# Sarah Palin is Retarded

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-palin-is-retarded/530389>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [February 25, 2010, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-palin-is-retarded/530389 "2010-02-25T15:14:16Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Some\_Schmo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Some\_Schmo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Some_Schmo)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2010, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-palin-is-retarded/530389/1 "2010-02-25T15:14:16Z")

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The question is, when I say, “Sarah Palin is Retarded” am I using it in a Limbaugh-esk satirical way or a Emanuel-esk offensive way?

Is there a difference?

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**Author:** ![Merijeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f05b48/32.png) [@Merijeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merijeek)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2010, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-palin-is-retarded/530389/2 "2010-02-25T15:29:35Z")

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> [@Some\_Schmo](#):
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> The question is, when I say, “Sarah Palin is Retarded” am I using it in a Limbaugh-esk satirical way or a Emanuel-esk offensive way?
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> Is there a difference?

There’s an easy test. If you were to run for office, would (non-Fox) news reports list you as **Some Schmo (R)** or **Some Schmo (D)**?

-Joe

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**Author:** ![sqweels](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f19dbf/32.png) [@sqweels](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sqweels)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2010, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-palin-is-retarded/530389/3 "2010-02-25T15:58:11Z")

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psst! It’s retard-_esque._

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**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2010, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-palin-is-retarded/530389/4 "2010-02-25T16:08:25Z")

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I’m not seeing anything new here. These comments have already been talked to death in [this Great Debates thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=550755), [this Pit thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=550569), [and this one](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=552395), and [this Cafe Society thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=551427).

I’m locking this thread. **Some Schmo** , send me a private message if you want to have this reopened.