OK, Palin is Just Being Totally Re… Ridiculous
First, let me say that in the last two weeks I have never heard so many people use the “R” word. No, not “Republican.” The other one. Why? Because Sarah Palin told them not to.
Sarah Palin, for all her months in the public spotlight, has simply not learned this lesson – you cannot be the nation’s mommy. You cannot be the word police. And perpetual victimhood, even from you, will start to wear on people after a while.
After President Obama’s Chief of Staff Rahm Emmanuel, in a closed-door meeting six months ago, called a strategy being used by a group of his fellow Democrats “f***ing retarded,” Sarah Palin sprang into action and hopped in her squad car. The word police pulled over Rahm Emmanuel, yanked the perp from the vehicle and slammed him down on the hood and called for him to step down from his cabinet position. You can picture Rahm Emmanuel with his hands behind his back, and his cheek all smushed down on the car by Palin’s manicured hand, forced to say in that smushed up fish-face way “I’n thorry Tharah.”
Then, of course, Rush Limbaugh started in using the word “retarded” and the even more insulting term “retard.” And he used it talking about actual people, not political strategies. And he used it not once in a closed door meeting, but FORTY times on the air on a national radio show. He decried our “politically correct” culture, practically using Palin by name. He even said there was going to be a “Retard Summit” at the White House, and that Emmanuel was simply calling a bunch of people “retards” who were “retards.”
Uh oh. We braced ourselves. Imagine how the Word Police were Rush Limbaugh his sorry ass. Can’t wait to see him all smushed on the hood of the car apologizing. This was gonna be good… After all, Emmanuel only did it once. Limbaugh did it forty times, unapologetically.
But, apparently that was okey-dokey in Palinland, because Limbaugh was just using “satire.” “Satire,” you see, is perfectly acceptable.
Retard, retard, retard, retard, retard, retard, retard, retard, retard, retard,
retard, retard, retard, retard, retard
retard, retard, retard, retard, retard
retard, retard, retard, retard, retard
retard, retard, retard, retard, retard
retard, retard, retard, retard,
retard, retard, retard,
retard, retard
retard.
Forty times. Whew! That’s a lotta satire.
But don’t think this issue is over.
Now, the animated Fox series The Family Guy has gone and done it. They’re known for being an equal opportunity offender and they’ve done an episode that has a clip of a Down Syndrome girl going out on a date to a restaurant, and saying that her father was an accountant and her mother was the former governor of Alaska. Now bear in mind, that Palin’s Down syndrome child is a baby, not an adult. He is a boy, not a girl. His father is a former oil field services worker for British Petroleum, not an accountant. Neither the word “retarded” nor the word “retard” were used. Special needs people were not ridiculed, but shown as functioning adults doing the things we all do. And the former governor from Alaska was never mentioned by name. In other words, they just wanted to dangle a little bait and see if the almost one term ex-governor would nibble at it.
The answer, of course, was “no.” She did not nibble. She instead went for the bait like a silver salmon in the first week of August. Down it went - hook, line and sinker.
But, wasn’t the animated comedy show just using “satire?” Didn’t this make it OK? Of course not.
Enter the attack crew. A Facebook post on Palin’s page said that the Family Guy episode was like “another kick in the gut.” Palin, a commentator for Fox News, slams her employer by titling her post “Fox Hollywood – What a Disappointment.” Fox and Hollywood in the same sentence? Them’s fightin’ words for conservatives. And then, in the spirit of leaving her children out of it, she volunteered a statement from her daughter Bristol.
“Here is her conscientious reply, which is a much more restrained and gracious statement than I want to make about an issue that begs the question, “when is enough, enough?”
Are there any limits to what some people will do or say in regards to my little brother or others in the special needs community? If the writers of a particularly pathetic cartoon show thought they were being clever in mocking my brother and my family yesterday, they failed. All they proved is that they’re heartless jerks. – Bristol Palin”
I’m sure that the heartless jerks who created the particularly pathetic Hollywood cartoon appreciated Ms. Palin’s gracious and restrained statement. Actually, I’m sure they are enjoying the increased publicity and the fact that their vague mention of Palin got a nuclear reaction of which they only could have dreamed. They prove once again what anyone who has spent any time paying attention to Sarah Palin knows – she cannot rise above the fray. She cannot ignore personal swipes. She cannot resist the opportunity to be a victim. Ever.
Unless, of course, the insults come from the right. Bill O’Reilly last night gave her the opportunity to address this apparent hypocrisy about who can and who cannot use the “R” word.
O’REILLY: “Now I want to give you a chance to clarify something that I have gotten a lot of mail on. You called for Rahm Emanuel to step aside because he said F****** retard— and then Rush Limbaugh said it—he was talking about political correctness—that was before Emanuel I think it was—but you said OK there was a difference between what Emannuel did and what Limbaugh did.”
PALIN: “And as for Rush Limbaugh: No I believe that it was after Rahm Emanuel said what he said–that Rush Limbaugh using satire not calling a group of people f****** retards. But using yes, the R-word and I said that calling names –any person any party– c’mon let’s all grow up and let’s not call each other names, because it certainly invalidates what our argument is all about when you start calling people names.”
O’REILLY: “OK Just to be clear: You didn’t come down on Mr Limbaugh because you felt what—He didn’t have any ill intent in what he said? Why didn’t you come down on him a little harder?”
PALIN: “As I have explained he was using satire–using the R-word so he could bring to light what it was that Rahm Emanuel was calling other people and um…”
This is not the first instance of a free pass for the right. Remember back when she had advice for Hillary Clinton to stop whining about sexism and blaming the media?
And yet, as soon as she herself was “under that sharper microscope” we heard all kinds of whining about lipstick on pigs, and unfairness in general. A picture that she herself posed for, in running shorts and leaning on a flag was also reason to cry sexism. “The out-of-context Newsweek approach is sexist and oh-so-expected by now.” So much for plowing through and working harder.
And crickets were heard again after Glenn Beck was asked about a potential Palin/Beck 2012 presidential ticket and had this to say:
“I was just thinking, what, I’m going to take a back seat to a chick?” Beck quipped, to laughter from the studio. “Go shoot a bear, make some stew, I’m hungry in here.”
In an interview with Newsmax last week, Palin “wouldn’t rule out” running with the controversial talk show host in 2012.
“So while she’s considering it … I just want her to know, I’m ruling it out. A Palin-Beck ticket, I’m absolutely ruling it out,” Beck said. “I’m just saying, Beck-Palin, I’ll consider. But Palin-Beck — can you imagine what an administration with the two of us would be like? She’d be yapping or something, I’d say, ‘I’m sorry, why am I hearing your voice? I’m not in the kitchen.’ I mean, you’d have to live up to the evil conservative stereotypes, you’d have no choice but to do so.”
So was THAT sexist, or just a little bit of good-natured satire?
What’s that noise?
[weeee-oooooo, Weeeee-Ooooo, WEEEE-OOOOO!]
Hey look, it must be the Hypocrisy Police!
who leaked rahm’s comment from that closed door meeting? …that’s the person I would hatchet.
Take heart, folks – apparently, this bluster bunch of tea partiers are being more and more ridiculed. The following article is excellent (and intelligent).
http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2010/02/12/f-rfa-macdonald.html
I wanted not to do it, but I forced myself to play the video of her putting her foot in her mouth re: hillary shouldn’t whine.
5 minutes of word salad (in front of the smirking/probably eye-rolling Janet Napolitano) about exactly what she practices daily…WHINE, COMPLAIN…PLAY VICTIM…BULLYING THE MEDIA…WHINE WHINE WHINE
if she wants to be queen of something, this could be it.
By using Trig as her standard, is she saying she considers him retarded? Has she looked up the word retard in the dictionary? Has she looked up Down’s Syndrome? So glad to see that the rest of the country (including her rabid followers) are starting to see the real Sarah.
Mr. Stein probably remembers just how Sarah smeared his good name by implying that he wasn’t a Christian. She will use anyone and everyone to get where she can by misrepresenting every word that comes out of her head.
what a two-faced bi*ch of a mother….she denies trig the glasses, the hearing aids, the education necessary to make him fit into regular society…she’s neglects her other children as well…who respects this woman?
http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2010/02/12/f-rfa-macdonald.html
The remarks written by the readers of this excellent piece are by and large extremely intelligent and insightful
Well I don’t think Sarah is running for office, but she’ll certainly find out, if she does, that not only don’t people think she’s qualified to be president, they don’t want to be told my their candidates what words they can use.
And ATF, very good points. By getting all excited, she was saying she thought Trig is retarded – but then as Levi said, that’s what she calls Trig. Guess she’s not going to catch the irony, though, is she.
AlaskaDisasta @#2 – right, a heartening read. I liked the last line:
“As Bill Davis, a pretty successful Ontario premier, once said, voters really want the same thing from the people they elect as they do from a housekeeper: Be on time, don’t cost too much and, for God’s sake, don’t break anything.”
I laughed out loud at the forty retards. Yes, that was a whole lotta satire.
I think BOR is sick of her. Did you notice at the end of that clip that he literally seemed lost for words?
I actually wish that Fox Hollywood and all other Hollywood would give it a rest, already. All they do is perpetuate her dubious justification for being in the headlines. She’s an idiot and a hypocrite who thrives on supposed slights, moral indignation and imagined persecution. As long as they use her for comedic fodder, they are playing in to her delusions and we all have to suffer for it.
I agree BOR lost track…seems people like him and glenn beck and hannity just don’t know how to challenge her or make her clarify, letting her come off like a fool, and fearing for their own jobs at faux at the same time. and beck talks about her behind her back as the male macho he is, women are second-class citizens, so wonder what his wife thinks about that?
time for another check on sponsers of these shows, followed with letters and a boycott…don’t underestimate the power of the masses…we just have to ‘out-mass’ them.
