>>I find it humerous to claim that this uttered phrase is polluting the discourse when the guy has for 3+ years been labelled a secret kenyan indonesian muslim birthcert-hiding manchurian white-people-hating racist deathpanelcreating marxist socialist communist reparationist FEMA-detention-camp-building, hate-the-military palling-around-with-terrorists gun-confiscating "enemy of humanity" (AZ rep), "intentionally destroying america" (rush), who “represents as great a threat to America as Nazi Germany or the Soviet Union" (Newt). The mind boggles. Of course, a lot of that was present from day one, and earlier. Where McCain is boo'd by a political rally audience for correcting a paranoid old lady who "doesnt trust obama because he's an arab". Where "Kill him" is yelled at political rallies. It stands to reason that the crazy has deteriorated further into gun-based political rhetoric as standard fair, where each 'news' charlatan apparently has to up the nutty factor to retain an audience that apparently is not put off by this stuff. Where could the rhetoric go from there?
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>Some of the comments here on Bush when he was president were far worse than anything you wrote above. It's a cycle that keeps repeating with every new president.... do you remember learning about the election of 1828? It's amazing that nothing changes....

There are indeed crazies on both sides. Nutters think 911 was an inside job orchestrated by Bush. But, as a member of TheRentIsTooDamnHigh party, i simply offer un-biased, apolitical, scientifically-based observations only ;)

I do think this is different. And i think its more mainstreamed than people are willing to admit. And a LOT of it is mainstreamed by prominent media figures. And by politicians. That is a significant difference.