Palin defends herself against 'blood libel,' crosshairs criticism
She says 'blood libel' referred to those 'falsely accused of having blood on their hands.' She also asserts that Democrats have used the crosshairs imagery in the past.
From the Associated Press
January 18, 2011, 5:27 a.m.
WASHINGTON — Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, defending herself against criticism following the Tucson, Ariz., shootings, said Monday that she used the term "blood libel" to describe comments made by those who falsely tried to link conservatives to the assassination attempt against Rep. Gabrielle Giffords.
Speaking out for the first time since she used the term in a video, Palin said on Fox's Sean Hannity show that the term referred to those "falsely accused of having blood on their hands."
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