indeed. The concept here is scary: why couldn't someone sue any of us for "emotional distress" at seeing a Bush/Cheney 04 sign on our lawns or cars?
That is entirely a possibility .. especially with the the Skeeryaddicts turning to professional mental health counselors to recover from the blow they endured. It all comes down to prudent, unbiased judges. Put that case before an activist, leftleaning judge and boom, you got yourself a case and a trial and a whole lot of grief.
Because the elements of a claim of intentional infliction of emotional distress require certain types of activity be proved, and it usually has to involve some type of outrageous conduct and be accompanied by a physical manifestation of an injury. Also, the conduct normally has to be directed at a particular individual or group.
In other words, that's the kind of claim you could easily get dismissed on legal grounds.
You scared me by saying that and even negligent infliction of emotional distress is actionable. Expect to be hearing from my lawyer. I could use the cash. ;-)