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To the families of special-needs children all across the 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.
Gov. Palin, I can't tell you how much this means to me and my family. For eight long years it felt as if we didn't have a friend in the White House. Phew! Thank you for being my friend. What a relief. I have to be honest, I wasn't expecting that. I too am a parent of a special-needs child. My 6-year-old son Charlie has been living with type 1 diabetes since he was a baby.
As my friend, I'm sure you and Senator McCain will lift the restrictions on federal funding of embryonic stem cell research the moment you take office. That's what friends do, right? Friends are there for you when you need them most.
I'm so glad that you don't have a narrow view of this issue and that you understand that embryonic stem cells hold the most promise for a potential cure. And that only with federal dollars could a cure for diabetes and several other diseases get on the fast track. It's refreshing that you understand that discarded embryos would be best used for medical research in a laboratory rather than, well, discarded. There's not a whole lot you can do with an embryo once it's flushed down the toilet or incinerated. I mean, that would be like shooting a moose and not eating the meat. What a waste. Who would do that? That's just crazy talk.
As we all know, hundreds of thousands of embryos have been destroyed during the process of in-vitro fertilization since the late 1970s. Hundreds of thousands of others are cryogenically shelved in crowded medical closets, collecting dust forever. And since I can't find any news of you picketing or protesting or attempting to shut down a single IVF clinic in Alaska, I must assume that you are, by all means, cool with it.
America would indeed be a more welcoming place for Charlie if there was a cure for diabetes. Thank you for your promise.
Oh, and hey, since we'll be friends, I was wondering if one day I can tag along on the helicopter and shoot some endangered animals from the sky. How funny it must be to see them scurrying away, trying to outrun a helicopter. Polar bears are such dumb, unevolved creatures.
How's next Tuesday?
Brendon came to me yesterday and said "Mom, if I could vote, I would vote for Obama." I asked why and what issues appeal to him and he said "Obama won't put restrictions on medical research for finding a cure." Those were HIS words. Republicans better be careful because future voters are paying close attention.
Carey, you don't... actually BELIEVE that, do you? It's a campaign promise, and therefore a load of sh... crap. Not to say I necessarily believe all of Obama's promises either, ie. I'm not expecting free health care anytime soon. You gotta go by the voting record.
And, now that I read the post a second time, my foot is firmly in my mouth...
I tried to rate this post and I guess I goofed, because I meant to give it 5 stars - I'd like to give it a 10!
Pandering to parents od children with disabilities because she has a child with a disability-it is reprehensible. I really cannot believe that people like this woman or see her as ready to be vice president. I almost prefer Dick Cheney (did I really write that?).
4 more years of Republican rule? God forbid.
Thank you for your comments. To be fair, John McCain supports federal funding for embryonic stem cell research. However, he's been known to change his position on big issues. His choice for VP makes me even more skeptical. He once called leaders of the religious right "agents of intolerance." Now he says, "I found my soul mate."
Shannon: BRENDON 4 PRESIDENT - 2045
Awesome post. I'm a single-issue voter (support for science) and Palin scares the heck out of me.
Well, the governments of Europe have been funding embryonic stem research for a long time with zero results! I guess if the US starts to do it all the cures will be found in a day. As for free healtcare last year while in England(home of free health care) I could not find a place to get any novolog? I thought with free health care they would have all the best treatments availible, but I guess with free health care comes with limitied funding.