Is Criticism Considered Hate Speech?

David Limbaugh's most recent column is essential reading. Apparently, we're now at the point in this Orwellian culture war that criticism is being construed as advocation of violence, and thus, we can assume, being considered "hate speech." That's what Tom DeLay is being accused of when he criticized Florida Judge Greer who arrogantly refused to consider Congressional review of the Schiavo case.

When the opposition (of anything) has to resort to desperate attacks on civil methods of debate instead of attacking the ideology, you know they're running low on cranial ammunition. The M.O. of the left has consistently been to attack, malign, name call, criticize, slander, badger and beleaguer those they oppose. Never do they offer a solution or a better way to carry out their agenda. Yet, the mainstream media never picks up on this vacuous method of debate. There IS no debate. Conservative ideas are thrown out there and the usual outpouring of leftist criticism conspicuously bereft of alternative ideas is thrown out in return, leading one to believe they have no alternative ideas.

It gets worse. When the left is unable to reasonably counter conservative arguments in any given venue, they try to silence the opposition, in which case the issue of "tolerance" should always be thrown back in their face. Afterall, isn't tolerance inclusive of everyone and all ideas and opinions?