Rahm Apologizes for Privately Calling Liberal Activists “Retarded”

he only apologized because he got caught! What a loser!

Let’s be clear: he didn’t apologize to anybody for seven months.

Rahm apologized for something? Kinda
like Gotti admitting he was a bit too
hard on Big Paul Castellano.

we thank u for going the extra mile to cover all the bases in soothing over any hurt feelings taken out of context.Good Job. we,of course know that your comments were simply taken out of context by palin in her perpetual quest for an extention on that 15 min. of fame.guess it was rahm’s turn to help sarah stay in the *limelight.palin spends her days looking for Drama to keep her name out there.but what she apparently doesn’t get is that she’s constantly showing us what a Moron she is.sarah-the Dictionary is your Friend. now….what was that pet name levi said you call that little *son(?????????) at home?!

Why is ABC News burying this story so far down?????

Obama doesn’t have the stones to fire Rahm Emanuel.
Rahm is the president behind the curtain, while Obama runs around having fun and pretending to be POTUS.

But if using an insulting euphanism is reason for firing a person, I believe of lot of people, some commenting on this blog even, that would be in danger of being fired or would have been fired in the past. O’Holier than thou, I mean you.
What about tax cheaters?

He won’t be fired. This careless, reckless attitude and behavior is simply endemic to the Obama administration as evidenced by The One’s own remarks. They are simply wired to think and speak this way and much of the elite media endorse it with their own silence. Those of you in the “get over it” crowd should ask yourself how you would have responded if Bush and Rove made the same comments and how you’d take their “apology”.

Get the facts straight. Rahm did not even bother to apologize until he received the following letter from Tim Shriver.

Tangent alert:
“But isn’t the whole point of being President and controlling the House and Senate to ‘man up’ and make these tough decisions whether or not it costs you at the ballot box in November?”
Way to go, Jake! Thank you for what you do.

Rahm Emanuel shows what a low life he really is. Obama’s Chief of Staff is a cretin with absolutely no class.
It shows what kind of people really are in the White House.
Chicago politicians rot from the head down.

He used the word as an adjective, which is a descriptive term. It has been associated with developmental delays, but that is not the only use for the term. Yes, this was not a tactful, tasteful, or particularly sensitive use of the word. But, stop getting distracted and sidetracked by the minutiae, folks. Sarah Palin and her ilk are just trying to get mileage out of this. Wasn’t she the same one who was whining about the way the media pounced on all of her verbal faux pas? How about the blatant lies and heinous missteps that she made, and continues to make? How about the hateful rhetoric that she allowed, and perpetrated during the campaign? Let she who is without sin cast the first stone…

Just more of the Obama slim balls in his cabinet.. Communist, tax cheats and slim balls
But it wont be put on the nightly news, they are in full protection mode of Obama right now
WIRE: Backdoor taxes to hit middle class…
REUTERS pulls tax story…
Largest-ever federal payroll to hit 2.15 million employees…

I love how all the Conservatives are lining up to become victims of political incorrectness at the hands of Liberals.

It is rather obvious that Rahm wasn’t attacking the disabled, but the lefties in his party who have no tolerance of conservatives.
If the Republicans had anyone who would think of anything comparable, they would still have a viable party.

The fact that Rahm Emanuel feels he has to apologize for using the word “retarded” as a pejorative is itself so stupid as to defy belief. But this is a society that feels it cannot label a disability as a disability, and so has to call the mentally retarded “special”.

Rahm is an abusive bully who represents the worst about the arrogance of this administration. When in the public eye they portray themselves as one way and when in private they act as slimeballs. What a bunch of hypocrites.

“Sarah Palin and her ilk are just trying to get mileage out of this.”
Yeah, it is so hard to do that. Barry and Co. hand out that kind of stuff on a silver platter.

Not to worry; you’ll see and hear all about this again…in some very nasty political ads leading up to the ’12 election. And they’ll all be lumped together, to give you a much better idea of just how despicable these people are.
Again, if Bush or Rove had said this there would be a billion man march of DC, demanding resignation and/or impeachment.

