Palin Trashes Science

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Registered: 08-20-2008
Palin Trashes Science
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Sat, 10-25-2008 - 4:57pm

In her first policy speech she trashes autism research in France involving fruit flies. Sounds reasonable if you don't know anything about autism, or research.

Here is the truth:

1. The research was in the United States, not France. Can you please get your facts right Palin?

2. Fruit flies, like rats, are standard fare in basic research. Trashing research because fruit flies are involved is really dumb.

3. The research in question actually has shown great promise in discovering the causes of autism.

Here it all is in a revealing segment: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3036677/#27367248

http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/24/palin-fruit-flies/

Palin is so uninformed it's ridiculous. And by the way, this is like the umpteenth thing she and McCain have said would be exempt from their "across the board" spending freeze.

PS It's a hoot that she says Republicans are for kids with special needs. She should know that Bush basically screwed us on that front by delaying embryonic stem cell research for 8 years. Bush and the Republicans held up the research on religious grounds. All the while Rove was running around calling the religious right "nuts." As David Kuo, the former faith based advisor to the White House who became disgusted with the Republicans and quit revealed, these people are just hypocrites.

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iVillage Member
Registered: 10-12-2008
Sun, 10-26-2008 - 11:03pm
Please do then explain to me why it would be a necessary almost quarter of a million dollars in this economy to research Olive Fruit Flies in France?

iVillage Member
Registered: 09-26-2008
Sun, 10-26-2008 - 11:04pm

Nah - because I know CAGW is a shill for McCain... Thanks for playing...

iVillage Member
Registered: 10-20-2008
Sun, 10-26-2008 - 11:07pm
LOL no wonder they give McCain a 'good' rating!
iVillage Member
Registered: 10-08-2008
Sun, 10-26-2008 - 11:09pm

Here is a link to Thompson defending receiving funding for this particular fruit fly research:


http://www.napavalleyregister.com/articles/2008/04/09/news/local/doc47fc6ca1ad0ee555305173.txt


 

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Registered: 08-27-2001
Sun, 10-26-2008 - 11:12pm

iVillage Member
Registered: 10-12-2008
Sun, 10-26-2008 - 11:14pm
Once again you are posting a link that is trying to say that she doesn't know about autism and the fruit fly research.

iVillage Member
Registered: 08-27-2001
Sun, 10-26-2008 - 11:15pm

Thanks for posting that.

iVillage Member
Registered: 10-20-2008
Sun, 10-26-2008 - 11:17pm
Thank you - it is amazing what you can learn when you take the time to research a subject rather than relying on one site with a limited view and a narrow agenda. Sadly when people 'spout off' with talking points and off the cuff comments opinions can be swayed resulting in negative repercussions that just a tiny bit of research could have prevented. I certainly hope that fruit fly research continues. Maybe someone will research a way to get rid of my fruit flies because the vinegar and saran wrap method has not worked too well this year!
iVillage Member
Registered: 10-12-2008
Sun, 10-26-2008 - 11:18pm
Ahhh...so the Post is right and CAGW is wrong?

iVillage Member
Registered: 10-20-2008
Sun, 10-26-2008 - 11:19pm
If you say so...it must be true?

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