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ASTONISHING: Rep. Charlie Rangel Calls Palin 'Disabled'
CBS News ^ | 9/19/08 | Marcia Kramer

Posted on 09/19/2008 2:21:06 PM PDT by LdSentinal

NEW YORK (CBS) ― Already under fire for his tax troubles, Manhattan Congressman Charles Rangel really put his foot in his mouth on Friday.

In a CBS 2 HD exclusive interview Rep. Rangel called Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin "disabled."

The question was simple. Why are the Democrats so afraid of Palin and her popularity.

The answer was astonishing.

"You got to be kind to the disabled," Rangel said.

That's right. The charman of the powerful House Ways & Means Committee called Palin disabled -- even when CBS 2 HD called him on it.

CBS 2 HD: "You got to be kind to the disabled???"

Rangel: "She's disabled."

"There is no question about politically it's a nightmare to think that a person's foreign policy is based on their ability to look at Russia from where they live."

Republicans think Rangel's comments are insulting as well as shocking.

"Charlie Rangel's comments are clearly disgraceful," Rep. Peter King, R-Long Island, said. "This is just another liberal Democrat who can't accept an independent woman running for president."

King, who is co-chair of the McCain-Palin campaign in New York, watched Rangel's comments with CBS 2 HD. He was particularly upset because Palin's 4-month-old son, Trig, is disabled. He has Down's syndrome.

"We should be sensitive to her or any woman who has a child or family member who has any afflciiton at all," King said. "And so to use the word disabled in the conetxt of a female candidate for vice president who has a child who is disabled really is wrong. Charlie owes her and the entire disbale community and appology."

Advocates for the disabled are also upset.

((sot michael imperiale 135028) "It makes me feel as if he's trying to put her down, trying to say she's not good for the presidency or the vice presidency," Michael Imperiale said.

"A disabled president ran this country. He was didabled. His name was Roosevelt."

a spokesman for the McCain-Palin campaign also piled on, saying that this kind of rhetoric has no place in politics.


TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 110th; hatinpalin; palin; palinattacks; palinping; pds; rangel; sarah; sarahnoia; sarahpalin; trig
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1 posted on 09/19/2008 2:21:06 PM PDT by LdSentinal
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Charlie Rangel has no place in politics.


2 posted on 09/19/2008 2:22:44 PM PDT by doug from upland (8 million views of HILLARY! UNCENSORED - put some ice on it, witch)
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To: LdSentinal

Retract that statement and apologize.


3 posted on 09/19/2008 2:22:50 PM PDT by library user
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Rangel deserves a jail cell, not a microphone ...


4 posted on 09/19/2008 2:22:50 PM PDT by mgc1122
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To: LdSentinal

What a butt comic.


5 posted on 09/19/2008 2:23:10 PM PDT by Always Right (Obama: more arrogant than Bill Clinton, more naive than Jimmy Carter, and more liberal than LBJ.)
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To: LdSentinal

If she’s disabled perhaps she can have Rangel’s parking space.


6 posted on 09/19/2008 2:23:11 PM PDT by agere_contra (Palin/Lynn de Forrester de Rothschild in 2012!!)
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To: LdSentinal

Adios, mofo.


7 posted on 09/19/2008 2:23:17 PM PDT by Harry Wurzbach
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“This is just another liberal Democrat who can’t accept an independent woman running for president.”

Isn’t it going to be fun when McCain introduces Sarah Palin to Washington!!!


8 posted on 09/19/2008 2:23:19 PM PDT by IndianPrincessOK (McCain/Palin...2 pit bulls, one with lipstick! Pigs will fly with lipstick Nov. 4th)
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To: LdSentinal

LOL! see my tagline, it gets proven correct several time every day!


9 posted on 09/19/2008 2:23:51 PM PDT by Balding_Eagle (God has blessed the Republicans with stupid political enemies.)
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Good, let them keep picking on the girl.

Even SeeBS is getting angry.


10 posted on 09/19/2008 2:24:08 PM PDT by Clint N. Suhks (Bin Laden was a Community Organizer. W was a Governor. GO SARAHCUDA!)
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To: IndianPrincessOK

There is video of this? Would love to see the video!!


11 posted on 09/19/2008 2:24:12 PM PDT by ConservativeMan55 (Obama is the Democrats guy. They bought the ticket, now they must take the ride.)
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To: LdSentinal
Hey Charlie, how long did you have to kiss Bela's butt to keep your position?. Must make you feel real important now don't it Charlie. ...pssst Charlie, it ain't going away Charlie.
12 posted on 09/19/2008 2:24:19 PM PDT by Doogle (USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated))
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He’s a black Democrat and it;s OK for blacks to say WHATEVER they want to.....as long as they are Democrats.


13 posted on 09/19/2008 2:24:22 PM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion.....The Human Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: LdSentinal

The cocky arrogance of the left rears it’s ugly head over and over. These people must be defeated November 4!!!


14 posted on 09/19/2008 2:24:29 PM PDT by albie
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To: LdSentinal

Rangel needs to be put out of office.


15 posted on 09/19/2008 2:24:30 PM PDT by syriacus (Calling humans "pigs" is second-nature for anti-war radicals, Black Panthers + radical Islamists.)
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To: LdSentinal

Did Charlie mean that because she’s a woman she’s disabled?
That would start the fireworks!!!


16 posted on 09/19/2008 2:24:35 PM PDT by griswold3 (Al qaeda is guilty of hirabah (war against society) Penalty is death.)
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To: LdSentinal

Add Rangel to the list of brain dead Democrats.


17 posted on 09/19/2008 2:24:58 PM PDT by VeniVidiVici (Amazing how Obama, Rangel, Biden and Dodd all got killer mortgage rates and below cost property.)
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Rangel voted for his own draft bill....before he voted against it.


18 posted on 09/19/2008 2:25:03 PM PDT by happinesswithoutpeace (You are receiving this broadcast as a dream)
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To: LdSentinal
Now now, people. You know that it's not allowed by the Established Elite to criticze liberal blacks. You can go to jail for that sort of thing.

/sarc

19 posted on 09/19/2008 2:25:11 PM PDT by kromike
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To: LdSentinal

He’s a TAX EVADER CROOK and should be FROG-MARCHED out of the Capitol.


20 posted on 09/19/2008 2:25:34 PM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion.....The Human Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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