Going after Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., for her recent pledge to “take out” President Trump is as silly as when people attacked former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin for promoting the infamous congressional district bullseye map.

Neither incident is a genuine call to violence, and stating otherwise requires that one be severely dishonest or misinformed — or maybe a bit of both.

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