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Emanuel says he will join effort to stop use of 'retarded'
WaPo ^ | 2/4/10 | Michael D. Shear

Posted on 02/03/2010 8:30:40 PM PST by Nachum

White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel apologized again Wednesday for using the word "retarded" during a private meeting last summer, telling advocates for the disabled that he will join their campaign to help end the use of the word.

The controversy over Emanuel's remark continued to dog the sometimes foul-mouthed senior Obama adviser despite his having privately apologized to Special Olympics Chief Executive Tim Shriver shortly after the comment was made public last week.

In a statement after an afternoon meeting at the White House, Shriver and five other disability rights advocates said Emanuel had "sincerely apologized" for the earlier comment during a strategy meeting, which was reported in the Wall Street Journal.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...


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What a shmendrick (no insult intended to all shmendricks out there)
1 posted on 02/03/2010 8:30:40 PM PST by Nachum
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To: Jet Jaguar; NorwegianViking; ExTexasRedhead; HollyB; FromLori; EricTheRed_VocalMinority; ...

The list, ping


2 posted on 02/03/2010 8:31:13 PM PST by Nachum (The complete Obama list at www.nachumlist.com)
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To: Nachum

What a warm-hearted guy.


3 posted on 02/03/2010 8:31:44 PM PST by 4buttons
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To: Nachum

If he stops using it, how will his “****ing retards” over at Kos, MoveOn, DUmmies Underwater and the Huffington Puff know when he’s talking about them?


4 posted on 02/03/2010 8:33:18 PM PST by FlingWingFlyer (If the CIA and NASA are going to "monitor climate change", why the hell do we need the EPA?)
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To: 4buttons

I hope he looks in the mirror.


5 posted on 02/03/2010 8:33:43 PM PST by max americana
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To: Nachum

6 posted on 02/03/2010 8:34:52 PM PST by GSP.FAN (These are the times that try men's souls.)
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To: Nachum

Rahm should be met with bars of soap in hand to wash his potty mouth out with! :)


7 posted on 02/03/2010 8:35:11 PM PST by chris_bdba
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To: Nachum

I bet within the walls of the oval office retarded is every other word coming out of his filthy mouth right now.


8 posted on 02/03/2010 8:35:57 PM PST by OrioleFan (Republicans believe every day is the 4th of July, democrats believe every day is April 15)
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To: humblegunner

Tard Hall ping...


9 posted on 02/03/2010 8:36:07 PM PST by Allegra (It doesn't matter what this tagline says...the liberals are going to call it "racist.")
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To: FlingWingFlyer

Maybe he can learn to say “Leftwingtards”.


10 posted on 02/03/2010 8:39:17 PM PST by muawiyah ("Git Out The Way")
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To: Nachum
Rahm Emanuel is an idiot studying to be an imbecile.

And failing.

11 posted on 02/03/2010 8:40:10 PM PST by Harmless Teddy Bear (I miss the competent fiscal policy and flag waving patriotism of the Carter Administration)
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To: OrioleFan

I bet within the walls of the oval office retarded is every other word coming out of his filthy mouth right now.
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Naaaaaaah. I bet the ‘F-word’ reigns supreme.


12 posted on 02/03/2010 8:41:05 PM PST by RushIsMyTeddyBear (I don't have a 'Cousin Pookie'.)
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To: Nachum

Hey Rahm, you should begin by cleaning out the WH staff.


13 posted on 02/03/2010 8:43:31 PM PST by SoldierDad (Proud Papa of two new Army Brats! Congrats to my Soldier son and his wife.)
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To: RushIsMyTeddyBear

I bet the ‘F-word’ reigns supreme.

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Emanuel is a f’ing fascist retard.


14 posted on 02/03/2010 8:43:45 PM PST by unkus
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To: Nachum

Does he have nothing better to do? What a retard.....ooopppss...


15 posted on 02/03/2010 8:45:01 PM PST by TheBattman (They exchanged the truth about God for a lie and worshiped and served the creature...)
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To: All

Don’t you love the way Palin has the White House jumping through hoops with every Facebook post. Lord, they must hate her with a passion these days.


16 posted on 02/03/2010 8:48:02 PM PST by Spartan79
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To: Nachum
Screw this bung wad but bear in mind.. Soon our every though, word, and deed will be on record. What is fine today may be severely vile tomorrow.

17 posted on 02/03/2010 8:48:50 PM PST by I see my hands (_8(|)
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To: Nachum

Just go, already. Get your tights back on and pirouette out of the White House.


18 posted on 02/03/2010 8:49:01 PM PST by beethovenfan (If Islam is the solution, the "problem" must be freedom.)
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To: chris_bdba

“Rahm should be met with bars of soap in hand to wash his potty mouth out with! :)”

The bars of soap should be slipped into tube socks and swung vigorously overhead until developing the right amount of kinetic energy, capable of producing the kind of nuances associated with a genuine old fashioned blanket party. That’s coming from a respected member/participant (giver) of a blanket party: circa 1982. ;o) A frozen can of Coca Cola may be substituted, in lieu of, a bar of soap. ;o) Get some!


19 posted on 02/03/2010 8:49:19 PM PST by freepersup (HELP find the "sharp dressed man" call 1 800 FBI MUMM)
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To: Nachum; xzins; blue-duncan; wagglebee

Is this The Onion?

We can’t use “retarded” anymore?

Boy that’s really lame.

Oops, now I have to apologize to all the cripples.


20 posted on 02/03/2010 8:50:45 PM PST by P-Marlowe (LPFOKETT GAHCOEEP-w/o*)
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