Last words on "blood libel"

Moe Lane has said pretty well what ought to be the last words on the manufactured fuss about “blood libel” — manufactured because everyone, everyone’s brother, and everyone’s brother’s dog used it as a more general metaphor before Palin said it; it wasn’t offensive, it was just another attempt at a political attack on Palin.

Since I didn’t say it myself, I’m going to do the next beat thing and steal it quote it:

For the record: yes, she undoubtedly meant it. And if anyone out there doesn’t like having their rhetoric being compared to hate-filled bigots trying to instigate violence by spreading deliberate inflammatory lies against another group, then STOP DOING IT.