A commenter on thinkprogress called her “OSarah bin Retarded”
I like that. A lot.
Last week Olberman had a segment on Palin/retarded…he showed clips of Beck snickering at the word retarded, that some guest of his liked to paint “retarded and insane people”, that set him off a snickering.,….but of course BOR wouldn’t mention that, and neither would she…..
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3036677/#35248423
I with you, ATF–
Her constant reminders to all of us that Trig has Down Syndrome make me wonder if that’s the only thing she really sees in him. It would be refreshing if there was note about how Trig was walking now, or saying his first words (or sentences), or how much he likes to color, or whatever it is he enjoys at his age. My son attends an after-school program that involves people at various learning and developmental levels–and yes, there are several people there with Down Syndrome. One of the reasons I have kept him in the program (other than that he loves it and has many friends there) is that it has taught him to look past people’s faces and mannerisms to the person. I guess that’s what bothers me the most about SP’s constant combativeness, and her constant reminders that her son has DS. I’d really, really, like to hear something else about him. He’s a baby, not a symbol, not a political counter.
I don’t remember but did Palin Tweet and rant and rave when Levi said in Vanity Fair tht she would come home after work and wanted to hold Tripp not “the retarded one?” I think she may have used her right to remain silent on that one but not sure. She’s got the double standard thing working overtime.
Thanks for pointing out that Rahm wasn’t calling a person a retard he was calling an idea retarded. Indelicate to be sure but substantially different. Still, Sarah and the others continue to lie and say he called Democrats in the room retards.
The woman writes her own rules as she goes. And I think she’s starting to wear out her welcome with a number of former admirers.
It’s stunning how much she has changed since that “YAY Todd” video in 1995 at the end of the Iron Dograce (as Greta calls it).
Back then she was the voluptuous cheerleader who seemed like she could cheerfully do the football team without mussing her hair or swallowing her gum. No wonder she knocked ‘em dead in terms of popularity.
Even March last year at the start of the Iditarod she was “fun” http://www.necn.com/Boston/Nation/2009/03/07/Palin-Iditarod-puts-Alaska/1236477531.html
But now her whole aspect has morphed to a shrill finger-pointing humorless sexless spoilsport. Tense, skinny, reactive, brittle, tryin’ to tell t-baggers their own business. The whole jolly good-time girl thing is gone and I can’t see how she sustains her base without it.
Great post–and comments, also too–as always.
Spelling alert: s/b Emanuel (with one m).
apparently she believes that any mention of mental retardation, Down Syndrome, or special needs (“Special Olympics,” anyone?) in the media is All About Her.
Marvelous. Were she to become president, I can see that we’d be sending in the drone bombers to Buckingham Palace if Prince Harry went to another pub or costume party and did something rude.
Palin’s jumped the shark.
whoops here’s the link to the 1995 interview – she is in her prime from 1:07 on http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4Yexjyf4Qs
As a parent of a DS daughter, I was proud to see that Family Guy didn’t make fun of the character, and let her be human (not a perfect little angel), and made her assertive.
I am even more proud that this character was played (voiced) by an actress with Down syndrome.
Does Palin suggest that no character is ever allowed to have DS? That a DS actress shouldn’t be allowed to perform that job?
Was it that painful to hear the character say that her mother was the governor of Alaska? Because there was certainly nothing insulting about the portrayal of the character.
Up until this whole retarded episode I believe people were somewhat careful about the use of the word. I would hear it most often from my teenager and his friends kind of like they were kidding with each other. But now she has once again defeated her own purpose. The word retard has probably been used more in the past 2 weeks then in any other time in history!
Congratulations Sarah, you’ve caused the very thing you supposedly were trying to stop.
You might need to learn to pick your battles and I hope you have many more to pick from.
AKM – this is a great post. I love how the quitter has Rahm ( why Rahm?? There’s more to that) up against the car as the word police.
She belittles her son unfortunately in her misguided concern – but that’s assuming she really cares. If she did she wouldn’t leave him for weeks at a time, paid gigs or no.
How can anyone look at her and believe that she is anything but a ditz? It just makes me want to scream!
It feels like all I’ve don’t since August 2008 is shout, “but . . . but. . .she’s got no clothes! Can’t you people see that?”
B in Co, you’re so right! Perhaps Sarah will take a page from another character from “Fox Hollywood” and give a big old “Doh!”. Just kidding, Sarah is so beneath Homer Simpson.
The gum chewing on the old race video is a sure give-a-way for ??? You can fill that part in.
The bigger story here in my opinion is that Sarah, Bristol and the FB ghostwriter insulted a person with Down Syndrome. The actress that did the voice for the character on the Family Guy episode is Andrea Friedman who herself has ds. Bristol per the ghostwriter of course referred to those associated with this episode ‘jerks’.
So where is the apology from the Palin camp to Ms. Friedman?
” … sprang into action and hopped in her squad car.”
Yes. She should look before she leaps.
Doesn’t Billo give Palin a chance to “clarify something that he’s gotten a lot of mail on”, precisely because the letter writers didn’t perceive Limbaugh’s “retard rant” as being satirical?
OK, I’m not giving Sarah a pass on anything. She is so hypocritical and inconsistent that it boggles the mind.
However, I found my self in an extremely embarrassing situation when I was working in my first job. I was going to school and was telling my co-workers – older ladies – about some silly thing that had happened at school. And I said I felt like a retard, which was so commonly used in 1969. As soon as that fell out of my mouth, I remembered that one of the women I was talking to was the mother of an adult daughter who was retareded. I wanted to take it back and I felt like crawling in a hole somewhere. I’d met her daughter, and she was a lovely, caring person, who saw the best in everyone and went out of her way to brighten the day of others.
I’ve never used that particular word since, and have gone out of my way to point out to all the kids I’ve worked with through the years just how inappropriate and hurtful that can be. There are so many other words that can be used that don’t harm someone else or hurt their feelings.
I’m offended by Rahm’s use, but honestly, it was done privately. I hope he grows up soon. The man is smart enough to find a different word to use.
But Rush Limbaugh was the worst. He said it, and said it again, and said it to be rude and used the slur version of the word rather than the descriptive one. He didn’t say it in private, but on the air, intentionally putting it out there for everyone to hear. And the problem is, while Sarah gives him a pass that it was satire, some of his listeners will take it as permission to go on using this particular word that is very hurtful.
Sometimes you don’t know who you are talking to and what their family situation is, so why take the chance of offending someone with any kind of slur when there are so many other ways to make the same point.
And of all of them, Sarah and Bristol should be ashamed of themselves for condoning the idiot Rush for anything. He’s no friend of theirs and no friend to any person with special needs.
I’m not a fan of Family Guy, but the clip that I saw didn’t seem that bad. It showed a young woman with DS who was able to carry on a nice conversation, who was aware of how she should be treated and who insisted on being treated well by her date. Now, whatever else was in the show, I don’t know. That was actually the least offensive of all the things that have been out there concerning the use of the “R” word.
Yeah, sorry I can’t seem to spell today. I definitely need an edit button.
And lest we forget Bill Mahr, who just said her job at fox is kind of like her day job -sitting around at home talking to her DS baby.
I’d love to see her take on Mahr. He’d eat her alive. (Please, please, please).
Oh my, I am loving this.
The presidential candidate will soon quit fox. I think Fox just realized that they hired a brainless quiter. Sarah Palin will be shreded in pieces.
See what
Kara Vallow Producer for Fox Sunday primetime wrote:
I am clapping. Fox Vs Palin.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kara-vallow/happy-palintines-day-a-lo_b_462033.html
She just wants people to sit down and shut up. Did anybody notice that the character looks more like Sarah than trig. If she becomes president her first executive order will be that retard can only be used by right wing radio talk show hosts.
Trig has Down Syndrome.
Palin is retarded.
There’s a huge difference.
I agree with all the posters above, especially those who have identified that the actress who was the voice on the Family Guy episode has DS. I am quite sure that Ms. Friedman feels insulted by Palin’s statements, probably having been proud to have played the part of a demanding young woman in this episode. Which brings to mind the question of how Palin felt about all the actors who played wonderful parts in the movie “The Ringer”? They were very proud to have been a part of that movie and they did excellent work. Shame on you Sarah for your short sighted hypocrisy!
But Sarah’s not done yet, today’s post on her FB has more entertainment value (not about this issue but still very Sarahish):
http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/
I hope Ms. Friedman calls Palin out. I’d love to see HER do the talk show circuit and talk about her work on Fox! LOL (one can only hope).
Paula -
Ya killin’ me !!
You are SO right. Thanks for the clarification.
The link I posted at 35 should be: http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0210/Palins_sourcing.html?showall
Norwegianblue @16, I had to chuckle when I read voluptuous cheerleader! The day McCain marched her out on that stage, I stopped in my tracks and wondered what is this “lady” was running for…. student council or the cheerleading squad? She hasn’t progressed one iota since! I hope Fox Hollywood keeps it up! Finally getting the message out what she’s about…$$$$$$$$$$$ and me, me. me! Rah! Rah! Rah!
Retard-
(noun) a person who is stupid, obtuse, or ineffective in some way: a hopeless social retard.
(verb) to make slow; delay the development or progress of (an action, process, etc.); hinder or impede.
Also, too did anybody else notice that in the top screen shot above of Sarah on Fox (the one above AKM’s 40 retards) the little arrow in the center actually looks like it’s her nose, getting bigger as she talks.
I trotted over to urban dictionary and keyed in “retarded”…….so many words describe sarah !!
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=retarded
I don’t for one moment believe that Granny Paylin was offended by the word. According to Levi, whom I believe, she called Tr** retarded herself. We have all seen the “caring” way she carried him during the campaign and the book tour. For gawd’s sake, she jumped in and out of planes and buses with the poor little tyke dressed in nothing more than a t-shirt and a diaper in the middle of winter.
