It All Depends on Who Says It: Rahm Emanuel Used the Word “Retardâ€, and Sarah Palin Wanted Him Fired, Limbaugh Repeatedly Used the Word, and She Issued A Rebuke
When Rahm Emanuel called a group of Democrats “retards†Sarah Palin wanted him fired. This was simply inexcusable. Yesterday, Rush Limbaugh used the word repeatedly during his show. Limbaugh said “Our political correct society is acting like some giant insult’s taken place by calling a bunch of people who are retards, retards,†Rush went on to say, that Rahm’s meeting yesterday with advocates for the mentally handicapped was a “retard summit at the White House.†Palin’s camp issued this statement “Governor Palin believes crude and demeaning name calling at the expense of others is disrespectful.†For some reason this statement simply did not have the same zing as her response to Emanuel. Some will say Limbaugh is not a member of the cabinet so it is different, and I would say that is true, but the other thing that is also true is the Republicans are afraid of Limbaugh and no one in that party is going to cross him.