Rick Perlstein had a must read Op-ed in WaPo yesterday on "The Rise of Right Wing Rage " he also called out the Media for their lack of courage to label lies and hate speech as such.
Sarah Paling "Death Panel" claims should have been ridiculed and debunked by the MSM immediately she made them, instead pundits were brought in to analyze the statement. Politico actually reported the story as if it were true.
Perlstein Op-ed below the fold