Originally posted by peanutpicker61I appreciate the sensibility. My brother -in-law, who I love and respect these last 31 years, is "mentally retarded."
What a crock of BS! That's like saying it's OK to use the "N"-word as long as one uses it in its correct sense....if you had a mentally challenged child, would you like hearing the word "retarded"?
I certainly troubles me how we loosely use that term even today.
Originally posted by AThousandYoungPlease get off this argument - there is plenty of shame to go around for almost every group of people. The Europeans actually killed millions of my people on the North American continent before the USA was set up. It is clear to modern study that the amount of death on both continents has been vastly underestimated. But we could probably say the same thing about the Assyrians. Humans have always excelled at murder.
Because the USA never fell that far morally. Europeans and East Asians have a potential gift for evil that even Americans can't match.
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Palin on the other hand is not worth talking about because no one with power or authority or cash (political kingmakers) trusts her as far as they could toss a moose. She can't run 'cause she won't have enough cash to even visit all the Wal-mart parking lots in the country. Her actual supporters find it hard to buy Mac Burgers right now so they will be no help. Again the powerful will try to push this dweeb Romney on us despite that fact that Satan worshipers can't get votes in the south.
She'll try to run in 2016 as a Marxist (and I am not kidding.)
Originally posted by USArmyParatrooperDamn he is funny.
If you haven't seen it, this is hilarious! Especially right at the end.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZA_RukYgiY
Incidentally Sarah Palin is lying. Rob Emanuel did NOT call a group of liberals "effing retards" He said their plan to air attacks on Conservative Democrats was "effing retarded" What Rush said was much more offensive.
Originally posted by USArmyParatrooperGood....wait in one hand and chit in the other and see which one fills up faster....
I'm growing a beard waiting for you to explain why she miraculously wasn't offended when Rush Limbaugh repeatedly used the word "retard" - and did so in a much more offensive context.
BTW, did you actually try to claim saying "retarded" is just as offensive as using the N-word?
Originally posted by USArmyParatrooperJust what is this fasination with what sarah palin does? Does she threaten your existance in some way?
Why didn't Sarah Palin just use his actual quote instead of spicing it up? Why isn't Sarah Palin "offended" that Limbaugh's repeated use of the word "retard"? Hell, he even used it to describe people who really have a mental handicap.
Are you at least going to admit that Sarah Palin is being completely phony on this issue and trying to score cheap political points via her son's condition?
Originally posted by generalissimopeanutpicker61: if you had a mentally challenged child, would you like hearing the word "retarded"?
now thats an amazing twist of what I said.
FMF: Are you invoking some sort of "human right" not to have one's feelings hurt?
generalissimo: obviously you never heard of hate crime legislation.
FMF: Palin's a victim of "Hate crime"?
generalissimo: now thats an amazing twist of what I said.
The concept of "hate crimes" is about motive and selection of victim. It has nothing to do with sensitivity and with having your feelings hurt. Either (a) you didn't know that and now you're bluffing or (b) you did know it and I didn't twist your words and now you're bluffing. One or the other.
Originally posted by FMFMan, I'd give anything to have you eyes while playing poker....talk about bluffing!!
peanutpicker61: [b]if you had a mentally challenged child, would you like hearing the word "retarded"?
FMF: Are you invoking some sort of "human right" not to have one's feelings hurt?
generalissimo: obviously you never heard of hate crime legislation.
FMF: Palin's a victim of "Hate crime"?
generalissimo: now thats an amaz ...[text shortened]... d know it and I didn't twist your words and now you're bluffing. One or the other.