Please, hearing Sarah Palin complain about people being insensitive is like hearing Hitler complain about the lack of attendees at his Passover seder. Ridiculous. It’s funny how Republicans co-opt the same hyper-sensitivity they are always slamming the “liberals” for. Make up your minds. Oh, I forgot, you’d have to have actually have an original thought first.

Followers, pay attention to Palin, not the man behind the curtain!

First let me be clear, Sarah Palin is entirely correct to say something here.

Liberal activists I mean, they’re “mentally disabled”. Yeah. *But*, conservative activists are just plain *Evil*.

“are always slamming the “liberals” for.”
Who needs Palin? They’ve got Rahm to do the slamming!

Do you know how many slander comments Obama alone has dealt with in the media
Oh man that makes my leg tingle!

Yeah, that party of “we’re sick of you PC liberals not getting freedom of speech” strike again.

If a Republican had made either of these comments, they’d be looking for another job. But it’s Obama and one of his toadies, so it’s ok. On to the next story.
Posted by: JC | Feb 2, 2010 2:14:26 PM************They have made insensitive remarks it just happen to be about race instead!

“Thanks for making a stupid comment.”
You should have heard me on TeVee! I work for a channel.

They have made insensitive remarks it just happen to be about race instead!

It’s disturbing to see some leftists turn this report into an opportunity to bash Palin, while completely avoiding the original topic…Emanuel’s use of foul, sophomoric and insensitive language to demean to a whole community of people. His speech says something about his attitude and outlook on life. And those who choose to defend or ignore his remarks or use it as an opportunity to turn the tables demonstrate their own meanness or insensitivity.

They have made insensitive remarks it just happen to be about race instead!
Like Joe Biden has, Senator Reid. Sen Byrd was part of a club that liked that kind of stuff.

The military sears curse words into your brain by the end of boot camp so, the government should be to blame for occasional slips of the tongue by veterans. We have to have some strong words available to use against the extremists on the right and left. Rahm being critical of liberal extremists is a good thing. Some Republicans need to use some strong language against their elephant in the room, Rush Limbaugh. I agree, people of special needs should be offended by being equated with Huffington or Rush. Give people with Down’s syndrome or something similar the microphone and take it away from people that want to split our country in half.

To those who are either excusing Rahm of this and/or are blasting Sarah Palin for her comments: I have some questions. You don’t have to even respond, but try to really be honest with yourself..OK.
Qu 1: Do you think the terms ‘retard’ or ‘retarted’ should be used as an insult against anyone?
Qu 2: What would your true reaction be if Senator Mitch McConnell-R or Senator Joe Lieberman-I said this about Senator Joe Reid-D?
Qu 3: What would your true reaction be if Rahm Emanuel demanded an apology from McConnell or Lieberman?
Qu 4: Would you be so vehemently upset and accuse Emanuel of being over-sensitive?

I’m getting tired of the “liberal” amounts of censorship in these comment forums by ABC. I think I’ll go speak the truth elsewhere!

It’s disturbing to see some leftists turn this report into an opportunity to bash Palin, while completely avoiding the original topic.
What else are they going to do?
Posted by: No Way Out | Feb 2, 2010 2:34:22 PM****************Because we know that Sarah of all people SHOULD NOT THROW THE FIRST STONE! Not sista christian Sarah…

Because we know that Sarah of all people SHOULD NOT THROW THE FIRST STONE! Not sista christian Sarah…
Hysterical. Like I said, what else are they (and you) gonna do?

If a Republican politician had said what little Rahm said, he’d be toast. I’m sick to death of the lousy double standard in this country and I know I’m not alone.

The best thing about this article is that Rahm apologized to the mentally handicapped but not to the liberal activists.
Well, even a stopped clock is right…

malcat……WHAT???? He address liberals period. I know alot of people use this word….thank god we are not on camera all day long….we would be crucified. I am mad at Sarah because it happen 7months ago….she always feels like it is okay she bad mouths everybody else but never stops to say this is “inappropriate” when she opens her mouth….and I NEVER heard her apologize for her missteps…..NEVER! Even when EVERYBODY CALLED HER OUT ON SEVERAL FALSE INFORMATION……She never apologize.

