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Line 6: + + − *Liberal pundit and columnist Maureen Dowd referred to "extra chromosome conservatives" in an interview with [[Bill Maher]]'s on HBO. The National Down Syndrome Society issued a statement saying use of the term "extra chromosome" as a negative descriptor "is insensitive and demeaning to the more than 350,000 people in the United States who have Down syndrome, which occurs when there is an extra copy of the 21st chromosome. Regardless of who originally coined the term... Ms. Dowd has perpetuated it as a slur against hundreds of thousands of Americans who are contributing members of society and who deserve the same respect that we all expect."<ref>http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1195999/posts</ref>+
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==Against the disabled==
==Against the disabled==
*Liberal pundit and columnist Maureen Dowd referred to "extra chromosome conservatives" in an interview with [[Bill Maher]]'s on HBO. The National Down Syndrome Society issued a statement saying use of the term "extra chromosome" as a negative descriptor "is insensitive and demeaning to the more than 350,000 people in the United States who have Down syndrome, which occurs when there is an extra copy of the 21st chromosome. Regardless of who originally coined the term... Ms. Dowd has perpetuated it as a slur against hundreds of thousands of Americans who are contributing members of society and who deserve the same respect that we all expect."<ref>http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1195999/posts</ref>
*Obama [[White House]] Chief of Staff [[Rahm Emanuel]] is reported to commonly denigrate persons he disagrees with as "retarded;" he was pointedly criticized for this by [[Sarah Palin]].<ref>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/03/AR2010020303001_pf.html</ref>
*Obama [[White House]] Chief of Staff [[Rahm Emanuel]] is reported to commonly denigrate persons he disagrees with as "retarded;" he was pointedly criticized for this by [[Sarah Palin]].<ref>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/03/AR2010020303001_pf.html</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>
*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>