Posted on 02/02/2010 11:17:14 AM PST by Nachum
White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel apologized to the head of the Special Olympics today after the Wall Street Journal reported the fiery Chicagoan privately called a group of liberal activists "f---ing retarded."
Last August, Emanuel "showed up at a weekly strategy session featuring liberal groups and White House aides," the Journal's Peter Wallsten reported. "Some attendees said they were planning to air ads attacking conservative Democrats who were balking at Mr. Obama's health-care overhaul. 'F—ing retarded,' Mr. Emanuel scolded the group, according to several participants. He warned them not to alienate lawmakers whose votes would be needed on health care and other top legislative items."
A White House official confirms that Emanuel made the remark and reports that Emanuel called Tim Shriver last week when the Journal story first appeared to apologize to the disabled community and the apology was accepted.
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You just can’t make this up. This gang just can’t stop dissing the Special Olympics. What a bunch of re . . . Oops!
Of course any Republican would have resigned by now.
Another Wall St. alum doing well when he instead should be doing good like moving to a third world poverty center like Detroit, renouncing his wealth and helping the poor.
crooks
His vocabulary is as refined as any 14 year old boy. Obama should be proud his chief of staff represents the White House so articulately.
Apology is not accepted. First the pissant offends special olympics with his bowling comment in his first year than the chief of staff calls citizens “f... ing retards, in the second year. I have many clients that are developmentally disabled whom are working part-time jobs, plus getting social security disability. These same people have the ability to vote. Guess what they vote republican. Instead of continually apologizing from the pissant and chief of staff, think before you Morons speak. maybe the Whitehouse needs to hire a person whom has no physical or mental disabilities. The current people whom work in the O administration have a disability that is hindering them it is called STUPIDITY. There is no treatment for this disability other than sticking their heads in the proverbial sand repeatedly. Many of the develpmentally disabled have already vowed no vote for a Democrat - No for Stupak, No for Stabenow, No for the Democratic Candidate for Governor. 2010 and the disabling stupidity is a handicap that O will not overcome.
Rahm Apologizes for Privately Calling Liberal Activists “Retarded”
Rahm, went ‘Full Retard’ in his comments.
One NEVER goes Full Retard.
He apologized cause Sarah fb’d the story! Smackdown!
Sarah Palin beat him. She asked for his resignation because of his remark. Nailed him!
It’s scary when you realize that their side has the monopoly on compassion and our side has the monopoly on meanness. We must be really rotten.
Good for Governor Palin for calling him on the carpet. As usual, the toothless-towards-liberals media could not be bothered. What a surprise ... /sarc
Rahm is “f’n retarded,” and that’s meant as a compliment.
Well, even a brocken clock is right twice a day.
It shows he got caught.
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