Video: Sarah Palin – I Am Not Going to Shut Up

Indeed she will not sit down or shut up but as her appearance in the above video shows, she is definitely on her back heels – as Palin pushes back.

In the 30 minute interview, Palin also addressed the criticism she has faced for her video response to the shootings posted last week on Facebook. Critics particularly took issue with the former governor’s use of the term “blood libel,” a phrase that for many conjures anti-semetic connotations.

“Blood libel obviously means being falsely accused of having blood on your hands. In this case, that’s exactly what was going on,” she said, adding later, “Just two days before an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal had that term in its title. And that term has been used for eons.”

The phrase, which traditionally refers to a long-standing anti-Semitic myth that Jews murder children for religious rituals, drew fire from the Anti-Defamation League and others. But Palin insisted critics were taking issue with the phrasing in hopes of derailing her overall message.

“It isn’t about me personally, but it is about the message,” she said. “I know that a lot on the left hate my message, and they will do all that they can to stop me because they don’t like the message. They’ll do what they can to destroy the message and the messenger.”

Meanwhile, when asked about speculation the recent controversies have disrupted any future political ambitions, Palin vowed she will continue to speak her mind.

“I am not ready to make an announcement about what my political future is going to be. But I will tell you … I am not going to sit down. I am not going to shut up,”she said.

The other two segments of the interview are on video here.

And, the third segment:

But……Sarah Palin has definitley been wounded over the Tucson shooting tragedy and the biggest loser politically. I think most, except for the die hard Sarah Palin fans, are seeing her ability as a Presidential candidate beating Barack Obama diminishing or diminished.

Palin has drawn attention to her inexperience (always playing the media victim) and her “media personality” versus a serious political person in the Presidency.

Last week was not a good one for Sarah Palin.