Rahm Drops The "R" Bomb

[Conan71]

Come on Governor er former Governor, lighten up:

Dating back to the time he worked in the Clinton administration, White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel has developed an almost notorious reputation in Washington for being a brash personality with a penchant for profanity-laced diatribes. Conversely, his intense nature, in addition to his sharp mind, are what many attribute to his success and effectiveness as a Washington power player. But a remark he made recently in a closed-door meeting attended by White House aides and leaders of liberal special-interest groups has irked many, prompting him to issue an apology.

Last week, the Wall Street Journal reported that Emanuel, exasperated upon learning that liberal special-interest groups were planning to run ads against conservative Democrats not supportive of health care reform, blasted the plan as "f------ retarded" over the summer. Naturally, some outrage ensued after Emanuel's words came to light, with former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin taking to her Facebook page to call on President Obama to fire him for what she saw as the equivalent of a racial slur.

Palin, whose son Trig is afflicted with Down syndrome, said she was informed of Emanuel's comment by a fellow parent of a special-needs child and pleaded with the president to "show decency" to the political process by "eliminating" the Chicago native from his inner circle.

In a post titled "Are You Capable of Decency, Rahm Emanuel?," Palin wrote, "Just as we'd be appalled if any public figure of Rahm's stature ever used the 'N-word' or other such inappropriate language, Rahm's slur on all God's children with cognitive and developmental disabilities — and the people who love them — is unacceptable," adding, "it's heartbreaking."

In response to the outrage expressed by Palin and others, Politico reported today that an administration official informed them that Emanuel had already reached out to Special Olympics chairman and CEO Tim Shriver, who recently launched a campaign to end the use of "the R word."

"Rahm called Tim Shriver Wednesday to apologize and the apology was accepted," the unnamed official said.

It should be noted that Emanuel, who is rumored to have once mailed a dead fish to a former coworker he disliked, has not offered any apology to the liberals his slur was aimed at, and it's highly doubtful that he ever will.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/ynews_pl1101

[TeeDub]

Who the hell whines about this retarded crap?

How gay.


Oh, right, I am not supposed to say any of that because someone might be overly sensitive.

[guido911]

Palin: 1
Rhambo:  0

Sorry folks, this guy does not intimidate me in the least:

[Conan71]

Who the hell whines about this retarded crap?

How gay.


Oh, right, I am not supposed to say any of that because someone might be overly sensitive.

LMFAO!

[FOTD]

Coco, FOTD understands why you'd object.

BFD....Timmy Gee drops the F word all the time....is that retarded? Palin is....

[Conan71]

Coco, FOTD understands why you'd object.

BFD....Timmy Gee drops the F word all the time....is that retarded? Palin is....

More PC coming, just wait.  Offending people will be outlawed.  I might as well chuck my copy of Blazing Saddles in the chiminea... oh wait that would be ecologically unsound.

[Hoss]

More PC coming, just wait.  Offending people will be outlawed.  I might as well chuck my copy of Blazing Saddles in the chiminea... oh wait that would be ecologically unsound.

Might as well lump in Airplane with that as well...

The Jive Talk scene
The scene with the girl telling the boy how she takes her coffee
And several others...

Caddyshack
Most of the Vacation movies

[Red Arrow]

All Mel Brooks movies (in addition to Blazing Saddles).

[buckeye]

He's made a profession out of being an a**hole.

[joiei]

So should we be expecting Sarah to call for the head of Mr Rush Limbaugh now that he is using the word every day giving the lame excuse that Mr Emanual used it?   Or is it okay if a conservative uses the word but not okay for a nonconservative to use it?

[FOTD]

Good point. FOTD plans to start using retard more and more because it's so applicable on TNF forums.

Buckeye told FOTD to shut up on the Crusty thread. That's retarded.

[Conan71]

I think Governor Palin is acting like a total retard here.

The part of the original article cited that really seemed retarded to me was Tim Shriver calling it the "R word"

It's unfortunate Tim Huntzinger handed back his TNF membership card.  I used to love to heap all sorts of retard references his way.

[guido911]

So should we be expecting Sarah to call for the head of Mr Rush Limbaugh now that he is using the word every day giving the lame excuse that Mr Emanual used it?   Or is it okay if a conservative uses the word but not okay for a nonconservative to use it?

Here you go:

http://theplumline.whorunsgov.com/political-media/palin-camp-rips-limbaugh-hits-his-retard-comment-as-crude-and-demeaning/

[Conan71]

Governor Palin has a "camp"?

Does she really think she's going to be relevant in the 2012 election? 

What is she best known for? VP FAIL and quitting as the governor of one of the least populated states in the nation?

She's the retard here.

[guido911]

Who cares if she will be relevant in 2012, really. It's about now. From her little Facebook page she fundamentally changed the health care debate and made Mr. Badass apologize. Moreover, here is a list of her up-coming speaking engagements in front of people who apparently believe she is relevant:

February 5 - Salina, Kansas - Salina's Chamber of Commerce
February 6 - Nashville, TN - Keynote Speaker Tea Party Convention
February 7 - Houston, Texas - Campaign Rally for Governor Rick Perry,
February 14 - Daytona, FL - Daytona 500
February 15 - Daytona, FL - Daytona Chamber of Commerce
February 16 - Little Rock, AR - The Arkansas Republican Party
March 26 & 27 - Arizona - Campaigning for Senator John McCain
March 27 - Searchlight, Nevada - Kickoff for Tea Party Express
April 6 - Las Vegas, NV - Keynote speaker, 2010 Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America convention
April 7 - Minnesota - Campaigning for Congresswoman Michelle Bachmann
April 14 - Boston, Massachusetts - Stop on The Tea Party Express
April 15 - Hamilton, Ontario - Charity of Hope
April 22 - Houston, TX - Barbara Bush's Literacy Foundation's "A Celebration of Reading"
April 23 - Eugene, Oregon - Republican Fundraiser
May 2 - Wichita, Kansas - Bethel Life School fundraiser
May 13 - Benton Harbor, Michigan - Economic Club of Southeastern Michigan
October 7 - Montgomery, Alabama - Faulkner University Benefit Dinner

She looks pretty darn relevant to me. Please post your up-coming speaking schedule Conan to compare.