Palin refuses to accept responsibility for what she says

They named the title of this article wrong. It should have been "Palin refuses to accept responsibility for what she says." Palin claims people want to shut her up but has yet to point out one single person getting in the way of her putting her foot in her mouth. She has every right to say anything she wants but people are discovering they don't have to listen to her or agree with everything she says. It's time for her to understand that she is responsible for what words come out of her mouth and will be held accountable for what she says. No one gets a free pass for using their "free speech" rights. After all, she wanted to be the Vice President and would have been held accountable for every word just as VP Biden is but you don't see him whining that anyone is trying to stop him from talking.

Palin explains 'blood libel' comment
She accuses critics of negative spin; vows to keep speaking out
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."
Some Jewish groups strongly protested her use of the term, which historically was used to accuse Jews of using blood of Christians in religious rituals.

"Just two days before, an op-ed in The Wall Street Journal had that term in its title. And that term has been used for eons," said Palin, a potential Republican presidential candidate in 2012.

"I think the critics again were using anything that they could gather out of that statement," she said. "You can spin up anything out of anybody's statements that are released and use them against the person who is making the statement."

Palin said the criticism won't stop her from speaking out and accusing Democrats of taking the country in the wrong direction.

"They can't make us sit down and shut up," she said.
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Palin explains blood libel comment