Use of slur 'retarded' spills over into Texas governor's race

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By AMAN BATHEJA
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Your vote has been counted, thank you for voting. Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's public criticism of White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel's use of the word retarded has spilled over into the Texas governor's race.
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Gov. Rick Perry's campaign confirmed Thursday that one of its consultants, David Carney, repeatedly used the same word in a conference call with KERA/Channel 13 before one of last month's Republican gubernatorial debates. The episode was reported soon after it happened by The Come and Take It Blog, an anonymous blog focused on the race.

Carney was White House political director under President George H.W. Bush and was an aide on Bob Dole's presidential campaign.
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1. Crazy that the news media is using the "R" word in the title

Couldn't they have just left it at slur?

And Palin is backtracking on getting Rushbo Limpballs to stop using the word. He uses it almost daily.

Huffington Post 2/5/10
Arianna Discusses Sarah Palin's Stunning Hypocrisy (VIDEO)
Arianna appeared on "Countdown with Keith Olbermann" Friday and explained that Sarah Palin's refusal to call out Rush Limbaugh for his use of the word "retard" proves that she is afraid that offending the radio host and arbiter of the conservative movement could hurt her image.

Can't touch that!

Then has been, Ted "no talent" Nugent gets into Sarah's path and she refuses to shoot him too:

Also Thursday, rock musician and conservative political activist Ted Nugent, who will perform at the rally, became part of the story.

Politico reported that Nugent, speaking about hunting to Royal Flush magazine in December, said: "It's perfect. It's untouchable on all levels. Unless you're retarded."

She's campaigning with the Nugent ass, so why isn't she calling for him to be taken off the line up at the rally? Oh yeah it's the hypocrisy thing. She's the queen of that all right.
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Sonia