Sarah Palin, hypocrite extraordinaire

[Conductor42]

If a liberal does it, he should be fired... but if it's a conservative, it's OK.
At least that's what Palin is saying.

This is wrong when liberals pull this type of crap, and it's wrong when conservatives do.
And by that I mean the hypocrisy, not the word 'retard'. That's another pandora's box.

The most ironic part of the whole thing is that the allegedly conservative Palin is complaining about the White House calling liberals retards.

News | Article

Sarah Palin created quite the stir late last week when she called for President Obama's chief of staff Rahm Emanuel to be fired over privately using the word "retarded" in a pejorative manner.
The former Republican vice presidential candidate, whose child has Down Syndrome, took to Facebook to launch a forceful attack on Emanuel, calling his words "indecent," "sick" and "offensive." Palin [...] explicitly defended Limbaugh's public -- and repeated -- use of the word "retards" in a similarly crude context, while appearing on Fox News Sunday. "They are kooks, so I agree with Rush Limbaugh," Palin said, claiming Limbaugh was merely "using satire." "I didn't hear Rush Limbaugh calling a group of people whom he did not agree with • Edited by a Moderator •retards,' and we did know that Rahm Emanuel, as has been reported, did say that," she added. "There is a big difference there."

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http://rawstory.com/2010/02/palin-li...retarded-fine/

Oh yeah, and for anyone who was wondering, R. Emmanuel & R. Limbaugh were talking about the exact same thing - just in case you think Sarah was telling the truth. Here's the exact quote from Limbaugh:

"Our political correct society is acting like some giant insult’s taken place by calling a bunch of people who are retards, retards. I mean these people, these liberal activists are kooks. They are looney tunes. And I’m not going to apologize for it, I’m just quoting Emanuel. It’s in the news. I think their big news is he’s out there calling Obama’s number one supporters [...] retards. So now there’s going to be a meeting. There’s going to be a retard summit at the White House."

[rogue06]

If a liberal does it, he should be fired... but if it's a conservative, it's OK.
At least that's what Palin is saying.

This is wrong when liberals pull this type of crap, and it's wrong when conservatives do.
And by that I mean the hypocrisy, not the word 'retard'. That's another pandora's box.

The most ironic part of the whole thing is that the allegedly conservative Palin is complaining about the White House calling liberals retards.

News | Article

Sarah Palin created quite the stir late last week when she called for President Obama's chief of staff Rahm Emanuel to be fired over privately using the word "retarded" in a pejorative manner.
The former Republican vice presidential candidate, whose child has Down Syndrome, took to Facebook to launch a forceful attack on Emanuel, calling his words "indecent," "sick" and "offensive." Palin [...] explicitly defended Limbaugh's public -- and repeated -- use of the word "retards" in a similarly crude context, while appearing on Fox News Sunday. "They are kooks, so I agree with Rush Limbaugh," Palin said, claiming Limbaugh was merely "using satire." "I didn't hear Rush Limbaugh calling a group of people whom he did not agree with • Edited by a Moderator • retards,' and we did know that Rahm Emanuel, as has been reported, did say that," she added. "There is a big difference there."

© source where applicable

http://rawstory.com/2010/02/palin-li...retarded-fine/

Oh yeah, and for anyone who was wondering, R. Emmanuel & R. Limbaugh were talking about the exact same thing - just in case you think Sarah was telling the truth. Here's the exact quote from Limbaugh:

"Our political correct society is acting like some giant insult’s taken place by calling a bunch of people who are retards, retards. I mean these people, these liberal activists are kooks. They are looney tunes. And I’m not going to apologize for it, I’m just quoting Emanuel. It’s in the news. I think their big news is he’s out there calling Obama’s number one supporters [...] retards. So now there’s going to be a meeting. There’s going to be a retard summit at the White House."

Yup Rush should be kicked out of his position of power in Washington and be forced to go work doing a radio talk show or something.

[Hooks]

Yup Rush should be kicked out of his position of power in Washington and be forced to go work doing a radio talk show or something.

Perhaps you didn't read his thread, this has nothing to do with Rush, but rather with Palin. If Rush want to be a fool, so be it. Palin is hypocritical, not because she isn't calling for Rush to resigb from his propoganda radio job, but rather because she fails to express the same righteous indignation that she directed toward Rahm. I personally don't expect much differently from Palin, however. It is not clear to me that she is bright enough to understand her hypocricy. I'm more concerned of others who overlook her glaring shortcomings.

[gharfish]

Oh, but with Rush it was just satire! on the R-word. Sure, sure.


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[themuzicman]

If you don't listen to what Rush says and how he often gets his point across, you miss how he works and you wind up looking stupid.

You can call it what you want, but Rush often satirizes the left by using terms that would normally be considered offensive, but somehow are passed off as acceptable when a liberal politician uses it. The song "Barak the magic negro" was the same thing. Liberals were (and continue to be) all up in arms over the use of this phrase, and yet what it does is satirize an LA Times liberal columnist who used this exact phrase as the title of his column. And that guy was serious about it.

