Posted on 02/05/2010 1:59:38 PM PST by presidio9
Sarah Palin's campaign against the derogatory usage of the word "retard" collided with her campaign to maintain her popularity with conservatives today, with confusing results.
A Palin spokeswoman seemed to back away from earlier criticism of conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh. Yesterday, when asked for comment on Limbaugh's use of the "r" word in a recent broadcast, Palin spokeswoman told Greg Sargent of the Washington Post, "Governor Palin believes crude and demeaning name-calling at the expense of others is disrespectful." Today, Stapleton claims the statement was meant generally and she was not specifically referring to Limbaugh. Still, she declined to say that Palin believes Limbaugh's statements were acceptable. Sargent reprinted the email he sent Stapleton in which he specifically asked about Limbaugh's statement.
Palin's non-rebuke rebuke of Limbaugh comes after she called on President Obama, earlier in the week, to fire his chief of staff after using the word. According to the Wall Street Journal, Rahm Emanuel called liberal activists who wanted to run ads against conservative Democrats "f------ retarded" in a closed-door meeting at the White House. On her Facebook page, Palin likened Emanuel's "slur on all God's children with cognitive and developmental disabilities" to using the "N-word," something she deemed "unacceptable" and "heartbreaking." Emanuel later issued an apology to Special Olympics chairman and CEO Tim Shriver.
However, Palin's conservative cohort Rush Limbaugh took offense to people, presumably including Palin, protesting Emanuel's remark. On his radio show, Limbaugh lamented that "our political correct society is acting like some giant insult's taken place by calling a bunch of people who are retards, retards." That comment caused Greg Sargent to request a reaction from Palin's spokeswoman. It also caused confusion over whether Palin believes Limbaugh's public statements -
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It’s a hurtful word to people with Down Syndrome and their families. It doesn’t need to be used. There are plenty of other words. Some words can hurt.
LOL
Maybe I need to take a chill pill, & I know you are right.
But @ 1st reading, it seemed to me like it was more Arkansas-bashing, w/ the MSM taking a negative view of the state that I love being a “red” state.
A twinkletoes named “Dykes”. That’s actually funny.
What is this about fake listings on Craigslist?
O’tard??
Such as?
I think Michael Scott of The Office said it best: “You don’t call retarded people retards. It’s bad taste. You call your friends retards when they are acting retarded.”
They always take his words out of context. Either that or just make up lies about him. What is he supposed to do? Keep silent?
News???
B. S. !!!!!!!!
Just because someone used the R-word doesn’t mean they’re bashing R-kansaw. ;o)
It simply proves Rush’s point that IT IS WHO IS SPEAKING and not what is said.
Hypocrisy and double-standards abound and these retards are re-inforcing the retarded feigned outrage.
The idiots think they’re going to drive a wedge between these two conservatives, but Sarah Palin and Rush Limbaugh are smarter than any twenty Liberals.
*Limbaugh was using Rahm’s words to bash the left because the media would never do it. Imagine the media reaction if a GOP Presidents Chief of Staff had done it.*
Al Haig got run out of town simply for asserting calm control after a POTUS had been shot.
Idiot, moron, stupid, ignoramus, intellectually challenged.
love EL Rushbo, but he always seems to take it one step too far.
We had Rahm on the ropes, and now the story is all Limbaugh. He knows they take his words out of context. That’s all they do.
Dumb move.
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Yep.
That fried chicken/black history stunt is stupid too.
He chooses weird fights as of late.
But if a person or idea is retarded, why not call it that?
Political correctness sucks.
How much do they hurt? What do they hurt?
I just think of it as consideration for others.
Actually, I haeard Rush and his use of the R word bothered me. Mentally disabled people are offended by the word. I’m not advocating a PC world, but I have higher expectations of Rush.
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