Term ‘Blood Libel’ Used on MSNBC in 2000 in Reference to Bush, In 2006 to Kerry Without Objection by Network Hosts
While the liberal media, particularly Obama acolytes at MSNBC, immediately jumped down former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin's throat for her use of the term “blood libel” in a video statement yesterday, it appears the network has not always thundered with righteous indignation at the use of the term. Tthere was no reaction from MSNBC's Chris Matthews in 2000 when Jack Kemp used the term to describe a harsh radio ad the NAACP had used against then-Gov. George W. Bush (R-Texas) nor in 2006 when Mike Barnicle used the term in reference to Sen. John Kerry having been criticized by a group of Vietnam War swift boat veterans. Kemp used the term on the December 19, 2000 edition of “Hardball,” while he and Matthews were discussing why so few black Americans actually voted for Bush. In that exchange, Kemp lamented as “blood libel” a harsh ad the NAACP National Voter Fund ran that suggested Bush had blood on his hands for failing to support a hate crimes bill. Here's the relevant portion (emphasis mine): KEMP: …I think racial reconciliation in America is a key issue, a very important issue, and I've got to say this as a Republican, and the party of Lincoln cannot lose 92 percent of the African-American vote any more in this century.
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