Because we know that Sarah of all people SHOULD NOT THROW THE FIRST STONE! Not sista christian Sarah…
Hysterical. Like I said, what else are they (and you) gonna do?
Posted by: No Way Out | Feb 2, 2010 2:42:17 PM********************Do what we do best…… talk about her and laugh at her!

Hey everybody, give Rahm a break. He’s just trying to live up to the high standards of the president. (the bowling gaff)

and I NEVER heard her apologize for her missteps…..NEVER! Even when EVERYBODY CALLED HER OUT ON SEVERAL FALSE INFORMATION……She never apologize–posted by stop being so selfish
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I don’t care about Sarah Palin. Just because someone else does something bad doesn’t mean others should be allowed to do bad things.
Rahm was wrong to say what he did. The mentally-challenged citizens of this country fight daily to be considered as people instead of a diagnosis.
He was doubly wrong because of who he is. He represents President Obama and the USA because of his position.
He needs to engage brain before speaking.

My daughter is a person with disabilities. Last year we endured the sick ‘humour’ of Obama as he put down disabled atheletes and now his top adviser shows his true colours. While these are disgusting people it is all we expect from their type.

Malcat….he should apologize to the liberal crowd! People who are mentally challenge know they are not “retarded”…they know they have delays. Yes he should have never used this word but yes in this sentence it was taken out of context.

This is a perfect example of a foul mouthed thug with more power than common sense. There are those who serve the public out of a true sense of greater common good and then there are those who are simply seeking greater position and prestigue for themselves. I think this one speaks for itself.

I don’t care about Sarah Palin.
To bad Barry and Co. do. Ms. Not Important/Stupid Alaskan Female Palin has them messing their pants. Cracks me up.

Retarded is now considered slang and no longer preferred when describing someone who is mental or physically challenged. When used in the context presented by Rahm, the term has only one meaning. It is meant not to imply that the subjects of the sentence are mentally or physically challenged. Rather that they are stupid and obtuse, the normal terms applied to “retarded” when used in this conext. It is here that Rahm makes an affront to the mentally challenged who generally are neither stupid, nor obtuse and in that regard, most mentally challenged individuals are far ahead of liberals.

The definition of retarded–Retardation is the act or result of delaying; the extent to which anything is retarded or delayed; that which retards or delays.
Um….so why is it so wrong? Someone tell Palin to check the dictionary and get back to me. Tell her that her 15 minutes of fame is up, get off her soapbox, and give up politics!

And Palin wants an apology after she calls her own “my little retard”. This was from Levi, who had no reason what so ever to fabricate this, and really don’t think he could.

But, but, but, that’s what Obama is.
To the tune of trillions of dollars of drbt. Hey, what’s a billion here, a billion there? Only money.

In other words, if one are a Democrat and one is not an extremist liberal, one is retarded.
Considering that extremists on either side of the aisle make up a very small percentage of the population and the majority of the population is moderate, and according to every poll in the country, the majority does not favor Obama’s health care policy, that must mean the majority of Americans are retarded.
I don’t know about the majority of Americans but I can see where Rahm might be retarded

If he had called the idea stupid, stupid people would have called for his head, right. We need to grow up and not be retarded in our thinking and behavior. So far nobody who is developmentally delayed or otherwise differently-abled (as the PC terminology goes) has chimed in about outrage. They are perhaps more advanced mentally and socially than the rest of us here.

It is amazing to me that so many of you think you can say mentally challenged and it changes things. Mental Retardation is defined by an IQ score. It is an educational measure. Unfortunately, ignorant people think it is a put down. My daughter has an IQ measure of 45. She has mental retardation. I am not ashamed to use the word. When I hear people say “retarded” or “retard” I tell them that that people who have retardation are a blessing and people who are stupid are just stupid.

I am glad to know that there is nothing worse plaguing the world than this issue…

But it’s okay for Rush Limbaugh to call all Democrats retarded on many occasions, not to mention when his comment about the “retard vote” Al Gore received (otherwise known as the majority), right Sarah? Or for Ann Coulter to print that Nancy Pelosi is mentally retarded on her own blog.
Why didn’t Queen of the GOP Hypocrisy call for those “public figures” to be fired?
Rahm was wrong and ignorant. Sarah Palin is always wrong, always ignorant, and desperately needs to shut up. Shouldn’t she be busy buying up another $50K of her own books?

