More of that dreaded hate speech

The New York Times has been one of the leading proponents that "hate speech" from conservatives caused a nutter in Arizona to shoot some people, including a liberal congresswoman. Especially fingered in this fantasy have been Glen Beck, whose position in life I'm not entirely sure about, and of course Sarah Palin, who put certain congressmen "in the crosshairs" during the 2010 election. So it is interesting to read this in the NYT:

Is Michele Bachmann the new Sarah Palin?

And do we really need a new Sarah Palin? Shouldn’t the first one be made to go away before we start considering replacements?

Um, how do Gail Collins and the ever-so-sensitive editors of the NYT plan to make Ms Palin go away? Not with the flick of a limp hand, I don't think. Blue skies! -- Dan Ford