Sarah Palin responds: a victim of “blood libel”

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Sarah Palin has used the internet to mount a strong attack on critics who have accused her of creating a climate that led to the shooting of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords.

“Acts of monstrous criminality stand on their own. They begin and end with the criminals who commit them, not collectively with all the citizens of a state, not with those who listen to talk radio, not with maps of swing districts used by both sides of the aisle, not with law-abiding citizens who respectfully exercise their First Amendment rights at campaign rallies.”

“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 that they purport to condemn. That is reprehensible.”