The rhetoric for the fall election is heating up rapidly. In today’s “instant media” world, any statement made will spread rapidly across the globe.

In the last couple of weeks, we have debated the definition of Rape due to a comment by a Missouri U.S. Senate candidate. His comments were so egregious that his own Republican party officials and Presidential candidate Romney have distanced themselves from him and even asked him to resign his position. The controversy has sparked a debate on the complicated definition of rape.

Meanwhile, Vice President Joe Biden made an off-hand comment that electing the other team would result in African-Americans “being back in chains”. This spurred lots of debate and most people considered the comments inflammatory and extreme.

Texas just couldn’t resist getting in to the mix with a Lubbock area County Judge claiming that “civil war” and other descriptives would happen if the President is re-elected.

All of this heated rhetoric is appropriate in America. We are protected, under the U.S. Constitution, with freedom of speech. People have the freedom to express their opinion. However, in today’s social, Internet driven world, they have to learn that these comments will spread faster than ever before. Society will rise to monitor our tolerance level for such comments.

And, most of all, there’s Prince Harry. While he is not an American politician, his recent antics remind us all that cameras and videos feed our constant need for gossip which is so easily spread via this amazing thing called the Internet.

Beware: People are watching, and watching and will tell all!