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Yes exactly same as calling somebody a retard intending to be an insult.
wow CA, do you really support Ann?
No. What Ann Coulter said is indefensible. But it reminded me of the President's derision of the Special Olympians. I am surprised that none of you all found the President's comments offensive. And, after all, Ann Coulter is not running for public office, is she? I must be blind, but the refusal of this board's liberals to accept that President Obama could do anything wrong - except when they feel he didn't go far left enough - is frankly, mind-blowing.
CHICAGO — When she met Barack Obama two years ago, Caitlin Cox proudly wore the two bronze medals she had won at the Special Olympics. The then-Illinois senator grinned as she showed him pictures of her signature bubble-gum-pink bowling ball and posed for photographs with her. Cox, who has Down syndrome, excitedly recalls that meeting each time she sees Obama's photo on a magazine cover or hears him mentioned on TV. Her ears perked up again Friday morning as her parents discussed the president at breakfast. Her mother, Suzanne Thompson, told her that Obama had made a joke about the Special Olympics on "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno" on Thursday and that it might have hurt a lot of people. Cox, 21, dropped her head on the table and, after a brief silence, said the news made her sad. Thompson tried to console her daughter, telling her sometimes people do disappointing things. But as a mother and special education teacher, Thompson said, internally she was crushed by the president's insensitivity. She knows how destructive such stereotypes can be, and it infuriated her that an organization dedicated to empowering millions of people with developmental disabilities would be reduced to a late-night punch line. "My heart just sank," she said. "To have the president make a comment like that when we're working so hard to change hearts and minds is just devastating."
Now, really back to lurk-mode :-)!
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No. What Ann Coulter said is indefensible. But it reminded me of the President's derision of the Special Olympians. I am surprised that none of you all found the President's comments offensive. And, after all, Ann Coulter is not running for public office, is she? I must be blind, but the refusal of this board's liberals to accept that President Obama could do anything wrong - except when they feel he didn't go far left enough - is frankly, mind-blowing. Now, really back to lurk-mode :-)!
I have been at work and cant watch the video, but if Obama did say something stupid it has to be condemned. At the same time OBama does not have the history of vitriol such as Ann that he cant be given the benefit of doubt, would you agree with that?
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Just saw the video.. You are equating this to Ann Coulter's jibes at Obama? And she still would not refuse to take it back on an interview? :facepalm: You are incorrigible. Continue living in the alternate world of conservative loonies.
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@ Traim The difference? Ann Coulter is not the President, is not on the ballot, and will never be. I expect my President to be more sensitive to Special Olympians and what they endure, and not insult them on a talk show for a low bowling score. Is that too much to ask? It is clear that that myopic Obamanaics (please realize I am not including you) are still refusing to condemn this man for saying something that was an obvious insult to Special Olympians. Maybe Girisha N. Gowda has something to say to the leader of the free world.

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@ Traim The difference? Ann Coulter is not the President, is on the ballot, and will never be. I expect my President to be more sensitive to Special Olympians and what they endure, and not insult them on a talk show for a low bowling score. Is that too much to ask? It is clear that that myopic Obamanaics (please realize I am not including you) are still refusing to condemn this man for saying something that was an obvious insult to Special Olympians. Maybe Girisha N. Gowda has something to say to the leader of the free world.
Nobody is obamaniac here..i just hate these fear mongering, hate mongering conservative loonies. Seriously i despise them from the bottom of my heart. There may be good ones..Even if there is a monkey standing opposite to conservatives my view won't change on these guys. Nothing to do with Obama love.
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@ Traim The difference? Ann Coulter is not the President, is on the ballot, and will never be. I expect my President to be more sensitive to Special Olympians and what they endure, and not insult them on a talk show for a low bowling score. Is that too much to ask? It is clear that that myopic Obamanaics (please realize I am not including you) are still refusing to condemn this man for saying something that was an obvious insult to Special Olympians. Maybe Girisha N. Gowda has something to say to the leader of the free world.
A self-deprecating remark nevertheless. He has apologized for it. http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/story?id=7129997&page=1#.UIlJi1Ldf3A Look at how Palin pounced on it with her DS son reference. [space provided for AnnC Apology, I am sure it will never be filled] Please forward Palin criticising AnnC on the r-word slur.
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Desperation is when you have to dig for a 3 year old story to justify a right wing troll who has a history of making stupid comments just to get a reaction out of people.

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@ Traim The difference? Ann Coulter is not the President, is not on the ballot, and will never be. I expect my President to be more sensitive to Special Olympians and what they endure, and not insult them on a talk show for a low bowling score. Is that too much to ask? It is clear that that myopic Obamanaics (please realize I am not including you) are still refusing to condemn this man for saying something that was an obvious insult to Special Olympians. Maybe Girisha N. Gowda has something to say to the leader of the free world.
I understand your pain due to Obama's comment, but I wonder how people like you still wish to vote for mitt who disrespected 47% of the country. That was insulting, no ? Or the fact that he has never supported equal pay for women, that's 50% population disrespected, right ?
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Desperation is when you have to dig for a 3 year old story to justify a right wing troll who has a history of making stupid comments just to get a reaction out of people.
Where the frack did I justify Coulter's comments or defend her? Like I said, her comments reminded me of Pres. Obama's gaffe. Pardon me for happening to have a good memory. Geez, you guys are really wound up these days.
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Where the frack did I justify Coulter's comments or defend her? Like I said, her comments reminded me of Pres. Obama's gaffe. Pardon me for happening to have a good memory. Geez, you guys are really wound up these days.
What she said was not gaffe. In a later interview she still called him a retard and she was proud of it.
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Where the frack did I justify Coulter's comments or defend her? Like I said, her comments reminded me of Pres. Obama's gaffe. Pardon me for happening to have a good memory. Geez, you guys are really wound up these days.
Why else would you post a 3 year old video of Obama making a silly comment. Its the classic "But Ma, he started it". Obama's comment was inapproptiate given that he is president and he promptly apologized for it. But much water has flown under the bridge and Obama is hardly known for making such gaffes unlike a certain predecessor of his. Ann Coulter is a completely different case. She has a history of provoking outrage by making outlandish comments. Unlike others on the right, she isnt stupid to be unaware of the backlash her comments will cause, in fact she knows exactly how much she can get away with while still staying in the news and playing to her redneck audience. She once told a muslim college student to take a camel when questioned about her remarks that Muslims shouldnt be allowed to fly and should use flying carpets.
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She was on Piers Morgan last night and refused to apologize for the usage of the word. Insisted she will keep using it and also surmised that no actual "retard" was offended by it.

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