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Palin Says Dr. Laura Is Not Racist

08/20/2010 10:02 am 1 comment

Former Alaska GOP Gov. Sarah Palin is defending Dr. Laura Schlessinger, who left her long-running radio show recently after a racially tinged tirade.

“Does anyone seriously believe that Dr. Laura Schlessinger is a racist?” Palin asked in a post on her Facebook page. “Anyone, I mean, who isn’t already accusing all conservatives, Republicans, Tea Party Americans, etc., etc., etc. of being racists?”

Palin, who also defended Schlessinger on Twitter, agreed with the radio host’s assessment, writing that “adversaries who have been trying to silence Dr. Laura for years seized on her recent use of the n-word on her show as she subsequently suggested that rap “artists” and other creative types like those producing HBO shows who regularly use the n-word could be questioned for doing so.”

Palin then contended that she, too, has been “shackled” by critics and said she sympathizes with the situation Schlessinger has found herself in.

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I am black, but I do have to say. The N word can be used by rappers and comedians and it is accepted. Why? The N word is the N word regardless of whom says it.

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