I defended Obama’s “Special Olympics” comment, but what I will NOT defend is the sanctimonious bulls@#$ response by Special Olympics Chairman Timothy Shriver, which says in part:
Finally, we invite the President to take the lead and consider hiring a Special Olympics athlete to work in the White House. In so doing, he could help end misperceptions about the talents and abilities of people with intellectual disabilities, and demonstrate their dignity and value to the world.
Ya know, if retards REALLY want to demonstrate their dignity and value, they can start by showing that they can take a joke at their expense, just like normal people.
And Shriver – Dude… chill.
Retarded people aren’t smart enough to know that the President was making fun of them. If any of them saw the show (which I doubt, because they tend to have early bedtimes), they probably heard Obama say “Special Olympics”, then got really excited, threw both arms in the air, and shouted “YAY! SPECIAL OLYMPICS!” with that endearing Elmer-Fudd-like speech impediment of theirs.
No harm, no foul. Obama’s got nothing to apologize for.


The president made a funny.