Palin's "Blood Libel" Charge

Sarah Palin deserves a pass on the "blood libel" bit. There's enough to regret in Sarah Palin's video address without blaming her for what is merely obtuse.

Sarah Palin deserves a pass on the "blood libel" bit. Yes it's a phrase that originates in the extremity of human suffering, and yes it's hyperbolic for Palin to use it as she did. But people often say: "sell me down the river." That's a phrase that originates in the forced separation of slave families. There's enough to regret in Sarah Palin's video address without blaming her for what is merely obtuse.