Scott – oh yes, Levi has NO reason to fabricate anything about Sarah Palin. Are you KIDDING me?

Rahm does have a point though. The extreme left liberals are, ummm, challenged.

He such a nice man, don’t you think?

To those who think Palin was wrong to equate the N-word with the R-word because the N-word relates to slavery and abuse/murder of african americans, please just think about the over 90% of pregnancies that are terminated when the parents find out their baby may have Down’s or other disabilities….please also research how people with mental and physical disabilities used to be treated many years ago – the deplorable “institutions” they were housed in their entire lives……… treated worse than animals until they died of who knows how many horrible means. Used in circus freak shows and chained in cages. Left in institutional cells and fed on the floor lying in their own waste. I think this is the history she was relating the words to.

Hmmm – last year Obama made fun of his bowling skills by comparing them to the “Special Olympics” on Jay Leno when he was making the celeb talk show orbit. Now Rahm is comparing liberal activists to retards and has to apologize to SO president too (just like O did from Air Force One) after outrage from America. Why do these two guys keep putting their feet in their mouths? Honestly, neither of the guys have any class.

OMG..I dont know what is funnier, the fact that people are falling all over themselves with pc driven hysteria over the word “retarded” (a medically appropriate term) or that Rahm apologized to the head of the Special Olympics for comparing liberals to people with mental retardation. While I agree that it is insulting to mentally retarded persons to compare them to liberals. Most people I have met who are m.r. are much to bright to be liberal. Nonetheless I did not think Rahm was sharp enough to see that. I did wonder though why he apologized to the head of the special olypics, is he m.r., maybe Rahm could show some real humility and speak to people with mental retardation, get to know them and then apologize for comparing them to liberals. Maybe Rahm is just afraid standing too close to someone that is mentally retared…probably make Rahm look dumb.

What is he apologizing for? It’s about the only thing he has gotten right in over a year

Overlook RE’s inappropriate vocabulary, and you will see his point is correct.

Jen: “But it’s okay for Rush Limbaugh to call all Democrats retarded . . . Or for Ann Coulter to print that Nancy Pelosi is mentally retarded . . . Why didn’t Queen of the GOP Hypocrisy call for those “public figures” to be fired?”
If your claims are even true, maybe she draws the line at elected officials that like to run their mouth on the public dime. Rush and Ann are private citizens that only need answer to their audience.
Jen: “Rahm was wrong and ignorant. Sarah Palin is always wrong . . .”
How can you say that Sarah is always wrong when you have one example right here of her being right (about Emanuel)? You even agree with her. I guess blind partisanship has a way of masking reality from people.

It is a gross insult to compare those suffering from trisomy-21 with Democratic leftists. Those with Down’s syndrome are far more morally pure, as their relatively limited disability (compared to the leftists) is not voluntary.

Speaking is at times a lot like carpentry, the old measure twice cut once advice..think twice before you speak…..
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Thank you, Jack Sully. I like the way you stated this; it so true for everyone. May I expand on the thought and say: “..before you speak or post.”

I don’t care for Rahm, but come on people. Being “offended” because someone used the term “retard” is moronic. Get over it. We are the sensitive people on earth. It is so sad. Grow up and let it roll off your back you sissies. Amazing how so many people in this country are offended by people they don’t even know. Why do you care if someone you’ve never met makes a deragatory comment that is not directed at you personally. It’s because there are so many whiners looking for a reason to be offended.

If someone from the right called
Rahm Emmanuel a retard, you can bet
there would be outrage.

What does that word ‘retarded’ mean anyway? Sarah Palin acts as though this is a direct insult to her child… is she suggesting that her son is a retard. I key worded the word and found this:
Retard: to make slow; delay the development or progress of (an action, process, etc.); hinder or impede.
I’d say Mr. Emanuel spoke quite eloquently!

Anon, i think you fail to see that people are just pointing out how stupid the whole thing is and how, as we all know, the story would be totally different if a conservative republican had used the term.

Congress should introduce legislation asking the Webster to remove the word “retard” from the dictionary. That should make Sara happy? OMG! The word was not being directed to her son. What a DUMMY! OOOPS! SORRY!

