Mentally unstable or fascism?

A question that just has to be asked: If this "ejaculate inside a used condom", who shot Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, were of middle eastern lineage, would news organizations be so quick to describe him/her as being mentally unstable? And if this is truly the situation, what role does Sarah Palin's depiction of Gabrielle Giffords in the cross hairs of a rifle scope play in all of this? And what about the hateful, venomous broadcasting of Glenn Beck: Here's what N.Y. Daily News columnist Michael Daly says: "Palin would no doubt say that she was only speaking in metaphor, that she only meant her followers should work to unseat Giffords and 19 other Democrats who had roused her ire by voting for health care. But anyone with any sense at all knows that violent language can incite actual violence, that metaphor can incite murder. At the very least, Palin added to a climate of violence." I don't know about you, but this certainly sounds like the work of the Nazis of the 30s. Fascism is alive and well and growing in the U.S. Ok, apologists, you're turn.