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John Heilemann on the Political Language of Violence

This weekend’s shooting rampage in Arizona has many pundits calling for a crackdown on violent imagery and language in politics, but New York columnist John Heilemann argues on Morning Joe that “keep calm and carry on” might be better advice:

We need to turn the temperature down. It’s not about the right or the left, it’s about both, the temperature is running so high on both sides.”


John Heilemann on the Political Language of Violence