Fox pundit: Palin admitted political discourse can cause violence

[babsbunny]

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/01/fox-pundit-palin-admitted-political-discourse-violence/

By David Edwards
Sunday, January 16th, 2011 -- 12:01 pm

Fox News contributor Mara Liasson said Sunday that while defending use of gun imagery, Fox News employee Sarah Palin actually admitted that political discourse can cause violence.

Following a shooting in Tucson, Arizona that left six dead and Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) in the hospital, Sarah Palin attacked critics who said that her political advertisement that put gun sights over Giffords' district had had created a dangerous environment for the congresswoman.

Palin defended herself by saying, "Especially within hours of a tragedy unfolding, journalists and pundits should not manufacture a blood libel that serves only to incite the very hatred and violence they purport to condemn. That is reprehensible."

[DenverDad]

1. While the media was obsessed with "blood libel"

WE at DU called her out on this the day she made "her" statement.

[RamboLiberal]

2. K&R

[Chemisse]

3. I'm wondering when Fox will turn against her. She is a joke as a

primary candidate. One would think the Republicans would want her out of the way pretty early in the process. Similarly, I don't think the RWers who are 'failing to defend' Palin in recent days are suddenly gaining scruples.