Trig's Promise

MAD MOM FOR TENNESSEE...THIS IS HOGWASH, ABSOLUTE LIES...AS AN EVANGELICAL CHRISTIAN AND A MOTHER OF A 21 YEAR OLD SPECIAL NEEDS DAUGHTER, I HAD TO FIGHT, I MEAN FIGHT WITH ALL I HAD THE REPUBLICAN PARTY I HELP VOTE IN TO ALLOW MY DAUGHTER AND YOUNG PEOPLE LIKE HER BEING DENIED, I MEAN DENIED THE RIGHT TO GO TO COLLEGE BECAUSE OF 'HIGH STAKES TESTING'. ONE POINT ON ONE TEST DENIES THESE KIDS A REGULAR DIPLOMA AND THE REPUBLICAN PARTY VOTED AGAINST, AGAINST, AGAINST, SENATE BILL 1015 MAY 2005 WHICH WOULD ALLOW THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO CREATE AN APPEALS PROCESS FOR THESE KIDS WITH WHO WORKED THEIR REARS OFF FOR GOOD GRADES. I FOUGHT FOR TWO YEARS AND THE REPUBLICANS SNUBBED THIS IDEA WITH ARROGANCE, MEANNESS AND LIES...I HAVE DATED DOCUMENTED EVIDENCE OF ALL BECAUSE I DID GO TO THE STATE BOARD IN NASHVILLE, TN, I DID CALL WASHINGTON BILL FRIST, LAMAR ALEXANDER, WHITE HOUSE, SEND PACKETS, ETC., ETC. AND THEY WERE HORRIBLE...MY DAUGHTER HAS THE CHALLENGE OF SEVERE RECEPTIVE AND EXPRESSIVE LANGUAGE DELAYS SINCE 7 MONTHS OLD...WE SPENT YEARS, YEARS, TAKING HER TO SPEECH, ETC.. PAID TONS OF MONEY...THE BUSINESS ROUND TABLE (SUPPORTS REPUBLICANS) AND THEY HAVE A 50 STATEY COALITION TO MAKE HIGH STAKES TESTING MANDATORY IN ALL STATES..SOME OF THE QUOTE IN THEIR COALITION DOCUMENTS (WHICH I HAVE) SAYS...PERFORMANCE OR CONSEQUENCES....THESE KIDS ARE NOT WANTED BY THE REPUBLICAN PARTY, NOR DO THEY WANT TO PAY ANY MONEY FOR THEM....I KNOW, I AM A MOM, I WENT TO THE CAPITOL IN NASHVILLE AND ALSO SPOKE AT THE HOUSE EDUCATION COMMITTEE...SARAH PALIN KNOWS NOTHING....AND IF SHE THINKS THE GOOD OLE' BOYS IN THE REPUBLICAN PARTY GIVE A DARN ABOUT HER SPECIAL NEEDS CHILD SHE IS IN FOR A RUDE AWAKENING....I WAS A REPUBLICAN AND VOTED REPUBLICAN BECAUSE OF MY FAITH...THEY ALL LIED AND CONTINUE TO LIE AND COVER THESE KIND OF ISSUES UP....AND, OH YEAH, MY DAUGHTER MANAGE TO GET THAT ONE LAST POINT ON THAT DUMB 'HIGH STAKES' TEST AND IS NOW IN COLLEGE..THE OTHER KIDS WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES IN THE SAME SHOES AS SHE WERE LEFT, NO "SHOVED" THROUGH THE CRACKS...CONGRESSWOMAN MARSHA BLACKBURN'S POLITICAL AIDE, SCOTT GOLDEN, TOLD ME HIS REPUBLICAN SARCASTIC WAY AND I QUOTE "I DON'T BLAME CEO'S IN COMPANIES FOR NOT WANTING PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DISABILITES WORKING FOR THEM"....SO TO ALL OF YOU WHO THINK THE REPUBLICAN PARTY GIVES A DARN ABOUT YOUR SPECIAL NEEDS CHILD...THINK AGAIN AND YOU REALLY NEED TO PRAY VERY HARD ABOUT THIS ONE....CROCKETT IN TN VOTING FOR OBAMA

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'm leery of her promise based on the fact that she slashed special education funding by 60% as Governor of Alaska. I think this is an empty promise to get elected. Pay attention to her actions, not her words.

She will do whatever is to her benifit. Take a look at what she did for special needs kids BEFORE she had one! Remember her state has so much money from oil they give money back so it's not like they can't afford those programs...

Children age out of their parents insurance at 18 unless enrolled as full time college students, once they graduate that's gone. There's no federal prg to address the ongoing needs of thousands of survivors of childhood cancers, genetic disorders or other health conditions. They have no access to health care and couldn't possibly afford private insur. No more bitching and BS we must demand more of both parties! Ask hard questions....

I am a single parent of two disabled children, one who was born that way and one who suffered a serious illness that left her disabled. Stem cell treatments in other countries have been sucessful and parents of disabled children are taking their children to places like China and the Dominican Republic. I would be very interested to hear her take on this? Won't this go against her conservative beliefs?

While you state that bush made the reauthoriazation, he is talking out of the side of his mouth. He has repeatedly appointed judges that have stricken parts of the ADA, or made them ineffective, especially regarding employment. I continue to see discrimination.

While you state that bush made the reauthoriazation, he is talking out of the side of his mouth. He has repeatedly appointed judges that have stricken parts of the ADA, or made them ineffective, especially regarding employment. I continue to see discrimination.

Here is a quote from someone else that was thinking the same thing:
"I wondered why the program was dropped and googled the Alaska Challenge Youth Academy. Guess what? In FY 08 the academy was moved out of special education management and became it???s own program. And it???s funding was increased by about $2.8 million (to $8,234,000 in FY 08from $5,449,300 in FY07). Here???s a link to the program???s FY 08 budget http://gov.state.ak.us/omb/08_OMB/bu???D/comp2837.pdf"

Sarah is Mcfailing on health care and definitely won't be a friend of families. Her Republican party's No Child Left Behind initiative failed miserably , so how can families with "special needs" as she put it count on someone who voted with Bush 90% of the time. Lastly, she needs to undertsand that these children have autism, mental retardation/ Down's Syndrome, cerebral palsy, etc. These are medical conditions which requires not only special funding for the public school systems, but affordable health care for these families.
The Republicans have ignored the fact that nearly 47 million Americans do not have any health insurance, Corporate HMOs aren't gonna lower their premiums to insure these struggling families, so don't hold your breath. How can we trust McBush and McFailin to really change how things are done in Washington? I'm going with the Democrats, Obama & Biden, to fix this mess!