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I'm a big fan of Rush, but I will be skipping his "Family Guy" episode, especially after I read things like this:

Will probably skip out on the episode too. Remember the Family Guy Palin stuff?

For fans of the button-pushing cartoon, "Family Guy," the subject matter of last Sunday's episode was hardly shocking.

Actress with Down syndrome speaks out on cartoon that angered Sarah Palin. Chris Griffin, the show's awkward teenager, goes on a date with Ellen, a girl with Down syndrome.

"So what do your parents do?" he innocently asks.

Her response?

"My dad's an accountant, and my mom is the former governor of Alaska."

That one-line jab at Sarah Palin's special needs son, Trig, has led to a war of words between Palin and Seth MacFarlane, the cartoon's irreverent creator. Now, the battle between the two is being waged on TV, with a little-known actress caught in the middle.

And the actress who said the one-line jab?

Andrea Fay Friedman, 39, has Down syndrome. In addition to the "Family Guy" voice over, she has also worked on TV shows such as "Life Goes On" and "Law & Order" and gives motivational speeches around the world about Down syndrome.

Friedman said her "Family Guy" character should be inspirational to others with the disability. And she said the episode wasn't written to poke fun at Palin's son. It was designed to poke fun at the former governor.

"Sarah Palin didn't even get the joke," Friedman told ABC News.

"It would be nice if she did have a sense of humor. Come on Sarah, laugh a little," she added.

What was the joke?

Actress with Down syndrome speaks out on cartoon that angered Sarah Palin. Chris Griffin, the show's awkward teenager, goes on a date with Ellen, a girl with Down syndrome.

Ugh, thanks for that reminder of yet another stellar episode of Family Guy.

I despise Seth MacFarlane... see post #53 above.