Comments on: Trig Palin Mocked

By: John Ton

John Ton — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 02:48:15 +0000

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By: Peter Andrew

Peter Andrew — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 03:59:53 +0000

So, you don’t think TPM has any responsibility for the material on its site? Hmmm. That would be a hard position to defend. Uninformed people think Palin is not very bright. They only get that from Katie Couric and Tina Fey. Read our post explaining why Palin is more qualified than Bill Clinton was when he ran or Howard Dean was when he ran. TPM could pull that comment off. People have complained and asked them to do so. They have no intention of doing so. Therefore, it is TPM’s responsibility.

I suppose you’re cool with it if someone made jokes about a half-black man not being smart enough to be president. Hey, if he can’t take it…right?

She can, and has “taken” mean jokes. This one is about her son Trig. You apparently think it is okay to make fun of her son with Downs Syndrome. Free country after all, so what’s the harm?

Have a great 4th of July and stop back anytime. Your comments are always welcome even if we disagree with each other.

By: george

george — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 03:52:00 +0000

TPM wasn’t talking about Trig. The 10 jokes were about her. Because, as you may have heard, a lot of people think she’s not very bright. The comment from a reader is definitely in poor taste, but that’s an individual talking, not TPM.

Also: It’s a free country. If she can’t take mean jokes, she chose the wrong line of work. But we knew that already.