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Many years ago when I was a young idealistic person, I mentally cataloged the various ways one could insult someone by swearing at them, seeking non-sexist, non-gender-specific epithets I could use to get my point across without having to fight a rear-guard action of being accused of being sexist.
Unfortunately most common English swear words have gender-specific connotations. But there are a couple that can be deployed for Sarah Palin that will leave no doubt that she is being insulted for something other than her gender: dumbass and asshole. The first is particularly apt for the Couric interviews, and the second applies well to her vicious, fact-free attacks on Obama.
