Replying to a message of TIM RICHARDSON to JOHN FITZGERALD:

 TR> When Geraldine Feraro ran as Mondale's vice-president choice, there
 TR> wasn't any of this spit-spewing hatred of her present, either before
 TR> or after the campaign which she and Mondale lost.

 TR> I seem to recall she was treated with respect and courtesy.

ISTR the same.

 TR> The hatred began against Palin almost immediately.

That's what 20 years of hate radio has done to political discourse in this
country.  That plus the anonymity of posting on blogs and web sites, people
can and do say things via computer that they would not say in an ordinary
conversation - especially an ordinary conversation (or debate) with a person
being talked about.

--- FleetStreet 1.19+