Palin: Blood Libel Claim - Page 2

It has already been shown from numerous sources that the term is much more widely used than that.

The fact that you feel the need to continue this lie shows far more about your own character than Palin's.

Interesting that you say Palin is not the right person for US politics in general. For many of us, that's why we find her such a magnetic force. Many of us are sick/tired/fed up with the "politics" of this country. People playing at and nurturing the politics at the local level....do good and you go to state.....do good and go to DC.....do good get a chair position on a desireable comittee etc. The "politicians" have stopped representing the people and serve only to serve themselves and their respective power bases. Some of us believe that the fact that she is an outsider and somewhat of a renegade are good things. Go to DC, do what's right for America vs. what's expected politically.

You say that even in this tragedy she makes a pitch. Guess what. Had it not been for the blood libel crap that the media, some of the left wing politicos and half the bloggers on this site have smeared her with, she would not have needed to say a word. You and the rest of the left wing lynch mobs started it and it's too freaking bad if you don't like the results.

Forget the flag, apple pie etc.? The one thing the liberal left seems not to get is that many of us truly believe that there are some people in this country that still believe in flags and apple pie. Palinl......wave the flag and carry it proudly.

Talk about selling yourself?????? WTF was obummer and the rest of the DC politicos doing there. To see and be seen. Here's the administration that is suing AZ over their immigration law to attempt to ship illegals back to wherever the h*** they come from. Why didn't obummer and his troop show for the service for the rancher killed by the illegal or the border patrol officer killed by the illegal or any of the other victims of illegals? Not as much of a photo op.

When is she ever real? She's real enough to love her country and do a fairly decent job as gov. of Alaska. For the most part, I have a lot more faith that who she presents herself to be is a lot more real than the two faced guy in the White House now. "Let's reach across the aisle" he said while jamming health care down the throats of a vocal majority the clearly said they didn't want it.

Gaffes? You want real......real people make errors and sometimes say things that people don't want to hear. Life isn't perfect and to expect anyone to be perfect is unrealistic. You blast Palin. What is your view of the person currently occupying the WH?

And then you pose the question....that perhaps a merciful God is saving America? With what has occured in the last two years, it's clear that God isn't interested in American politics and we'll have to do it at the ballot box.

God bless the victims and the families of all those hurt in the tragedy that played out in Tuscon. And God bless the victim and family of Sarah Palin hurt by the tragedy of small minded hateful people such as yourself.

Reading the rhetoric here and in the Gifford shooting thread, we have not learned anything. MLK said it best:

Painting those you disagree with as suicidal lemmings dials down the rhetoric how again?

I'll be happy to here the explanation of how a cartoon representing people marching to their deaths is a "balanced factual assessment."

The rhetorical flourishes afterward are fun reads though. Nice parsley Sego.

Obviously you didn't get the talking points memo about the party of no not being party of this unity thing.

Unity is trademarked by Democrats much like Hope and Change.

What's amusing is the fact the media-progressive-liberal-democrat-industiral-complex is desperate to slander repubicans-tea party-conservatives with these murders but at the same time Maj. Nidal Hasan motivation is not at all apparent and not worth reporting on, speculating about or even investigating. Even now it may be too soon to tell what motivated Hasan.

Lemmings. Perfect analogy.

I'm sure many will not understand it, though...

Freedom from bigotry,bias, hatred on minorities traits of Palin who is a born again Christian and a right wing loser.

Propping up one myth using another. Perfect.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemming...misconceptions
http://www.wc.adfg.state.ak.us/index...=56&issue_id=6
http://www.snopes.com/disney/films/lemmings.asp

The following might be helpful in understanding freedom of speech/expression:
Freedom of Expression - ACLU Position Paper
Thoughts on Speech After the Arizona Tragedy
ACLU Memo Advises Congress On Protecting First Amendment While Protecting Themselves
Limitations on freedom of speech:
Chaplinsky v. State of New Hampshire , 315 U.S. 568 (1942)
New York Times Co. v. Sullivan, 376 U.S. 254 (1964)
Brandenburg v. Ohio , 395 U.S. 444 (1969)
Brandenburg test: a two-pronged test to evaluate speech acts: (1) speech can be prohibited if it is "directed at inciting or producing imminent lawless action" and (2) it is "likely to incite or produce such action."
Schenck v. United States , 249 U.S. 47 (1919)
Defines Clear & Present Danger
Dennis v. United States , 341 U.S. 494 (1951)
Rewrite of the Clear & Present Danger Test
Even if the groups you name are the first to deny the freedom of speech they still have that right even if we disagree.

Sorry you missed the point. MLK quote:

No, and I'll thank you not to put words in my mouth. I said it was an appropriate term. Speaking of which, I have heard your definition exactly one time: From you.

I was not addressing you, or your post. I was speaking to the assertion made about your post with regards to lemmings. Surely that was obvious?

Look, what I'm saying is that nowhere else have I seen someone refer to the textbook definition of the term. I understand that definition. Palin clearly used it in a different context. She has a point. There are false accusations being made concerning her (and others') culpability. Many have stated that she is at least partly responsible, as are other "right wingers." Those kind of statements are libelous. They also concern a violent act, hence the term blood libel.

It's a perfect term. You just don't like it.

You're just blathering bullshit so you can slam Palin. Conclusion first facts second.

Nope. What gave you that idea? Seems like the lefties are in hissy fit mode these days?

I'm really not much of a "winger". Your slow wit, inability to process information and over eagerness at stereotyping people causes you to use the classifications that have been prepackaged for you. 2011 may be your year to break free.