To the Editor:
Re “Palin Calls Criticism ‘Blood Libel’” (The Caucus, The New York Times on the Web, Jan. 12):
None of the outrageous comments by Sarah Palin have been more disturbing to me than her use of “blood libel” to describe media reports blaming overheated political rhetoric for the tragedy in Tucson.
I doubt that Ms. Palin has any understanding of the significance of the phrase, or why it is laden with emotion for Jews. Nevertheless, it represents a new low in American political rhetoric.
The media should be uncompromising in condemning this for what it is: a blatant attempt to stir up hate, bigotry and mindless passion at a time when there is a need for balance, reason and self-reflection.
George Dargo
Brookline, Mass., Jan. 12, 2011
To the Editor:
At least three important elements were missing from Sarah Palin’s statement on Wednesday about the Arizona shootings: compassion, introspection and self-criticism—three qualities that might help a potentially great leader achieve her potential.
Charles Kaufmann
Portland, Me., Jan. 12, 2011
Note from KBJ: Two more confirmed cases of Palin Derangement Syndrome. Is there anything this woman could do, short of killing herself, that would appease progressives?
Keith Burgess-Jackson, J.D., Ph.D. 