Comments on: Special Olympics to Rahm Emanuel: Apology not accepted http://hotair.com/archives/2010/02/03/special-olympics-to-rahm-emanuel-apology-not-accepted/ The world’s first, full-service conservative Internet broadcast network Tue, 14 Feb 2012 01:27:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Limbaugh, Emanuel, Dwight and Medlock http://hotair.com/archives/2010/02/03/special-olympics-to-rahm-emanuel-apology-not-accepted/comment-page-4/#comment-3231151 Limbaugh, Emanuel, Dwight and Medlock Sat, 06 Feb 2010 13:25:17 +0000 http://hotair.com/?p=80578#comment-3231151 [...] Pundit, Hot Air, on Shriver: He can’t accept apologies, but I guess he can demand [...] [...] Pundit, Hot Air, on Shriver: He can’t accept apologies, but I guess he can demand [...]

]]> By: Hot Air » Blog Archive » Special Olympics chief to Rush: How about not using the word “retard” anymore? http://hotair.com/archives/2010/02/03/special-olympics-to-rahm-emanuel-apology-not-accepted/comment-page-4/#comment-3228786 Hot Air » Blog Archive » Special Olympics chief to Rush: How about not using the word “retard” anymore? Fri, 05 Feb 2010 21:51:04 +0000 http://hotair.com/?p=80578#comment-3228786 [...] can’t accept apologies, but I guess he can demand them. “I incredulously listened to the segment in your show in [...] [...] can’t accept apologies, but I guess he can demand them. “I incredulously listened to the segment in your show in [...]

]]> By: bbh http://hotair.com/archives/2010/02/03/special-olympics-to-rahm-emanuel-apology-not-accepted/comment-page-4/#comment-3225590 bbh Fri, 05 Feb 2010 03:34:06 +0000 http://hotair.com/?p=80578#comment-3225590 Take that apology, wrap it with a fish in a newspaper, and enjoy Rahmberina! Take that apology, wrap it with a fish in a newspaper, and enjoy Rahmberina!

]]> By: seven http://hotair.com/archives/2010/02/03/special-olympics-to-rahm-emanuel-apology-not-accepted/comment-page-4/#comment-3225462 seven Fri, 05 Feb 2010 03:01:38 +0000 http://hotair.com/?p=80578#comment-3225462 Rahm is developmentally disabled. If he didn't have a knot in his shrts, a bee in his bonnet or a pitch fork up his anatomy, we wouldn't be able to function. What a pathetic set of crutches. Obama hired him in spite of his disabilities. Rahm is developmentally disabled.
If he didn’t have a knot in his shrts, a bee in his bonnet or a pitch fork up his anatomy, we wouldn’t be able to function.

What a pathetic set of crutches. Obama hired him in spite of his disabilities.

]]> By: Special Olympics to Emanuel: Apology Not Accepted | NewsReal Blog http://hotair.com/archives/2010/02/03/special-olympics-to-rahm-emanuel-apology-not-accepted/comment-page-4/#comment-3225325 Special Olympics to Emanuel: Apology Not Accepted | NewsReal Blog Fri, 05 Feb 2010 02:31:15 +0000 http://hotair.com/?p=80578#comment-3225325 [...] Read more at Hot Air. [...] [...] Read more at Hot Air. [...]

]]> By: The Jerry Springer Obama Democrats — Hillary Is 44 http://hotair.com/archives/2010/02/03/special-olympics-to-rahm-emanuel-apology-not-accepted/comment-page-4/#comment-3224359 The Jerry Springer Obama Democrats — Hillary Is 44 Thu, 04 Feb 2010 23:53:00 +0000 http://hotair.com/?p=80578#comment-3224359 [...] We further presume the Rahm Emanuel war on what he terms “retards” is over as well, and that the party will still excuse use of the term “negro” too. Use of “negro” will be excused if it is a powerful Dimocrat using the word. But the Special Olympics, like the mayor of Law Vegas, will not accept yet another insincere apology. [...] [...] We further presume the Rahm Emanuel war on what he terms “retards” is over as well, and that the party will still excuse use of the term “negro” too. Use of “negro” will be excused if it is a powerful Dimocrat using the word. But the Special Olympics, like the mayor of Law Vegas, will not accept yet another insincere apology. [...]

