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Palin spokesman on Limbaugh’s “retard” joke: “Crude and demeaning”
Hot Air ^
| Feb. 4, 2010
| Allahpundit
Posted on 02/04/2010 3:05:13 PM PST by Free ThinkerNY
Its on. A little.
I asked Palin spokesperson Meghan Stapleton for comment on Rushs rant, and she emailed me this:
Governor Palin believes crude and demeaning name calling at the expense of others is disrespectful.
It hardly has the passion of her response to Rahm, and theres no call for him to step down. But given Rushs stature among conservatives, its pretty interesting that she went this far, denouncing his on-air rant as crude and demeaning name-calling.
His on-air rant was just an extended goof at Emanuels expense for describing lefty activists as retarded, but having chosen to pick this fight, I guess Sarahcuda cant make exceptions for humor. This is the second prominent conservative her team has had to chastise in two days: An advisor to Rick Perry, whom shes supporting, was upbraided in similar terms yesterday for using the word retarded on a conference call (its now become a minor issue in the Texas Republican primary).
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KEYWORDS: limbaugh; palin
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To: BonRad
What hes got to watch out for is that his psyche go sore or even shot thanks to the persecutions What you said.
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posted on
02/04/2010 3:24:53 PM PST
by
ecomcon
To: Free ThinkerNY
RETARD,retarded, R-tard, re-tread, RETARDED. So, Sarah Palin is insulted by the word "retard", well if we need to accept her "nuanced rationale" for her endorsement of a f***ing liberal wannabe like Juan McLame, then she needs to get over the use of a simple word like retard!
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posted on
02/04/2010 3:26:09 PM PST
by
nomad
To: Free ThinkerNY; All
So the attack threads on Sarah continue. Romneybots and other RINO lovers plus the dimwit trolls on FR are pulling out the stops on Sarah lately. This remark was aimed at someone on Perry’s staff, not Rush.
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posted on
02/04/2010 3:27:27 PM PST
by
calex59
To: Free ThinkerNY
I hope Sarah explains this a little better, it could retard the shine on her image.
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posted on
02/04/2010 3:27:50 PM PST
by
RetSignman
(Townhalls ..."We have seen the Patriots and they are us")
To: pissant
I will continue to use the word retard because it fits so many political leaders
reprobate works too.
45
posted on
02/04/2010 3:28:11 PM PST
by
NormsRevenge
(Semper Fi ... Godspeed .. Monthly Donor Onboard .. Chuck DeVore - CA Senator. Believe.)
To: svcw
Media folks are all a bunch of tards. terds turds :>
46
posted on
02/04/2010 3:30:12 PM PST
by
Chuck54
(Dollar-A-Day Freeper (on fixed income). Join the club please.)
To: LongElegantLegs
Governor Palin
I have yet to understand why people continue to call out of office politicals by their prior elected office.
47
posted on
02/04/2010 3:30:31 PM PST
by
guitarplayer1953
(Rebellion to Tyrants is Obedience to GOD! Thomas Jefferson)
To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
The thing about Perry is that Hutchison was brought in because some big wigs don’t like Perry. Like the Bushes. So its a slanging match between his cronies and her cronies. The alternatives are Medina—a novice- and White, a pol with his own set of cronies. No real choice. Like Medina’s style, and some of her ideas, but I am afraid she would get eaten alive.
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posted on
02/04/2010 3:33:31 PM PST
by
RobbyS
(Pray with the suffering souls.)
To: Free ThinkerNY
I see Palin as being more of a problem than I would have thought. I dislike ZSA ZSA Huffington, but I think she is correct when she called Palin’s anger “selective outrage”. Enough political correctness, and I don't care who it comes from, a republican or democrat.
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posted on
02/04/2010 3:33:47 PM PST
by
Lockbar
(March toward the sound of the guns.)
To: Free ThinkerNY
Allahpundit is stirring the pot...again. Ignore.
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posted on
02/04/2010 3:33:53 PM PST
by
who knows what evil?
(G-d saved more animals than people on the ark...www.siameserescue.org.)
To: PGR88
Im just sick of the political correctness coming from everywhere. IMO, the average person is far more concerned with meaningful issues.
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posted on
02/04/2010 3:34:19 PM PST
by
verity
(Obama Lies)
To: pissant
Well, you’re just a ‘tard then :)
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posted on
02/04/2010 3:34:34 PM PST
by
LS
("Castles made of sand, fall in the sea . . . eventually." (Hendrix))
To: Free ThinkerNY
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posted on
02/04/2010 3:35:46 PM PST
by
FTJM
To: Sarah Barracuda
"Rush already said today on his show that Sarah is a lifelong listener to his show."Way before she was governor even.
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posted on
02/04/2010 3:36:04 PM PST
by
Spunky
(You are free to make choices, but not free from the consequences)
To: guitarplayer1953
For the same reason why southern colonels were called colonels. Courtesy titles.
William McKinley was called “the Major, “although for much of the war he was an SergeantTeddie Roosevelt was called Col. Roosevelt by many ever after he left the presidency.
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posted on
02/04/2010 3:36:59 PM PST
by
RobbyS
(Pray with the suffering souls.)
To: TexasCajun
I think Rahm should be tard and feathered.
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posted on
02/04/2010 3:37:09 PM PST
by
Road Warrior ‘04
(I'll miss President Bush greatly! Palin in 2012! 2012 - The End Of An Error!)
To: Free ThinkerNY
Media twists facts again.
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posted on
02/04/2010 3:37:27 PM PST
by
freekitty
(Give me back my conservative vote; then find me a real conservative to vote for)
To: Bushbacker1
Rahmalamadingdong! Indeed! Thanks for the laugh! I have not heard today’s show but yesterday’s show was a classic. I laughed through out the show!
To: Free ThinkerNY
Allahpundit HATES Sarah Palin. This is a crock.
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posted on
02/04/2010 3:39:47 PM PST
by
Cicero
(Marcus Tullius)
To: Bushbacker1
People have got to stop being offended by every friggin’ word that is spoken.
Sarah needs to cut the “I’m so offended” crap (and I’m definately as Sarah-head). We don’t need PC! Why on earth would even a disabled person simply hearing a word be harmed? Its vastly different than some butthead getting in a disabled person’s face with the intent to hurt them.
It is clearly obvious that Rush’s usage was significantly different context than the trash rahm routinely pouts.
Overall everyone needs to get back to what your Momma taught you that “sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me”.
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posted on
02/04/2010 3:41:18 PM PST
by
dusttoyou
(libs are all wee wee'd up and no place to go)
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