Granny simply saw another opportunity to get back into the news. Her false outrage is wearing a little thin at this stage, just like her hair. I don’t want to be catty, but at one time she was a relatively pretty woman. Now, that ugliness inside has truly risen to the surface. There wasn’t a single instance in that BOR clip where I thought she looked nice. She looked like a mean old harridan consumed with hatred with those re… ridiculous eyebrows and pursed-up lips.
Rob #20. I agree with you. There was nothing wrong with that clip. In fact she could have come out and said something to the effect that it showed how with early intervention, DS children lead normal lives and maybe have done some good. But no…Granny wanted her spot on the news.
I really do not like this woman.
OMG- the comments at the article are funny, too:
What a retard she is! Any 10 year old can rant on FB! Why doesn’t this retarded quitter from AL go in front of real grown up reporters? How about MTP?
“Go away!” You are the only retard,you sick pervert. Go back to school,you psychopathic moron,peace of crap RETARD.
Etc.
…sorry. the above sentence should be…what was this “lady” running for…..
…constipation of thought and diarrhea of words! Mrs. Gunka
So if Rahm Emanuel should be fired for using the word retarded, shouldn’t Sarah resign in protest from Fox for broadcasting a show that was so incredibly offensive to retarded people?
(BTW, I have a retarded family member and that is the word I use to describe her condition. It is medically and legally the accurate word and I don’t like to be pushed around by word police. I would never use it as a put-down, though. ‘Retart’ is a slur and I never use it.)
Notice how Sarah has smeared Emanuel by always misquoting him as saying ‘retard’ instead of ‘retarded’? You would think that someone so sensitive to the issue would know the difference, so that makes me think that she is doing it deliberately.
Iam speechless.
Gota write something. Huh!!
The Palin Doctrine working. Me me me me me the victim
Good God. I just saw the clip at #19 from 1995. Why am I not surprised that Palin chews gum with her mouth open? She is devoid of any minute amount of class.
Mrs Gunka, read your post today and was mightily impressed.
mudkitten Says:
February 17th, 2010 at 2:25 PM
Good God. I just saw the clip at #19 from 1995. Why am I not surprised that Palin chews gum with her mouth open? She is devoid of any minute amount of class
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Again, fair or unfair, Palin is retarded!
sorry- my former comment went with the Hillary video, not video #19!
22 Seagull Junker Palin: Why Rahm??
Because he’s extremely effective at getting things done.
I would love to see the actress who voiced Ellen, in Family Guy, identified in the news (it would be great publicity for her and could let her defend herself against Palin’s rants). You can read more about her at:
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0295141/
“She cannot resist the opportunity to be a victim. Ever.” – AKM
In the case of the FG episode, all it took was a perceived swipe for her to don the victim’s cape. She didn’t watch the episode. She “heard about it”. If she had watched, she would know that neither Trig nor Downs people in general were not attacked. She did no research before lashing out and name-calling….wait, Bristol did the name calling.
Some commenters over at “Disability News” think it would be better for the disabled if Sarah would go away.
http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2010/02/17/palin-champion-special-needs-community-28169/
Sarah is the one who chose to use the almost-two year old in her family as her photo prop in numerous appearances. During her Big Bus Book Tour, that child was brought out to screaming crowds without wearing his glasses, his hearing aids or any clothes other than a T-shirt and diaper. Now, he is the convenient prop whenever Sarah (and/or Bristol) feel insulted. Sarah is a professional victim.
Her outrage would carry some weight if she chose to be a spokesperson for the National Association for Down Syndrome or any other charity which offers education and support for people with disabilities. For Sarah to do this, she would have to appear at fundraisers, film public service announcements and donate generously to their cause(s), all at no fee or cash dividend for Sarah.
Her outrage would carry some weight if she called out each and every offender. But, her outrage is selective; Limbaugh’s repeated use of the forbidden word was satire. The Family Guy cartoon is satire. When David Letterman, or any other comedian, makes jokes about Sarah, it’s satire. It’s a joke. Emanuel was referring to people in his own party whose actions upset him; his outburst was at a private meeting, not in a public forum. (This may shock some people, but Emanuel’s style is bombastic, and his favorite words are all swear words).
Limbaugh wasn’t satire, and he wasn’t funny. As proof of Limbaugh’s hypocrisy, there is a tape of Rush using mocking gestures and speach in a crude attempt to mock Michael J. Fox’s disability. Where is the outrage, Sarah?
I hope Sarah and Bristol get called out big time for this. I just logged onto yahoo to go to or business email account and a byline was STILL or AGAIN about Palin continuing to call out Family Guy and Rahm Emanual. I am so tired of her and so tired of her false victimhood. I hope the lovely young actress who played the part will say something nationally about this and take care of it once and for all. We now cannot even go about our business without hearing of this.
I was around a young woman who had Down Syndrome for many years. She was so pretty and sweet and loving. But, especially when she was in her 20′s, she could be pretty demanding when she wanted to. Because she was just a young person who wanted her way sometimes like we all do. She was assertive and when she didn’t get her way, she could pout or be cranky like everyone else. When she wanted to be left alone with her drawing and/or her programs on tv, she made that known. We were lucky … the parents had been told that she would not live to even be 30; she lived into her 50′s. For sweet Paula’s sake, and in her memory, somebody shut Sarah up!
Oh, and for Trig’s sake too!
oops…too quick clicking the ‘submit’ button. I meant: …she would know that neither Trig nor Downs people in general were attacked.
Thank you Irishgirl. Just wanted to point out we all have our trial and tribulations. Sarah thinks she’s so picked on..a victim. I am so in awe of the parents blessed with children of Down Syndrome…what they do to make their children as normal as the rest. Our neighbors had a retarded daughter (from measles at age 2) and they were in there 70′s and still taking care of her. One day she broke down in tears…it was Christmas and had received notes from friends telling about what they had been doing the past year…she said, “I’m still taking care of our baby”. It’s not right to put other people down until you’ve walked a mile in their shoes. When is Sarah going to start her walk with those before her? Maybe then others will respect her? I wish Trig’s real mother could have or would have taken this walk with him.
AlaskaDisasta @2. Thanks for this intelligent link. I love the Home Schoolin’ I find here on the “Flats.
off to catch up on the rest of the comments
Cobert actually called palin a “f***ing retard” on his show, after reporting on this mess with her and limbaugh’s ‘satire’…the audience cheered for a very long time…it was classic.
Palin STILL hasn’t said anything about Colbert.
This is the ONLY thing she has not had the nerve to complain about.
He all but dares her to.
Palin is OBVIOUSLY afraid of Colbert.
Colbert was looking straight into the camera, pointing his finger and saying “Sarah Palin is a f–king retard.”……..
It is as priceless as it is perfect and truthful.
Here is a link to the story and video in case you missed this:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/02/09/colbert-sarah-palin-is-a_n_454744.html
I glad to see Andrea F. Friedman receive some of the attention she deserves. She is a great, award winning actress and an internationally recognized speaker and advocate for people with disabilities. Obviously, Palin and her bots have still not learned how to google.
Family Guy deserves kudos for including a young adult with DS in its show without any of the usual stereotypes.
Sarah forgot which team she is on. (In reality she is on her own team and the Repubs and Tea Baggers are figuring it out) Supposedly she is on the Republicans’ team, but she forgot that Republicans are the anti-political correctness party. Political correctness is for those uppity educated liberals. She really bent some noses out of shape on the right with this one. LOL
She has retarded her political credibility with the Right.
This is awesome because it just shows Palin to be once again, the unabashed hypocrite that she is.
There is so much material now, on record, of her hypocrisy, I can’t imagine how fun it will be to draft the talking points once she announces her candidancy for Prez (IF that happens…..we still don’t know for sure cuz Palin loves to tease!)
Mean while – the latest from the Tea Party……let’s just file this under “Who the f*ck are these people??!”
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/02/17/idaho-tea-party-speaker-h_n_466261.html
Thanks for that link curiouser @54. More people need to know what people with special needs children really think about Palin’s opportunist ploys.
If she was really committed to special needs people (like she loves to tell everyone that she is) then she would be spending 90% of her time by using her celebrity to help. She has not done that and she will not do more than acting outraged when she sees an opportunity.
People must ask themselves why that is. The answer is quite simple, (besides the fact that she is as far from people like the Shrivers as one could possibly be) she has no real interest in spending her time helping her own son let alone helping others (besides, it probably doesn’t pay that well).
“She has retarded her political credibility with the Right.”
HAHAHHAHAHAHA oh nice one, Rick! Love it.
The idea that there are so many in the US who would vote for the comedy team of Beck and Palin (woops, Palin and Beck) instead of those who actually understand issues, is just, well, f*cking retarded.
The worst thing about the Family Guy episode in Sarah’s mind is that they made fun of her, not Trigg. If there is one thing Sarah hates more than anything, it’s being laughed at. She can not stand being the butt of a joke. This is all about her, not about Trigg.
And you see, this is the problem with Palin’s knack of hitching her star to EVERY wagon, ANY wagon.
She’s pro-life but she goes on about making a choice about abortion……she’s all about NOT sitting down and shuttin’ up then she goes on a PC tangent and starts policing people’s words…..she’s anti-socialism but hands out fat checks when she was governor, to all Alaskans……she’s anti-MSM but then takes a job WITH the MSM, she’s pro ordinary Americans except she gets paid more than MOST ordinary Americans and has a custom built studio in her own home……she’s harps on about transparency in government but she sets up private email accounts to conduct State business on to thwart those pesky Alaskans who elected her asking to know about State business…….. Oh Sarah, maybe you SHOULD sit down and shut up. Permanently.
=)
She’ll always be a F***ing weetard in my mind. =)
Do you suppose dimwitted Sarah actually understands that _she_ was the butt of Rush Limbaugh’s derision?
