Ken Silverstein, in the process of lambasting those heralds of feudalism recently elected to Congress—perhaps taking a stab at humor—chooses to tag some of them with the epithet "dim-witted." As the parent of a retarded person and as a pediatrician trying to look after retarded children, I have assumed that intellectually impaired people have rights and needs no less pressing than those of the intelligentsia.The throwing of demeaning labels at people we look down upon diminishes their humanity and individuality, adding to their vulnerability.
[Ed.: What a moron!]
