Blood Libel? Does Sarah Palin even know what she is talking about?
The big news of the day is Sarah Palin’s new video on the Giffords tragedy. While I don’t think she is responsible in any direct way, I do think she needs to tone down her rhetoric and spiteful comments. The crosshairs of a gun sight, the reload; yes they are not only completely unnecessary but quite awful. To be fair, though, she’s not the only one with heated words. Glenn Beck and Rush Limbaugh continue to be acidic forces on the right. And we can’t forget Sharron...
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I’ve always felt 50-50 about Christopher Hitchens. While he calls it as he sees it, he’s rarely tactful. I tend to find his writing style full of unnecessary references and ramblings. But his article on Sarah Palin’s war on science is right on the money. He begins by noting her willful ignorance of fruit fly research: …it didn’t seem possible that things could go any lower or get any dumber. But they did last Friday, when, at a speech in Pittsburgh, Gov. Sarah...
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