White House Chief of Staff Apologizes to Mentally Disabled, Pledges to Help Them Find Their Baseballs

On Wednesday White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel personally apologized to mentally disabled advocates for offensive remarks he made in regards to liberal activists. The Wall Street Journal reported last week that in a closed door meeting, Emanuel stated that the group’s plan to run ads against conservative Democrats was "F—ing retarded."

“I sincerely apologize for using that term,” Emanuel was quoted as saying at the White House meeting. “I should have used the term ‘dumbs—ts,’ because that’s what those people are. Honestly? We’re having trouble getting conservative members on our side, and these liberal c---suckers want alienate them with negative ads. Un-f---king-believable!” Emanuel then helped the group put on their backpacks and tuck in their stain-resistant shirts.

Leaders of the Special Olympics and the American Association of People with Disabilities said they accepted Emanuel's apology. Emanuel says he is looking to move forward.

The subject picked up some major press coverage when former Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin called for Emanuel’s resignation. Palin has a developmentally delayed child and is suspected of being mentally disabled herself. When asked to comment on Emanuel’s apology, Palin was distracted by a shiny moving object.