it, on any front. I think she's an attractive person, she is articulate," Clyburn said on the Bill Press radio show. "But I think intellectually, she seems not to be able to understand what's going on here."
Reference FR thread: Clyburn: Palin intellectually unable 'to understand what's going on here'
She's better suited for higher office than any of her Republican rivals.
Glenn Reynolds posted the same use of the term at the Wall Street Journal earlier this week, as did Jennifer Rubin at the Washington Post. Nobody really took offense to it until Palin repeated it in her statement.
Establishment/RINO types here just as well as liberals in the media jump on anything Palin does and claim to see stupidity in her remarks when she really is very sharp and apt in her commentary. It is why he opposition in and outside feel compelled to criticize her. Rote followers of that criticism then tend to post here as well.