And do you suppose she could define satire? It would be awfully entertaining to hear her try.
It really hacks Sarah off when someone else goes rogue.
Like Walt Monegan. Or Levi Johnson. Or a cartoon.
Wonder if she has discovered that the rogue voice of the character with DS on “Family Guy” is a woman…..with DS.
Neatly done, producers of FG. The trap was set. Palin rushed in…..oh, snap!
Sarah aka Queen of the Ignorati will never understand the clip but then neither will her lemmings
Egads, Sarah define satire? Seriously doubt that. She cannot even recall her own talking points unless she writes them on her telepromter. I mean hand.
For her to understand special needs persons (who often hate to be called handicapped, handicapable, special) she’d have to
1) Learn somethin’
2) Listen to someone who knows more than her
And
3) Spend some time with someone with a disability (starting, maybe, with her own son?)
Lee323
Double snap.
Read the comments on the post @ 54 – the mothers of children with DS are not impressed with Palin with obvious reason.
If only she would take 5 seconds to CHECK the accuracies of her statements, she would actually accomplish something positive for the world. But that would actually require her to WANT to accomplish something positive for the world.
She is her own worst enemy – Rupert Murdoch did us ALL (and Obama) a gigantic favour giving Palin a platform on Fox. I wonder what she will do next??
AKM, your post is a tour de force! An exquisite dissection!…..and very entertaining, to boot! Really one of the best that I have seen on this topic. Thanks.
Sarah Palin marches her kids out like appendages. They are there only to boost her creds as a “concerned” mother and like everything else she does, they too are a part of who and what she is. To cry now over the “swipes” aimed at her is foolish. Leave them home where they belong to live their own lives instead of making them a part of her “brand”. After awhile, the whine becomes annoying.
I do not remember Hillary Clinton commenting at all the criticism leveled against her, she just keep plowing forward. This idiot feeds off it as a distraction surrounding her inability to forge a coherent thought which appeals to her “fans” since they feel involved, offering a shoulder to cry on when they perceive an attack.
The whole thing is nothing but theater.
Attention, your attention Please — Former 1/2 Term Gov of Alaska, hangs around with Domestic Terrorists and supports acts of Sedition!
She supports Teabaggers & their Cause, Candidates & Movement. Has been a keynote speaker, financially supports their movement as another keynote (who probably didn’t collect $100K) wants to “Hang Patty Murray” a (D) Senator f/WA
Alright Repubs — you want these ppl in YOUR party???
Snip) That a sanctioned speaker called for a hanging of an elected official, however, seriously pushes the boundaries of First Amendment freedom. And it’s yet one more example of how the Tea Party movement is a double-edged sword for the mainstream political officials who seek to harness its energy. (End Snip
read more @
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/02/17/idaho-tea-party-speaker-h_n_466261.html
O/T…….. What is it with South Carolina????
South Carolina Lawmaker Seeks to Ban U.S. Currency
A bill introduced in the South Carolina legislature would disallow U.S. currency as legal tender in the state, reports the Palmetto Scoop. The bill introduced by State Rep. Mike Pitts (R) would ban what he calls “the unconstitutional substitution of Federal Reserve Notes for silver and gold coin” in South Carolina. “If the bill were to become law, South Carolina would no longer accept or use anything other than silver and gold coins as a form of payment for any debt, meaning paper money would be out in the Palmetto State.”
And another O/T……..These Teabaggers want to hang Patty Murray!
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/02/17/idaho-tea-party-speaker-h_n_466261.html
In my opinion, Palin has a great deal to answer for when we look back at the hatred and divisiveness she promoted from day one of her candidacy with McCain. He has so much to feel guilty for also. He cannot be blind to what she has done (and is still doing) to rile up these angry racists.
Correct me if I’m wrong… Isn’t “Family Guy” part of the Fox Broadcasting Casting Network? Doesn’t Sarah has a lucrative contract with Fox? So why doesn’t Sarah just boycott Fox? Maybe her followers should storm the Fox corporate offices with her in the lead… There, I said it… Fox, Fox, Fox.
What a lively conversation! I still haven’t finished the first page of comments and my head is spinning…
ATF @4 and BodieP @14 and Rob in Ca @ 20 and MadCity Chick @ 26
Exactly! He is a Dear Child. (I got my rant on about that on this morning’s open thread.)
the norwegian blue @ 16 & @ 18. Yeppers. That’s granny blah blah. The pageant-era sparkle has worn plumb off. What’s revealed? A Shrill and Screechy Skeletor. (Some Viking blood in my veins, according to my Norwegian grandmother, by the way. Could we be cousins? I Do love me some snow….missing it gives me the Nordic Blues.)
Pat @34. “I’ve never used that particular word since, and have gone out of my way to point out to all the kids I’ve worked with through the years just how inappropriate and hurtful that can be. There are so many other words that can be used that don’t harm someone else or hurt their feelings.”
Me, too. Also. I have “The Big Red Dictionary” in my library, which defines all manner of “vulgar” words and labels them as such. Anyone using profanity in the library has to look up the word(s), read me the definition, and find me 3 alternatives suitable for civil discourse. The ninth graders giggle about it during library orientation, but I’ve had many “teachable moments” as a result. I’ve had to send myself to The Big Red Dictionary after a particularly aggravating meeting.
If and when I resort to name-calling, I realize that I have Lost Control. Sometimes it’s cathartic, though, in a rant…(she admits, slightly chagrined)
Paula @35 and @40 Succinct! and I Love a Dictionary, also, too.
“Trig has Down Syndrome.
Palin is retarded.
There’s a huge difference.”
*diving back in to finish page one*
Thank God AKM can make me laugh about all this stupid crap.
I have never in all my 63 years wanted someone to just dry up and blow away as much as I want this person to. As i did for 8 long years avoiding the sound of W.’s voice, i avoid hearing the sound of this person. The face of this person is EVERYWHERE, so that’s hard to avoid.
If by any chance this person gets anywhere near the White House in 2012, I’ll know that the Mayans were right about everything.
@Sky Says: February 17th, 2010 at 1:59 PM
SP’s faux hair looks terrible and cheap in this photo.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kara-vallow/happy-palintines-day-a-lo_b_462033.html
It looks like $arah is taking her hairstyle cues from Kim of Housewives of Atlanta fame. After she quits Fox I wouldn’t be surprised if we see her doing the Real Housewives of Wasilla. Anything for the buck.
Sarah obviously doesn’t understand the meaning of satire and is too stupid to know the difference between a noun and a verb and in my book she is not only a retard but retarded as well.
Snowbound 3:45, it’s “Fox Hollywood”. Totally different from that great American institution that is Fox News.
Isn’t Sarah SO clever! Oh, snap! Fox the Network (Hollywood!), you got poned good!
Southpaw 84, OMG. Real Housewives of Wasilla just has to happen! And what would it be without Sarah? Seriously, if that would not be ratings gold, I don’t know what would be. And so much more geared toward Sarah’s (lack of) talent.
And she still thinks its OK for her to name her Trisomy Genetic Disorders or TriG, son Trig thus calling him, in effect, Down Syndrome Palin. Levi was right Sarah calls her baby, her retarded baby.
But I guess that’s just Sarah’s version of satire.
For the Palins to choose to give their child the gift of dud genetics, that everybody will be able to see, for his entire life, and then to follow that loving act up with mommy and daddy dearest naming that child the same term used to identify the dud genes they gave him is – uh what’s the word – um – its on the tip of my tongue – starts with an r –
— Ok, I got it. The Palins are socially retarded.
That’s a professional term that describes their sociopathy, like TriG, so I can use it.
Sarah, why is Piper not in school? You are – darn what was that word again- yeah – retarding her education.
14 BodieP Says:
February 17th, 2010 at 1:14 PM
I with you, ATF–
It would be refreshing if there was note about how Trig was walking now, or saying his first words (or sentences), or how much he likes to color, or whatever it is he enjoys at his age
A number of mudpups have commented, as far back as fall 08, that if Sarah was a normal mother she would be talking about the things that Trig was learning to do, how he was pro-gressin.’ Maybe not in speaches but in conversations with other parents. That’s what normal parents do.
She has not pride, no concern, no real interest in this child as a human being, and that may be the most odious aspect of Mr. and Mrs. Palin.
That and she drags Piper around like a piece of luggage.
Thank you Sarah. I’m going to start watching Family Guy now.
And PS: You’re thinking is retarded!
And so is my spelling!
I love it! The Queen of Persecution strikes again! She does this on purpose you know – not only is she a b*tchy narcissist, she is also a persecution specialist. She is losing moderates with each act of martyrdom – I traveled a lot at the end of last year and had many conversations about Palin with Outsiders. Let’s just say she was the butt of a lot of jokes with many, and others who are just puzzled by her continued whining and verbal attacks are giving up on any idea that she will ever be taken seriously. Many of course don’t know why she was ever taken seriously.
My spirits were lifted greatly by these encounters – it was a sharp contrast to traveling the year before right after the election and I talked to so many who thought she maybe had some promise. She’s has lost many, and losing more by the day. So how’s that snarky grifty thing workin’ out for ya Sarah?
The Pres thing is all a joke – she has to throw bait out there so people will keep paying her and her PAC. She doesn’t want to work, she just wants to be paid. This is deja vu experience for many Alaskans. We just want to make sure all of this is played out before election time – and she’s right on schedule.
I just watched the film clip at #19 of Sarah & Todd in 1995.
Todd has a squeaky, high-pitched voice. It doesn’t match his strong, silent “I’m gonna kick your azz” persona.
Sarah is chewing gum with her mouth wide open like a cow chewing it’s cud.
It’s so comical to watch!
34 Paula Says:
February 17th, 2010 at 2:02 PM
Trig has Down Syndrome.
Palin is retarded.
There’s a huge difference.
Paula, you nailed it.
