Obeidallah: GOP Candidates Are ‘Legitimizing Hate’

COSTELLO: "Dean, your thoughts?" 
OBEIDALLAH: "I think that — well, I want to say I’m heartened by Ben saying, let’s look at the one person in a way. You know, usually the person’s a Muslim, the perpetrator. We don’t do that. They find out their religion, we instantly go, that person’s a terrorist and they’re somehow inspired by their faith. I’ll be honest, I agree with Ben this, I don’t think Carly Fiorina’s comments or one comment alone led this man to shoot someone. But there has been four arson attacks on Planned Parenthood offices since the video came out. What’s happening, we have a culture that certain politicians are legitimizing hate. And the result of that can radicalize people. They’re taking them to the doorstep of violence. They’re not pushing them through it but they just need a slight push to go through it. We need responsible words by our politicians. It could — politicians can inspire people for good, for bad or for deadly acts. So let’s have some responsibility and especially from the right. Let’s be honest, the rhetoric, the extreme stuff, it’s not coming from the same side, from the left and right, more from the right."