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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Registered: 10-08-2008
Mon, 10-27-2008 - 11:27am

You don't have to look far at all............


 

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Registered: 10-12-2008
Mon, 10-27-2008 - 12:07pm
Yes, truth works for me.

iVillage Member
Registered: 10-12-2008
Mon, 10-27-2008 - 12:10pm
Oh no.

iVillage Member
Registered: 10-12-2008
Mon, 10-27-2008 - 12:12pm
Thanks for posting liberal spin.

iVillage Member
Registered: 10-12-2008
Mon, 10-27-2008 - 12:16pm
Sild, don't you think the farmers that own those olive farms should be footing the bill for these olives?

iVillage Member
Registered: 10-12-2008
Mon, 10-27-2008 - 12:18pm
That is wrong.

iVillage Member
Registered: 10-12-2008
Mon, 10-27-2008 - 12:21pm
Last time and that is it with debating this with YOU.

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Registered: 10-12-2008
Mon, 10-27-2008 - 12:25pm

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Registered: 03-26-2003
Mon, 10-27-2008 - 12:25pm

I do not know how big or how important the olive industry is. But I imagine it is significant enough to kick a few 100K into pest research. I honestly do not see the big deal, sorry.

There ARE problems with pork. This just seems like a poor example.

Also, many, many, many more billions are wasted on "regular" items in the budget because of the way federal contracts are structured. If you really want your eyes to pop out, do a google on "cost plus."

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Registered: 10-12-2008
Mon, 10-27-2008 - 12:27pm

There are several here that hold McCain and Palin responsible for the actions of their supporters.

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