I LOVE that: what 34 Paula has said! Absolutely the truth. That needs to be taken to the MSM.
Nice post, AKM!
I think she refers to the network as “Fox Hollywood”, because she thinks that’s a different company than Fox New York, where SHE HAS A JOB.
Dear Sarah,
You are such a “retard”. I thought your son Trig was a boy.
As a mother I am so embarransed by your whinne!!!!! Grow up!!
You thought Fox crew will be covering up your shallowness? Poor Sarah
Sarah Fox is exposing your hypocritical stand in this wonderful great nation.
Poor you Sarah, you are the best enermy of yourself.
I would love to hear someone ask Palin what she thinks about an actress who would ‘imitate’ the speech pattern of someone with down syndrome. She’d probably go off on a rant about Hollywood being so depraved as to disrespect one of God’s beautiful creations who happens to be less fortunate than themselves, but so much closer to perfection, blah, blah, blah.
Even if she knew that the actress had DS herself, she’d still spin it and expect an apology for portraying someone with DS as a real person instead of the sweet and lovable props they were designed to be by our Creator, for people who choose life, also too.
Scarah, Scarah, Scarah…….everything is not all about you.
STFU and sit down, you nincompoop, stupid, intelligently retarded and challenged person.
When I viewed the preparation for yesterdays Arkansas Republican Scarah speech, the FIRST one in the country, the kick off. I thought it was risky, they showed this huge arena, 17,000 (?) seating, and my first thought was whoa, you guys are really hoping and expecting aren’t ya. Preparing to fill it up.
Turns out they had to use curtains to cover the entire upper empty seating area and they lowered prices to $20.00 to sell tickets and begged for takers.
I hope she has kicked herself in the gut and has greatly retarded her time and favor in the public eye. If playing victim could be classified as special needs Scarah would go for it and milk the government.
in the comments at huffington post (the stephen colbert “sarah palin is a f***ing re tard” – a haiku:
What is this I see?
Mistress Palin looking down–
Oh no! Sweaty palms.
-jashu51
i just loved that.
Anyone supporting Sarah Palin for president is more retarded than Sarah Palin. SP realized that, or she needed is to lie, play victim, show her kids to every camera and use them as an opportunity to make $$$.
She figured it out that they are so many brain damaged supporters who she can whinne to and would donate some $$$.
All she needs is whinne and put forward those poor kids of hers. Is the youngest girl in school? This woman does not care about her kids. It makes me so angry to see her using her children to make a political score.
The joke called Sarah is in for making $$$$$$ nothing more and nothing less. At the end of the day she is going smiling to the bank with her middle fingure up in the air, sticking it to her retarded Supporters.
They will learn the hard way for pimping Sarah the empty bucket for 2012.
55 mae lewis Says:
February 17th, 2010 at 2:48 PM
You make really good points.
Also, Sarah does not seem to have “connected” with either other families or any organizations that address issues for ADA persons (Americans with Disabilities Act).
There are tens of thousands of Americans (for many years I was one, in a small way, and may be again, I hope) who have no ADA persons in their families, possibly excepting the elderly members, and yet they give freely of their time and effort to the cause of helping ADA individuals. And of course the families, teachers, friends and ADA Americans themselves. The community is huge and its task is huge.
I think Sarah’s “maverick” approach, that is more “lone wolf” approach, may be an indication of a complete lack of empathy, both before she became a celebrity and since.
She seems to have no cognizance that there is a community of people who care about ADA and who may not agree with her, or may be hurt or insulted by her when she flaunts her faus-martyr’s wounds.
DS, rape imaging both her daughters as victims for all of us to visualize, poverty, as in her crack about trailer trash, cookies for the freezing indigenous people of Alaska, and on and on.
Not only is there no there there for her intellectually, but there is no heart there, despite her claims of Christianity.
All she had to do was make a passing comment about what a potty mouth Rahm is and what he said and allow the community involved with the ADA issue to do the reacting for her. But she is unconscious of their existence or their pain and particularly of their dignity.
Sky, I think her supporter’s numbers are dropping. At this stage everyone is sick of her whining. She is suffering from overexposure (have you seen the length of her skirts recently)? Everyone is sick of her hypocrisy. I hope this is the beginning of the end for her.
Great post, AKM. The “falafel lady” name-calling in “Going Rogue” still irks me. I am hoping there will be lots of payback. May many more comedians exploit Palin’s thin skin and weak logic for some great, big, fat, FREE publicity. “Family Guy” did very well for itself without even a hint of smear against the teen daughters or the military son. So there’s still a vast field of opportunity ripe for harvesting. And we can rely on Palin to take the bait every time.
No one honestly thinks that even Rahm (who I can’t stand) meant that on all handicapped people. I certainly don’t like that term either. But having said that I come to the conclusion quitter palin is a retard. The sad thing is she is using her child and others to score points. But I don’t buy it. If she is so offended then quitter keep your child home in the Wallisa area.
wouldn’t it be absolutely wonderful if palin finally reached her metaphoric death by her most recent comments and also resulted in the demise of faux news…she would be so proud to have that much power, missing the entire point…she is losing her base and popularity in one fell swoop.
it IS her retardedness that we always knew would be her end.
I bet she wonders how this can of worms opened up…like one of those doors she keeps speaking of.
history shows it’s usually one insignificant statement that can bring somebody down from fame in a flash.
Sarah Palin Goes Full Retard
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSgkft4z_oc
Just read an article @ News Max.com
RNC takes down controversial tea party site by : David Patten
“The Republican National committee has pulled off the web a site that some tea party leaders saw as evidence the GOP is trying to “hijack” the grass-roots conservative movement.”
The WAR has began–ha ha ha
Does this mean that Steele and Palin are butting heads??????
This just popped up on Huffpo.
When the Ink Clears: A Second Peek at Palm-Gate
“Yet after nearly a year and a half of the Sarah Palin Show airing on prime-time, what do we know about her beyond some unnecessary details of her personal life?
Very little.
We know a lot about her feuds and travel schedule, but very little about her ideas.
That’s pretty strange, and pretty unsettling considering what it implies. All that camera-time, all those opportunities to stake out her political identity and it’s just been flash and splash every time. She can mock Obama’s “hopey-changey stuff” all she wants, but after all this time Sarah Palin still hasn’t made her case.
What the palm-reading incident drove home for this observer is simply this:
It’s time to admit that we do know Sarah Palin.”
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/stefan-sirucek/when-the-ink-clears-a-sec_b_466549.html
a bit OT,, but.. what were the results from the poll on how long Palin would last on Fox ?? After watching the BOP clip.. I wanna change my vote to BEFORE what ever the earliest time listed was…. this latest escapade and her obvious idiocy telling the Teaparty to join with the Repubs , is gonna shorten her public life…..THEN maybe she’ll spend some time with her family… hhmmm , but first we’ll watch her finish off McCain…..
It would be fitting if McCain loses again because of Sarah.
…from her daughter Bristol. “Here is her conscientious reply,…
“..All they proved is that they’re heartless jerks.”
Since, as many of you have pointed out, there was actually a DS actress doing the voice of the DS character, I think we need, again, to recommend that Sarah develop a closer realation to a good dictionary.
Calling the DS actress a “heartless jerk” doesn not seem to fit any of the variouse definitions of “conscientious.”
Hummm. Family suffers from REtArded Definition Development. Also called READD.
Everything is changing. People are taking their comedians seriously and the politicians as a joke.
Will Rogers (1879-1935)
So. AK has passed up NJ as most corrupt state.
SC is trying to monetarily secede from the Union.
CA, the ninth largest economy on the planet, can’t pay it teachers, cops, or firefighters.
But Idaho has a lot to answer for, too.
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Global-News/2010/0217/Haiti-judge-frees-8-missionaries-keeps-2
One just has to wonder if a bunch of people who thought it was OK to take kids out of their home country without paper work, had a man accused of people trafficking advising them, and a leader who can’t pay her bills but can take time to go to Haiti could come from anywhere else. I can say this because my family is from Idaho. They’re quirky, but pay their bills, discuss intelligently, and believe in education. I’m sure there’s more like them still in Idaho.
No kidding Austin- John Stewart was voted the most trusted man in news! I, for one, must agree with THAT poll.
The sad thing is that Palins disability is self inflicted & she could do something about it. DS kids (and folks with any kind of “imparemnt”) have what they have, but work harder than she ever will to overcome whatever they are lacking from nature. She’s a lazy bum.
Hmm… isn’t someone else we lotahe from Idaho?
Watched the entire Family Guy episode in question and I don’t see anything offensive towards people with DS. If Palin had seen it – she may have known what she was talking about. Bristol probably didn’t even see it. They just react. In so doing, make asses of themselves.
Family Guy is a show steeped in satire. Under Palin Law, using the Limbaugh precedent – satire re. R word and/or DS is acceptable. What is she so peeved about? (sarcasm….of course!)
NEW YORK (The Borowitz Report) – Continuing her attack on the animated program “Family Guy,” former Alaska governor Sarah Palin said today that she was particularly offended by the show “as a fellow cartoon.”
“It always hurts to be attacked, but when you’re attacked by one of your own, that’s particularly hurting,” she said.
Gov. Palin says that the “Family Guy” attacks on her “highlight a growing problem in our society” which she called “cartoon-on-cartoon violence.”
She said that she planned to hold a “Cartoon Summit” to discuss the issue and would invite the country’s leading cartoon characters, including Homer Simpson, SpongeBob SquarePants, and Glenn Beck.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andy-borowitz/palin-says-family-guy-off_b_465419.html
I think John Mayer and Sarah Palin would make an excellent couple. What do ya’ think?
Ya know why she’s complaining about a “kick in the gut”?
Because the place she really needs it is in the arse. Beck, too.
I dunno, Paula, but despite the fact that Mayer is a major mench, do you really think he deserves Palin?
