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October 24, 2012 06:16 pm GMT

Special Olympics Athlete Responds to Ann Coulters Controversial Tweet


After outspoken and often controversial conservative commentator Ann Coulter called Barack Obama a "retard" via Twitter Monday evening, she invited a barrage of instant criticism from across the political spectrum. On Tuesday, Special Olympics athlete and champion of disabled people's rights John Franklin Stephens joined the chorus of those speaking out against Coluter's tweet.

"Come on Ms. Coulter, you arent dumb and you arent shallow. So why are you continually using a word like the R-word as an insult," asked Stephens, aged 30 and diagnosed with Down syndrome, in an op-ed posted yesterday on The World of Special Olympics.

"Im a 30 year old man with Down syndrome who has…
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