Sarah Palin lashes at 'disrespectful' Rush Limbaugh after he enters the 'retard' firestorm

David Saltonstall
Daily News Staff Writer

 

Thursday, February 4th 2010, 6:52 PM

 

Sarah Palin was not amused by Rush Limbaugh's take on the whole "retard" row

Memo to Rush Limbaugh: Sarah Palin's distaste for jerks who use "retard" as an insult goes for right-wing pals like you, too.

The ex-Alaska governor took the talkmeister to task yesterday after he waded into the firestorm over White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel's use of the word "retarded" - and promptly committed the same offense.

"Our political correct society is acting like some giant insult's taken place by calling a bunch of people who are retards, retards," Limbaugh said on his Wednesday show. "I mean these people, these liberal activists are kooks."

Referring to Emanuel's later meeting with advocates for the disabled, Limbaugh said there's going to be "a retard summit at the White House."

Palin on Monday called for Emanuel to be canned, saying his slamming of liberals in his party as "f------ retarded" was a slur on a par with using the N-word.

She went a little easier on Limbaugh yesterday but still issued a rare rebuke to the conservative radio host, who claimed yesterday he had just been quoting Emanuel.

Said her spokeswoman: "Governor Palin believes crude and demeaning name calling at the expense of others is disrespectful."

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