Should Palin stop complaining poll—http://poll.fm/1m7r0
@ # 110 austintx
Stefan Sirucek: ”
“What the palm-reading incident drove home for this observer is simply this:
It’s time to admit that we do know Sarah Palin.”
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Hey, Stefan!! What in the heck took you so long to figure it out!
The only cipher that needed deciphering is why the media and pundits were so dense in comprehending that Sarah is…..not a cipher. She’s a simple-minded dunce wearing her massive (and unwarranted) ego as her dunce’s hat.
Geeze….He acts like he’s discovered the corollary to Einstein’s Theory of Relativity when all he had to do was follow the Mudflats. :>)
For more than 25 years I’ve worked in various jobs (in the fields of recreation, competitive sports and education) that involved both children and adults with disabilities. Some were born with their disabilities, while others acquired them through trauma or illness. Once the families (or individuals themselves) accepted the reality of the disability (which took some longer then others), one of the steps that was nearly universal was a quest for knowledge.
Research into the disabilities themselves, medical and therapeutic intervention, assistive technology, opportunities for education and careers, support groups, financial assistance – these were the things that the people who cared about the person with a disability did to make their lives as successful as possible. I’ve known many wonderful parents who have started organizations, support groups, newsletters and websites dedicated to the disability that has touched their lives. They share their experiences with each other and, in doing so, help to spread information and knowledge to others, as well as provide mutual emotional support.
It always struck me that Palin admitted from the beginning that, after she was told Trig had DS, she did not attempt to learn ANYTHING about it. From the way she has dragged him around the country since he was an infant, it is clear that she has paid no attention to the medical, educational, technological and therapeutic needs of her child, and has obviously learned nothing more than how to use him for her own gain.
She has had a unique opportunity to make a significant impact on the lives of people with DS and their families by showing the public what people with DS can accomplish and by raising funds for medical research, social and recreational organizations and activities. She could have made a huge impact on the public’s awareness of DS and how to integrate people with DS into the community, school and workplace in ways that benefit everyone.
Instead, she has chosen to make her son into her own personal cross to bear, focusing on how his DS affects HER and ignoring what he needs to make his life better and more fulfilling. I feel tremendous pity for Trig, not because he has DS, but because he is part of a family that will NEVER put his needs above their own and will not provide the support he needs to reach his potential.
mudflats peep, send the info to fox news and msnbc and cnn that the actress doing the voice over for the “controversial family guy” episode (lol………like all of them aren’t controversial in some way, the point of the SATIRICAL animated show is to laugh in the face of political correctness)……………anyway, send the info to all of the networks listed above that the actress is a down syndrome actress and then let’s see what palin has to say. they have a great story with this in that they can get the actress in an interview about the episode and then show it to palin for comment. big head’s up…………….she can’t make a comment so maybe for once she will actually STFU!!
Floating around the internet during the election was a “copy” of Sarah Louise Heath’s Intelligence Test which had a listed score of 83. At the time, I thought it was just a joke. To be honest, I’m not so sure it was a joke in retrospect. Charisma is not a trait tested but she has sure gotten far with that trait.
Her extemporaneous speaking skills, including content and grammar, seem more akin to mimicry of all the sound bites and phrases she’s ever heard in no particular order. Perhaps better than an African Grey Parrot, eh?
Kind of kidding…..or maybe not.
So the chickens are coming to roost? Sarah looked pretty ratty and disheveled (in action, composure and appearance) during the interview on the Factor with O’reilly.
BTW OT here- but has anyone considered starting a legal defense fund for Levi?
Seems he is getting smoked by Van Pellets. If someone can give me a hint on how to get a paypall account going online- for donations- I’ll start one- if it hasn’t already been started.
teutonic13.wordpress.com
“Imagine how the Word Police were Rush Limbaugh his sorry ass.”
Sorry, AKM, but, huh?
Anyone know how to get a date for the third video? Isn’t this the video from a few months before the birth of her last child?
I’ve been looking for a place to fit this in and haven’t found it, ran out of patience so here you go. This from an article in the Detroit Free Press last week. Stevie Yzerman, team Canada’s executive director for hockey is quoted saying-”my family is coming with me” Yzerman said of hi wife and three daughters, “we’retaking them out of school; they have tutors all arranged. They’re very excited.” Isn’t it nice when a celebrity bothers to explain the circumstances, before hand and avoid the drama? nuff said.
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Lee323 Says:
February 17th, 2010 at 7:06 PM
@ # 110 austintx
Stefan Sirucek: ”
“What the palm-reading incident drove home for this observer is simply this:
It’s time to admit that we do know Sarah Palin.”
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Hey, Stefan!! What in the heck took you so long to figure it out!
The only cipher that needed deciphering is why the media and pundits were so dense in comprehending that Sarah is…..not a cipher. She’s a simple-minded dunce wearing her massive (and unwarranted) ego as her dunce’s hat.
Geeze….He acts like he’s discovered the corollary to Einstein’s Theory of Relativity when all he had to do was follow the Mudflats. :>)
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i think many of these so-called pundits are in fact putzes
125 Lee323 Says:
Geeze….He acts like he’s discovered the corollary to Einstein’s Theory of Relativity when all he had to do was follow the Mudflats. :>)
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Yeah……..we been here for a while tellin’ it. We can can teach ‘em , just can’t learn ‘em.
Oh , that reminds me , how them drivin’ lessons going ??
@ smooch # 130
My brain spliced the following:
Imagine how the Word Police were [going to hand] Rush Limbaugh his sorry ass.
Technically speaking, however……Rush’s sorry ass was too heavy to hand over, so that segment was just left out as a nod to reality.
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@ 133 bubbles
You’re right about that, bubbles! Putzes who had to work the sparkles out of their systems.
Oh Hey !! It’s bubbles.
don’t forget mudpeeps that pyschopaths have no have no inner selves or souls therefore there is no THERE there. they make up reality as they go along as we all do. however, since they have no ability to empathize, never mind sympathize, they can never put themselves in someone else’s place to FEEL what another feels, therefore they think all others are fair game to exploit. and for the most part they are right. they usually get what ever it is they want or need for themselves especially from those who love or are attracted to the narcissistic personality
@ austintx
She had dance practice today (“Thank you, Jesus” muttered softly), so no driving lessons.
I did a mini-tutorial for her, though, on the vices of starting the car in first gear without the clutch engaged. I think it made a suitable impression.
bubbles -
Do you mean they are sailing a leaky boat on the ocean of illusion ??
Sarah thinks that this is all about her. She also will do ANYTHING to get her name on the news. It breaks my heart for her family.
I have worked, as an educator, with DS kids and their families for decades. Sarah is doing absolutely everything wrong – educationally – for her son. And I can’t imagine any of the mothers/sisters of any of the kids that I have worked with referring to their DS kid as “less fortunate.” If this is truly what the family thinks of Trigg, then it’s long overdue time for family counseling, so that they can realistically begin working with him to maximize his potential. Who knows, with the proper therapy and education, he could do cartoon voiceovers. (And I am not being snarky here, I really mean it)
Unfortunately, doing what is best for Trigg will interfere with all the book signin’ and tea partyin’ and Facebookin’ (wait, my 14 year old mentally retarded students have Facebook accounts…hmmm)
I guess it’s Sarah who is the f****ng r**ard.
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February 17th, 2010 at 8:11 PM
bubbles -
Do you mean they are sailing a leaky boat on the ocean of illusion ??
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yep, austin you put it perfectly
I am just reading this. Spent the day with Miss Suzie, my mother, and showed her all the pictures I took of Anchorage. Of course, we had to think about how much Anchorage looked like my home town (which it does not, but Miss Suzie was into it, so that was fine).
I have to say, Mrs. Palin is just nuts. I am Kentucky born and bred, and that phrase about the woman’s mental state is not one that could be classified as derisive, but one of fact.
Lord love her, let’s hope her family takes care of her in her declining years.
Sorry, but spending the day with my gently drifting away once-brilliant, now just luminous, mother clouds my mind about such a trashy piece of genetics.
Lee!! you’re suppose to let her DRIVE to the dance lesson !!
chortle.. she’ll remember about the clutch the first time she knocks down the garage door … although I think most cars these days, won’t let you start the engine unless the clutch is pushed in…..
seriously,,, let her try starting out in 2nd gear….
I have absolutely had it with Palin’s hypocrisy, and using her children as political props.
And there is absolutely no truth to the rumor that Palin is shopping around for some retarded shoes to match her bag. Hey, SATIRE!
Lee323 -
I did a mini-tutorial for her, though, on the vices of starting the car in first gear without the clutch engaged.
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That is exactly what this panda did. Now you have picture proof to go with your tutorial.
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_IUYlNU10BMY/SmmLDtXnuPI/AAAAAAAAbak/OdnBFUk2ofo/s1600-h/car-Crash-Tests-17.jpg
@ benlomond2
Her car is a 2002 Toyota Celica….and I think you’re right that it won’t start without the clutch engaged. I’m not fond of driving her car because it feels like I’m dragging my azz on the highway. Anyhow….the mini-tutorial I gave her was exactly what you said about knocking the garage doors down. I remember almost doing that with the old used Corvair I had back in high school. One ugly car!
If only someone would retard her bank account. She deserves to end up a crazy bag lady in the Valley after a nice long jail term.
@ austintx 145
Hahaha……Face time with an airbag is an impressive lesson. That better be a stuffed panda or PETA will hunt you down…
Thanks for an excellent post AKM. I have read many articles on this very topic and yours is by far the best. It takes on the irony and the hypocrisy with a huge flair of humor and great visuals.
I forgot to mention that including that video about Ms. Palin “scolding” Hillary was brilliant! In retrospect, she should take her own advice.
This brings to mind the situation that developed when Vice President Dan Quayle criticized a fictional sit-com character, Murphy Brown, for electing to have a baby when she wasn’t married.