Typical liberal elites trying to protect and support another Obama Chicago thug.
Emanuel has a history going back to the Clinton Administration of despicable behavior.
1. In a restaurant he took a knife to a table and struck it repeatedly while he said the names of people he hated.
2. Several times he as sent dead fish wrapped in newspapers to reporters he hates and to public officials who disagree with him.
3. His swearing at people has been known for many years and you can do a Google search and find out for yourselves.

No need to apologize. Rahm’s right!!!!!

Being “politically correct” is totally retarded! I have an Aunt that is mentally retarded and even she says this “politically correct” crap is retarded.
Whoever came up with being “politically correct” is the most retarded person in the world!
Freedom of speech a55holes! Let the political in-correctness fly and soar far above anyone and anything!
Freedom of speech gives everyone the right to be “politically correct” and to be VERY PROUD OF IT!

The apology is appropriate. But I agree with his sentiment of the liberal activist. I’m sure there is another synonym he could have used. Or even a phrase like ‘they have their blank head up each other’s blank’. But that may have other connotations. Being politically correct is such a complicated thing.

Yes, it is about decency.
Something the occupants of this WH seem totally incapable of – and this jerk is a perfect example.
I feel for the people of the United States – lumbered with these children running loose for the next three years.
2012 can’t come soon enough. . . .

I want to paraphrase another of his well-known regurgitations:
“There’s no safe DEMOCRAT district. You can run, but you cannot hide.”

This happened in AUGUST!!! How many non-PC things have been said since then? Not a fan of Emmanual, but he apologized a week ago – get over it! And I have a disabled (differently abled..:) son too Ms Palin. And he’s an independent liberal! This made no difference in his life. I’d rather hear “retarded” with healthcare benefits, than “slow” and pay $1300/mo for health insurance.

I read all these posts with the politically correctiveness and it makes me sick. It doesn’t matter what the dictionary says the word means. If you were a mother with a physically challenged or mentaly challenged child, you would understand how hurtful the word is.

Its not about being politically correct it is about demeaning the defenseless. My daughter has cerbral palsy, she didn’t “catch” cp by doing something stupid. She was born that way. True enough it is a medical term, but the way it thrown around it is demeaning. It’s not about political correctness, it’s about dignity. I mean really, grow up and show some respect for the most defensless in our society.

The definition of retarded has nothing to do with people with developmental disabilities. In fact to actually associate the word with a person with handicaps is an insult. So for Rahm to use it to describe the plan is basically saying it’s moving along slowly and stalled. For Palin to be upset because she has a child with disabilities and she associates her child with the word “retarded” is an insult to her child. She should really know the definition of words, and so should some of these posters, before you comment on it’s meaning.

STICKS AND STONES WILL BREAK MY BONES BUT WORDS WILL NEVER HURT ME.
BUT IF I EVER BECOME “politically correct” I SURE HOPE SOMEONE SHOOTS ME!
BEING “politically correct” IS BEING COMMUNIST! BEING POLITICALLY INCORRECT IS THE AMERICAN WAY, IT’S CALLED FREEDOM OF SPEECH! NOT ALLOWED IN A COMMUNIST COUNTRY! TOTALLY ALLOWED BY FREEDON OF SPEECH! WE ARE NOT A COMMUNIST COUNTRY…….YET……

I am not surprised and nothing will happen. Didn’t Obama himself make a similar comment and have to do a pardon the pun “special” event for special olympics

Give me a break. It is a word in the vernacular, and is used all over by people both in slang and in medical situations. Read what parents of mentally retarded have to say.

SARAH! Shut up!

At least he didn’t refer to developmentally disable people as “liberal activists”. That would have been really insulting!

The thuggish Rahm offers a bogus apology to a Kennedy liberal and we are not supposed to notice.
Give an apology to Sarah Palin.

There seems to be an argument about the proper use of the word “retard” w/some arguing it is OK while others are arguing it is not.
My question is why did Rahm apologize if it wasn’t wrong?
You can answer this question in two ways. He apologized because he thought it was wrong or he did not think it was wrong and apologized as a matter of political convenience.
Either reason is poor example of leadership. The apology from someone who does not think he is wrong is a sign of weekness and a sign a person won’t stand by principle. Not a good choice for Rahm.
Neither choice makes him look good.

