the most popular campaign against use of the word "retard" is an organization called "r-word". on its website, users can sign a pledge not to use the word in everyday speech. it is supported by special olympics, best buddies, and 200 other organizations. special olympics athlete and global messenger frank stephens posted an open letter to ann coulter on the special olympics blog on october 23, 2012. his letter expressed concern with a tweet coulter made using "retard" to describe president obama. he wrote an opinion piece about the word "retard" posted on "the denver post"s website in 2008.