First this happened…

I highly approve of Romney’s decision to be kind and gentle to the retard.

— Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter) October 23, 2012

And then this happened…

Via @twitchyteam – @anncoulter calls President Obama a “retard.” What a stupid, shallow thing to say, Ann==> is.gd/sk1ugI

— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) October 23, 2012

O’s “Special Olympics” joke=stupid. I said so: is.gd/bPh1G4 Coulter’s “retard” swipe=stupid. I said so: is.gd/2zUCkC

— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) October 23, 2012

Yep. MT @glmoorman: What do you expect? She’s Bill Maher’s BFF. Via @twitchyteam – @anncoulter calls President Obama a “retard.”

— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) October 23, 2012

STUPID, Ann: @anncoulter doubles down on using ‘retarded’ to insult Obama ==> is.gd/WcF6rH via @twitchyteam

— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) October 23, 2012

Could you not similarly feign outrage at Mrs. Malkin’s use of the term “stupid” and “shallow”?

How come retards, and those that sympathize with them, are the only ones that get to take umbrage? What makes “retard” wrong, and “stupid” acceptable?

Or we could always settle this in a pool of jello.