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Normally I’m not one for campaigns to end the “blank”-word, whatever that may be in the moment.  This one’s different to me though.  I have an uncle who is mentally-challenged and while I haven’t seen him since I was a little kid, I find that when people use the word “retard” in a derogatory sense (especially when talking about mentally-challenged people) makes me bristle.  Me and my wife were actually talking about this just the other day when we were watching the most recent episode of Burn Notice.

So after reading this article today about Sarah Palin, I decided to go to the website and pledge my support as well.  I’ve included a button below that will take you to the website.  It’s promoted by the Special Olympics association.