Comments on: Palin and the blood libel revisited https://thenewneo.com/2011/01/14/palin-and-the-blood-libel-revisited/ A blog about political change, among other things Mon, 08 Jun 2020 08:13:21 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 By: Gary Rosen https://thenewneo.com/2011/01/14/palin-and-the-blood-libel-revisited/#comment-216636 Sat, 15 Jan 2011 21:57:51 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/2011/01/14/palin-and-the-blood-libel-revisited/#comment-216636 newton,

Before I even clicked the link I knew it was Hillbuzz. Very entertaining site, sorta the gay version of Debka if you get my drift.

]]> By: newton https://thenewneo.com/2011/01/14/palin-and-the-blood-libel-revisited/#comment-216623 Sat, 15 Jan 2011 20:47:54 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/2011/01/14/palin-and-the-blood-libel-revisited/#comment-216623 “I can’t help noticing that the people who exhibit blinding, white-hot, spittle-flecked rage against Christianity tend to be homosexuals.”

rickl,

Not these ones, for sure.

In fact, they DESIRE for her to be President. One of them even now writes at Conservatives for Palin. (Don’t be fooled by the heading, though.)

]]> By: SteveH https://thenewneo.com/2011/01/14/palin-and-the-blood-libel-revisited/#comment-216598 Sat, 15 Jan 2011 18:27:25 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/2011/01/14/palin-and-the-blood-libel-revisited/#comment-216598 I personally took her winks as “Yea i’m standing up here debating dumbasses who’ve become unhinged from reality, and can’t help but finding a bit of humor in it all”

]]> By: neo-neocon https://thenewneo.com/2011/01/14/palin-and-the-blood-libel-revisited/#comment-216594 Sat, 15 Jan 2011 17:56:55 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/2011/01/14/palin-and-the-blood-libel-revisited/#comment-216594 rickl: I remembered one wink at the convention speech. I Googled it just now, because relying on my memory is not always a good thing, but in this case I believe I was correct. See this, for example. Apparently the first wink during a national address of Palin’s was the convention speech (I recall a single wink), but during her debate with Biden she winked many times (by some accounts, six) and therefore that’s the one people remember.

My friend was specifically talking the convention speech, the first time she saw the wink.

]]> By: rickl https://thenewneo.com/2011/01/14/palin-and-the-blood-libel-revisited/#comment-216572 Sat, 15 Jan 2011 16:38:07 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/2011/01/14/palin-and-the-blood-libel-revisited/#comment-216572 Clarification: She winked during her debate with Biden, not during her speech at the Republican convention. I don’t remember anyone remarking about her winking at the convention speech, but I’ve never looked that closely at the tapes.

]]> By: rickl https://thenewneo.com/2011/01/14/palin-and-the-blood-libel-revisited/#comment-216568 Sat, 15 Jan 2011 16:22:00 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/2011/01/14/palin-and-the-blood-libel-revisited/#comment-216568 neo-neocon Says:
January 14th, 2011 at 11:12 pm

For example, one woman I know detested Palin for winking during her speech to the convention. I talked to her about it, but I never got really clear on what it was about the wink that she so detested. The best I could understand was that she thought it was manipulative in a sexual way, perhaps sort of like flashing a bit of leg to stop a car when hitchhiking. She felt it was a demeaning and trashy gesture, I think, unworthy of a woman in public office. I think quite a few women felt that way about Palin. It wouldn’t be something that would bother men, would it?

I wondered about the winking too. It’s not something she normally does when she speaks.

Back in the 1960s the USS Pueblo was captured by North Korea. They released photos of the sailors, and many of them showed the middle finger to indicate they were under duress. (They told the NK authorities that it was a good luck symbol or something, and of course they were beaten when the U.S. media revealed the true meaning.)

Could Sarah have winked every time Joe Biden told a whopper? He’s known for that.

]]> By: JaneLK https://thenewneo.com/2011/01/14/palin-and-the-blood-libel-revisited/#comment-216551 Sat, 15 Jan 2011 14:45:43 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/2011/01/14/palin-and-the-blood-libel-revisited/#comment-216551 I always like when Rabbi Boteach gets back to business and takes a break from his more pop-culture endeavors like TLC’s “Shalom in the Home.” That said, I recommend a perusal of the responses/comments to his WSJ article. It backs up neo’s point exactly. Palin is one of those people (like Jews, actually) who are damned it they do, damned if they don’t. As an extra bonus there were many comments quoting scriptures proving that the Jews really did kill Jesus /, b/c Pilate asked them what they wanted to happen…and it goes on and on. Well, thank G-d we live in a free country.

]]> By: rickl https://thenewneo.com/2011/01/14/palin-and-the-blood-libel-revisited/#comment-216542 Sat, 15 Jan 2011 13:30:50 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/2011/01/14/palin-and-the-blood-libel-revisited/#comment-216542 As for Sarah’s accent:

I was a big fan of Monty Python when I was a teenager, and I learned a lot about the different regional accents in England as a result.

English is a rich, complex language, and there are a huge variety of regional accents and dialects all over the world. So I guess that’s why I don’t find Sarah’s accent to be a big deal.

]]> By: rickl https://thenewneo.com/2011/01/14/palin-and-the-blood-libel-revisited/#comment-216541 Sat, 15 Jan 2011 13:11:18 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/2011/01/14/palin-and-the-blood-libel-revisited/#comment-216541 I’ll take another stab at it.

Sergey mentioned Andrew Sullivan. Sarah is a Christian. Lots of people are not Christians, but don’t have any particular animosity towards that religion. I was raised as a Christian but am agnostic now.

I can’t help noticing that the people who exhibit blinding, white-hot, spittle-flecked rage against Christianity tend to be homosexuals.

The most radical Islamic terrorists don’t hold a candle to them.

]]> By: rickl https://thenewneo.com/2011/01/14/palin-and-the-blood-libel-revisited/#comment-216534 Sat, 15 Jan 2011 11:25:16 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/2011/01/14/palin-and-the-blood-libel-revisited/#comment-216534 Darrell Says:
January 14th, 2011 at 11:58 pm

There is a trend on the east and west coast to look down on anyone with an accent of any kind, unless it is European of course. Ive had that conversations with several people who stated she was stupid, when I confronted them on it, they stated, “well she just sounds stupid”
The female thing involves other things I am sure but this may be a part of it.

I was born Ohio, went to college on LungIsland, and have lived most of my life in Pennsylvania.

I’ve never been anywhere near Alaska, but I find her accent endearing. I simply don’t understand why anybody has a problem with it.

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