They will find any excuse to defend Maher, but we know had the shoe been on the other foot, and Palin had used "retarded" in regards to anyone's child, they would be skewering her big time.
I had a brother that had cerebral palsy, and we knew enough to dignify his life with anything demeaning. I get the term retarded can mean many things, but in front of others you have to show class when speaking about others.
Barbara Walters is retarded!