the "R" word

The "R" word or retard is a word that many people do not take too kindly. Unfortunately it is used very lightly and people do not think about the people they might be hurting when they say it. Rahm Emanuel was very unprofessional in calling fellow Democrats "f-ing retards", that was not big enough for him to have to resign. Sarah Palen was out of order by thinking that he should. There are many people with mentally disabled children that may have not even taken his comment to heart, which should have been the more mature route to take. Sarah Palen is yearning for attention, and unfortunately people are willing to give her the attention that she is yearning for. People need to understand that people that yearn for attention more than likely don't deserve it. If they were significant enough then they would be in the spotlight without many efforts.