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Originally Posted by dark_crystal
Like you and Ryobi, I'm unsure that this was 'dog-whistle' politics.
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oh i didn't make it clear that was quoted from the linked story...i DO think this is Dog whistle politics. As soon as i heard about her statement i thought about GWB and how he'd mention the Dred Scott case to cue the religious right. I think Palin's use of the term blood libel associated with the media is meant to play on very ugly sentiments that associate the media with jews and Srah with Jesus.
it's too obscure a term to have been chosen at random, and too sloppy a fit to really be meant for the context in which it appears to appear
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I hadn't made that association. Now I see it. Good point!