Palin Defends Limbaugh Calling Liberals “Retards”

[PlasmaTwa2]

The thing I miss about Bush is that he knows he's an idiot.

These new politicians just don't get it.

 

[YMIHERE]

It's interesting that the same people who bemoan political correctness are now cheering Sara Palin for selectively enforcing it. :scream:

 

[Jagger69]

It's interesting that the same people who bemoan political correctness are now cheering Sara Palin for enforcing it. :scream:

Yeah....it all depends on whose ox is being gored. How convenient!

 

[Facial_King]

Good use of reliable sources - I trust anything that comes from a website with a banner that reads "Liberaland" across the top. I'm sure there isn't any spin at all on that article...

So, what source would you trust?

This source includes a transcript:
http://www.theatlanticwire.com/opin...alin-Backs-Limbaughs-Use-of-Word-Retards-2460

Which has the relevant chunk:

On Whether Liberals Are "Retards"

PALIN: I'm not politically correct. I am not one to be a word police. ...

WALLACE: OK. But Rush Limbaugh weighed in this week. And he said this: "Our politically correct society is acting like some giant insult's taken place by calling a bunch of people who are retards, retards. ... I mean, these people, these liberal activists are quote, kooks." Should Rush Limbaugh apologize?

PALIN: They are kooks, so I agree with Rush Limbaugh. Rush Limbaugh was using satire to bring attention to what this politically correct --

WALLACE: But he used the "R" word.

PALIN: Using satire. Name calling by anyone -- I teach this to my ********, you teach it to your ******** and your grandchildren, too. Name calling by anyone, it's just unnecessary. It just wastes time.

WALLACE: But you know what some people are going to say, Governor, and have said. They say, look, when it's her political adversary Rahm Emanuel, she's going to call him out, he's indecent, apologize. But when it's a political friend like Rush Limbaugh, oh it's satire

PALIN: I didn't hear Rush Limbaugh calling a group of people whom he did not agree with "F-ing retards." And we did know that Rahm Emanuel, it's been reported, did say that. That's a big difference there.

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Um.... yeah...sure. What Limbaugh did was say that people shouldn't be upset about Emanuel calling liberals "fucking retards" because they are, in fact (in his opinion), retards. So, Limbaugh is saying that liberals are mentally retarded? [Are all mentally retarded people, likewise, liberals? If so, then does that mean that Palin's youngest ***** will be/is a liberal??]

Also, I find it amusing that about 30 or so words after saying "They are kooks, so I agree with Rush Limbaugh..." she said "Name calling by anyone -- I teach this to my ********, you teach it to your ******** and your grandchildren, too. Name calling by anyone, it's just unnecessary. It just wastes time."

[And just for the record, as a proud member of the Kook Kommunity, I resent being called a Retard. We CHOOSE to be kooks and we work hard to cultivate our kookdom, whereas Retards are Retards just by chance or God's Loving Hand or something they have no control over.]

 

[Facetious]

Who cares ? obama and holder have essentially tainted the trial of the 911 mastermind by spouting off about how guilty he is and how the good sheik is gonna receive the death penalty ..... PRE Trial, no less !

I thought that obama was this impeccably learned Constitutional lawyer :wtf: ?
There's absolutely no way that you can defend these actions but I know that you'll try .... :jester:
You true Obama admin believers make even the most extreme religious zealots known in all mankind seem meek, and godam it, I love ya for it !

As for palin and rush who cares about them as well ?
Do they actually pose a threat to you ?

 

[Hot Mega]

Who cares ? obama and holder have essentially tainted the trial of the 911 mastermind by spouting off about how guilty they are and how they're gonna receive the death penalty ..... PRE Trial, Godam it !!!

I thought that obama was this impeccably learned Constitutional lawyer :wtf: ?
There's absolutely no way that you can defend these actions but I know that you'll try .... :jester:
You true Obama admin believers make the most extreme religious zealots seem meek, and godam it I love ya for it !

Prosecutors and g'ment officials remark like this all the time. It isn't evidence and has no bearing on the course of a trial.

 

[Facial_King]

Who cares ? obama and holder have essentially tainted the trial of the 911 mastermind by spouting off about how guilty he is and how the good sheik is gonna receive the death penalty ..... PRE Trial, no less !

I thought that obama was this impeccably learned Constitutional lawyer :wtf: ?
There's absolutely no way that you can defend these actions but I know that you'll try .... :jester:
You true Obama admin believers make even the most extreme religious zealots known in all mankind seem meek, and godam it, I love ya for it !

As for palin and rush who cares about them as well ?
Do they actually pose a threat to you ?

