Can I play?
Let's see. Bill makes a statement that is plausibly true. A strict reading of the words he used can't be said to be horribly out of line with reality. But "everyone" on the other side of the debate "knows" what he "really means" by it, and gets really worked up by it.
Now in this case, he's using the code words designed to get liberals all worked up, to the point they really want to participate. Whether it's really his position doesn't matter. Whether his position is strictly defsensible doesn't matter. What matters is that by using the right buzzwords and playing the right tune, he's got people worked up and interested in expressing an opinion.
What might happen if someone who really does this for a living decides to play the same tune, but in a minor key, and using their opponents' words for lyrics?
Do I win the kewpie doll, Bill?
