tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post7918400185219669929..comments2024-03-28T12:59:05.739-07:00Comments on Iron Tongue of Midnight: Dear Quitter:Lisa Hirschhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14014924958428072675noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-88037758574679654902011-01-14T09:23:55.510-08:002011-01-14T09:23:55.510-08:00I always thought that if you looked into her eyes,...I always thought that if you looked into her eyes, you'd see the back of her head ...Joe Barronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16638252347181688694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-66892752004928263442011-01-13T21:04:13.468-08:002011-01-13T21:04:13.468-08:00It didn't just pop out of her mouth, because s...It didn't just pop out of her mouth, because she was reading from a teleprompter. You can see it reflected in her eyeglasses. As one commentator put it, you see that instead of into her eyes and soul, because she doesn't have a soul.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-54566565800115859882011-01-13T13:03:01.532-08:002011-01-13T13:03:01.532-08:00I saw that too, and I am shocked that the WSJ woul...I saw that too, and I am shocked that the WSJ would publish that - it was in an Op-Ed piece, but still.<br /><br />Oh wait, Murdoch paper.Lisa Hirschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014924958428072675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-40960469049648720372011-01-13T12:58:13.620-08:002011-01-13T12:58:13.620-08:00OK, so maybe I was wrong. Apperently, according to...OK, so maybe I was wrong. Apperently, according to Olbermann, the use of the phrase in its latest context started at the WSJ.Joe Barronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16638252347181688694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-66017037437189589702011-01-13T12:06:02.264-08:002011-01-13T12:06:02.264-08:00One of the WashPost writers has an article about P...One of the WashPost writers has an article about Palin and her advisors, and "blood libel" came from one of them - but Glenn Beck was also heard using the phrase earlier this week, and I am SURE that was deliberate and with intent.Lisa Hirschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014924958428072675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-69286156990994835812011-01-13T09:41:22.536-08:002011-01-13T09:41:22.536-08:00I think you give her too much credit. She probably...I think you give her too much credit. She probably just heard the phrase "blood libel" somewhere, and it popped out of her mouth the way things do. It must have seemed appropriate to the occasion, containing, as it does, the words blood (relevant to a shooting) and libel (relevant to her own sense of victimhood).Joe Barronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16638252347181688694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-5991755944350882492011-01-13T09:22:58.143-08:002011-01-13T09:22:58.143-08:00I believe it is possible that "blood libel&qu...I believe it is possible that "blood libel" was intended to be a coded message of oppression and victimhood to her followers. I know exactly why you feel as though you're listening to a child; I do too. But I try to keep in mind that in the late 70s I believed that Ronald Reagan could never be president.Lisa Hirschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014924958428072675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-62722004987349843072011-01-13T08:45:52.315-08:002011-01-13T08:45:52.315-08:00She is the queen of fake indignation, as Bill Mahe...She is the queen of fake indignation, as Bill Maher has said. She is also deeply ignorant. It's hard for me to work up any indignation of my own over anything she says, because I feel as though I'm listening to a child.Joe Barronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16638252347181688694noreply@blogger.com