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Family Guy joke a kick in the gut: Palin
ABC ^ | 12-17-10 | Reuters

Posted on 02/16/2010 11:12:34 PM PST by wardaddy

Family Guy joke a kick in the gut: Palin Updated 1 hour 55 minutes ago

Disappointed: Sarah Palin said the Family Guy spoof was "another kick in the gut" (AFP Photo: Robyn Beck, file photo)

RELATED STORY: Critics see writing on the hand for Palin RELATED STORY: Palin tells Obama to 'play the war card' Sarah Palin, the former US vice-presidential candidate, is used to finding herself the brunt of jokes but her humour snapped when animated TV show Family Guy appeared to mock her son who has Down syndrome.

The Palin family have called the creators of the show "heartless jerks" after an episode in which a female character with Down syndrome said she was the daughter of an accountant and "my mum's the former governor of Alaska". Ms Palin resigned as Republican governor of Alaska last year.

Ms Palin, who was recently hired by Fox News as a commentator, wrote in a posting on Facebook that the show, also aired on News Corp's Fox network, was a disappointment and "another kick in the gut".

Her post has received thousands of supportive messages.

Instead of elaborating on her views of the show that appeared to mock her 22-month-old son Trig, Ms Palin asked the oldest of her five children, daughter Bristol, to comment, as her reply would be "more restrained and gracious".

Bristol, 19, wrote she had to develop a thick skin as the child of a public figure but insults at her youngest brother hurt too much to remain silent.

"People with special needs face challenges that many of us will never confront and yet they are some of the kindest and most loving people you'll ever meet," Bristol wrote in a statement on her mother's Facebook page.

"Why could anyone want to make their lives more difficult by mocking them? ... If the writers of a particularly pathetic cartoon show thought they were being clever in mocking my brother and my family yesterday, they failed."

However, not everyone has been sympathetic towards the Palins.

Some Family Guy fans say the show is all about mocking people.

"It's their job to make fun of everyone. Get over it," said Tweeter @Little_Siren.

No-one could be immediately reached at Fox to comment.


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KEYWORDS: comedy; disability; foxtv; palin; palinfamily; trig
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To: TigersEye

“What kind of person attacks a mentally disabled infant?”

A leftist. Not for nothing is the source of leftism called “the evil one” and “the father of lies.”


21 posted on 02/17/2010 1:01:57 AM PST by dsc (Any attempt to move a government to the left is a crime against humanity.)
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To: wardaddy

I love ya, Sarah. But sometimes the best response to tasteless crap is no response at all.


22 posted on 02/17/2010 1:04:00 AM PST by Minn (Here is a realistic picture of the prophet: ----> ([: {()
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To: wardaddy

down’s kids to the liberals are like Jews to the nazis. They don’t believe they should be allowed to exist.


23 posted on 02/17/2010 1:14:29 AM PST by ari-freedom
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To: TigersEye

>> What kind of person attacks a mentally disabled infant?

To me, it was an attack on Sarah.

If the character never made reference to the “former governor of Alaska”, would the segment be getting the publicity it’s getting now?

Is it inappropriate to feature characters with Down syndrome in cartoons? I would hope not.

It’s ultimately insensitive to the relationship between the mother and child with emphases on ridiculing the mom. I can image why this hurts Sarah so much - it’s an attack on her motherhood.

It’s good Palin is voicing her opinion about this. Prayers for her peace of mind, and for her family too!


24 posted on 02/17/2010 1:17:12 AM PST by Gene Eric (Your Hope has been redistributed. Here's your Change.)
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To: EDINVA

I’ve no problem with them mocking anyone - my problem is what they are mocking. Pointing up people’s hypocricy or stupidity or even habits is fair game, because people are responsible for those things. Mocking people because they are disabled, or short, or have red hair, or whatever, is really odious.


25 posted on 02/17/2010 1:28:36 AM PST by Vanders9
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To: Gene Eric

Those are excellent points. To be more accurate he used a Downs infant as a tool to attack the infant’s mother.


