WHAT ABOUT THIS RHETORIC? – AT 12:48 P.M. ET:  A longtime reader alerts us to this bit of rhetoric, which of course was not condemned at the time.  It's quoted at HillBuz:

On June 14, 2008, while running for president, Barack Obama said this:

"If they bring a knife to the fight, we bring a gun."

Obama was quoting from a movie, "The Untouchables," but he applied the quote directly to politics.  No uproar from the media. 

And on September 17, 2008, Obama said this:

"I want you to argue with them and get in their face."

Again, no condemnation. 

January 9, 2011