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Free Republic Forces Huffington Post to Pull Offensive Sarah Palin Article
Friday, July 3, 2009 | Kristinn

Posted on 07/03/2009 5:10:14 PM PDT by kristinn

Exposure by Free Republic has forced the Huffington Post to take down an article attacking Sarah Palin over her Down Syndrome afflicted child, Trig, within ninety minutes of the offensive article being written about at Free Republic.

Clicking on the source link at the Huffington Post now brings a page devoid of the article and headline. The keywords referencing Trig remain, however the original 'Comedy news' tag has been changed to 'Home news'

The article, entitled "Palin Will Run In '12 on More Retardation Platform" was written by Huffington Post writer Erik Sean Nelson.

Link to Huffington Post page.

Link to Free Republic article exposing HuffPo (with now-disappeared article.)


TOPICS: Free Republic; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: downsymdrome; erikseannelson; gotohellhuffpo; huffingtonpost; huffpo; palin; palinattacks; pds; pms; sarahnoia; sarahpalin; trig; waronsarah
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To: kristinn
More from that HuffPost writer.

His writing is supposed to be comedy, it's not, it's sick.

181 posted on 07/03/2009 9:09:48 PM PDT by Jean S
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To: kristinn; Jim Robinson; StarFan; Dutchy; alisasny; BobFromNJ; BUNNY2003; Cacique; Clemenza; ...
Excerpt of kristinn's post:

Exposure by Free Republic has forced the Huffington Post to take down an article attacking Sarah Palin over her Down Syndrome afflicted child, Trig, within ninety minutes of the offensive article being written about at Free Republic...

Great job, guys!

182 posted on 07/03/2009 9:14:22 PM PDT by nutmeg (Sarah and Todd Palin and the Deadliest Catch captains should run this country)
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To: frankjr

“Mitt Romney. Go Mitt, Go!!!”

It’s about time we had a gun owner and lifelong hunter in the White House to represent us!


183 posted on 07/03/2009 9:21:56 PM PDT by DBrow
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To: kristinn
Unfortunately I have to agree that most of this comes from the liberal side. It started in the sixties when the party was hijacked by a bunch of extremist nutjobs. It just got worse. I have friends that when I try to explain that their ideas are extreme and actually don't make any sense they get angry and hostile. Change is good, but change without careful thought is to wrecklessly hazard an entire nation. We've got a lot of thoughtless change going on in this country right now.

But, what bothered me most is that children, especially handicapped children, are off limits and it ain't one bit funny. I just spoke with this author by email and he basically said that he was trying to point out that her reasons for resigning didn't add up and that the "families" focused on the "retard".

??

This is what I'm talking about. It's a kind of sociopathic toxin in public discourse. He has no idea what he did. V. Van Houten

184 posted on 07/03/2009 9:23:24 PM PDT by vvh (over the top)
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To: nutmeg

Yes indeed. Great job, guys! Yeehaw!!!


185 posted on 07/03/2009 9:25:25 PM PDT by Alamo-Girl
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To: Windflier


Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same, or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children and our children's children what it was once like in the United States where men were free.
— Ronald Reagan


186 posted on 07/03/2009 9:26:57 PM PDT by glock rocks (... just tryin to make do...)
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To: Sophia777

Hell Ya.


187 posted on 07/03/2009 9:29:28 PM PDT by fatima (Free hugs today :).)
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To: kristinn

They tried to throw their vile garbage down the memory hole, but FR retrieved it to their everlasting shame!

Free Republic ROCKS!!! Best political site ever!


188 posted on 07/03/2009 9:39:59 PM PDT by Deo volente
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To: kristinn
Thank you Kristinn.


189 posted on 07/03/2009 9:44:43 PM PDT by Liberty Valance (Keep a simple manner for a happy life :o)
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To: kristinn

Thank God for Free Republic. Thanks Kristinn and all involved
in getting this absolute TRASH off the ‘net!


190 posted on 07/03/2009 9:56:00 PM PDT by luvie (A Free Iraq is possible because of the presidency, policies and patriotism of George W Bush!!)
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To: nutmeg

Thank you for the ping!


191 posted on 07/03/2009 10:04:09 PM PDT by Freedom2specul8 (Please pray for our troops.... http://www.americasupportsyou.mil/)
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To: Pikachu_Dad

The guy displays the Left’s characterisitcs: immature and unable to form valued thought—so he/they just attack(s).


192 posted on 07/03/2009 10:04:11 PM PDT by rvoitier
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To: Abbeville Conservative; sleepwalker; Roses0508; feedback doctor; LibLieSlayer; ...

Palin PING!

Anyone on or off the Palin ping, write me.

193 posted on 07/03/2009 10:12:16 PM PDT by SolidWood (Palin isn't retreating, but taking the fight in another direction.)
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To: kristinn

Way to go!


194 posted on 07/03/2009 10:14:15 PM PDT by SkyPilot
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To: kristinn

This requires napalm...not redaction!


195 posted on 07/03/2009 10:17:07 PM PDT by SuperLuminal (Where is another agitator for republicanism like Sam Adams when we need him?)
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To: SuperLuminal; All
Actual headline at Daily Kos:

Huffington Post gives in to Free Republic over Palin article

by The Sheeping of America

Huffington Post gives in to Free Republic over Palin article

Fri Jul 03, 2009 at 09:59:34 PM PDT

On this one article it seems like Huffington Post pulled the piece because of Free Republic.

Palin Will Run in '12 on More Retardation Platform

Freepers state that they forced Huffington Post to take down and article by Erik Sean Nelson titled "Palin Will Run in '12 on More Retardation Platform"

Now I did not see the article but when you go to the link for the article, there is no article at all.

196 posted on 07/03/2009 10:29:20 PM PDT by kristinn (Latest FR Convention info: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2277012/posts)
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To: kristinn
I love the first reply...."Does anyone take the huffington post seriously???"

If they hadn't pulled the page I would've responded with, "Nobody except Pres--ent Ubama."

197 posted on 07/03/2009 10:41:00 PM PDT by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all. -- Texas Eagle)
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To: Upstate NY Guy

There’s only one reason and one reason alone why the left hates Sarah. Because she’s an attractive woman. Women aren’t allowed to run for President as Republicans because liberals feel that they have the market cornered when it comes to women & minorities and they will not allow Republicans to step into their turf.


198 posted on 07/03/2009 10:51:27 PM PDT by eaglestar
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To: eaglestar

That AND she represents you and I. They can’t go after all of us, individually....but they can she and her family.

Never doubt that they’d do it to each of us if they could...


199 posted on 07/03/2009 10:52:45 PM PDT by Brad’s Gramma (BG x 2)
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To: Brad's Gramma

Point taken but I still categorize the left’s Sarah hatred under the Clarence Thomas, Alberto Gonzalez, Miguel Estrada category. If you’re a conservative black, Hispanic or a woman, you are a target for liberal hate speech.


200 posted on 07/03/2009 10:57:02 PM PDT by eaglestar
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