Henry's persistent abuse of his position demonstrates his utter arrogance, the sooner TVNZ fire this sunshine artist the better. [ a sunshine artist is someone who thinks the sun shines out of his rectal orifice, which is exactly what this sneering, callous, self-important egoist clearly believes ]

Quite clear Paul Henry is factually correct inhis use of teh R word...so why have the IHC got so up in arms ? Their behaviour against Paul Henry is appalling. Why is calling a spade a spade now deemed to be offensive ?

Paul Henry is a breath of fresh air in our otherwise uptight and overly PC world. Long may his entertaining ramblings continue!

I never much liked Paul Henry, but after seeing some of the stupidly critical comments here I'm having second thoughts.

While I can accept that calling her retarded was light hearted way of mocking something she did or said, I think that his comment, "If you look at her carefully, you can make it out," was just malicious. He seems to be snickering about the possibility that she may have mental retardation, especially when you consider he was laughing at the start of his comments. He doesn't seem to be genuinely comtemplating the possiblity that she may be mentally retarded. I'm am unsure whether he is ridiculing her physical looks but as she is very plain, it seems likely. He may be a considerate interviewer but in this case his attempt to be humourous about a condition that she may have has gone pear-shaped and I am not surprised by the media's reaction to his comments.

As someone who lives with, loves, works alongside and is a friend and comrade of people with intellectual impairments I feel able to comment on this topic. Paul, through his ignorance has opened up a much needed discussion in this country; around inclusion and diversity. All people have an equal value and have rights that cannot be ignored because they are 'not your problem'.

People need to open their self interested worlds up to different ways of experiencing life. This isn't about being PC it's about being fully human.

As you are aware David, the bullying, physical and sexual abuse that the majority of people with impairments face in their lifetime are criminal matters rather than laughing matters.

Whe I see Henry on the good morning I see an insecure short man... who makes a stupid comment then looks around at everyone with a stupid smile on his face as if to say.."arent I clever". He is a dick... a total dick...take him off TV as soon as possible...

When I was ooh about 7 years old I used to make fun of "retards", moustachioed and bearded ladies, smelly kids, kids with "germs" and nits, or who wet their pants, fat people, "curry-munchers," "Ching Chong Chinamen" "coconuts" and many others like that, I am mildly ashamed to say. But I don't do this as a grown-up. I certainly don't get paid a lot of money to do and say these sort of things on TV.