It wasn’t real. It was a TV show!
Sarah, it’s a cartoon show….it’s not real!
Lee
ooohhh a Corvair !! pretty valuable now!! head turner nowadays!! chuckle… I had a Gremlin for a while, and the wife was SOOOO relieved when I finally got rid if it…(she had a Trans AM when we married) .. at least it wasn’t a Pacer !! The females in my family all …..dislike … the cars I drive… I’m too practical for the Fashion Police !!
Just saw Racheal with Senator from VT.. FINALLY ! RECONCILLATION AND THE PUBLIC OPTION … THANK YOU,THANK YOU<THANK YOU.. you CAN teach Old Dogs new tricks !!!
hhhmmm…wonder if anyone in the MSM will call Sarah out about her WONDERFUL donation amount to DS foundation,,, a whopping $1k….. oh..is that SATIRE ?????
# 104 Irishgirl says; “I think her supporter’s numbers are dropping.”
I just hope so. I really hope so Irishgirl.
Well I think Fox figured her out already.
I can’t figure out how any person would support and see intelligency in this self serving nasty, double faced whinning empty bucket full of lies and hatred called Sarah Palin.
God Help America.
Sorry, but spending the day with my gently drifting away once-brilliant, now just luminous, mother clouds my mind about such a trashy piece of genetics.
(((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((Jimzmom’s Mother))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))
Mother may all your days be blissful
Mother may angels gather round bearing gladness and joy
Mother may you leave your children in the knowledge that all is well with them
Mother may you enter into the joy of your master in firm and certain hope…
” A Facebook post on Palin’s page said that the Family Guy episode was like “another kick in the gut.”
What is it with Palin and her gut? First, it’s her “gutteral instinct.” Now, it’s all those kicks in the “gut.”
Speaking of which……developmentally, babies are in the “gut stage.” They’re basically mouth and anus with gut in between.
Does that have anything to do with Palin? I don’t know……..but Freud would no doubt be suspicious.
Don’t forget her love of THRASHING GUTS.
Once again, another brilliant posting Ak Muckraker. Keep up the outstanding work!
I have now heard Sarah say the word “f***ing” a few times. Does it somehow clean it all up by leaving the “uck” out of the word? My gut tells me that Sarah could go tow to tow with Rahm Emmanuel with expletives complete with a smile and wink wink. I like to know what Levi could say to that.
Yes AKM this was very good. You were spot on to her with this one.
“The answer, of course, was “no.” She did not nibble. She instead went for the bait like a silver salmon in the first week of August. Down it went – hook, line and sinker.”
…buy em books and buy em books and all they do is eat the covers…..the Palin’s
I grew up in the 50s and 60s with a retarded brother. That’s what we called it back then. It wasn’t intended to be mean, it described his condition. He was slower than us. Retarded. We accepted and loved him. Our mother devoted years to finding the right educational environment, talented compassionate teachers, and helping him develop to his fullest potential. We were so proud of him when he was mainstreamed in the 7th grade. Our hearts were filled with joy when he went on his first date. As a teenager I believed these two developments meant that my brother was going to be able to lead a normal life. I am proud to say he has lived a wonderful life. He is still retarded in some areas but has maximized his strengths which has enabled him to enjoy a rich and independent life. He would not be where he is today if our mother had not devoted so much time, love, and energy to his early development.
I don’t watch much TV and the portions of the Family Guy I saw in the past while channel flipping did not appeal to me. Out of curiosity I watched the offending clip. I actually liked it. What I saw was a young lady with Down syndrome out on a date at a nice restaurant with a fellow who apparently cared enough about her to take her there. She shows a playful side by saying her mother is the former Governor of Alaska. It is commonly known that the former Governor of Alaska has a child with Down syndrome, and a cartoon child with Down syndrome playfully claimed her as her own mother. And this is offensive because??? It in no way demeaned people with Down syndrome, in fact, it showed one in a rather positive light, on a date in a nice restaurant, knowledgeable of current affairs, and with a quick sense of humor.
This just seems like another opportunity for Palin to stay in the news, play the victim, and further exploit her children. Sarah Palin has a strong voice on the world stage and, after being a celebrity for over a year, she still squanders that voice on imagined wrongs. Now that’s retarded.
Amen, cinak
I would personally feel that SP would do the people with developmental disabilities a favor if she would donate more of her money to the cause, speak out for more understanding and spend more time raising and nurturing her own son.
She is doing none of the above.
Instead, she is playing politics with words and people.
From Palin’s Q&A session after her speech to Tea Baggers in Arkansas:
“Now the smart thing will be for independents who are such a part of this Tea Party movement to, I guess, kind of start picking a party,” Palin said. “Which party reflects how that smaller, smarter government steps to be taken?
WHICH PARTY REFLECTS HOW THAT SMALLER, SMARTER GOVERNMENT STEPS TO BE TAKEN???
Palin’s above question qualifies my post as an On-Topic comment on this “retard” thread.
http://www.examiner.com/x-21777-Las-Vegas-Democrat-Examiner~y2010m2d17-Palin-tells-audience-Tea-Party-movement-is-not-a-party?cid=channel-rss-Politics&utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter
palin reminds me of a valley girl…from the north…and TOTALLY clueless
As a word freak myself (I used to teach writing courses) I used to give my students a lecture on vulgarity and profanity. My take on it was a bit different that others I’ve seen here. I based it on the history of the English language. Many of our “forbidden” words–particularly those that refer to bodily functions–have Anglo-Saxon roots. When the Normans conquered England in 1066 the language of society changed from Anglo-Saxon to Norman French. Ambitious Anglo-Saxon mamas began advising their toddlers not to say, “Gotta s–t, Ma,” because it was “vulgar”–literally, “of the people.” Eventually English won out over French–but the prejudices against those words remain. We STILL advise our children to avoid “vulgar” language.
When my son grew old enough to begin experimenting with some of the expressions he heard at school I simply noted what he was saying, explained to him that he needed to choose his audience carefully when he used those words because some people would make certain assumptions about him that might not be true if they heard him using them, and didn’t get too excited.
The allure faded. Now he curses very occasionally, never to excess, and we never, ever curse when we’re fighting–fighting is to resolve problems, not vent spleen.
I have not taken that approach with racial, ethnic, gender, and ability-related slurs. We talk a lot about those (one of our closest family friends is a dwarf, and we’ve had many conversations about why it’s really, really important to never call him “Shorty,”–even though he himself used the name for years. He is “Uncle Tommy,” and always will be. For me, “retard” falls into this category. It’s a word intended to belittle and denigrate–and like any of those words, it’s worst when it’s applied to someone who may see the word not as an insult, but as reality.
Having said that, though, I think that banning the word is about as futile as Prohibition was–someone once said that you can’t legislate morality. I think the same thing goes for respect. It’s something you either believe is important, or it’s not. Retard is an ugly word–but in the end, it’s just a word, and it speaks far more loudly about the person using it than it does about the person or ideas to whom it is applied.
Not living in the US and not always having the time to watch or read the news every day I sometimes hear about these things later and in bits and pieces. When I first heard her blow up about Rahm Emanuel I wondered what was going on. What exactly happened? Then I found out that he used the word retarded in a closed-door private meeting. What the? Now I use a lot of very bad, vulgar language, maybe rather mild for some but bad for me, in the privacy of my own home and I would like to know what this has to do with anyone? Nothing. Just like Rahm Emanuel’s rather innocent albeit vulgar outburst.
Rush, on the other hand, used the word that so offended SP in public, as part of a public statement and, in my understanding, referring to specific groups of people, not in a general, satiric way. And SP? Nothing.
Now this ridiculous cartoon which is watched by whom? This is another case of Sarah Palin dragging something out into the public eye, going on about something that, if she hadn’t made the point of talking about it may never have been noticed or would probably be forgotten in about 10 minutes. It just goes to show that this is all about her and her desire for attention. Oh, and her desire to attack the Obama White House every single chance she can get about anything she can wrap her lips around.
Brilliant post, AKM – and the comments are extremely well thought out, compassionate, accurate, articulate, and often hilarious.
Please help me out here…what’s this about Arkansas? Guess I haven’t heard the latest. Don’t tell me $$$arah has reared her empty head again? Say it ain’t so. How much did she rake in for this appearance? When is she going to go home (to whichever house currently has the property taxes paid) and take care of her kids? Damn – I can’t stand this kid-pimping!!!
My local newspaper here in California just called me today. They’ll be publishing my letter to the editor about Palin’s massive & morbid hypocricy. Also in today’s paper was an article written by Richard Cohen, a columnist for the Washington Post. Good! The politicians will all read it.
He starts out with a bang (quote): “It’s possible that Sarah Palin’s best quality is that she has none at all.” Towards the end he says (quote): “The lady from Alaska is a phony. She has sold out for money, quitting office so that she could cash in.” Also, (quote): “She is rich, famous for the metaphorical 15 minutes Andy Warhol allotted us all and, elbows swinging, is forging her way to oblivion.”
Interesting post, BodieP….”Retard is an ugly word–but in the end, it’s just a word…”
Words are symbols….a uniquely human adaptation. Everything we say is a symbolic mirror image of our thoughts. We in good measure create our reality with words. Do “existential” or “epiphany” or “ignominious” or a million other “things” really exist if we don’t have a symbol (word) for it? The sheer symbolic nature of words can best be seen in the example of diverse languages…..A word considered obscene in a language that you are not familiar with means nothing to you.
The crux of the problem is that culture defines which words (symbols) are vulgar, obscene, hurtful, or politically incorrect which in turn gives these words power in a real way beyond symbolic. That power goes right to the heart of an individual’s internal reality (complete with emotions, self-esteem, and view of the world). So, the school yard rhyme “sticks and stones may break my bones but words can never harm me” is patently false.
