Democratic vice-presidential candidate Tim Walz is getting a more positive public reception than his Republican counterpart: More Americans see Walz favorably than unfavorably, contrary to JD Vance, and more approve of Walz’s selection for the nation’s No. 2 job, according to new ABC News/Washington Post/Ipsos poll.
Thirty-nine percent in the poll have a favorable impression of Walz as a person, while 30% see him unfavorably. That compares with an underwater favorable-unfavorable rating for Vance, 32%-42%.
I want to use that word on Republicans so bad. There is no slur more fitting for them, and it sucks that the word is so disparaging to decent people with various disabilities.
Obviously that wasn’t always the case. During grad school I found an old book in the library stacks from the '50s or '60s and the title was something horrific, like “A Modern Approach to Managing Retards in the Workplace.” And it was like a serious textbook written for social workers or teachers and paraprofessionals and the like.
Naturally, I removed it from the stacks, and placed it on the desk of the EIC of the law journal (my desk), sort of as a joke, like as a message to all the staff and junior editors. This was sometime before the R word was widely considered such an offensive slur.