Posted on 09/19/2008 2:21:06 PM PDT by LdSentinal
NEW YORK (CBS) ― Already under fire for his tax troubles, Manhattan Congressman Charles Rangel really put his foot in his mouth on Friday.
In a CBS 2 HD exclusive interview Rep. Rangel called Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin "disabled."
The question was simple. Why are the Democrats so afraid of Palin and her popularity.
The answer was astonishing.
"You got to be kind to the disabled," Rangel said.
That's right. The charman of the powerful House Ways & Means Committee called Palin disabled -- even when CBS 2 HD called him on it.
CBS 2 HD: "You got to be kind to the disabled???"
Rangel: "She's disabled."
"There is no question about politically it's a nightmare to think that a person's foreign policy is based on their ability to look at Russia from where they live."
Republicans think Rangel's comments are insulting as well as shocking.
"Charlie Rangel's comments are clearly disgraceful," Rep. Peter King, R-Long Island, said. "This is just another liberal Democrat who can't accept an independent woman running for president."
King, who is co-chair of the McCain-Palin campaign in New York, watched Rangel's comments with CBS 2 HD. He was particularly upset because Palin's 4-month-old son, Trig, is disabled. He has Down's syndrome.
"We should be sensitive to her or any woman who has a child or family member who has any afflciiton at all," King said. "And so to use the word disabled in the conetxt of a female candidate for vice president who has a child who is disabled really is wrong. Charlie owes her and the entire disbale community and appology."
Advocates for the disabled are also upset.
((sot michael imperiale 135028) "It makes me feel as if he's trying to put her down, trying to say she's not good for the presidency or the vice presidency," Michael Imperiale said.
"A disabled president ran this country. He was didabled. His name was Roosevelt."
a spokesman for the McCain-Palin campaign also piled on, saying that this kind of rhetoric has no place in politics.
The fact that morons like Charlie Rangel, Nancy Pelosi and John Murtha are in the House of Representatives tells me everything I need to know about their constituencies, so if I were Charlie, I wouldn’t be waving that “disabled” word around.
Charlie , hang on Buddy the end is near, Hasta La Vista as they say in the Dominican.
I SENT THIS TO DRUDGE.
LOL
You know, I love that picture of her. That look on her face should make anyone who thinks of picking on or hurting her kids back waaaaaaaaaay off.
The sorry POS owner of this vehicle was not towed away also.
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Good idea— chuck ‘em out!
Lets make this election a referendum on the inept corrupt Dem congress!
Why should anyone be astonished? Rangel always talks out his ass and has to backtrack later. It’s a vicious cycle with this idiot.
Rangel should be removed from any position of power and run out of Congress. Then he should be prosecuted for tax evasion. Of course, Nancy and her band of bolshevik socialists will try to block any attempt to hold him accountable.
So much for “the most ethical” in history, huh Nancy?
(...enquiring minds, and all that...)
Charlie you are a crook and need to be in JAIL. So Shut up!
That's right! Throw the sensitivity bomb right back at 'em!
The Democratic Party is beneath contempt.
Rep. Peter King: “This is just another liberal Democrat who can’t accept an independent woman running for president...”
He really said that?
Sure and when this racist,drunk non taxpayer runs for office again he will win 80pct of the harlem black voters
Because goodness knows, they’re making sure the investigation of William Jefferson, Democrat-Louisiana, is moving along at a brisk snail’s pace!!
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