Well well, seems like the guy from Europe has to bring some balance (damn I sound like Fox News now), to this "The right uses bad rhetoric!" thing.
In our country, the politician
Pim Fortuyn was assasinated back in 2002. His assassin confessed that he had shot him because he wanted "to stop him from exploiting Muslims as "scapegoats" and targeting "the weak members of society" in seeking political power.".
In the months leading up to the shooting, the "left side" parties had been calling him a dangerous man, a danger to society and something the Dutch should not have as a leader, openly equating him with fascism and Hitler. Many think this helped create the environment that led to his assassination. Leading to the popular phrase "De kogels kwamen van links" or " The bullets came from the left".
Anyway, just saying that it's not just the "right side" that uses "dangerous rhetoric".
Bear in mind, that in the US, is views would still be considered to the left side of the spectrum on many things, he's in favour of social healthcare, for one.