Oh, come on. Talk about a shameless attempt to hijack a thread. (What are you, an online terrorist??!!!)

This thread is about the Palin-Emanuel-Limbaugh-"retard" controversy.

If you want to talk about Obama and Holder.... start a thread about them.

 

[Bearded_Menace]

I think if we all stop talking about Ms. Palin she'd go away forever. Let's try it.

Hopefully, when she does disappear, its into my bedroom. I'd wreck the hell outta that Neo-Con chick:1orglaugh

 

[meesterperfect]

It's interesting that the same people who bemoan political correctness are now cheering Sara Palin for selectively enforcing it. :scream:

not meee, i **** the word retard, person i love the most in my life has downs.
if i heard someone saying it i would respond, i have on this board,
but if rahm wants to say it thats his choice.
shows what an arrogant scumbag he is.
palin may disagree and condemn him for it, but he doesnt have to apologize.
rush did use the word in the same context as well as repeat what rahm said, i think he did that, i know he did that to show that to him its no big deal.
i also think he said it as a joke, ala imus and kramer.
my point that nobody has to or should be ****** to apologize, it just seems so jewy.

and again, to me its really something how he was literally calling his own voter base fucking retards.
i guess that includes some of you guys here, hmm, how bout that?


i could also say the same ymi, some of the same people who condone firing imus or simply repeatedly point the finger saying racist give it a pass when it comes from rahm, reid, jesse, ect.

 

[Facial_King]

not meee, i **** the word retard, person i love the most in my life has downs.
if i heard someone saying it i would respond, i have on this board,
but if rahm wants to say it thats his choice.
shows what an arrogant scumbag he is.
palin may disagree and condemn him for it, but he doesnt have to apologize.
rush did use the word in the same context as well as repeat what rahm said, i think he did that, i know he did that to show that to him its no big deal.
i also think he said it as a joke, ala imus and kramer.
my point that nobody has to or should be ****** to apologize, it just seems so jewy.

and again, to me its really something how he was literally calling his own voter base fucking retards.
i guess that includes some of you guys here, hmm, how bout that?

i could also say the same ymi, some of the same people who condone firing imus or simply repeatedly point the finger saying racist give it a pass when it comes from rahm, reid, jesse, ect.

Limbaugh said the same thing with the same meaning that Emanuel was using. Calling people that you think are unintelligent "retards".
You're clearly hedging on Limbaugh, cutting him some slack.

I think Emanuel's an asshole, and I couldn't care less what he thinks about me or anyone to the left of him.

"...nobody...should be ****** to apologize, it just seems so jewy."

JEWY???

 

[meesterperfect]

dude you neg repped me on this?
even after i said rahm shouldnt have to apologize.
whats your problem?

 

[ThatRedWing]

You can't fix stupid......on either side of the aisle.

 

[Hot Mega]

dude you neg repped me on this?
even after i said rahm shouldnt have to apologize.
whats your problem?

"jewy" maybe? That was a little below average even by your standards m/p.:dunno:

 

[meesterperfect]

oh i called all this apologizing crap jewy.
oh how low of me.
maybe i should have called it retarded instead?
well thats the word i used, and i have reason.

funny though, theres no problem with using the word retarded which is very demeaning towards people with disabilitys who are usually the most innocent people in the world.
we can say that in the usa all we want, no problem, i mean theyre not gonna complain right?
call women bitches, call white people trash, call southern people rednecks, ect
oh but dont say jewy, even when its apt, thats not allowed under any circumstances
fuck that hypocritical mentality

so would you like an apology facialking?

 

[Supafly]

I think if we all stop talking about Ms. Palin she'd go away forever. Let's try it.

You are right, I believe. She who must not be named is leeching on attention and absence of this would make her monstrosity go back to the hills over yonder with her pack :wave:

 

[bodie54]

oh i called all this apologizing crap jewy.
oh how low of me.
maybe i should have called it retarded instead?
well thats the word i used, and i have reason.

So did little Adolf.
His reasons were only slightly less rational than yours.

I've been watching you progressively cross over to the dark side for some months now. Out of greater respect for you I've held my tongue while you've gone about spewing vile, ignorant, generalized bigotry towards Jews. But I do believe I've reached my limit. I'm half Jewish, and I'm real tired of sitting idly by while you trot out twisted history, along with other standard anti semitic devices, to **** all over the memory of my relations, who's ****** you claim, while perhaps not entirely justifiable, was at least "understandable". Give me a fucking break. The road you're on is a road to utter darkness. Trust me on that - I've lived among its haunted, arm tattooed victims.

