The queen of resentment and manufactured outrage, Sarah Palin, has something to say:

"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 that they purport to condemn,

Yes, of course pundits should refrain from inciting hatred and violence. And that's why people are pissed at you, Mrs. Palin. Whether or not Jared Loughner was directly or indirectly influenced by you and your "don't retreat, reload" rhetoric, you do, in fact, incite hatred with your demagoguery and lies.

But... blood libel?

Wiki:

Blood libel (also blood accusation) refers to a false accusation or claim that religious minorities, almost always Jews, murder children to use their blood in certain aspects of their religious rituals and holidays. Historically, these claims have–alongside those of well poisoning and host desecration–been a major theme in European persecution of Jews.

The libels typically allege that Jews require human blood for the baking of matzos for Passover. The accusations often assert that the blood of Christian children is especially coveted, and historically blood libel claims have often been made to account for otherwise unexplained deaths of children. In some cases, the alleged victim of human sacrifice has become venerated as a martyr, a holy figure around whom a martyr cult might arise. A few of these have been even canonized as saints.

Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, who was shot last weekend, is Jewish.

Lovely choice of words, there, Palin.

Or, maybe she has invented a new meaning for the phrase (ex. 'refudiate') and we just haven't caught up to her yet...)