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Thursday, January 13, 2011

"BLOOD LIBEL"

A commentary by Editor-in-Chief Roger West

**CAUTION THIS BLOG HAS ADULT LANGUAGE**

If you haven't heard by now Sarah "snowbilly" Palin is now the "victim".



Today via Facebook the half Governor posted a narcissistic video claiming that America has it wrong, and political pundits are guilty of "blood libel".

A pretty "ballsy" move to say the least. In her woe is me speech today Palin trying to clear and rid herself of guilt or any wrong doing, failed to say "hey maybe I was wrong" to post gun sights on Democratic politicians, which may or may not have been a variable in the Tucson massacre.

Readers should not be shocked that Sarah maintains the "all about me" mentality, as this genome or DNA structure is the mainstay of the tea bag.

While most of the video was more republican "who me" attitude, we at NFTOS feel that two lone words in Palin's diatribe cut like the 31 bullets sprayed by the lunatic Jared Loughner.

"BLOOD LIBEL" is as bad as the "n" word. For Palin to use this choice of vocabulary means she either dropped out of high school, or she is just a spineless diabolical evil kobold. Nothing is more incendiary than this type of verbiage. If she was trying to purport her intelligence by using such terminology, she failed miserably, maybe if she thought before she spoke, or maybe if those handling her thought first, then maybe they would have chosen a better choice of words.

These inflammatory, grotesque, vile words, cost thousands of Jews their lives.

BLOOD LIBEL - Blood libel (also blood accusation) refers to a false accusation or claim that religious minorities, almost always Jews, murder children to use their blood in certain aspects of their religious rituals and holidays. Historically, these claims have–alongside those of well poisoning and host desecration–been a major theme in European persecution of Jews.

The libels typically allege that Jews require human blood for the baking of matzos for Passover. The accusations often assert that the blood of Christian children is especially coveted, and historically blood libel claims have often been made to account for otherwise unexplained deaths of children. In some cases, the alleged victim of human sacrifice has become venerated as a martyr, a holy figure around whom a martyr cult might arise. A few of these have been even canonized as saints, like Gavriil Belostoksky.

In Jewish lore, blood libels were the impetus for the creation in the 16th century of the Golem of Prague by Rabbi Judah Loew ben Bezalel. Many popes have either directly or indirectly condemned the blood accusation, and no pope has ever sanctioned it. These libels have persisted among some segments of Christians to the present time.

We have said this a million times if not once, freedom of speech has consequences, and in the hands of the ignorant or less intelligent, it is just as dangerous as Jared Loughner toting a gun.

 Freedom of speech also has limititations... for instance, I cant say fire in a crowded theater ~ in the same breath extreme gun toting republicans should not be able to rant "lock", "reload", and be "armed and dangerous" in political theaters or gatherings.



While Palin's choice of words are reprehensible in their own right, the kick in the ass, or the oppps I really fucked up moment, better yet, the foot-in-mouth disease moment is, hold on to your hats here readers, as this is very disturbing and disgusting -

Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords is JEWISH!!

As if the through and through bullet wound was not enough!

BLOOD LIBEL is not common in rebound video grievances, and never is it used in such generic political rants. BLOOD LIBEL is very specific in where its intent is to be made!

No matter how you slice this story, Palin is either an idiot of epic proportions, or she is as callous as Adolph Hitler himself. Insensitive is an understatement! Stupid, absolutely, moronic also seems suitable verbiage for Palin.

She certainly had a fit (and she was entitled) when those senseless journalist attack her mongoloid child, this type of nasty rhetoric by Palin is know different!

Whether Palin had a brain fart moment, or knowingly placed BLOOD LIBEL verbiage in her pity me speech is irrelevant. Stupidly is no excuse for comments like this, especially from a woman whom has visions of owning the right to nuclear key codes. There is no doubt this last expedition by the snowbilly solidifies her never getting to the oval office, that is unless she chooses to take the five cent White House tour.



Palin got caught in the political storm by a "maverick" whom needed a pretty face to aid his deflating presidential candidacy. Palin was just in wrong place at right time. She is out of her element in this arena, and these last few days have showed us how far out she really is. Truly she was just a pretty face, and to this blogger that's a stretch.

An old Paul Harvey quote so eloquently fits here, "gonads are certainly useful for their purpose, but the are no substitute for brains"!

If the crosshair fiasco didn't require an apology, (one could question why did she immediately remove the sights from her Sarah PAC website) then certainly this cretinous, contemptible, degrading, detestable, dirty, disgraceful, disreputable, ignominious, loathsome, low-life, mean, no-good, pitiful, shameful, slimy, sordid, vile, worthless, wretched, comment does!

Palin receives "asshat" of the year award, and we are only 12 days in!



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