]]> By: dcman98 http://hotair.com/archives/2010/02/03/special-olympics-to-rahm-emanuel-apology-not-accepted/comment-page-4/#comment-3223485 dcman98 Thu, 04 Feb 2010 21:48:48 +0000 http://hotair.com/?p=80578#comment-3223485 <blockquote> Is a slur that’s traditionally used to denigrate group A still offensive when it’s reappropriated for group B? </blockquote> Isn't the point of a slur to associate group A and group B? Hitler would not have been offended if you called him a Nazi, because that is just an accurate description. Now, it is used as a slur because the insulter is implying an association between the objective meaning of the word and another individual or group. Mental retardation is a description. (To retard is to slow) It is a diagnosis, not an insult. As to the use of the word "retarded", what I find offensive about it is the implication that being associated with people with mental handicaps is meant to be an insult. It exposes the mindset of the insulter, that those in that category are less, and therefore not to be associated with.

Is a slur that’s traditionally used to denigrate group A still offensive when it’s reappropriated for group B?

Isn’t the point of a slur to associate group A and group B? Hitler would not have been offended if you called him a Nazi, because that is just an accurate description. Now, it is used as a slur because the insulter is implying an association between the objective meaning of the word and another individual or group.

Mental retardation is a description. (To retard is to slow) It is a diagnosis, not an insult.

As to the use of the word “retarded”, what I find offensive about it is the implication that being associated with people with mental handicaps is meant to be an insult. It exposes the mindset of the insulter, that those in that category are less, and therefore not to be associated with.

]]> By: Einstein Syndrome: Down Syndrome with a Positive Attitude http://hotair.com/archives/2010/02/03/special-olympics-to-rahm-emanuel-apology-not-accepted/comment-page-4/#comment-3223092 Einstein Syndrome: Down Syndrome with a Positive Attitude Thu, 04 Feb 2010 20:20:15 +0000 http://hotair.com/?p=80578#comment-3223092 <strong>Sarah Palin and the R-word: More Than PC Dogma...</strong> …the consensus is that Sarah Palin’s facebook post was a political maneuver–whether foolish or inspired–and nothing more…. I do not believe this is a trumped-up offense or silly. The outrage Sarah Palin expressed was just ... Sarah Palin and the R-word: More Than PC Dogma…

…the consensus is that Sarah Palin’s facebook post was a political maneuver–whether foolish or inspired–and nothing more…. I do not believe this is a trumped-up offense or silly. The outrage Sarah Palin expressed was just …

]]> By: Sarah Palin and the R-word: More Than PC Dogma « Einstein Syndrome: Down Syndrome with a Positive Attitude http://hotair.com/archives/2010/02/03/special-olympics-to-rahm-emanuel-apology-not-accepted/comment-page-4/#comment-3222983 Sarah Palin and the R-word: More Than PC Dogma « Einstein Syndrome: Down Syndrome with a Positive Attitude Thu, 04 Feb 2010 19:42:37 +0000 http://hotair.com/?p=80578#comment-3222983 [...] organizations were ignored until days ago, when Sarah Palin weighed in with her rebuke. He has subsequently [...] [...] organizations were ignored until days ago, when Sarah Palin weighed in with her rebuke. He has subsequently [...]

]]> By: Dominion http://hotair.com/archives/2010/02/03/special-olympics-to-rahm-emanuel-apology-not-accepted/comment-page-4/#comment-3222945 Dominion Thu, 04 Feb 2010 19:34:33 +0000 http://hotair.com/?p=80578#comment-3222945 I think from now on I shall be niggardly in my use of the word "retarded". I think from now on I shall be niggardly in my use of the word “retarded”.

]]> By: CatchAll http://hotair.com/archives/2010/02/03/special-olympics-to-rahm-emanuel-apology-not-accepted/comment-page-4/#comment-3222758 CatchAll Thu, 04 Feb 2010 18:47:46 +0000 http://hotair.com/?p=80578#comment-3222758 Rahm Emmanuel is sofa king we todd ed. Rahm Emmanuel is sofa king we todd ed.

]]> By: daesleeper http://hotair.com/archives/2010/02/03/special-olympics-to-rahm-emanuel-apology-not-accepted/comment-page-4/#comment-3222746 daesleeper Thu, 04 Feb 2010 18:44:55 +0000 http://hotair.com/?p=80578#comment-3222746 <blockquote>garydt on February 4, 2010 at 1:26 PM</blockquote> Dave reminds me of a perpetually agitated Archie Bunker doing nothing but yelling at the TV.

garydt on February 4, 2010 at 1:26 PM

Dave reminds me of a perpetually agitated Archie Bunker doing nothing but yelling at the TV.

]]> By: garydt http://hotair.com/archives/2010/02/03/special-olympics-to-rahm-emanuel-apology-not-accepted/comment-page-4/#comment-3222673 garydt Thu, 04 Feb 2010 18:26:03 +0000 http://hotair.com/?p=80578#comment-3222673 Daves made up rules are the same as the MSM,, report only the postive lefty agenda and ignore the sins of the left. Its that simple. Daves made up rules are the same as the MSM,, report only the postive lefty agenda and ignore the sins of the left. Its that simple.

