Republicans love to hate White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel and
Democrats love to hate Sarah Palin: what better show than the two
duking it out directly? Their recent spat is as emotional as it is theatrical, however. Monday evening, Sarah Palin fired the first
shot. "Are You Capable of Decency, Rahm Emanuel?" asks the headline of
her Facebook note. Apparently a "patriot in North Andover,
Massachusetts," told Palin of Emanuel's alleged scolding of liberals in
a health care meeting by calling them "retarded," immediately preceded
by a colorful participle. Both Palin and the Massachusetts patriot have
children with Down Syndrome. Palin's response:
Just as we'd be appalled if any public figure of Rahm's stature ever
used the "N-word" or other such inappropriate language, Rahm's slur on
all God's children with cognitive and developmental disabilities--and
the people who love them--is unacceptable, and it's heartbreaking.
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