Breitbart: Alan Dershowitz Defends Sarah Palin’s Use of Term ‘Blood Libel’

[steve2470]

http://biggovernment.com/publius/2011/01/12/exclusive-alan-dershowitz-defends-sarah-palins-use-of-term-blood-libel/

In an exclusive statement, famed attorney and Harvard Law Professor Alan Dershowitz defended Sarah Palin’s use of the term “blood libel” from multiple detractors. As the MediaMatters/MSM/Democrat narrative on the Tucson tragedy unravels, they are getting a lot more desperate in their attacks on Palin. Fortunately, there are still plenty of honest liberals around. Dershowitz also noted that accusations Palin inspired Jared Lee Loughner’s massacre are patently false:

The term “blood libel” has taken on a broad metaphorical meaning in public discourse. Although its historical origins were in theologically based false accusations against the Jews and the Jewish People,its current usage is far broader. I myself have used it to describe false accusations against the State of Israel by the Goldstone Report. There is nothing improper and certainly nothing anti-Semitic in Sarah Palin using the term to characterize what she reasonably believes are false accusations that her words or images may have caused a mentally disturbed individual to kill and maim. The fact that two of the victims are Jewish is utterly irrelevant to the propriety of using this widely used term.

Is Dershowitz a Palin lover or something ?

on edit: Thanks for the answers to my question above.

[AspenRose]

1. Oh, well I guess that makes it all okay then.

Fuckers.

[DJ13]

2. Is Dershowitz a Palin lover or something ?

He's a neo-liberal, and they love promoting the useful idiots into leadership positions because they're easily manipulated.

See Reagan, and W for recent examples.

[leveymg]

3. Dershowitz has become a total Rightwing Putz.

There's practically nobody on the Right that he won't defend.

[Gormy Cuss]

11. +1

and he's been a putz for a very long time.

[LemmingWarrior]

4. He's their pet neocon

[ProSense]

5. Why is Dershowitz issuing an exclusive statement to Breitbart?

This is curious especially in light of the fact that the phrase is being used as a RW talking point.

"There is nothing improper and certainly nothing anti-Semitic in Sarah Palin using the term to characterize what she reasonably believes are false accusations that her words or images may have caused a mentally disturbed individual to kill and maim. The fact that two of the victims are Jewish is utterly irrelevant to the propriety of using this widely used term."

[Davis_X_Machina]

7. Dershowitz went crazy....

...after 9/11 (Google 'Dershowitz' and 'torture warrant') and never went back.

[Fleshdancer]

6. Breitbart released this? Then it's probably just James O'Keefe dressed as Dershowitz

:rofl:

[ProSense]

8. Surprise, surprise

TPM: Palin's Use Of 'Blood Libel' Mirrors That In Right-Wing Media

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Andrew Brietbart used the phrase in a tweet last night (though it's likely Palin's video, posted in the early morning hours Wednesday, was filmed before that tweet).

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[madrchsod]

9. does`t alan know that sarah`s brand of christians hate the jews?

amazing how someone with that amount of education can not understand who he is defending.....

[RainDog]

10. bull. it is TOTALLY inappropriate - on this day - it's all about Sarah???

sorry, but she has gone too far.

she has no decency.

[malaise]

12. They're all part of the neo-con network

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[deutsey]

14. "Is Dershowitz a Palin lover or something ?" You have no idea.*

*Reference to Jeremy Iron's line in "Reversal of Fortune," the movie based on Dershowitz's book on his role in defending Claus von Bulow.

[Vinnie From Indy]

15. LOL! Dershowitz didn't miss this opportunity to get some ink

Well played Mr. Dershowitz!

He also got in a free slam against Judge Goldstone.

Seriously though, Dershowitz has lost his marbles. He is perfectly OK with torture don't ya know!

[riverwalker]

16. he also defends torture

Dershowitz was the first person the calmly discuss the benefits of torture, in prime time, on national T.V.