Wild West Politics?

[sexobon]

Originally Posted by Sheldonrs

Now Sarah Palin is accusing the left of blaming her for the shootings. ... This whiny bitch needs to find an ice flow and stay there.

Now if some whacko abducts Palin and dumps her on an ice flow or impales her with an icicle, maybe you'll rethink what you posted.

Hey, this "blood libel" stuff is fun! It doesn't even have to be restricted to just those in governance; rather, it can be directed to anyone with a Venue for Mass Dissemination (VMD) like television, radio; or, website since audiences tend to accept reinforcement of their opinions from most any source. Even better is that it can be preemptive [see example above]. Thanks Dana.

[Happy Monkey]

Originally Posted by sexobon

Hey, this "blood libel" stuff is fun!

Ah, the latest talking point. Comparing the claim that Jews used Christian childrens' blood in rituals to the request for Palin to stop using violent rhetoric.

[Lamplighter]

With the length of time since the Tucson shootings and the talking heads
exploring almost every perspective of motivations for it,
why would Sara Palin deliberately chose to use this phrase "blood libel" ?
It's not like she has not had sufficient time to think it through.

My first reaction is along the lines of "any kind of publicity is good";
sort of like Kate Goslin going on "Dancing with the Stars",
only "blood libel" 'is much more incongruous.

[TheMercenary]

Originally Posted by Lamplighter

With the length of time since the Tucson shootings and the talking heads
exploring almost every perspective of motivations for it,
why would Sara Palin deliberately chose to use this phrase "blood libel" ?
It's not like she has not had sufficient time to think it through.

My first reaction is along the lines of "any kind of publicity is good";
sort of like Kate Goslin going on "Dancing with the Stars",
only "blood libel" 'is much more incongruous.

What was Rham It Through Emanuel's quote? "Never let a good crisis go to waste!"

[Lamplighter]

Originally Posted by TheMercenary

What was Rham It Through Emanuel's quote? "Never let a good crisis go to waste!"

Yes, he is being quoted on the internet a lot right now.
But if SP is following his advise, where is she headed next ?

When Emanuel said it on the WSJ Forum in 2008, he immediately added to it:

‘You never want a serious crisis to go to waste.
What I mean by that is it's an opportunity to do what you think you could not do before.’