This week President Obama raised a few eyebrows with a politically incorrect quip. During an interview with Jay Leno he said of his bowling skills, "It's like—it was like Special Olympics, or something..."Now the fact is most people found that funny. It's just not the kind of statement that you'd expect to hear from a statesman. And sure, it's offensive to those with a disability, and those athletes with special needs.
All that said, let's stop with the fake indignation. Alaska's favorite handicapped person, Sarah Palin, reared her ugly head again to comment on the story:
"This was a degrading remark about our world's most precious and unique people...I hope President Obama's comments do not reflect how he truly feels about the special needs community."
All I have to say to that is, go fuck yourself Sarah.
First of all, disabled people are NOT the world's most precious and unique people. Almost universally societies around the world treat the handicapped like crap. And this is certainly true here in America. The fact is people with disabilities face a life long fight against discrimination, and of course their own disability. Some overcome their physical or mental problems through sheer force of will. But let's not kid ourselves that these people are some magical gift from God. These people are unfortunate victims of the human condition, and I'm sure 99% of them have at some point wished they were just like everyone else.
Palin's politically motivated dig at Obama also rings quite hollow when you consider her bullshit stance on rejecting $400m in stimulus money for the state of Alaska. Money that she could have spent on projects for special needs children for example.
I really am sick of this disillusion bitch, thinking she can make a successful presidential run one day. Even those Americans who found Obama's comments on Leno distasteful are not about to elect a second retard into the White House.
