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*Former Vice President, Nobel Prize winner, and senior [[Democratic Party]] elder statesman [[Al Gore]] mocked children with Down syndrome by referring to his political critics as having "an extra chromosome."<ref>http://www.nationalreview.com/comment/miller200406010833.asp</ref>

*Former Vice President, Nobel Prize winner, and senior [[Democratic Party]] elder statesman [[Al Gore]] mocked children with Down syndrome by referring to his political critics as having "an extra chromosome."<ref>http://www.nationalreview.com/comment/miller200406010833.asp</ref>

*On March 3 2009, President [[Barack Hussein Obama|Obama]] ridiculed children with disabilities on [[Jay Leno]]'s program when answering a question about his bowling prowess. Obama said "It was like Special Olympics." <ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vb-ZSZNaCc0</ref><ref>[http://weblogs.newsday.com/entertainment/celebrities_blog/2009/03/barack_obama_jay_leno_and_the.html Barack Obama, Jay Leno and the Special Olympics line] Newsday.com, March 20, 2009</ref> <ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xs3aRxTTgaI&annotation_id=annotation_900911&feature=iv</ref> [[File:Obama on Leno.jpg|thumb|400px|left|Obama on Jay Leno's ''Tonight Show'',<br> March 3, 2009.]] The CEO of the Special Olympics defended the program noting the President had "set us back decades with his comments."<ref>http://www.necn.com/Boston/Politics/2009/03/20/Obamas-comment-sets-us-back/1237552251.html</ref>  Gov. [[Sarah Palin]], whose youngest son Trig was born with Down syndrome, reacted, "This was a degrading remark about our world's most precious and unique people, coming from the most powerful position in the world."  In her resignation speech as Governor of [[Alaska]], Palin stated: "[T]his decision comes after much consideration, and polling the most important people in my life - my children, where the count was unanimous.  In response to asking: 'Want me to make a positive difference and fight for ALL our children's future from OUTSIDE the Governor's office?' It was four "yes's" and one "hell yeah!" ... much of it had to do with the kids seeing their baby brother Trig mocked by some pretty mean-spirited adults ..."<ref>http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/2009/07/full-text-of-palins-resignation-speech.php</ref>

*On March 3 2009, President [[Barack Hussein Obama|Obama]] ridiculed children with disabilities on [[Jay Leno]]'s program when answering a question about his bowling prowess. Obama said "It was like Special Olympics." <ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vb-ZSZNaCc0</ref><ref>[http://weblogs.newsday.com/entertainment/celebrities_blog/2009/03/barack_obama_jay_leno_and_the.html Barack Obama, Jay Leno and the Special Olympics line] Newsday.com, March 20, 2009</ref> <ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xs3aRxTTgaI&annotation_id=annotation_900911&feature=iv</ref> [[File:Obama on Leno.jpg|thumb|400px|left|Obama on Jay Leno's ''Tonight Show'',<br> March 3, 2009.]] The CEO of the Special Olympics defended the program noting the President had "set us back decades with his comments."<ref>http://www.necn.com/Boston/Politics/2009/03/20/Obamas-comment-sets-us-back/1237552251.html</ref>  Gov. [[Sarah Palin]], whose youngest son Trig was born with Down syndrome, reacted, "This was a degrading remark about our world's most precious and unique people, coming from the most powerful position in the world."  In her resignation speech as Governor of [[Alaska]], Palin stated: "[T]his decision comes after much consideration, and polling the most important people in my life - my children, where the count was unanimous.  In response to asking: 'Want me to make a positive difference and fight for ALL our children's future from OUTSIDE the Governor's office?' It was four "yes's" and one "hell yeah!" ... much of it had to do with the kids seeing their baby brother Trig mocked by some pretty mean-spirited adults ..."<ref>http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/2009/07/full-text-of-palins-resignation-speech.php</ref> In responses to Obama's comments, Kevin McConiughey, an actual Special Olympics bowling champion with an average game score of 266, reportedly challenged the President to a match at the White House bowling alley. The President apparently declined, as there were no reports indicating he accepted. <ref> [http://www.zimbio.com/Kolan+McConiughey/articles/3/Special+Olympics+Champion+Challenges+Obama] </ref>

 

*The extreme [[liberal]] website Wonkette carried a series is grotesquely disparaging remarks directed at Trig Palin on his 3rd birthday. Wonkette only relented and removed the content after Papa Johns, Huggies, the Vanguard Group, Holland America Cruises, Nordstrom, Bob Evans Farms, Reliant Energy, DealSwarm and Coldwell Banker joined in a boycott and pulled thier advertising from the site.<ref>http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/wonkette-loses-ads-after-trig-palin-post/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+OTB+%28Outside+The+Beltway+%7C+OTB%29</Ref>

*The extreme [[liberal]] website Wonkette carried a series is grotesquely disparaging remarks directed at Trig Palin on his 3rd birthday. Wonkette only relented and removed the content after Papa Johns, Huggies, the Vanguard Group, Holland America Cruises, Nordstrom, Bob Evans Farms, Reliant Energy, DealSwarm and Coldwell Banker joined in a boycott and pulled thier advertising from the site.<ref>http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/wonkette-loses-ads-after-trig-palin-post/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+OTB+%28Outside+The+Beltway+%7C+OTB%29</Ref>