[hitkicker]

And, for crying out loud, everybody in politics and in the chattering classes uses terms like “targeted” or “targeting” in political contexts like elections and legislation, with no violent meaning whatsoever. Don’t any of these knuckleheads own a friggin’ dictionary?

[MrB]

Yeah, what about Clinton and Barky’s “targetted tax cuts”?

[maica]

And, for crying out loud, everybody in politics and in the chattering classes uses terms like “targeted” or “targeting” in political contexts like elections and legislation, with no violent meaning whatsoever.

In the English language, cameras are also used to "shoot" people. I guess either "camera" or "shoot" will have to become a forbidden word.

Also, a neutral student of political language would decide that Leftist/progressives use more incendiary rhetoric in general practice, than conservatives do.