26 posted on 02/17/2010 1:45:58 AM PST by TigersEye (It's the Marxism, stupid! ... And they call themselves Progressives.)
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I should add that the attack came for no stated or implied reason.


27 posted on 02/17/2010 1:48:16 AM PST by TigersEye (It's the Marxism, stupid! ... And they call themselves Progressives.)
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To: wardaddy

I watched that episode and it wasn’t just the girl with Downs Syndrome being the daughter of “the former Governor of Alaska”, but that the character was beyond a jerk!


28 posted on 02/17/2010 3:27:09 AM PST by autumnraine (You can't fix stupid, but you can vote it out!)
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To: wardaddy

Asshole alert....it's Mrs. Palin.....the media is afraid of calling Madam President Mrs....the NYT et al are afraid of stating what everyone knows....Sarah Is a married lady


29 posted on 02/17/2010 3:28:43 AM PST by The Wizard (I support Madam President, the only President in America today)
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To: wardaddy
I don't watch anything on FOX except the news.

I don't know if I would rather see the creator of this show (who says that we just mock people) or Jesse Ventura water boarded!

30 posted on 02/17/2010 3:35:44 AM PST by wmileo
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To: TigersEye; All

“What kind of person attacks a mentally disabled infant?”

Keep in mind that these folks think less than “perfect” infants should be euthanized before or after birth.


31 posted on 02/17/2010 3:48:08 AM PST by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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To: no dems

She exposing the rats for what they are.


32 posted on 02/17/2010 4:07:34 AM PST by Arthur Wildfire! March (AyersKKKByrdFALNpardonsBpantherNightsticks.AmyBishopDelahuntDNCisTerrorismParty.)
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33 posted on 02/17/2010 4:11:34 AM PST by Arthur Wildfire! March (AyersKKKByrdFALNpardonsBpantherNightsticks.AmyBishopDelahuntDNCisTerrorismParty.)
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To: Arthur Wildfire! March

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34 posted on 02/17/2010 4:15:02 AM PST by Arthur Wildfire! March (AyersKKKByrdFALNpardonsBpantherNightsticks.AmyBishopDelahuntDNCisTerrorismParty.)
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To: wardaddy
This critter:

Looks like it wants to play "hide the salami" with Al Franken.

35 posted on 02/17/2010 4:19:31 AM PST by ArrogantBustard (Western Civilization is Aborting, Buggering, and Contracepting itself out of existence.)
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To: wardaddy
It's their job to make fun of everyone. Get over it,” said Tweeter @Little_Siren”

I mustta missed the part where they made fun of 0bozo’s children's ghetto like outfits, or made fun of Islamic crazies and the prophet Mohammed.
Oh wait, the Islamic crazies usually send some fanatic to come kill ya if you “insult” the prophet Mohammed. Mush safer for the Hollywood vermin to attack defenseless Down Syndrome children of Christian women. What a bunch of pathetic cowards.

36 posted on 02/17/2010 4:29:25 AM PST by SmokingJoe
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To: wardaddy
mocking people.

is that perhaps 'mocking straight people'!!! It is ABC afterall...All Bi's & Commies welcome.

37 posted on 02/17/2010 5:20:27 AM PST by CRBDeuce (here, while the internet is still free of the Fairness Doctrine)
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To: wardaddy

Galatians 6:7-8

“Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. The one who sows to please his sinful nature, from that nature will reap destruction; the one who sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.”


38 posted on 02/17/2010 5:22:30 AM PST by Pegita ('Tis so sweet to trust in Jesus, just to take Him at His word ...)
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To: ArrogantBustard

bigtime!!!


39 posted on 02/17/2010 5:32:33 AM PST by ronniesgal ( I miss George Bush. Hell, I miss Bill Clinton!!)
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To: Minn; wardaddy
I love ya, Sarah. But sometimes the best response to tasteless crap is no response at all.

I agree. Compared to what she's going to face if she runs for president, this is minor. I know it's unfair and what they did was awful, but saying it was "another kick in the gut" gives it way more significance than it deserves.

40 posted on 02/17/2010 5:58:47 AM PST by silent_jonny
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