tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3523041.post3086274491246668400..comments2024-02-08T00:38:57.594-05:00Comments on Talmud תלמוד by Tzvee Zahavy: Reuters: Sarah Palin Disgracefully Accuses Media of Blood Libel Against HerTzvee Zahavyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15833902273722124103noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3523041.post-51334119678091884692011-01-18T01:54:52.349-05:002011-01-18T01:54:52.349-05:00FYI: Sarah Palin says she the anti-Semitic meanin...FYI: Sarah Palin says she the anti-Semitic meaning of blood libel but used the phrase anyway:<br /><br />From the <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/18/AR2011011800286.html" rel="nofollow">Washington Post</a>:<br /><br /><i>On Monday, appearing on "The Sean Hannity Show," Palin said she knew the historical roots of the term "blood libel" as an expression to describe accusations that Jews used the blood of slain Christian children in their rituals. She added that the expression was more commonly used to mean falsely accusing someone or some group of people of "having blood on your hands. And in this case that's exactly what was going on."</i>Theophrastushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04981876713019298465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3523041.post-81496846867013192152011-01-12T14:55:45.852-05:002011-01-12T14:55:45.852-05:00I am no fan of Sarah Palin, she seems to embody th...I am no fan of Sarah Palin, she seems to embody the very worst of the new right wing American political movement - a combination of sex appeal, ignorance, and demagoguery. <br /><br />That being said, I think that everyone is missing the point when it comes to the Giffords shooting tragedy. This event highlights more than anything the complete breakdown of the American Mental Health establishment. According to David Brooks from the NY Times (this week(, over 50% of all mass murders in the US are committed by paranoid schizophrenics - like Jared Loughner. It is amazing to me that we can spend over two trillion dollars fighting Islamic terrorism, on three continents, and completely ignore this other domestic threat, all while continuing to defund (and/or close down) State owned Mental Hospitals. <br /><br />Jared Loughner's triggers cannot be explained by cross hairs on a Congressional map, nor by anti-semtisim, nor by any allegiance to a right wing, left wing, or Islamic ideology. No - this man was motivated by a three foot tall talking alien bird with gray scales who told him to carry out his deeds.Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01722942630614416986noreply@blogger.com