Trig's Promise

Why does this reporter who wrote this article not do the due diligence to do some checking about Sarah Palin's record... if she had not written this article with zero fact checking, she would have found that, as governor of Alaska, Sarah Palin cut funding for special needs children by 62%....

Why does this reporter who wrote this article not do the due diligence to do some checking about Sarah Palin's record... if she had not written this article with zero fact checking, she would have found that, as governor of Alaska, Sarah Palin cut funding for special needs children by 62%....

she cut funding in Alaska for special needs children from 7 million to 3 million. sounds like she really cares.

Why in the world do magazines/internet sites like Newsweek continue to print all these glowing things about Palin when even a little research shows her record is FAR from being supportive of special needs programs. I also find it interesting that she has apposed at every turn all sex education except for abstinence and now has a unwed teenage daughter who's now engaged to a self-proclaimed foulmouthed redneck (according to his personal profile on line-since her nomination removed). While all of this has been praised by the conservative groups, I can only imagine whate the media and conservative response would have been if all of this was coming from one of the family members on the Dem. side.

Governor Palin voted AGAINST programs for Special Needs Children.

She also voted AGAINST programs for Single Moms.

Why are so many things swept under the carpet ?

Global Warming: Governor Palin is unsure whether Global Warming is man-made.

She said she does not believe in that, "that stuffy old Evolution thing", either.

If elected, how would her viewpoint help improve our Education issues on any level?

This demonstrates her own lack of education folks. It is a problem for the future of America.

Wake up folks.

Palin has cut funding for special needs kids in Alaska. She is parading around her Down Syndrome son with pledges to parents and advocates of the disabled. Her kid is only a few month old. She has no idea what is ahead for her family and Trig. There will come a day when Trig's needs cannot be met because of the lack of funding (at her hands). I can't trust her to make sure my Down Syndrome daughter gets the services she needs. Parents and advocates of special needs kids have had to fight for anything that is gained in the way of help for these kids. From what I have read Palin hasn't been much help to parents in Alaska. I would hate to see what she wants to do for us on a national level - no thanks!

That was absolutely a disgusting display of pandering and waving a disabled child around for votes. I certainly hope that those who actually do have special needs humans at heart could see right through that as I did. I would think they'd be very offended as well as outraged.

In response to someone's outlandish and false claim that Obama would leave a child to die unmedicated:

In connection with this accusation last week, Senator Obama's response was aired on TV. He said the idea that he would recommend leaving a newborn (or anyone) to die without medication under any circumstances is" ridiculous".

We all know that with birthing there can be extenuating circumstances. In rare cases, Mother may die while birthing or following the birth. Perhaps she will choose her own death while birthing if she's very ill, and let baby live. Perhaps doctors will recommend otherwise. I don't know and you don't know because we aren't there. These are personal decisions, or there may be no choice when it actually happens.

If it is true that hospitals are not taking care of dying newborns while Mum is unconscious or otherwise, whose fault is it?

In any case, it is facile to demonise or ascribe blame to any one of our presidential candidates. Senator Obama is one of the most compassionate public figures we know, and he has demonstrated this quality indisputably in a long career of working with those in need.

Spreading this kind of thing is deeply wrong.

Democrats are Democrats and would would vote for Bozo if he were on the Democratic ticket and find fault with Mother Teresa if she were on the Republican ticket. A very shame that we will compromise everything to get our party elected. No one looks honestly at every candidate unless they are independant which very few in this country are.

Fact-checking Palin: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/09/04/politics/animal/main4414049.shtml?source=mostpop_story
Palin: "To the families of special-needs children all across this country, I have a message: For years, you sought to make America a more welcoming place for your sons and daughters. I pledge to you that if we are elected, you will have a friend and advocate in the White House."


Sarah Palin might have changed her mind on this one recently. However, a comment here notes that Palin actually slashed funding for schools for special needs kids by 62%. Budgets: FY 2007 (pre-Palin), 2008, 2009 (all pdfs).
This woman is a BOOM LIAR.
Its SHAMEFUL

The best part about the Republicans entirely stealing the Democrats thunder is watching all the 'progressive' and 'open-minded' liberals show just how sexist and misanthropic they are. Keep self-destructing, Democrats! We love the view.

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/speced/2008/09/gov_palins_budget_for_special_1.html

Don't believe her. She is lying again. Palin cut special needs programs in her state by 60%. Don't believe me, do your own search for more links and facts.

Jim Jeffords of VT switched party affiliation over the lack of Federal funding for special ed. All the promises were broken. Here in VT, there is no money for funding. Desperately needed one-on-one para-educators are being cut and children with special needs and their main stream teachers are not getting the support they need.
Trig was a poster child and a prop at the convention. Where were all McCain's children??

I'm leery of her promise to support children with disabilities when she slashed funding for special education by 60% while Governor of Alaska. I think this is an empty promise to get elected. Pay attention to her actions, not her words.

What bothers me is that people simply take the Republicans at their word even though they have been lying to us for so long. It is so frustrating that people believe them especially since Sarah Palin cut funding for similar programs fro people with disabilities in her state by 62%

I have a son with Fragile X Syndrome. He is now 25, but boy has it been a long, hard haul. I had to do most of it by myself. I didn't have family members or collegues wives (e.g. Cindy McCain) to hold my son when I had other things that I needed to do. I am not complaining - he is my son and I love him dearly. I took steps to insure that I would not have another pregnancy once I found out I was a carrier of this genetic defect and had a 50% chance of passing it on, but accidents happen. . . .On top of the personal cost, my son's therapies and education have cost untold thousands of dollars. Thank You to the taxpayers who have shouldered these costs. My vote will go to the candidates who a) will let me and others like me make the hard choices, instead of making them for us, and b) who have a track record of putting their money where their mouth is and actually voting for legislation that will improve the quality of life for those like my son - instead of leaving them to fall through the cracks of society.

Please post Govonor Palins record of cutting funding for speacial needs children by 60%.......it would be appreciated if all of Palins words were matched to deeds.

Why do sites like Newsweek continue to write only these types of stories without showing the other side (reality)...she has NOT supported special needs rights, which even cursory research would show. It also puzzles me why the media and conservative base are so enthralled with her unwed,pregant daughter who is now that Palin has been nominated will be marrying her boyfriend. Imagine if the Dem candidate had such a situation...the media and conservative base would be all over them with hate filled stuff. Yet these guys are being held up as such an ideal family. Frankly if Palin hadn't fought comprehensive sex education her daughter might not be where she is now. Just boggles the mind of rational people.

If anyone bothered to do their research they would find that Governor Palin cut the funding in the Alaska State Budget for people with disabilities from $8 million to $3 million. Shouldn't that record tell you enough to realize that, like John McCain, she will say anything to get elected.

Any child with downs needs therapy, especially within the first years of their lives. Because of the physical limitations such as short stubby fingers which makes fine motor activities difficult and cognitive delays they will need occupational therapy in order to become more independent in their growing lives. Early intervention is key. It worries me that for Trigs first years his mom might be so pre occupied with helping to run a country or even god forbid RUN the country that he wont receive the full attention he deserves! I think her priorities may be backwards at this point in both her and his life.