As somebody who has worked extensively in the area of disabilities, I think that Flynt raised a legitimate bioethical issue about to what extent we should preserve the life of a person who has no quality of life, or whether parents should feel compelled to allow a fetus to grow to full term when there is conclusive evidence that it will be severely disabled. It's not a question that I claim to have an answer to but I do know that this isn't necessarily a left/right debate ... I know many in the disability lobby who would are distinctly left wing who would probably throw their hands up in horror at what Flynt is suggesting.

 

As for him using Palin's kid as the example, well, all I can say is that she uses the little fella to make political statements by publicising her circumstances. Do that and she has to be prepared to subject to criticism from different perspectives. If she kept her and her kid's private life private I might hold a different view.

 As if she were the first advocate to espouse a political cause of another. So what if it took a relative of hers to open her eyes, that is how most these cases go! But, for the sake of your argument, let's say she does deserve all this ridicule and hatred directed towards her and her family, then what is to stop others in making fun of Micheal J. Fox's predicament and telling him too go jump off a bridge to end his suffering and save taxpayer money! Or how about this one: To bad Christopher Reeves passed away. We missed out on a lot of hilarious jokes at his expense! People should have told Dana to disconnect him from everything that had sustained his life so that it would  have helped her with her expenses and emotional well being in getting rid of dead weight! Sound cold? Well it is very frigid comment too make and that is how the atmosphere is degenerating for people who do not prescribe to the progressive liberal worldview here in the states! Do you see where i am trying to go with this? Just because Mr. Flynt is disabled doesn't give a right to mock or denigrate the life of another only because of the mother's politics. As freakin' simple as that!

Personally I find the characterisation of Flynt in the article posted and in particular in some of the links as more offensive than anything he has said.

 Now you know what it like for me nearly every freakin' time i read a d@mn news link that is greatly doused in political bias! Don't get me wrong, i like Mrs. Palin but not enough to support her in any election, but the level of animosity directed at her from those of a differing political view is down right horribly disgusting!!!! For the love of god, if you don't like her, then just ignore her!

This sort of journalism reminds me of a medieval witch trial and I find it disturbing that 21st century people buy into this crap.  

You shouldn't be so surprised, those on the right in the US have been putting up with this crap for decades now, and frankly, it is most refreshing for me to see some of the oh so few conservative journalist FINALLY pushing back against a predominantly liberal MSM establishment.

 

I am sure that sounds harsh, and regretfully so i might add, but in the immortal words of Popeye the Sailor man: "I had all that i can stand, and i can't stands no more!" Now where is the d@mn spinach!

 

Respectfully

Frankly I'd forgotten Larry Flynt was still alive till now.  Picking out a few people from among 300 million and drawing conclusions about society is a tad ridiculous.  The one conclusion that should be reached is that this nation stands for free speech and a variety of views and tolerates those we disagree with.

I really wish it were only him. Funnily enough, in tolerating his right to freedom of speech, Mrs. Palin is to be mocked for and derisively denied her beliefs.

 

Tolerance being the cornerstone for a free society.  We've got a lot more extremists in this country than Larry Flynt and we can do with more.  Whether he and others make me laugh, yawn, or get annoyed they have every right to say what they wish and I have every right to pay attention or ignore them.  A boorish society is one that resorts to violence over the free speech in other nations.

 

Really!? Funny that those who disagree with Mrs. Palin do not and cannot tolerate her, and not only her but, also others who do not think like them.


Respectfully

 Why are we talking about this?

Being mocked goes with the territory and it doesn't help that Palin is not exactly the sharpest tool in the shed.  I'm a life long Republican and frankly Palin has clearly not been mocked enough given the fact there is one person in the world who thinks there is any chance whatsoever she could win an election for President.  To say she's intellectually challenged is being kind.

 

This is not to defend what Flynt said against her, but paying attention to what one extreme leftist says to someone on the right, and vice versa, is almost always pointless.

Why are we talking about this?