I kid you not. Some liberal Democrats have gotten in the way of the Obama Agenda, or have questioned whether it’s worth supporting, so now the White House Chief of Staff considers them “retarded”. No offense to truly retarded people.

A White House official emails that Rahm Emanuel has acknowledged calling liberal Democrats “retarded” and apologized for the remark.

“Rahm called Tim Shriver Wednesday to apologize and the apology was accepted,” the official said.

Shriver is the Chairman and CEO of the Special Olympics, which has launched a campaign against what it calls “the R word.”

Note: He didn’t apologize for calling liberal Democrats “retarded”; he apologized to the Special Olympics committee for actually using that word. Emanuel’s opinion of fellow Democrats apparently remains unchanged, though he might use a different word next time. You know, to avoid offending the mentally retarded by comparing them to liberals.

Via Instapundit.