Don't get me wrong. I think it's a sad commentary on America if any of the "political performers" get much attention at all. While I didn't support Sarah Palin, I thought Tina Fey's characterization of her was in bad taste. Same for those who are regularly featured in the Sunday Funnies segment of George Stefanopoulous's show on Sunday morning. Other than watching those segments during that show, I never tune in any of the others. I do occasionally watch Bill O'Reilly. I know he leans to the conservative side, but I find his commentary and interviews often enlightening.

Most of the "entertainment segments" tend to be impersonations emphasizing personal characteristics -- Gerry Ford falling, many of Bill Clinton's personal proclivities, the senior Bush's nasal speaking style, George Bush's vocabulary, etc. Some of the other more serious pundits, ranging from Sean Hannity to Keith Olberman and all in-between, seem to argue using selectively-chosen facts or examples. Irritating for one side or the other, but rising nowhere near the loathsome level of Limbaugh's recent wish. Only Ann Coulter employs the same chalk-on-the-blackboard style. But even she hasn't lowered herself to the level which Limbaugh sank to yesterday.

While one may be critical of the taste of many of the "political entertainers", they haven't lowered themselves to the venomous and outrageous wish cited by Rush Limbaugh. It's the off-the-scale outrageousness of his statement that precipitated my comment.