I dunno: Dubya let things like this slide, and they walked all over him, with the assistance of the press. These people only understand when you throw EXACTLY what they are throwing BACK at them.
THEY dropped any pretence of civility years ago, it’s time for us to roll up our sleeves and give back twice what they’ve been forcing on us. Perhaps after a few serious mud wars they might get the message...
When you are attacked you retaliate; if yo don’t you are just perceived as being weak and ineffectual.
The only way to make somebody stop beating on you is to beat them back harder; make them regret the initial attack.
I should think the entire world learned that in 1939.