[PapaBear3625]

When you say Palin used the term in “EXACTLY the right context,” are you saying someone accused her of killing, eating, and sucking the blood of a child? Because that’s the only “correct context” for the term. Those who’ve used it differently over the past few weeks are simply ignorant of its history.

The people most upset about its usage are people who don't like Palin anyway. Get over it. Language evolves with usage. It is legitimate to use "blood libel" to refer to a libel over having the blood of innocents on your hands.

I think a lot of Jewish liberals freaked out when what they thought was a phrased owned by them, was used against them.

[ClearCase_guy]

Indeed. Similarly, when Republicans explain that cuts in marginal tax rates can help spur the economy -- and point out that JFK had success with this -- the Democrats (and the Kennedy family) go ballistic and accuse the Republicans of "crossing the line" somehow.

"That's our guy. How dare you make use of our guy?!"