Posted on 05/27/2011 10:55:13 AM PDT by wagglebee
Sarah Palin’s son Trig is in the news again following the liberal blog Wonkette bashing her and saying her son, who has Down Syndrome, is “retarded” and “somewhat alive.” Now Hustler published Larry Flynt has gotten in on the attacks.
Flynt is no stranger to controversial comments over the years as the head of the soft-cord pornographic magazine and a free speech advocate, but his comments about Sarah Palin’s son may be some of the most over-the-top remarks he’s made to date.
In a new interview with the London Independent newspaper, Flynt rambled from topic to topic until he settled on Palin, who is considering whether to run for the Republican nomination for president this year.
“Sarah Palin is the dumbest thing. But I made a fortune off of her. [He made a porn film called Nailin' Palin, based on her],” he said.
Then, he went after Trig, saying, “She did a disservice to every woman in America. She knew from the first month of pregnancy that kid was going to be Down’s Syndrome. It’s brain dead. A virtual vegetable.”
Flynt followed up on the Wonkette theme — that Palin is supposedly exploiting Trig by having him with her at some political events — by saying, “She carries it to all these different political events against abortion, she did it just because she didn’t want to say she’d had an abortion. How long is it going to live? Another 12, 15 years? Doesn’t even know it’s in this world.”
“So what kind of compassionate conservative is she? I don’t think anybody will want her near the White House,” Flynt added.
The London Independent reporter, Johann Hair, was left speechless: “I am so thrown by the unpleasantness of all this I don’t even interject.”
In its attack on Palin and her disabled son, the Wonkette post commented on his birthday and said, “What’s he dreaming about? Nothing. He’s retarded. His mom went to a lot of trouble to leak amniotic fluid over 8 states to make sure that he arrived in this world somewhat alive.
The Wonkette story prompted a massive conservative backlash on Twitter and calls for major advertisers to pull their advertising. Several companies such as Papa Johns, Huggies and Vanguard dropped their ads and others soon followed suit.
Wonkette eventually removed the post and issued a tepid apology and the writer, Jack Steuf, has left the blog.
The mods should suspend me just for the comments rolling around in my brain. Ugh! Disgusting.
When you're 20, you have the face God gave you. When you're 50, you have the face you deserve.
Oh, those wacky Democrats!
Well, you’re a good woman. I’m a pathetic sinner who struggles to reflect God’s mercy sometimes.
Thanks for posting that picture—it really brought a smile to my face and tears to my eyes. What a sweet little boy.
thanks for posting the picture of Sarah & Trig!!
Flynt is a vile specimen. and I agree to let him keep talking because if the left wants to represent themselves like that....well, it just shows how intolerant they really are.
I think Flynt is just bitter because he has come to the realization that he is truly one of the unloved individuals who we share this planet with.
Amen!
He certainly needs them, but I'm too angry. Maybe another time.
Flynt is a piece of human debris that is merely taking up space. And Rush is right - let these subspecie lardasses sprew their bile. We know which party they support.
Larry Flynt is a disgusting souless POS. Whoever shot him should be executed for being a poor shot. There is a special place in Hell for Larry Flynt.
People actually listen to a Chicken f**ker?
Seriously. You tell me or I find out that you’ve put your parts (male or female) in any animal (some of my past dates excluded) you’re toast to me.
Might as well take your head off with a 12ga. Useless to society.
I’ll bet on Trig in a foot race of any distance with Larry Flynt. It will not be a virtual athletic ass kicking, but the real thing.
One of my absolute fondest memories of the convention back in 2008 was Willow sweetly holding her baby brother and, totally oblivious to the cameras, wetting her fingers to smooth down his hair. Her attention was completely focused on this precious sweetheart.
Larry Flynt should have done everyone a favor and offed himself years ago, would have saved everyone the hassle of having to look at his disgusting face
Apparently, the bullet hit the spine too low...he should be saddled with a stem paralysis instead....
Flynt is irrelevant.
If he and his wheelchair were falling down a flight of steps at me, I would do everything in my power to save that wheelchair. Somebody who has a caring and beautiful spirit could use a nice wheelchair....him... not so much.
I'm sure it is an intellectual stammer. [/sarcasm]
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