Click here to view this media YouTube version Sarah Palin says she’s the victim of ” blood libel ” in the Arizona shootings. As one person put it on twitter , “Really? “Blood Libel”? Someone tries to assassinate a Jewish member of Congress, and you use the phrase “Blood Libel”? Shame on you”. Howard Kurtz, who only a few days ago was defending her actions, now condemns her . “Especially within hours of a tragedy unfolding,” Palin said in a video on her Facebook page, “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.” Blood libel , for those who are not familiar, describes a false accusation that minorities—usually Jews—murder children to use their blood in religious rituals, and has been a historical theme in the persecution of the Jewish people. Had Palin scoured a thesaurus, she could not have come up with a more inflammatory phrase
Continue reading …So much for “hell or high water.” Joe Biden met with Hamid Karzai in Afghanistan yesterday, and emerged telling reporters that the US would be willing to keep troops in the country past 2014, provided the Afghan government wanted them there. “We have moved into a new phase in Afghanistan;…
Continue reading …The media is in a tizzy over the pictures of bikini-clad supermodel Stephanie Seymour frolicking on the beach with her “young, handsome, impeccably torsoed” … son. Immediately, websites and commenters alike were referring to their “incestuous” behavior, without stopping to consider that maybe Seymour was simply “engaging in innocent maternal…
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Doctors at University Medical Center in Tucson, Arizona say Rep. Gabrielle Giffords’ recovery from being shot in the head is “going as anticipated” and she has not experienced any medical setbacks. (Jan. 12)
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The Internet always gives you things you didn’t know you needed! (This would be Chet, not his actor brother Colin.) [ Gawker ] Read more posts by Kyle Buchanan Filed Under: clickables , chet hanks , music , tom hanks Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Vulture Discovery Date : 12/01/2011 18:29 Number of articles : 8
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The Islamic militant group Hezbollah and its allies resigned from the Lebanese Cabinet and topple the government on Wednesday. (Jan. 12)
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photo: Maxim Trudolubov / Creative Commons All last year the data coming in, month by month, indicated that this was probably going to be the case: NOAA has just announced that 2010 has tied with 2005 as the hottest year since records began in 1880, with the combined global land and ocean … Read the full story on TreeHugger
Continue reading …Cross-posted from the YouTube Trends Blog Today marks the one year anniversary of the earthquake in Haiti, and “haiti earthquake” is among our top spiking search terms today. In the past 7 days, nearly 4,000 Haiti-related videos have been posted to the site ( over 1,000 in the past 24 hours). Disney actress, singer, and UNICEF ambassador Selena Gomez posted the most-viewed clip so far, advocating for the charity’s efforts in Haiti. (The message she posted a year ago went on to draw over 600,000 views .) In addition to the news organizations, which have posted numerous reports , updates have been provided by large organizations Amnesty International , American Red Cross , and Unicef . In the playlist below, we’ve collected a few of the many videos posted in the past few days to our “People & Blogs” category. The videos depict thee breadth of relief efforts taking place on the smaller scale, varying from a little boy in the U.S. who’s been saving up for a donation to footage from service trips in villages on the ground. They also show some of the different fundraising strategies being employed on YouTube at this time:
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In The Builder Concept Home 2011: Time To Redefine What We Mean By Green I complained all of the green stuff was an optional extra, an expensive add-on to the home. Dawn Wotapka of the Wall Street Journal finds that few are buying: Part of the problem is that green features remain difficult to value and to sell to consumers. “The general public doesn’t seem to understand the value prospect of, for instance, a super-insulated home with a super-efficient HVAC sy… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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New photos from the hospital room of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) have emerged. Meanwhile, investigators are looking for a black bag they say suspect Jared Loughner may have been carrying. (Jan. 12)
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