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Did Conservative Commentator Ann Coulter Cross The Line When She Called Obama A Retard?

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Although most pundits and the public at large gave the nod to President Obama as the winner of the third debate, held Monday night in Florida, Conservative Commentator Ann Coulter saw it differently. After live tweeting the rumble on foreign policy, the conservative author and commentator summed up her thoughts on the evening by writing, ''I highly approve of Romney's decision to be kind and gentle to the retard.'' She drew backlash immediately. Her comment comes less than two weeks after Dan Niblock, the father of a young boy with Down syndrome, published an essay on the website of NBC’s Today taking Ms. Coulter to task for using the same term in another tweet. It’s apparently a habit of Ms. Coulter’s.

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Freedom Of Speech -VS- Common Decensy by Jack Swint on Tuesday, Oct 23, 2012 at 10:57:50 AM
As one of my third graders pointed out to me, by Daniel Geery on Tuesday, Oct 23, 2012 at 1:30:16 PM
Coulter by Bob Gormley on Tuesday, Oct 23, 2012 at 3:21:44 PM
Coulter by Jack Swint on Tuesday, Oct 23, 2012 at 4:31:00 PM
Nobody by Lester Shepherd on Wednesday, Oct 24, 2012 at 7:50:31 AM
rodeo clown by Textynn N on Tuesday, Oct 23, 2012 at 4:58:07 PM
rodeo clown by Jack Swint on Tuesday, Oct 23, 2012 at 5:49:00 PM
Slime Queen of the Damned by Keith Hupp on Tuesday, Oct 23, 2012 at 7:01:10 PM
you're not much better by J. Edward Tremlett on Tuesday, Oct 23, 2012 at 9:58:06 PM
you're not much better by Jack Swint on Tuesday, Oct 23, 2012 at 10:19:40 PM
So they say by J. Edward Tremlett on Tuesday, Oct 23, 2012 at 10:57:23 PM
Reply to Jack Swint: So they say by Jack Swint on Tuesday, Oct 23, 2012 at 11:10:05 PM
you did say by J. Edward Tremlett on Tuesday, Oct 23, 2012 at 11:22:51 PM
Reply to Jack Swint: you did say by Jack Swint on Tuesday, Oct 23, 2012 at 11:25:37 PM
alright by J. Edward Tremlett on Tuesday, Oct 23, 2012 at 11:28:41 PM
alright by Jack Swint on Tuesday, Oct 23, 2012 at 11:29:32 PM
Edward by Maxwell on Wednesday, Oct 24, 2012 at 8:18:19 AM
you know by J. Edward Tremlett on Wednesday, Oct 24, 2012 at 7:06:11 PM
Coulter is But An Example by Dennis Kaiser on Tuesday, Oct 23, 2012 at 11:12:24 PM
Absolutely Agree Dennis by Kevin Tully on Wednesday, Oct 24, 2012 at 8:54:12 AM
The best response of all by J. Edward Tremlett on Tuesday, Oct 23, 2012 at 11:38:35 PM
The best response of all by Jack Swint on Wednesday, Oct 24, 2012 at 6:23:43 AM
same here by J. Edward Tremlett on Wednesday, Oct 24, 2012 at 7:45:03 AM
If Ann Coulter has crossed any lines lately,... by John Sanchez Jr. on Wednesday, Oct 24, 2012 at 7:09:13 AM
She crossed a line alright by Maxwell on Wednesday, Oct 24, 2012 at 8:05:46 AM
Ann Coulter Should Be Banned From Media by Steve Gill on Wednesday, Oct 24, 2012 at 10:48:41 AM
She went too far, says an actual "retard" by Scott Baker on Wednesday, Oct 24, 2012 at 1:19:44 PM
Story Also On OEN by Steve Gill on Wednesday, Oct 24, 2012 at 5:38:33 PM
Come on everyone by Adam Smith on Wednesday, Oct 24, 2012 at 2:47:52 PM