"take offense to"; the "R-word"

[Jonathan Lighter]

Wait, wait! It gets better:

"The controversy over the 'R-word' comes just as the Special Olympics is
gearing up for its second annual 'Spread The Word to End the Word'
campaign.They have set up a website,
www.r-word.org<http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/ynews/ts_ynews/storytext/ynews_ts1114/35006948/SIG=11qibid1p/*http://www.andrewgolis.com/ynews/wp-admin/www.r-word.org>,
where people can pledge not to use the word anymore. According to a
spokesperson, they're hoping to obtain at least 100,000 pledges to 'change
the conversation,' and as of this writing, they've collected over 55,000
pledges, including Rahm Emanuel's."

JL
On Fri, Feb 5, 2010 at 5:20 PM, Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com>wrote:

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> From today's Yahoo News:
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> "However, Palin's conservative cohort Rush Limbaugh took offense to people,
> presumably including Palin, protesting Emanuel's remark."
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> R. Emanuel used, and R. Limbaugh defended, the "R-word."  In a closed-door
> meeting, Emanuel had described a publicity proposal as - well, you know.
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> JL
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