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: 10-12-2008
Sun, 10-26-2008 - 8:26pm

The research is PORK.

iVillage Member
Registered: 10-20-2008
Sun, 10-26-2008 - 8:27pm
It's not pork - its intention was to protect the olive production in California from an invasive pest. Protecting jobs and the economy of California. Guess protecting jobs and the economy aren't high on the republican list of priorities.
iVillage Member
Registered: 10-12-2008
Sun, 10-26-2008 - 8:28pm
Watch out, there are some here offended by calling someone names.

iVillage Member
Registered: 10-12-2008
Sun, 10-26-2008 - 8:29pm
I was using the term to describe someone.

iVillage Member
Registered: 10-12-2008
Sun, 10-26-2008 - 8:31pm

Yeah, just like how concerned they are with fruit fly research in Paris France.

iVillage Member
Registered: 10-08-2008
Sun, 10-26-2008 - 8:35pm

A friendy FYI is now a TOS violation?

iVillage Member
Registered: 10-12-2008
Sun, 10-26-2008 - 8:35pm
That is just it Sandy.

iVillage Member
Registered: 10-12-2008
Sun, 10-26-2008 - 8:36pm
CAGW...Look it up.

iVillage Member
Registered: 10-08-2008
Sun, 10-26-2008 - 8:36pm

Moronic would be the adjective.


 

iVillage Member
Registered: 10-08-2008
Sun, 10-26-2008 - 8:37pm

Already did...couldn't find it.

 

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