]]> By: Dave Rywall http://hotair.com/archives/2010/02/03/special-olympics-to-rahm-emanuel-apology-not-accepted/comment-page-4/#comment-3222655 Dave Rywall Thu, 04 Feb 2010 18:18:43 +0000 http://hotair.com/?p=80578#comment-3222655 Palin has not walked the talk yet, fool. She has yet to comment on Rush. Dave Rywall on February 4, 2010 at 1:10 PM I love your make-em-up rules for you adversaries. I bet you are a hoot at a party! daesleeper on February 4, 2010 at 1:16 PM ----- Facts: you don't believe in them. Palin has not walked the talk yet, fool. She has yet to comment on Rush.

Dave Rywall on February 4, 2010 at 1:10 PM

I love your make-em-up rules for you adversaries. I bet you are a hoot at a party!

daesleeper on February 4, 2010 at 1:16 PM
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Facts: you don’t believe in them.

]]> By: daesleeper http://hotair.com/archives/2010/02/03/special-olympics-to-rahm-emanuel-apology-not-accepted/comment-page-4/#comment-3222648 daesleeper Thu, 04 Feb 2010 18:16:16 +0000 http://hotair.com/?p=80578#comment-3222648 <blockquote>Palin has not walked the talk yet, fool. She has yet to comment on Rush. Dave Rywall on February 4, 2010 at 1:10 PM</blockquote> I love your make-em-up rules for you adversaries. I bet you are a hoot at a party!

Palin has not walked the talk yet, fool. She has yet to comment on Rush.

Dave Rywall on February 4, 2010 at 1:10 PM

I love your make-em-up rules for you adversaries. I bet you are a hoot at a party!

]]> By: Planet Moron http://hotair.com/archives/2010/02/03/special-olympics-to-rahm-emanuel-apology-not-accepted/comment-page-4/#comment-3222647 Planet Moron Thu, 04 Feb 2010 18:15:59 +0000 http://hotair.com/?p=80578#comment-3222647 <strong>It’s Like Watergate and Abscam Rolled Into One Except For The Crime Part...</strong> The scandal continues to rock Washington DC from one end of Pennsylvania Avenue to the other: The Administration’s crude, insensitive, foul-mouthed Chief of Staff was found to have said something crude, insensitive and foul-mouthed! In a private conver... It’s Like Watergate and Abscam Rolled Into One Except For The Crime Part…

The scandal continues to rock Washington DC from one end of Pennsylvania Avenue to the other: The Administration’s crude, insensitive, foul-mouthed Chief of Staff was found to have said something crude, insensitive and foul-mouthed! In a private conver…

]]> By: Dave Rywall http://hotair.com/archives/2010/02/03/special-olympics-to-rahm-emanuel-apology-not-accepted/comment-page-4/#comment-3222635 Dave Rywall Thu, 04 Feb 2010 18:10:19 +0000 http://hotair.com/?p=80578#comment-3222635 Dave if Rove had said this do you think it would have been reported on CBS, NBC, and ABC? When the lefties do this it tends to be ignored and in the old days before alternate media it would have been. The lefties must shudder because they can’t monopolize and control the media anymore. It appears that SP walks the talk. garydt on February 4, 2010 at 12:54 PM --------- bla bla bla No. This is an internet only blogger wet pants thing. Palin has not walked the talk yet, fool. She has yet to comment on Rush. Dave if Rove had said this do you think it would have been reported on CBS, NBC, and ABC? When the lefties do this it tends to be ignored and in the old days before alternate media it would have been. The lefties must shudder because they can’t monopolize and control the media anymore. It appears that SP walks the talk.

garydt on February 4, 2010 at 12:54 PM
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bla bla bla

No. This is an internet only blogger wet pants thing.

Palin has not walked the talk yet, fool. She has yet to comment on Rush.

]]> By: garydt http://hotair.com/archives/2010/02/03/special-olympics-to-rahm-emanuel-apology-not-accepted/comment-page-4/#comment-3222581 garydt Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:54:11 +0000 http://hotair.com/?p=80578#comment-3222581 Dave if Rove had said this do you think it would have been reported on CBS, NBC, and ABC? When the lefties do this it tends to be ignored and in the old days before alternate media it would have been. The lefties must shudder because they can't monopolize and control the media anymore. It appears that SP walks the talk. Dave if Rove had said this do you think it would have been reported on CBS, NBC, and ABC? When the lefties do this it tends to be ignored and in the old days before alternate media it would have been. The lefties must shudder because they can’t monopolize and control the media anymore. It appears that SP walks the talk.