I’ve got to admit that this is one of the stupidest things Rahm has ever done. Shame on him! But, regarding Palin being so upset – SHUT UP PALIN – YOU’RE AN IDIOT! Much ado about nothing!

You have to hand it to them. Libs have perfected the art of manipulation in handing these revelations of their inner intolerance. Whenever one of them is caught, they pick one person out of the large group they have insulted (a fellow lib, of course, certain to forgive without question) and apologize personally to them. They accept, controversy over.
Oh, and of course the media plays right along…nothing to see here, move right along now.

To all of you who think it might be okay to use this slur, think again. It’s no different from the N word in its goal of diminishing another human being. To all of us with developmentally handicapped relatives, this is unforgivable. And there are millions of us.

If this were Karl Rove instead of Rahm Emanuel, I can only imagine the outcry we’d hear from the mainstream media.
Sarah Palin happens to be a commentator here, not by virtue of being a political candidate but by virtue of being the mother to a special needs child. But since the Dems were so effective in demonizing her in the 2008 race, they’re trying to spin this as Sarah Palin’s argument with Rahm Emanuel. It’s not. It’s AMERICA’s argument with Rahm Emanuel.
Obama, as bad as you are, Rahm is worse. Let him go before he wrecks the nation in an attempt to serve you.

Okay, so the man made a mistake, my God, he has apologized. And, of course, there is Palin with her big mouth. I’m more then sure that this isn’t the first time or last time she’ll hear something that doesn’t please her ears. He didn’t use to word to describe a person, he used the word in a different context. I’m sick to death seeing Palin face in the news.

Usual pettiness. Mountain out of a mole hill that both sides like to play. I guess these critics have never gotten upset and said something that is offensive to other people. Many of these phrases, including swearing, are done because we have heard them all our lives. People would not use them if they were giving a prepared speech or writing an article, but in a spontaneous conversation (especially if you are upset) might use them without think. Apology should be excepted instead of everyone casing stones.

If I were the parent or family member, or an advocate for people with mental disabilities, I can see them being upset. But I’m not. I am however, on the Right, and not a fan of Mr Emanuel at all. That said, everyone knows he’s not Mr Clean. In the sort of setting they were in, him coming from a purely political point of view, he was right. Should he have said it a different way? Yes. Am I going to get outrageously outraged over this? No. Plenty of other things to be peeved at the man for.

This meeting came during the period when the President was still saying that he wouldn’t sign a health care bill without a public option.
Emmanuel was doing nothing to get the right wing Dems on board.
This story broke last year, signalling the right that they need not back down.
Another example of the DLCers putting personal interest above the nation’s interests.

All he insulted was liberal progressives,the group that greatly helped his boss get elected. If any one is retardet it is Rahm Emanuel. For the first time I agree with Sarah Palin that he should be fired although for different reasons,she is just helping the administration by distracting from this fact.

I keep saying it…thee is a big difference between regular democrats and Obama’s communist ones.

And this received minimal coverage from the lame-stream media; those defenders of truth, freedom and liberty; those virtuous publishers, editors and reporters who provide totally objective coverage and follow the strictest codes of journalism ethics – yeah, right. ABC/CBS/NBC/CNN/TBS/FOX/NPR/MSNBC are the enemy of truth, of reason, of logic, of morality. Quit listening to the alphabet media; they are an enemy within.

He should GO! This reflects a sophomoric attitude and a lack of intellectual sophistication that is not acceptable.
Get someone qualified for the job.

That’s nice. Now how about Rahm apologize for blowing badly needed health-care reform and wasting 6 months of the administration and our time? He can follow it up with his resignation.

Rahm Emanuel needs to grow up. You reward your friends and punish your enemies, not the other way around.
The Obama administration has been telling it’s supporters to go to Hades since he became president. Our views on healthcare reform were “unrealistic” “too radical” according to them, so they toss them out the door, and cater to blue dogs, and republicans who never would support the bill anyway.
So, here in Virginia we told the democrats to get lost. better an honest, lying, cut your throat republican than a “you are nothing to us, we don’t need you, ungrateful democrat”.
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I’m an Obama supporter but can’t stand this weasel. Just looking at him, you can see all of what’s wrong with politics; divisive, arrogant, no compassion, etc.

