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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/02/15/family-guy-trig-palin-vid_n_462522.html

"Andrea Fay Friedman, the voice actress who played the role of "Ellen" --the character depicted as having Down syndrome on the Valentine's Day episode of Family Guy, has responded to the criticism of sometime-Alaska Governor Sarah Palin."

Actress who voiced DS girl responds:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/02/18/family-guy-actress-respon_n_468331.html

"Andrea Fay Friedman, the voice actress who played the role of "Ellen" --the character depicted as having Down syndrome on the Valentine's Day episode of Family Guy, has responded to the criticism of sometime-Alaska Governor Sarah Palin."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIB6ST9nNG0

This video is based on the actions of war which soldiers endure in the field. How does a man or women dissociate emotions while seeing a fellow solider or a comrade die before them, the reaction of the flight or fight is built in all of us, as a mechanism to protect  us from harm. It maybe graphic for some people to watch live action..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APVa_55Jpgs&feature=channel

this video is something that is not very surprising to me due to the results of war, we maybe fighting the war on terrorism, but in actuality we our also promoting violence in the heart of kid, maybe one of there family member were killed by our US or collation forces. Making children want to did for a cause, or the jihad. I not saying that it is justifiable for the kids to do it, but for the American/collation force soldiers at war, how does it effect them in taking a child's life or murdering a women or a man that have bombs strapped on to there bodies...

What do you think about this? Do you think it is right that I touched on this subject?

I did it for a reason i do have a friend that lost her husband in the War of Afghanistan living his wife to raise three children alone, and the effect it has on soldiers families that people do see.. 

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/02/08/meghan-mccain-calls-out-t_n_453778.html 3.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/02/09/colbert-sarah-palin-is-a_n_454744.html   2. 

http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2010/02/02/emanuel-steps-up-his-apology/    1.

Several links here in reverse order, so I suggest you start with number one and then go that way (I numbered them).

Rahm Emmanuel called the liberal democrats 'f'n retards' then Sarah Palin called for his resignation for saying such things. Rush Limbaugh said that Rahm Emmanuel's comments were much ado about nothing and that you can't say anything in this PC world. "Why can't you call people who are retards 'retards' [referring to the liberal democrats]....they're going to go to the White House and have a retard summit". Sarah Palin defended Limbaugh as being satirical and that she wasn't the 'word police'. Colbert diagnoses the situation in video 3 rather bluntly...

First of all is the r-word comparable the n-word? (another reference Palin made). Is there a ranking of words that are more taboo than others? Does such fuss about word usage and policing words create a feeling of disillusionment and desensitization to the general public or even worse defensiveness? Are we just filling up news dockets, or does this stuff matter?    

In the article below, McGinley talks about how these words hurt and likens it to bullies threatening those who cannot defend themselves. How does this notion contribute to some groups *wanting* to take these words back, or use them, or discuss them?

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-c-mcginley/r-word_b_456316.html

"Make no mistake about it: words do hurt! And when we pepper our speech with "retard" and "retarded," we are spreading hurt. So stop it. Stop saying "retard" and "retarded." There is no acceptable occasion to lace our dialogue with words like "nigger," or "kike" or "faggot" or "cunt.""