Politics / Rahm Emanuel retarded comment Rahm Emanuel Apologizes for 'Retarded' Comment Obama's chief of staff personally calls Special Olympics CEO By Harry Kimball, Newser Staff Suggested by carol Posted Feb 2, 2010 3:41 PM CST Copied White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel. (AP Photo) Rahm Emanuel says he's sorry he called liberals “retarded” in August, and he has personally apologized to the CEO of the Special Olympics. "The apology was accepted,” a White House aide tells the Washington Post. The comment has drawn fire since it came to light, and it prompted Sarah Palin to demand that Emanuel be fired. (More Rahm Emanuel retarded comment stories.) Report an error