Palin Lets "Kill Him" Go Unpunished

Bill Kristol, in today's New York Times, advises Palin to bring up the Reverend Jeremiah Wright. Palin, of course, believes that's a darn good idea:

“To tell you the truth, Bill, I don’t know why that association isn’t discussed more, because those were appalling things that that pastor had said about our great country, and to have sat in the pews for 20 years and listened to that — with, I don’t know, a sense of condoning it, I guess, because he didn’t get up and leave — to me, that does say something about character. But, you know, I guess that would be a John McCain call on whether he wants to bring that up.”

So why then didn't Palin get up and leave at her rally in Clearwater, Florida someone shouted "Kill him" when Palin mentioned Obama's name. And why did Palin and McCain both stay at a rally they had on Tuesday when someone yelled "Terrorist" when McCain mentioned Obama's name.

Not only did McCain and Palin not leave the rallies, they didn't even tell the hate-shouters to stop inciting illegal acts and hate-speech.

I guess we know where McCain and Palin stand on hate-speech and death threats.