If we hadn't seen her act so ridiculously before, I'd say this latest video was inconcievable.
I don't know who wrote the speech she read off a teleprompter (it's reflected in her glasses) in the video she released this morning; I don't even want to link to it.
But I'll quote the salient-to-this-diary point:
But, 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 they purport to condemn.
Sarah, "blood libel" does not mean what you seem to think it means.
Update: OMG! Rec list! Thank you so much, everyone! I'm trying to keep up with comments, but am heading out in about 20 minutes and will be back later this afternoon... Again, thanks!
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