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The talk was going strong in the early to mid 90s, though. It just went away for a bit because of the Oklahoma City bombing. It reemerged when it became clear Obama was going to be running against McCain and has skyrocketed since then.

And I'm not at all suggesting a direct causal relationship. I'm saying that there should be condemnation of both explicit and implicit calls for violence. I don't know why that's so controversial. I'm looking for a "You know, even though I don't think the calls for violence necessarily had anything to do with this specific case, it does seem like a wakeup call about that kind of speech. Maybe it's not a good idea for Sharon Angle to call for people to use their guns in the stead of free speech. Maybe it's not a good idea for Glenn Beck to describe how he would strangle Michael Moore to death on the air. Maybe it's not a good idea for Michelle Bachmann to say like half the things she's ever said. And yes, it's a stupid idea to use cross hairs to highlight congressional districts."