Comments on: Special Olympics, The R-Word, and One Embarassing Domain Name

By: Donna Chance

Donna Chance — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 17:53:30 +0000

I believe that the word isn’t to be said. A lot of my friends say it and it really makes me upset because I repeatedly tell them to stop because it does hurt people’s feelings, whether they are “special” or not. It’d\s not that person’s fault that they are the way they are and the people that say it really need to think about what they are saying. So spread the word to end the word. Just like the Special Olympics. <3

By: Dan Leveille

Dan Leveille — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 05:52:39 +0000

Special Olympics create r-word.org as a campaign, but r-word.COM was a parked domain with the word “retarded” http://bit.ly/HAivq

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 15:09:06 +0000

Emotions not withstanding it is logical to focus limited resources on efforts with the best rate of return on investment. Thus activities for gifted children vs. Special Olympics make sense. Gifted are undervalued and underserved. Who is more likely to solve the difficult problems we face as a nation?

By: gerry

gerry — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 21:47:39 +0000

Cybersquatting?

Come on. Before someone of some importance can get the entire word out of their mouth the word/phrase is already regged.

And then domainers bitch and moan and cry about all the unfair pressure and regulations they face.

Sometimes I think some of these domainers forget that russian roulette is played with only one bullet in the chamber, not 6.

By: Rob Sequin

Rob Sequin — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 20:48:19 +0000

1. Here is the video clip of Obama on Leno at YouTube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vE0yAEvVsUo

2. I watched Leno on TV when it aired but I also recorded it on my comcast DVR. I played it back for my family the next morning. Guess what. The entire bowling conversation was edited out of the RECORDED version.

That is scary. So, NBC shows one thing but then reaches into my recordings and deletes a portion of the show. They don’t air the show live, why didn’t they edit out that conversation for the air?

Strange but true.

By: Claire Smith

Claire Smith — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 20:06:14 +0000

I am ashamed and appalled at the fact that the word ‘retard’ has even reared its ugly head and then associated with the president’s remarks towards the Special Olympics. Apples and Oranges people. Disgusting Republicans are rearing there ugly heads again. With that said, I use to be one. Grateful I am not running with that below the belt, back stabbing group since 2002. Ouch. I have evolved since then.
The President obviously is his own “special olympics” every time he opens his mouth, in public, unrehearsed. stupid, really. But not worth the time or paper it is printed on. He is our saving grace and we should be grateful for him. Instead we are feeding him to the lions everyday. Why are we helping each other more? Other cultures work and stick/band together. Us euro-white folk just grab our guns and fend for ourselves and if we don’t don’t have it maybe we’ll band together with someone or worse just steel it. Hey, we can’t seem to get out of history because we keep repeating it! I am sick of war and power struggles. Doesn’t any one else get it?

By: DezzNutz

DezzNutz — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 17:35:24 +0000

Glenn,

What about when Dems refers to themselves as Progressives, instead of the supposedly shameful term “liberal”

or how about when they use ther term “public assistance”, instead of the less PC term, “welfare”…or when Democratically controlled Congress in writing the behemoth 800 billion dollar wasteful spending bill tried to nix the term “stimulus bill” and refer to it as a “recovery bill” when it started to become unpopular.

Or how about refering to terrorists and jihadists as “freedom fighters”

I could go on and on about how overly PC the Left is and how its uses that to trick and confuse the uneducated voters that the Dems like to call their own.

As for Obamas gaff, who cares really? Not a majority of people…plus, OBAMA! Thats what you get! Thats why you should stop trying to entertain and instead stick to governing. I see you on ESPN rolling out your bracket,(a very weak one at that) and now your on LENO? If Bush tried that he would have got dragged thru the mud. The MSM would have had a field day with that…but Obama, he gets a pass cuz hes so cool.

I weep for America.