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  Palin Mocks Autism Research

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  32 days ago in Strollerderby · Authority: 36

  No one should be too surprised at this point to hear that one of McCain’s top advisers referred to Sarah Palin as a “whackjob.” Or that Alaska’s largest newspaper enthusiastically endorsed Barack Obama for president. But it remains fun (in that stomach-churning way) to take a peak at some of the myriad reasons why Palin is widely disliked and distrusted even among her own people. Take fruit flies, for instance. In Palin’s recent speech on special needs children, one of her more awkward blunders pertained to earmarks: "Where does a lot of that earmark money end up, anyway? [...] You've heard about, um, these -- some of these pet projects they really don't make a whole lot of sense, and sometimes these dollars they go to projects having little or nothing to do with the public good. Things like fruit fly research in Paris, France. I kid you not!" As the Huffington Post points out, fruit flies have been essential to autism research, showing that a protein called neurexin plays a huge role in proper brain functioning. Considering that this speech was supposed to be about helping special needs families, it’s truly baffling why Palin would have chosen to bash research that is widely known to be integral to understanding and treating autism. Furthermore, fruit flies are the basic research tool of modern genetics, as anyone who has taken a biology class knows. To sneer at such research displays either extreme stupidity or a dangerous lack of concern for the opinions of the vast majority of her would-be constituents. Photo: wizbangblog.com Related Posts: Palin: Women Who Don't Support Other Women Go to Hell Palin Speaks Out on Special Needs Trusts Dudes for Palin: Vote for the Hot Chick! RNC Mailer Could Give Your Kids Nightmares Anti-Palin Ad Targets Parents
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  National Organization for Women President Endorses Palin

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  55 days ago in Strollerderby · Authority: 36

  Remember that video of Sarah Palin misquoting Madeline Albright at a rally in California? Well, the faux feminism gets more and more outrageous. Guess who introduced Palin? Shelly Mandell, the president of L.A. National Organization for Women, who has endorsed the McCain/Palin ticket. I attended the March for Women’s Lives in Washington, D.C. back in 2004, which Mandell organized. It was one of the most unifying, uplifting experiences of my life, to be surrounded by thousands of women peacefully demanding reproductive freedom. The fact that Mandell would go on to endorse a staunchly anti-choice presidential ticket is not the only reason her judgment should be seriously questioned. Jezebel has done some digging on Mandell and it turns out that she’s got some skeletons in her closet, including helping to get a fellow NOW rising star arrested. In her introduction for Palin, Mandell pointed out that Palin will be a champion for Title IX because she plays sports. I'm all for Title IX, but will having an athletic woman in office help other women when her running mate opposes equal pay, as McCain has already done? Will the fact that Palin played basketball in college help women when she fights to make abortion illegal even in the case of incest or rape? If it were up to Mandell, the National Organization for Women would need to change its name to the National Organization for Powerful People with Female Genitalia. Fortunately, it’s not up to Mandell. The California NOW president has issued a statement that says, in part, “I can assure you that there is no local or state affiliate of NOW, including LA NOW, which endorses or supports the McCain/Palin ticket.” Photo: Jezebel Related Post: Palin: Women Who Don't Support Other Women Go to Hell
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  Sarah Palin is sending me to hell per Madeline Albright

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  57 days ago in excruciatingly normal · Authority: 6

  Sarah Palin is sending me to hell per Madeline AlbrightSarah Palin botches Albright quote Sarah Palin deems her female haters hellbound Sarah Palin drinks elitist Starbucks coffee! Strollerderby Submitted by excruciatingly on Sun, 2008-10-05 21:09. From Hannah Tennant-Moore's post on StrollerDerby.... Now that so many of we females understand that our spiritual salvation is tied to this election, I think it could mean a big bump for Palin/McCain. *wink* *wink* Maverick! DRINK!!! » excruciatingly's blog

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