Palin Wants Rahm Emanuel Fired for Saying 'Retarded'

Sarah Palin is calling for White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel to be fired after news of his using the word ‘retarded’ in a closed-door meeting at the White House. Palin has a young son named Trig who has Down syndrome. Apparently she found out about the comment from parents of a fellow special-needs child.

In a post on her Facebook page entitled “Are You Capable of Decency, Rahm Emanuel?”, Palin wrote:

“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.

A patriot in North Andover, Massachusetts, notified me of Rahm’s “retarded” slam. I join this gentleman, who is the father of a beautiful child born with Down Syndrome, in asking why the Special Olympics, National Down Syndrome Society and other groups condemning Rahm’s degrading scolding have been completely ignored by the White House. No comment from his boss, the president?

As my friend in North Andover says, “This isn’t about politics; it’s about decency. I am not speaking as a political figure but as a parent and as an everyday American wanting my child to grow up in a country free from mindless prejudice and discrimination, free from gratuitous insults of people who are ostensibly smart enough to know better… Have you no sense of decency, sir?”

Also in the post, Palin wrote that President seems to be turning a blind eye to the offense she feels the comment has cause many Americans:

“Yes, Rahm is known for his caustic, crude references about those with whom he disagrees, but his recent tirade against participants in a strategy session was such a strong slap in many American faces that our president is doing himself a disservice by seeming to condone Rahm’s recent sick and offensive tactic.”

In the same post, Palin directly challenged the president to fire Emanuel:

“I would ask the president to show decency in this process by eliminating one member of that inner circle, Mr. Rahm Emanuel, and not allow Rahm’s continued indecent tactics to cloud efforts.”