Ours words produce “Life” or “Death” and more importantly our words show what is truly in our hearts.

President Barack Obama's, chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel, use the word "retarded" to describe liberal activists whose tactics on health care, he questioned.

 Then on February the fourth, the New York Daily News reported:

White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel offered a personal mea culpa on Wednesday to advocates for the disabled who were offended that he used the phrase "f---ing retarded."
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/2010/02/04/201004_rahm_says_sorry_again_over_use_of_rword.html#ixzz0ebpVIjsb

 

What is it going to take before we wake up and realize that these words that require "formal apologies" that are coming out of the White House is exactly how these men and women in power feel. There words are how these people think!

Plus, why did Mr. Rahm Emanuel have a private closed door meeting with Andrew Imparato, president of the American Association of People with Disabilities; Ricardo Thornton, a Special Olympics athlete; and, Peter Berns of The Arc, the a community-based organization for people with developmental disabilities. These men are not the ones that were offended by the word used

The only way for this to be corrected and to prove to others that remarks like this cannot be used 'is to fire' this White House Chief of Staff.

 Next, this is not the first time apologies have had to come out of the White House because of speaking before thinking. It seems to be a national policy that one can say anything about anyone, anyway they want, if you are a member of the President's staff. However, if you say anything about President Obama's White House staff or policies, you are carried out and personal destroyed. So, I guess, I better get ready!

Just last year, our President made headlines with a joke on the Tonight Show with Leno, in which President Obama compared his poor performance in bowling to the Special Olympics. President Obama said, "It's like -- it was like Special Olympics, or something."

No apologies were giving then!

But a White House spokesman was forced to release a hurried statement which said: "The president made an off-hand remark making fun of his own bowling that was in no way intended to disparage the Special Olympics. He thinks the Special Olympics is a wonderful program that gives an opportunity for people with disabilities from around the world."http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/emanuel_meets_with_special_olympics_FNa1hbIFJiGJpbo0CAdNgJ#ixzz0ebtsntIW
Words that are coming out of the White House are a disgrace. Sure White House Staff member Rahm Emanuel, made the remark over a year ago, but who knows if it is the first time and what other words are being used in those hollow halls.

Then our own President made remarks that offend millions of Americans on national television. But what takes the cake, is all of this was hidden, and when it finally got out, this white house chief of staff person, said it again and added another dirty word to it. So tell me, what is being siad in those closed doors, what are they calling us. Plus, didn't the President promise use before he was elected that their would ne NO CLOSED DOOR MEETINGS!

Yes, they want to get around this, by saying it is a word use casually, especially used by kids in schools and in classrooms. Then, if this is so, MR President Obama, stand up and let out children know that words like this hurt and destroy people. The way to do this is to ban, talk like this in all government and the best way is to prove it. Now, fire the man, who used the word.

Let our children see that if a person talks like this, there are consequences for it.

Language and what it does:
The language we use, and the images created and promoted through language, reflect the attitudes we have towards individuals and groups of people. It is important to remember that people with a disability are just that - they are people who have a disability. Adults and children with a disability, have exactly the same needs and expectations as any other person. They are consumers, workers, and individuals.

• When we are referring to an adult or child with a disability, there is no need to comment or mention the disability unless it is directly relevant to the conversation;
• Use 'people - first' language. Don't refer to a person as 'the disabled person ', or the paraplegic'. Appropriate terminology would include:
• Person with a disability;
• Person with a hearing impairment;
• person who is deaf;
• Person with Cerebral Palsy;

Remember - The best way to refer to a person is by their name.
There is a saying "Your attitudes affect other people's lives". This is particularly true when it comes to people with a disability or medical condition. People's attitudes affect the ways buildings are designed, the way laws are enacted, the way people are treated, the way people feel in relation to belonging to a group and whether people feel they have a right to be in a particular place or undertake a particular task. If you have a negative attitude towards people with disabilities, then this will affect the way you treat them and the way they feel about being a person.
The words we use (even nicknames) have a powerful impact on others. These words that are coming out of our mouths and or from our fingertips in typing, writing, or texting will evolve and grow in a positive way (when positive words are used) or they can rebel and react in a negative way (when negative words are used). Therefore the question is what outcome do you want?