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PG said...

chingona,

I think such a search would miss the instances of people saying "X is like the blood libel against Jews," which is something that has been said with regard to slanders of many minority groups (black men, gays, illegal immigrants) who are have actually been victims of mob violence. Palin's phrasing was uncommon in that she failed to say what was happening with her was like the blood libel against Jews, which is why so many people have thought that Palin is just flat-out ignorant of the origin of the phrase and thinks "blood libel" merely means "extra bad kind of defamation."

Jan 18, 2011, 6:01:18 PM

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