[Oztrich Boy]

The point of the joke was that the last time somebody in the public eye called somebody a fag, they had to check in for retraining. Then, of course, FReepers weren't up in arms about the usage, just the sentence.

The point of the joke was

the other Democratic presidential candidate, John Edwards,

That's what the line was about

it turns out you have to go into rehab

was weasling so she could later claim she never implied Edwards was a faggot.

They had no set up, she never mentioned PC, or explained the background, which would not have been obvious to people who don't follow chick TV shows.

[AnnaZ]

They had no set up, she never mentioned PC, or explained the background, which would not have been obvious to people who don't follow chick TV shows.

Wrong. It was (inter)national news. Go to the back of the line.

[AnnaZ]

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