]]> By: Dave Rywall http://hotair.com/archives/2010/02/03/special-olympics-to-rahm-emanuel-apology-not-accepted/comment-page-4/#comment-3222424 Dave Rywall Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:09:42 +0000 http://hotair.com/?p=80578#comment-3222424 We'll see very shortly if Palin walks the talk. We’ll see very shortly if Palin walks the talk.

]]> By: HondaV65 http://hotair.com/archives/2010/02/03/special-olympics-to-rahm-emanuel-apology-not-accepted/comment-page-4/#comment-3222377 HondaV65 Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:02:09 +0000 http://hotair.com/?p=80578#comment-3222377 Hey what did Palin do to point this out? Oh yeah - she wrote something on her FaceBook page - or was it Twitter? Or both?. LOL I love how all the libbies want to damn Palin for the controversy - but, I'm sorry - it's really your beloved news media that's making this a big deal! +1 for little old "irrelevent" Sarah Palin! Seems to me that Facebook page of hers and her Twitter account have more power than MSNBC and Keith Olberman do! Who's irrelevent now? Hey what did Palin do to point this out?

Oh yeah – she wrote something on her FaceBook page – or was it Twitter? Or both?.

LOL

I love how all the libbies want to damn Palin for the controversy – but, I’m sorry – it’s really your beloved news media that’s making this a big deal!

+1 for little old “irrelevent” Sarah Palin! Seems to me that Facebook page of hers and her Twitter account have more power than MSNBC and Keith Olberman do!

Who’s irrelevent now?

]]> By: Dave Rywall http://hotair.com/archives/2010/02/03/special-olympics-to-rahm-emanuel-apology-not-accepted/comment-page-4/#comment-3222271 Dave Rywall Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:33:54 +0000 http://hotair.com/?p=80578#comment-3222271 Dave,, your beloved mediawould hve exploded as well and it would be a front page issue. garydt on February 4, 2010 at 11:15 AM ---- Duh, obviously. He's a little higher on the star f*cker ranking than Emanuel. It would have been an internet explosion vs a 6 o'clock news explosion. Just like Emanuel. Blogs all over the place whining exactly like this one. Dave,, your beloved mediawould hve exploded as well and it would be a front page issue.

garydt on February 4, 2010 at 11:15 AM
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Duh, obviously.

He’s a little higher on the star f*cker ranking than Emanuel.

It would have been an internet explosion vs a 6 o’clock news explosion. Just like Emanuel. Blogs all over the place whining exactly like this one.

]]> By: garydt http://hotair.com/archives/2010/02/03/special-olympics-to-rahm-emanuel-apology-not-accepted/comment-page-4/#comment-3222189 garydt Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:15:44 +0000 http://hotair.com/?p=80578#comment-3222189 Dave,, your beloved mediawould hve exploded as well and it would be a front page issue. Dave,, your beloved mediawould hve exploded as well and it would be a front page issue.

]]> By: Dave Rywall http://hotair.com/archives/2010/02/03/special-olympics-to-rahm-emanuel-apology-not-accepted/comment-page-4/#comment-3222090 Dave Rywall Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:53:25 +0000 http://hotair.com/?p=80578#comment-3222090 What would have happened if Karl Rove would have said this? Wade on February 4, 2010 at 9:50 AM --------- Palin's head would have exploded. What would have happened if Karl Rove would have said this?

Wade on February 4, 2010 at 9:50 AM
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Palin’s head would have exploded.

]]> By: Nalea http://hotair.com/archives/2010/02/03/special-olympics-to-rahm-emanuel-apology-not-accepted/comment-page-4/#comment-3222046 Nalea Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:44:24 +0000 http://hotair.com/?p=80578#comment-3222046 <blockquote><strike>The Special Olympics </strike>The Obama Administration is getting an awful lot of attention from <strike>The Obama Administration</strike> their toilet mouths. BobMbx on February 3, 2010 at 6:02 PM</blockquote> FIFY You know what they say about "children" who crave attention...If they can't get positive attention, they'll get it any way they can.

The Special Olympics The Obama Administration is getting an awful lot of attention from The Obama Administration their toilet mouths.
BobMbx on February 3, 2010 at 6:02 PM

FIFY

You know what they say about “children” who crave attention…If they can’t get positive attention, they’ll get it any way they can.

]]> By: Hucklebuck http://hotair.com/archives/2010/02/03/special-olympics-to-rahm-emanuel-apology-not-accepted/comment-page-4/#comment-3221992 Hucklebuck Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:37:49 +0000 http://hotair.com/?p=80578#comment-3221992 Looks like there are a lot of retards involved in this story. Looks like there are a lot of retards involved in this story.

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