So, while you attempt to write off Rush's use of the term, you identify exactly how he uses it. It is intended to be an ongoing reminder of the hypocrisy of the left, how they can use offensive language and even attack the weak and those who cannot defend themselves, and continue to slide by as the liberal news media ignores them.

Not that it should be a surprise. I mean, Teddy Kennedy murdered a woman, and his story was like swiss cheese after a shotgun blast, and they let him get away with that.

Michael

[gharfish]

Are you talking to Hooks or to me ? You listen to and hear the radio show quote. It's all over the place, internet and TV.

See, the offensive meaning of the word, as Sarah Palin sees it, is right there..just the same. Personally, I don't care about "retard," but she does.

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[themuzicman]

Are you talking to Hooks or to me ? You listen to and hear the radio show quote. It's all over the place, internet and TV.

But you don't hear in what context Rush uses it. He's mocking Rahm, and indirectly mocking the liberal drive-by media, because of their use and lack of reaction to its use.

See, the offensive meaning of the word, as Sarah Palin sees it, is right there..just the same. Personally, I don't care about "retard," but she does.

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And what Rush is doing is pointing out that it is offensive, but that nothing is being done about it, because of who said it.

Michael

[Darth Executor]

1. I don't think Palin should've complained about the use of the word retarded, particularly since rahm's use was quite accurate
2. Yoshi is still a moron who has yet to figure out (like the rest of his liberal horde) that rush relies heavily on satire that sounds bad when decontextualized through sound bytes. It's a great way to get stupid people like yoshi to keep him in the public eye and boost his ratings. Maybe he can buy a manor with all the money people like yoshi make him and name it after him. although to be fair, palin did criticize rush at first, probably because she doesn't listen to him either.

[FlimFlamboyant]

Rahm Emanuel should be fired for calling the kettle black.

[gharfish]

.....And what Rush is doing is pointing out that it is offensive, but that nothing is being done about it, because of who said it.

Michael

No, he is not pointing out that the use of the word is offensive. Give me a break! But, hey, it's part of Limbaugh's profession to call people "retards"! Hello?...the thread is about SARAH PALIN.


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[Mountain Man]

If a liberal does it, he should be fired... but if it's a conservative, it's OK.
At least that's what Palin is saying.

This is wrong when liberals pull this type of crap, and it's wrong when conservatives do.
And by that I mean the hypocrisy, not the word 'retard'. That's another pandora's box.

The most ironic part of the whole thing is that the allegedly conservative Palin is complaining about the White House calling liberals retards.

News | Article

Sarah Palin created quite the stir late last week when she called for President Obama's chief of staff Rahm Emanuel to be fired over privately using the word "retarded" in a pejorative manner.
The former Republican vice presidential candidate, whose child has Down Syndrome, took to Facebook to launch a forceful attack on Emanuel, calling his words "indecent," "sick" and "offensive." Palin [...] explicitly defended Limbaugh's public -- and repeated -- use of the word "retards" in a similarly crude context, while appearing on Fox News Sunday. "They are kooks, so I agree with Rush Limbaugh," Palin said, claiming Limbaugh was merely "using satire." "I didn't hear Rush Limbaugh calling a group of people whom he did not agree with '• Edited by a Moderator • retards,' and we did know that Rahm Emanuel, as has been reported, did say that," she added. "There is a big difference there."

© source where applicable

http://rawstory.com/2010/02/palin-li...retarded-fine/

Oh yeah, and for anyone who was wondering, R. Emmanuel & R. Limbaugh were talking about the exact same thing - just in case you think Sarah was telling the truth. Here's the exact quote from Limbaugh:

"Our political correct society is acting like some giant insult’s taken place by calling a bunch of people who are retards, retards. I mean these people, these liberal activists are kooks. They are looney tunes. And I’m not going to apologize for it, I’m just quoting Emanuel. It’s in the news. I think their big news is he’s out there calling Obama’s number one supporters [...] retards. So now there’s going to be a meeting. There’s going to be a retard summit at the White House."

Rush is clearly being satirical, so I'm not sure how that makes Palin a hypocrite.

[Pilgrim]

In general I think the word should not be used pejoritivly or as satire. Emmanuel needs to quit being an • Edited by a Moderator • and apologize for it. Fired? Maybe. But held to account for it, absolutely.

I also think Rush's use, even if only using it to poke fun at someone else, is in poor taste.

So for me it's a "both are wrong" thing rather than a "only one of them can be wrong" thing.

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[Seasanctuary]

The first post was about how Palin was offended over one person using "retard" in a pejorative manner but not offended over another person using "retard" in a pejorative manner. If she wasn't offended by Limbaugh, she was faking offense in the other case. Or she was offended by something else, not using "retard" as a pejorative.

Everyone discussing whether it is acceptable for these two guys to use such language in their jobs is entirely missing the original point of this thread.

[FlimFlamboyant]

In general I think the word should not be used pejoritivly or as satire. Emmanuel needs to quit being an • Edited by a Moderator • and apologize for it. Fired? Maybe. But held to account for it, absolutely.

I can't figure out if you're making fun of my • Edited by a Moderator •, or my hat.

[gharfish]

Rahm Emanuel is a mental patient to care ?


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