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Monday, February 8, 2010

The Fallout Over Rahm Emanuel's Comment: Have Your Say

Now that you've read the opinions of the members of our panel, join the conversation by leaving a comment.

2 comments:

  1. NikkiFebruary 08, 2010

    This story bothers me on many different levels. Let me begin with saying that I have a friend with Down Syndrom. I only became friends with her with in the past year. I work with her mom, and I know she is sensitive to the word "retard." Ever since I met her and her mom, I have become more sensitive to using it, but I am not going around yelling at people for using it. Yes, people should be sensitive to their surroundings and take people's feelings into consideration, but I so think Sarah Palin is blowing this out of proportion. He apologized, that's all he can (and should) do. I do not think that he should be fired for saying that. Honestly, this was a closed door meeting, and we did not get the full story surrounding it (yes, we got the context that it was in, but not the full fledge account). For that, I am not going to jump on the judgement bandwagon on this poor guy. We all make mistakes, and a lot of those times all we can say is "I'm sorry" and learn from our mistakes.

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  2. AnonymousFebruary 08, 2010

    Emanuel has a reputation as being quick tempered and foul mouthed. He's probably not the most sensitive person but I don't think he should lose his job over it.

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