Slightly worse than offhandedly mentioning the word faggot in connection with the Breck Girl, (Democratic candidate John ‘the future is now’ Edwards).
Advocating the death of Republicans is standard operating procedure for the left. No one even notices these days.
WASHINGTON — More people in the world would live if Vice President Dick Cheney died, political commentator Bill Maher said, raising few eyebrows despite suggesting the death of the U.S. vice president would be a good thing.
During a visit to Afghanistan late last month, a suicide bomber detonated himself outside Bagram Air Base where Cheney was visiting. Several Afghans and a U.S. soldier were killed, but Cheney was unhurt.
During the Friday night broadcast of his HBO show “Real Time With Bill Maher,” Maher and his guests, including Democratic Rep. Barney Frank and former Republican Rep. Joe Scarborough, debated the removal of comments from the HuffingtonPost Web log praising the idea of Cheney being assassinated.  ~foxnews.com
How long before the nutroots rally around the flag, oh, make that the burning flag… *dissent is patriotic*, and demand the deaths of Bush and Cheney?