Posted on 04/04/2020 5:34:45 AM PDT by yardboyd
A CNN pundit took heavy online ridicule for her word choice on Tuesday, after referring to President Donald Trump as “retarded” in a now-deleted social media post.
Sophia Nelson, who describes herself as a “frequent” guest on CNN, was reacting to a critical tweet about the president from fellow anti-Trump Republican Rick Wilson, when she replied, “They just always got an excuse to cover for his retarded ass!”
The backlash came quickly against Nelson, the former GOP counsel for the House Oversight Committee, and she explained that she deleted her comment after the father of a special needs child called her out “with class and grace” for using the derogatory term. Nelson then noted that the “nasty ass twitter bully mob” still came after her.
Nelson admitted that she understood why the word “retarded” is offensive to many people, yet she continued to defend herself for her choice of language. She argued that she used the word because it was used frequently among people of her generation in the past, while asserted that referring to the president as “retarded” was “being kind.”
Nelson is also a senior adviser to the Lincoln Project, whose mission is to “defeat President Trump and Trumpism at the ballot box.” Mr. Wilson is a co-founder of the initiative.
When a reporter from the Daily Caller pointed out Nelson’s position, she doubled down and insisted on calling the president “retarded” once again.
“This is a great hit job you guys are attempting because I called Trump a ‘retarded ass.’ He is that,” Nelson wrote. “This has zero reference to disabled or special needs persons.
“Nelson is also a senior adviser to the Lincoln Project, whose mission is to “defeat President Trump and Trumpism at the ballot box.” Mr. Wilson is a co-founder of the initiative.”
https://lincolnproject.us/news/new-senior-advisors-release/
THE LINCOLN PROJECT ADVISORY BOARD
George Conway — a lawyer in New York City and a founding member of Checks & Balances, a group of conservative and libertarian lawyers organized to defend the rule of law.
Reed Galen — an independent political strategist. He left the Republican Party in 2016 and has spent the last three years dedicated to the political reform movement, creating a better system for all voters.
Jennifer Horn — a communications strategist, columnist and former Chairman of the NH Republican Party. She was the first Republican woman in New Hampshire nominated for Federal office.
Mike Madrid — a Republican strategist and former political director of the California Republican Party. He serves as a senior advisor to the California Latino Economic Institute.
Steve Schmidt — national political strategist. He previously worked for President George W. Bush, Senator John McCain and Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Ron Steslow — a brand and marketing strategist and independent political consultant. Since leaving the GOP in 2016, he has worked to put voters first in our political system.
John Weaver — a national political strategist. He worked for President George H.W. Bush, Senator John McCain and Ohio Governor John Kasich.
Rick Wilson — a long time Republican media consultant and author of the New York Times bestselling book, Everything Trump Touches Dies.
‘They’re all from the Orange Man Bad Party’: The Lincoln Project (aka #NeverTrumpInc) announces ‘nonpartisan leadership’ and LOL
Bill Kristol’s newest project, The Lincoln Project, announced the nonpartisan group of patriotic Americans on their leadership team.
AT&T owns its little stepchild, and doesn’t seem to care how it acts.
I was born with clubbed feet. The summer before 5th grade had reconstructive surgery on each foot. Started the school year in a wheelchair with socks & slippers covering the casts from toes to knees.
Do you know what it’s like?
The names I was called; brutal. “Retard” stood out tho & to this day I have a visceral reaction to the word.
This bitch best be glad I wasn’t within punching distance. I’ve taken out bullies before.
Not defending this stupid bitch, but I thought parents of mentally handicapped children hated the term ‘retarded’. Now they own it? Thats retarded!
My daughter used to get off the school bus sobbing and crying from being picked on. I finaly pulled her out and about a month later some Bozos from the school district came to my house asking a lot of questions. I told them to get off my land ...now. Outahere. I pay plenty in school tax and still do.
Should call her the n word and say it has no reference to black people whatsoever.
The bitch should look at her fugly mug in the mirror before she calls someone else retarded.
They are VILE, EVIL, VICIOUS. LYING DESTROYERS of Good People and things!
Just another pinhead.
lmao
You missed the mark. If a “retard” like Donald Trump can beat Hildabeast to become president. The obvious inference is that those who voted for The Donald are worse than “retards”. We are the object of her hate and anger.
Proggie news readers think everyone is just like them - ignorant, easily led, immature. Dat girl jus projectin again.
I thought ‘retarded’ was not PC... I mean it’s hate speech right?
We had terms for Blacks in the past. Wonder is she'd be OK if we started using them again.
Over the past half-century, journalism has felt freer and freer to express vulgar contempt for our head of state. Provided he is a Republican, of course . . .What happened half a century ago? In 1964 the Warren Court was the first court in American history to claim
". . . libel can claim no talismanic immunity from constitutional limitations. It must be measured by standards that satisfy the First Amendment” - Justice Brennan, writing for a unanimous court in New York Times Co. v. Sullivan.that the First Amendment had anything at all to do with libel law.The Sullivan decision has essentially suppressed all fear of libel suits by Republican officials (there is obviously no reason to fear libel suits by "liberal” officials, since the journalism cartel defines “liberal” as nothing other than "being a fellow traveller with the ‘objective journalism' cartel”).
How did all courts know prior to 1964 that the First Amendment didn’t touch libel law? For the same reason that it didn’t touch pornography restriction laws - The entire purpose of the Bill of Rights was to assure the public that the Antifederalists’ concerns about diminution of rights under the Constitution were unfounded. The BoR never claimed to create rights, only and entirely to protect existing rights. The right to be free from unfounded libel existed in 1788, and it existed thereafter - as surely as 2A did not allow anyone to recklessly or maliciously misuse a gun.
Take her out of the ghetto...
Can’t take to ghetto out of her...
Re #5:
Yeah, what you said!
Nice blonde wig that black woman is wearing. Cultural appropriation much?!
My thoughts exactly.
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