"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. That is reprehensible." — Sarah Palin
After the 2011 shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords in Tucson, Fox News president Roger Ailes advised Palin to "lie low." Instead, she recorded a homemade video pushing back against critics who were highlighting her use of violent rhetoric, accusing them of "blood libel" in the aftermath of the tragedy. Palin's use of the highly charged phrase did not sit well at all with Ailes who reportedly called the former Governor "an idiot."