Palin should cut the hypocrisy
Via CNN:
What truly exposed her for me? It was the ridiculous way she reacted in opposing ways last week to two political heavyweights who used the word “retard.”
When it was reported that President Obama’s chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel, told a group of liberals that they were “f—–g retards” for threatening to run ads against fellow Democrats who weren’t jumping on the health care reform bandwagon, Palin demanded his resignation.
As the mother of a child with Down syndrome, Palin has often used her bully pulpit to demand respect for the mentally challenged. Nothing wrong with that. It is an issue that is close to her heart, and she should be a fierce advocate for them.
Yet when one of her biggest supporters, conservative radio talk-show host Rush Limbaugh, also castigated liberals by calling them “retards,” Palin provided him cover, even trying to explain away his comments.
In an interview with Fox News Channel’s Chris Wallace, she said Limbaugh was using satire, while Emanuel was blasting those who disagree with him. But anyone who can read or listen could hear Limbaugh calling folks he disagrees with the same. Palin even went further, agreeing with Limbaugh that liberals are “kooks.”
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Maybe you ought to listen to your spokeswoman, Meghan Stapleton, who thought you cared about the mentally challenged when she sent this e-mail to HotAir.com about Limbaugh’s comment: “Gov. Palin believes crude and demeaning name-calling at the expense of others is disrespectful.”
But knowing that wouldn’t sit well with Rush, you backed off and gave him cover.
If you were true to your cause, you would have demanded an on-air apology from Limbaugh and scolded him for using the word. Instead, you showed your true colors.
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You had the opportunity to show everyone that you’re willing to take on anyone who crosses the line against those who are mentally challenged, and you failed.
Please, make as much money as you can. Paraphrasing comedian Martin Lawrence, ride this train until the wheels fall off. But please, cut the crap. You’re a crass politician with no true conviction. Your actions have shown that.
I am not PC person, I could care less what most people say. But I do care about hypocrisy, and if you want to use a family member with disabilities as a political point, then by god you stick with that point or you lose absolutely ALL credibility with anyone else who has mentally handicapped family member.
Way to go Ty. Nicely said. I ditto your remark!
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Did you actually hear Rush’s show that day? If so, you would have heard that what was said was part of a satirical commentary on Rahm Emanuel. Like all satire, it sounds especially bad when taken to be something serious.
Rush’s shows are filled with parody and satire. He uses it especially effectively to point out the differences in how Liberals and Conservatives are treated by the press. But none of that seems to matter to his detractors.
(That’s not to say that Rush hasn’t said some incredibly insensitive things from time to time. He certainly has.)
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I listened to the whole segment, and I gotta tell you if that was satire, the man can use some lessons as he was not very satirical…
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