I tend to agree. What I neglected to say in my original comment was that the political camps tend to exaggerate the "dangerous rhetoric" of their opponents and

I tend to agree. What I neglected to say in my original comment was that the political camps tend to exaggerate the "dangerous rhetoric" of their opponents and downplay their own. This is especially true when the statements require some specific interpretation in order to be treated that way, since their plan spoken version is not in itself dangerous.