[Borges]

Making references to killing the president is always serious, my friend.

Fully agreed. But there's still a difference between what Kilborn did and what Robertston did. Intent does mean something in cases like this. And Baldwin said what he said on Saturday Night Live I think. He always looks slightly unhinged. Nobody took him seriously (as always) and the audience laughed when he said it.

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

Baldwin was on the Conan O'Brien show, and NBC immediately apologized and pulled the footage of the show the next day.

But there's still a difference between what Kilborn did and what Robertston did. Intent does mean something in cases like this.

Stop speaking in Clintonese, will ya?

[Stellar Dendrite]

"And Baldwin said what he said on Saturday Night Live I think. He always looks slightly unhinged."

Wrong, wrong...wrong again. He was on Conan O'Brien, like I said before I was watching it that night and saw him. He "looks" unhinged? No, the manner in which he was SAYING it was unhinged.

The real question is why are you so interested in excusing what this guy said?