Yes, there are limits — even in the blogosphere. That’s the conclusion of The Washington Times who reports that the satirical political blog Wonkette.com has offered a formal apology from writer Jack Stuef — and a deletion – regarding his recent post about Trig Palin.
The entry referred to Sarah Palin’s son, born with Down syndrome, as “retarded” and “somewhat alive” while accusing the former Alaska governor of using her son as a “political prop” — all this published on the little boy’s third birthday. Stuef’s opinions unleashed the grizzly in Palin’s many fans, who were not shy about expressing their outrage to Wonkette advertisers, according to the Times.
“More companies have joined Papa John’s, Huggies and Vanguard in dropping ads from the liberal, pro-abortion blog Wonkette,” said Steven Ertelt, a correspondent with LifeNews. “The post prompted a conservative backlash on Twitter, with hundreds of people writing to companies that had engaged in advertising on the popular blog site.”
“Big thanks from the Palin family to folks on Twitter today who took a stand for children w/special needs. Happy Easter! Thank you,” Palin observed in a tweet.
