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Obama's "Special Olympics" Joke on Leno (video)
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Obama's "Special Olympics" Joke on Leno (video)
youtube.com — This is for all the rabid repugs who couldn't wait for a slip of the tongue from the Messiah. Enjoy Wingnuts! Obama's "Special Olympics" Joke on Leno (video)
Obama Apologizes for Calling His Bad Bowling 'Like the Special Olympics'
Obama Apologizes for Calling His Bad Bowling 'Like the Special Olympics'
abcnews.go.com — controversial joke hadn't even aired yet when President Obama got on the phone from Air Force One Thursday night to apologize for comparing his notoriously bad bowling skills to the Special Olympics. "He expressed his disappointment and he ... Obama Apologizes for Calling His Bad Bowling 'Like the ...
Barack Obama on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Barack Obama on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
yeeeah.com — Barack Obama made an historic appearance on the “Tonight Show with Jay Leno ” last night as the first sitting U.S. president ever to be a guest on a late night talk show. He then continued breaking new boundaries during the interview by being the first sitting U.S. president ... Barack Obama on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
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Insulter & Chief Obama Jokes & Insults Disabled on Tonight Show: Being a bad bowler, It’s “like the Special Olympics or something”
Scared Monkeys — BARACK OBAMA INSULTS SPECIAL OLYMPICS You own Eunice Shriver and the millions of Special Olympic athletes an apology. There is a reason why no sitting US President as ever gone on The Tonight Show. For one, it completely diminishes the office of the Presidency. Two, it is especially wrong to be yuking it up with Jay Leno when so many Americans are experiencing tough times. This is hardly the venue for a President when Obama can call a prime time news conference and have the attention of the world. Three … ...

From the Special Olympics Website
Gretawire — ... Below is the statement from Spcial Olympics Chairman Tim Shriver….read and comment…..(and click here if you want to read more about Special Olympics ...

Real Talk: The R-Word
rock the dub — ... , the Special Olympics is wisely using their time in the sun to help promote something that needs to be called attention: the (over)use of the word "retard". Retard, like "faggot" and other words that fly off the tongues of a lot of us, is something they feel needs to be re-thought, so on March 31st, they are calling for ...

Give Up the R Word This Month and Always
Beauty & Style - Channel Feed — ... As mothers, wives, daughters or sisters we have a lot of influence over the language of those close to us. It’s time for a language update. The Special Olympics urges us all to ...

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Music articles at Blogcritics — ... related programs. Special Olympics now takes place everyday changing the lives of people with intellectual disabilities in places like China and from regions like the Middle East to the community playgrounds and ball fields in every small neighborhood's backyard. Special Olympics provides people with intellectual disabilities continuing opportunities to realize their potential, develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage and experience joy and friendship. Visit Special Olympics at www.specialolympics.org . About the NCAA: The NCAA is a membership-led nonprofit association ...

Special Olympics Junior Committee Hosts Second Spring Fundraiser
Guest of a Guest - NYC People, Places, Parties & Nightlife — ... Last night, the Special Olympics New York Junior Committee held its second annual spring fundraiser at ...

Special Olympics Founder, Eunice Kennedy Shriver in Critical Condition Cape Cod Hospital
Scared Monkeys — ... and husband California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, flew into Cape Cod, Mass to be at Eunice Kennedy Shriver’s bedside. She is reported to be in critical but stable condition at a Cape Cod Hospital in Hyannis, Massachusetts. “Every person, regardless of whatever different abilities they may have, can contribute, can be a source of joy, can beam with pride and love.” –Eunice Kennedy Shriver Eunice Kennedy Shriver is the founder and honorary chairwoman of the ...

Gloriana Wish You a Very Special "Silent Night"
CMT Blog — ... . This quartet sings "Silent Night," which is featured on A Very Special Christmas 7 and supports the Special Olympics. After watching this acoustic performance, it makes me want to curl up by a fire and sip some hot cocoa; I hope it warms your spirit, too. ...

Artists Help Create a Very Special Christmas
CMT Blog — ... Since being launched in 1987, the A Very Special Christmas series of compilation albums has raised more than $100 million for the Special Olympics. The newest addition, A Very Special Christmas Volume 7, was released this week with tracks from ...

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President Obama's 'Special Olympics' Joke Lands Him In Hot WaterMTV News Latest Headlines 3/20/2009
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