"Blood Libel" For Dummies...........from Dan Friedman

Origins: Classic anti-Semitic canard that Jews use Christian blood to make Passover matzo. Since Passover and Easter are close to each other on the calendar, the blood libel was a big favorite among Christian clergy who repeated it in sermons during Easter mass in order to incite their flock to pogrom against Jews on their way out of church.

Today: Still crazy after all these years, but has come to have a broader meaning. A false accusation that someone’s speech, conduct, politics, analogies, opinions, tone of voice, lipstick - and now graphics - has led to the shedding of blood by a totally zoned out third party who couldn’t tell a Republican from a hot dog bun. Big favorite among desperate liberals and the Left who repeat the nonsense in sermons in the New York Times and on MSNBC in order to incite their dwindling flocks to pump up flagging circulation, credibility, influence and ratings.