rgG wrote:
I saw that Saturday night and thought it was great.

"They are kooks, so I agree with Rush Limbaugh," Palin said, claiming Limbaugh was merely "using satire."

"I didn't hear Rush Limbaugh calling a group of people whom he did not agree with 'f-ing retards,' and we did know that Rahm Emanuel, as has been reported, did say that," she added. "There is a big difference there."

The context in which Limbaugh endorsed the use of the word is exactly that which Emanuel used it in -- Limbaugh agreed with Emanuel's labeling of some progressive Democrats as "fucking retarded."

On his radio show, Limbaugh said: "Our political correct society is acting like some giant insult’s taken place by calling a bunch of people who are retards, retards. I mean these people, these liberal activists are kooks. They are looney tunes. And I’m not going to apologize for it, I’m just quoting Emanuel. It’s in the news. I think their big news is he’s out there calling Obama’s number one supporters f’ing retards. So now there’s going to be a meeting. There’s going to be a retard summit at the White House."