Sarah Palin: Media Boycott Will Keep Me From Being 'Blamed' For Egypt Uprising

Palin: Media Boycott Will Keep Me From Being 'Blamed' For Egypt Uprising

At a speech in Reno on Saturday, Sarah Palin said she thinks a recently discussed media boycott of her is good--because then she won't get "blamed" for the uprising in Egypt.

According to a report by The Daily Beast, Palin made a clear reference to Washington Post columnist Dana Milbank's widely circulated pledge not to write anything about her for the whole of February. Milbank wrote that, since Palin did not hold political office and had become "more like Ann Coulter," he would try to ease his "obsession" with writing about her, or mentioning her in any media appearance, for a month.

Speaking at a meeting of the Safari Club, a hunting organization, Palin apparently said that was fine with her. The boycott, she said, "sounds good, because there's a lot of chaos in Cairo, and I can't wait to not get blamed for it--at least for a month."

Palin became a focal point during the discussions on rhetoric and civility in the wake of the Arizona shooting; people accused her of having soured the national discourse through her use of phrases such as "don't retreat, reload!" She struck back with her infamous "blood libel" video. Clearly, the sting of the talk surrounding her statements has not gone away.

For the full report on Palin's speech, click here. For the latest on the uprising in Egypt, click here.

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