Retarded? Emanuel fits characteristics of retardation than those he claims to be retarded. You are not fit for the position you now hold. Give it up. You BS apology unacceptable.

I was not shocked by an insensitive statement from Rahm, no one should be. This is by no means the worst thing that he will say while managing the Obama Administration. I am considerably more disturbed by the coverage of this story on World News Tonight, which made it a Sarah Palin story. I am a big Diane fan and switched my TiVo when she got the job, but the tone of this report stunk of NBC news politics and I’m not sure I value World News Tonight the same way anymore. Stay neutral.

is sarah smarter than a 5th grader???guess she doesn’t own a dictionary.

Anyone with half a brain could see, by Rahm’s remarks, that he never had any intention, at all, to insult the people with disabilities. I guess this proves that Palin has less than half a brain. My daughter has a learning disability. At my son’s high school the throw around the word “retarded” for just about anything that happens. I find it offensive too, but unfortunetly that is the state of our national communication skills.

Hmnn – Only apologize when caught. Sound familiar? Our government walks to a different tune than we do.

The word “retard” is insulting to the learning disabled in ANY context. We know he wasn’t intending to directly insult the learning disabled, but in using the word “retard”, he did. It’s the same as if he used the outdated term Negro instead of the more acceptable African-American. We don’t use those archaic terms anymore because of the negative connotations attached to them and being from the PC left, he should have known better. Sarah Palin had every right to be upset and to bring this issue out into the open like she did.

Please remove this man from public office, electedf or appointed. He is a disgrace.

Rahm Emanuel is one intelligent human being. And he is human and he has a temper. Somewhere along the line; however, the unsophisticated, naive and many times small minded “voting electorate” better get a “real grip” on what is really important to solving our nations problems and get over arguing about these stupid “soundbite subjects”. The intelligence and common sense level of 80-90% of our nation is truly pathetic.

This is simply a comment about the foolishness about the comment made by Rahm Emanuel. I am disabled. I have been for a number of years. I am not offended by the comment at all. What I am offended by is the fact that over the last 8 yrs under the previous administration the disabled were ignored, cast aside. Do you actually think a word is more offensive to any disabled person in compairson to being forgotten as we have been. Having a much higher unemployment rate than normal people! That should be offensive to all of us.

In a time of economic slowdown one should be concerned about efforts to retard the country. The retards are the ones actively intent on blocking progress and preventing the country from extracting itself from a difficult situation. Denial of service should not be part of the political process. It is unamerican and unconstitutional. People have a right to representation and to be heard in Congress. To allow only one’s own opinion to be heard is tantamount to advocating a one party system. We have enough problems with the two-party system. The Constitution rightfully denies representation to those who deny representation.

Rahm is a Chicago street Thug. He should have never left there, the inherited attitude from the like of Capone lives on.

Hmmm… What if some one made an anti-semetic remark? I’m sure he would go ballistic!

I’m a liberal and I don’t accept Emanuel’s apology. Democrats who block healthcare reforms are just Republicans from knee-jerk Democratic districts. Liberals don’t need to be reminded that there are Democrats who are stupid enough to vote for conservatives.

Rahm was right: the progressive ideas were “retarded,” and he shouldn’t have apologized. US citizens, becoming so highly sensitized to any language that might even be considered demeaning, are now busy robbing words of their meaning, and in so doing are robbing the Town Square of the ability to have meaningful, let alone respectful, debate.

Political Correctness is out of control. Emanuel didn’t make his comment in a public speech–it was made in private. Get over it!

Class act that Rham.

I am however, on the Right, and not a fan of Mr Emanuel at all. That said, everyone knows he’s not Mr Clean. In the sort of setting they were in, him coming from a purely political point of view, he was right. Should he have said it a different way? Yes. Am I going to get outrageously outraged over this? No. Plenty of other things to be peeved at the man

obama calls citizens of this country enemies while hobb knobbing and kissing the riings of our country’s real enenemies. priceless. boy have the true colors come out this time and its clear rev wright had a major influence on this mere mortal of a man.