Naming Names

by digby
 
So Palin is calling for Rahm to be fired because he called liberal activists “fucking retarded,” back in August, saying such comments were “heartbreaking.”  It’s the first time I’ve ever agreed with her on anything,

Rahm has apologized to for his remarks, however, and I’m sure he’s very sincere.  He would never knowingly insult the developmentally handicapped by comparing them to liberals.

Meanwhile, Andrew Sullivan points out something I hadn’t heard before about Palin:

Does anyone actually believe that Palin’s name for the child of miraculous provenance was found by her deep knowledge of ancient Norse as she claims in her magical-realism novel, “Going Rogue”?

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The medical term for Down Syndrome is Trisomy-21 or Trisomy-g. It is often shortened in medical slang to Tri-g.

She did give him the middle name Van as a tribute to Van Halen  and named her first son Track because  she likes track and field sports, so anything is possible.

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