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<IMG src="http://www.truthdig.com/images/masthead_newsletter.gif"> Hi, I read this on Truthdig and thought you would find it interesting. =-=-=-=-=-=-= Special Olympian Responds to Ann Coulter ‘Retard’ Tweet John Franklin Stephens, a Special Olympics athlete with Down syndrome, has penned an open letter to conservative pundit and provocateur Ann Coulter, responding to a tweet in which she called President Obama a “retard” after Monday night’s debate. <a href="http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/special_olympians_writes_letter_to_ann_coulter_over_retard_tweet_20121024/">http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/special_olympians_writes_letter_to_ann_coulter_over_retard_tweet_20121024/</a> Copyright © 2012 Truthdig, L.L.C. All rights reserved. =-=-=-=-=-=-= This is a one-time mailing from Truthdig, (<a href="http://www.truthdig.com/">www.truthdig.com</a>) on behalf of the sender. Please report any misuse to webmaster-at-truthdig.com <IMG src="http://www.truthdig.com/images/masthead_newsletter.gif"> Hi, I read this on Truthdig and thought you would find it interesting. =-=-=-=-=-=-= Special Olympian Responds to Ann Coulter ‘Retard’ Tweet John Franklin Stephens, a Special Olympics athlete with Down syndrome, has penned an open letter to conservative pundit and provocateur Ann Coulter, responding to a tweet in which she called President Obama a “retard” after Monday night’s debate. <a href="http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/special_olympians_writes_letter_to_ann_coulter_over_retard_tweet_20121024/">http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/special_olympians_writes_letter_to_ann_coulter_over_retard_tweet_20121024/</a> Copyright © 2012 Truthdig, L.L.C. All rights reserved. =-=-=-=-=-=-= This is a one-time mailing from Truthdig, (<a href="http://www.truthdig.com/">www.truthdig.com</a>) on behalf of the sender. Please report any misuse to webmaster-at-truthdig.com