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Limbaugh 'Retard' Rant 'Crude And Demeaning': Palin

... but doesn't call for firing, as with Rahm Emanuel

By Will McCahill,  Newser Staff

Posted Feb 4, 2010 7:22 PM CST | Updated Feb 4, 2010 7:49 PM CST

(Newser) – Sarah Palin proved today to be a defender of political correctness no matter which side of aisle the assault comes from, ripping Rush Limbaugh for his use of “retard.” However, while the former Alaska governor, and mother of a special-needs child, “believes crude and demeaning name calling at the expense of others is disrespectful,” a staffer tells Greg Sargent, she doesn’t want Limbaugh fired—unlike White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel, who first provoked her ire.

Via Twitter, Jonathan Martin of Politico noted the fact that the Palin flak didn’t actually mention Limbaugh by name. “Perhaps,” adds Matt Corley at ThinkProgress, “the Palin camp avoided naming Limbaugh because they are like the other Republicans who are fearful of criticizing and offending the conservative talker.”

Sarah Palin, with son Trig Palin.
Sarah Palin, with son Trig Palin.   (AP Photo)
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hankhill
Feb 7, 2010 4:23 AM CST
hay sarah p knowes what see is doing what a fun way to make money and not work for it as long as she does not run for for than dog catcher she is fine
armywife
Feb 6, 2010 12:30 PM CST
NonDeepThinker makes the point that Rush is a private citizen and therefore allowed to say what he likes, but there are examples of conservatives attacking other "private citizens" and calling for them to be fired over offending remarks, such as: Shepard Smith when he remarked on the accuracy of the Homeland Security memo warning about the danger of right-wing hate groups following the shootings at the holocause museum - http://gawker.com/5287649/cons... and i'm always reminded of the gleeful and spitefully destructive boycott/cd smashing that the conservatives went on after the Dixie Chicks made a comment that they were ashamed to be from the same state as Bush. free speech didnt seem to matter to them then.
atx
Feb 6, 2010 7:26 AM CST
Two wrongs equal a right?

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