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The Politics of Blood Libel
January 9, 2011 8:49 P.M. By Jonah Goldberg
Glenn Reynolds weighs in. From the WSJ:
To be clear, if youre using this event to criticize the rhetoric of Mrs. Palin or others with whom you disagree, then youre either: (a) asserting a connection between the rhetoric and the shooting, which based on evidence to date would be what we call a vicious lie; or (b) youre not, in which case youre just seizing on a tragedy to try to score unrelated political points, which is contemptible. Which is it?
I understand the desperation that Democrats must feel after taking a historic beating in the midterm elections and seeing the popularity of ObamaCare plummet while voters flee the party in droves. But those who purport to care about the health of our political community demonstrate precious little actual concern for Americas political well-being when they seize on any pretext, however flimsy, to call their political opponents accomplices to murder.
Where is the decency in that?
from and comments at site.
The Politics of Blood Libel - By Jonah Goldberg - The Corner - National Review Online
January 9, 2011 8:49 P.M. By Jonah Goldberg
Glenn Reynolds weighs in. From the WSJ:
To be clear, if youre using this event to criticize the rhetoric of Mrs. Palin or others with whom you disagree, then youre either: (a) asserting a connection between the rhetoric and the shooting, which based on evidence to date would be what we call a vicious lie; or (b) youre not, in which case youre just seizing on a tragedy to try to score unrelated political points, which is contemptible. Which is it?
I understand the desperation that Democrats must feel after taking a historic beating in the midterm elections and seeing the popularity of ObamaCare plummet while voters flee the party in droves. But those who purport to care about the health of our political community demonstrate precious little actual concern for Americas political well-being when they seize on any pretext, however flimsy, to call their political opponents accomplices to murder.
Where is the decency in that?
from and comments at site.
The Politics of Blood Libel - By Jonah Goldberg - The Corner - National Review Online