Words are powerful. Words can hurt. Words can divide a country. Sarah Palin is very adept in using words to do just that, as we all know.
So, we come back to the crux of the problem of who in the culture gets to decide which words (symbols) should be considered “bad” and “banned”…..The anger against Palin in her “word policing” is that many people feel that she has not established a legitimate or moral right for her position as the spokesperson for the word “retard.” In fact, many are put off not only by her hypocrisy with respect to Limbaugh (“satire”) but also her sanctimonious attitude that she is somehow in possession of the Moral Rules of the Universe regarding the word “retard” simply because she has borne a child with Down’s Syndrome. Further, her crusade against the word “retard” is inextricably mixed up with a nasty and disingenuous political agenda she has against the Obama administration, in general, and Rahm Emanuel, in particular.
Therefore…..although calling public attention to the demeaning and hurtful word “retard” in society is a laudable and worthy goal, Palin actually does more harm to the cause when she brays her outrage over the airwaves. How has society reacted? Well…..I have seen the word “retard” used more in the last few days than I have in the last few years.
Heidi, she spoke at a GOP meeting in Arkansas. There were many unsold seats despite the GOP dropping the price in an unsuccessful effort to sell more tickets. I think the final prices was $20, which someone said was $95 too much, lol. She also made a stupid, childish comment about twitter, of all things, calling it a “little twittering thing”. http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/02/17/politics/main6215033.shtml
Now that her word salad includes so many childlike terms, like hopey and twittering thing, I think I shall call her Babble Baby.
AKM brings more dimension and perspective to the “R” debacle than can be grasped from anything I’ve read yet.
It’s kinda…sad, actually…that Palin can’t see the light on this. Sad because this word war should never have been started, least of all by her. She’s simply incapable of making a rational point without her demented ideology making a laughing stock of the topic – doing even greater damage. No amount of money can teach a person grace.
Lani – thanks (I think!) I cringed while reading the whole story, including SP’s juvenile “twittering” comment. I love the ‘word salad’ analogy. Remember the other day when a regular here at AKM said, “Yeah, and the crusty croutons will be in Palin’s audience”. HAH!
In my imagination, I try to envision $$$arah somehow uttering some coherent words (with real thoughts behind them!), but they always end up in a blender set on “puree”.
$20 bucks/ticket, huh, and that was “$95 too much”? And they had to pull the black drapes over the vast area of unsold seats? Oh, this is getting really, really rich. It’s beyond my wildest dreams! It’s like watching a slow-motion video of a huge building implode, but now it’s been switched to fast forward. It reminds me of a bad comedian in a off-strip Vegas lounge show, with customers leaving their drinks behind just to get the hell out.
Babble Baby – I like that. Babble Baby Barbie. Babbling Buffoon. I could go on and on. Thanks again for the link, Lani.
Hey y’all, it looks like I’ve found a couple of more African American tea bagging tea party people. It’s so unbelievable.
http://www.bondaction.org/
Well said, Jay “No amount of money can teach a person grace”. Very well said, indeed. If SP were ever to read your comment, you can be sure the true meaning of it will not be grasped. And that’s the pure pity of her whole narcissistic charade.
I shudder to think at the sheer magnitude of the millions of person-hours needlessly invested in this Palin topic. But in a way, not really wasted. I think all of us here are helping to accelerate America’s eye-opening to SP’s divisive venom. I’m sincerely hoping that she has, de facto, pointed us more clearly in the direction we’d love to see our country take. In other words, SHE is not what this country needs or wants, but we’ll be eagerly and carefully looking elsewhere for leadership.
22 wrote: ( why Rahm?? There’s more to that)
I’m guessing this interview may have something to do with Mrs Palin’s distate for Rahm – he called her out as a liar and unqualified days after she was chosen by McCain. Let’s face it, that woman sure can hold a grudge.
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2010/2/2/833010/-Sarah-Palin-calls-for-Rahm-Emanuel-to-resign-:-Will-she-be-cheered-by-someLOL
@lee323
Hmmmm, teen driver, stick shift, texting, and traffic…..while smoking and listening to music with another kid in the car (jeep wrangler with the top down) no seatbelts clicked. The heck with the garage door.
162 cinak – your comment was so well thought out and written. thank you for sharing. your family rocks.
Agree with the people asking where’s Colbert in this?. Link the video!!!
Also, any excuse is good to remember Colbert’s apotheosic act in 2006′s White House Correspondents’ Dinner
agree with all the above posts
as someone who was a foster parent/house parent back in the 1970′s to several children with mental challenges…retarded….and then ended up becoming legal guardian to two of them….still caring for one who is now 35…
I am insulted for them and all individuals with challenges as she uses and uses and uses her very own son, just like she uses all of her other children and anyone else she needs to use…
and…did she not decrease funding to the special olympics in alaska while she was gov??? oh yes, silly me, she didnt NEED them then…
I believe that Palin has past the pinnacle of overexposure. First we have the betrayal of the Tea Party people, the faux outrage over the FG episode and now the ugly custody/child support battle.
This constant barage of all things Palin has to end sometime. I guess we will know when that day has come when she makes the cover of Full Cry magazine.
yes! …palin does use a lot of juvenile language (hopey changey/the twittering thing, betcha, ya vs. you, etc.) you’ve heard of “retarded growth” (of the mind)…she stopped learning and absorbing information “ions” ago…is that her rebellious side? …how’s that workin’ for ya, sista sarah? yeah, THIS is who I want as president of MY nation!!!!!!!!!! go fly a kite, palin!!!!!!!
YouTube – sarah palin named her son “retard”
Feb 11, 2010 … She either knew she was naming him after his disease, or she did it subconsciously. Either way, it means she’s a f***ing moron… as if we …
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65pkH9r5DdA
Speechless….
#175 heidi 1, re: no amount of money can teach a person grace. From Dorothy Parker “You can lead a horticulture but you can’t make her think.”
Another favorite of mine by the great Ms Parker, (applied during “going rogue”
time frame) “This is not a novel to be tossed aside lightly, it should be thrown with great force.”
Yesterday was the beginning of Lent: Ash Wednesday. I have to give something up for 40 days that is a true sacrifice. Last year, I quit having my nails “done”. This year, I am going to avoid reading anything written about Sarah Palin. Giving up adult beverages would have been just as hard, as I find that I can only take so much of Sarah’s sh*t before I find myself behind a martini glass. I will miss all you mudpuppies. Hopefully, she will have been exposed, drawn and quartered (figuratively) by the time I get back.
..be good to one another and hug the ones you love tightly!
See ya in 39 days…..
That video showing her past advice to Hilary is such a key demonstration of her blatant hypocrisy in recent events. Would the major networks, dare I say Fox even, consider showing it to call her out on the national level whenever her victim issues come up? What better way to do it than with her own words? Once again akmuckraker, your work is outstanding!
From, what I understood Rahm called what they were trying to do retarded not the people retarded and Rush was not using satire he actually called people retarded several times..The show about the the teen.I saw nothing wrong with it in fact it showed how a child could interact with others.I have met many of these people and they are very open and honest.Palin better not forget that one.Her son may surprise her and be very truthful about her.He won’t tell people her lies. How anyone can listen to her speak and twist things to her way of thinking and still believe her is beyond me.
“My name is Andrea Fay Friedman. I was born with Down syndrome. I played the role of Ellen on the “Extra Large Medium” episode of Family Guy that was broadcast on Valentine’s day. Although they gave me red hair on the show, I am really a blonde. I also wore a red wig for my role in ” Smudge” but I was a blonde in “Life Goes On”. I guess former Governor Palin does not have a sense of humor. I thought the line “I am the daughter of the former governor of Alaska” was very funny. I think the word is “sarcasm”.
In my family we think laughing is good. My parents raised me to have a sense of humor and to live a normal life. My mother did not carry me around under her arm like a loaf of French bread the way former Governor Palin carries her son Trig around looking for sympathy and votes.”
Andrea sent her comment by e-mail to the New York Times.
Aw, Irish, ya’ beat me to it. Andrea is an extraordinary woman! (Her parents are pretty awesome, too!)
Her resume is very impressive. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0295141/resume
Also, the NYT were too chicken to print Andrea’s letter in full, leaving off the last paragraph. Luckily, it was quickly ‘un-omitted’ in the comments!
Someone who visits palin c4p should put the link about Andrea over there.If their was some way to have it sent directly to palin that would be icing on the cake.Especially her Resume .Soem people do not give up on their children as palin seems to have done or uses them for their own gain.
There is a lady who has more grace in her little finger than Sarah will ever have. Sadly, I don’t think Sarah sees Trig as a real person. He is totally defined by his handicap. Otherwise she would be working as hard as Andrea’s parents (and many, many others I have met) to ensure that Trig can live a normal life.
I just read Andrea’s resume. Her parents are one of the group I greatly admire. As her resume states they were told to just put her in an institution and “forget her”. That is how things were done then. But they and a small group of other parents refused and taught the education community that they were all wrong. It is because of parents like hers that all children with Down Syndrome have a chance to live a normal life with early, intensive intervention. They are my heroes.
a (hopefully) telling comment from a reader to this article:
http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/02/18/family-guy-voice-actor-says-palin-does-not-have-a-sense-of-humor/
quote: I’m from Texas, and I consider myself a conservative, but I’m really beginning to be annoyed by Sara Palin. As I hope is true with most folks, I have a special place in my heart for folks with Down syndrome. They are challenged, and day-by-day, they meet that challenge. I am quite impressed by the “young” lady who performed in the Family Guy episode. And I am equally tired of Ms. Palin using Down syndrome as a political gesture. I’m tired of her sound bites, her “folksy” manner, and her self-serving references to her family. Right now, I’m just trying to laugh, as Ms. Friedman is able to. Ms. Palin: your “schtick” is going over, even in Texas.” end quote
New post is up about Andrea Friedman and her letter regarding Palin.