 

[Facial_King]

oh i called all this apologizing crap jewy.
oh how low of me.
maybe i should have called it retarded instead?
well thats the word i used, and i have reason.

funny though, theres no problem with using the word retarded which is very demeaning towards people with disabilitys who are usually the most innocent people in the world.
we can say that in the usa all we want, no problem, i mean theyre not gonna complain right?
call women bitches, call white people trash, call southern people rednecks, ect
oh but dont say jewy, even when its apt, thats not allowed under any circumstances
fuck that hypocritical mentality

so would you like an apology facialking?

No apology necessary.

I just thought that was a really trashy thing to say (as was Emanuel's comment (in a private conversation) and Limbaugh's (made to the public on his radio show)). What makes apologizing "jewy"??? Don't bother to answer, I don't really care to hear your theory on that one...

Again, just to be clear, I never said "theres (sic) no problem with using the word retarded" - in fact, I think it is wrong and demeaning to use it as some epithet, or to use it to refer to people who clearly aren't mentally disabled and/or have Down's Syndrome.

So, I don't see where I've been hypocritical. You can skip the non-apology apology and explain where I have if you want to make another post...

 

[shayd]

I don't think one could even make up a better example of how worthless and meaningless the phrase "politically incorrect" is than to see how Palin is using it in this context.

Wow. She's a really sad creature. As I've thought before, she ought to go work at some private, Christian high school and be an inspiring coach for girls cross-country running or something...

I think that your statement can be summed up as: I don't think one could even make up a better example of how worthless and meaningless Sarah Palin is.

 

[meesterperfect]

So did little Adolf.
His reasons were only slightly less rational than yours.

I've been watching you progressively cross over to the dark side for some months now. Out of greater respect for you I've held my tongue while you've gone about spewing vile, ignorant, generalized bigotry towards Jews. But I do believe I've reached my limit. I'm half Jewish, and I'm real tired of sitting idly by while you trot out twisted history, along with other standard anti semitic devices, to **** all over the memory of my relations, who's ****** you claim, while perhaps not entirely justifiable, was at least "understandable". Give me a fucking break. The road you're on is a road to utter darkness. Trust me on that - I've lived among its haunted, arm tattooed victims.

i havnt said anything bad about jews, too bad if you feel that way.
earlier ive posted about the history of both world wars, how they came about.
ive also questioned the number 6 million.
i never advocated ******* in any form.

i used the word jewy because jews seem to always be demanding an apology.
so i said jewy, big deal, its a word, grow some balls bodies, not everyone has to follow your rules.
i take it you would have no problem if i said that was white trash, redneck or retarded right, or if i said christian.
i dont play by the you can say this but you cant say that mentality.
some groups are ok to critisize or even question but other groups arent.
and again, i havnt said anything demeaning towards jews in my posts.
sorry you take it that way.

oh i called all this apologizing crap jewy.
oh how low of me.
maybe i should have called it retarded instead?
well thats the word i used, and i have reason.

funny though, theres no problem with using the word retarded which is very demeaning towards people with disabilitys who are usually the most innocent people in the world.
we can say that in the usa all we want, no problem, i mean theyre not gonna complain right?
call women bitches, call white people trash, call southern people rednecks, ect
oh but dont say jewy, even when its apt, thats not allowed under any circumstances
fuck that hypocritical mentality

so would you like an apology facialking?

No apology necessary.

I just thought that was a really trashy thing to say (as was Emanuel's comment (in a private conversation) and Limbaugh's (made to the public on his radio show)). What makes apologizing "jewy"??? Don't bother to answer, I don't really care to hear your theory on that one...

Again, just to be clear, I never said "theres (sic) no problem with using the word retarded" - in fact, I think it is wrong and demeaning to use it as some epithet, or to use it to refer to people who clearly aren't mentally disabled and/or have Down's Syndrome.

So, I don't see where I've been hypocritical. You can skip the non-apology apology and explain where I have if you want to make another post...

well when you start neg repping people for using other demeaning terms which catergorize groups i'll believe you.

 

[Hot Mega]

i havnt said anything bad about jews, too bad if you feel that way.
earlier ive posted about the history of both world wars, how they came about.
ive also questioned the number 6 million.
i never advocated ******* in any form.

i used the word jewy because jews seem to always be demanding an apology.
so i said jewy, big deal, its a word, grow some balls bodies, not everyone has to follow your rules.
i take it you would have no problem if i said that was white trash, redneck or retarded right, or if i said christian.
i dont play by the you can say this but you cant say that mentality.
some groups are ok to critisize or even question but other groups arent.
and again, i havnt said anything demeaning towards jews in my posts.
sorry you take it that way.

The connotation of "jewy" was most certainly negative. That counts for something Meester...you can't have it both ways.