So Sarah Palin came out and said this about what Obama said about the Special Olympics:
“I was shocked to learn of the comment made by President Obama about Special Olympics,” Governor Palin said. “This was a degrading remark about our world’s most precious and unique people, coming from the most powerful position in the world.
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Personally, I was disappointed to but I know that Barack made it a point to apologize even BEFORE the clip was aired. And I also know that under an Obama administration, Special Olympians along with other children and adults with special needs will not be left behind.
Let's see what Sarah Palin has DONE for special Olympians - oh that's right, SHE CUT FUNDING FOR THEM
http://thinkprogress.org/2008/09/15/palin-... /
Campaigning in Colorado today, Gov. Sarah Palin (R-AK) promised renewed attention to kids with special needs. She declared, “Ever since I took the chief executive’s job up North I pushed for more funding for students with special needs,” and cited her own family’s experience with the issue. Watch it:
It’s a stretch to say she “pushed” for any policy improvements. Though Palin did sign a law increasing special education funding in Alaska, “she had no role whatsoever” in its development, according to the bill’s author, Rep. Mike Hawker (R).
Moreover, as governor, Palin vetoed $275,000 in Special Olympics Alaska funds (Page 100, SB 221 with vetoes),
slashing the organization’s operating budget in half. Oh, and that stimulus package that includes spending for social services and education - some of that which will help benefit Special Olympians, surely Ms. Palin can't wait to get that money and help benefit these children she wants to do so much for....
http://blogs.usatoday.com/onpolitics/2009/... Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has announced she'll turn down almost a third of the federal stimulus money designated for her state, saying she won't accept money that would just expand government operations.
The state is due about $930.7 million from the $787 billion stimulus package passed in February, the Anchorage Daily News reports. But Palin is rejecting about $288 million of that amount, which includes money for schools, energy programs and social services.
The biggest hit is education, which was set to gain $172 million before Palin's announcement. Various education officials in Alaska aren't too happy with the move and have started lobbying state lawmakers to reinstate the money, the Daily News rep The words that Obama said did hurt people but I know that Obama is the type of president who will apologize when he's wrong, unlike what we had the last 8 years. And I know that Obama will spend the money needed to benefit Special Olympians - Ms. Palin, either you do the same or STFU!
Just because I own a car and can drive doesn't make me qualified to race in the Daytona 500 and the same could be said of Sarah Palin and the Special Olympics. Just because her youngest child has Down Syndrome doesn't make you an advocate for the cause. You have the power to fund these programs but make cuts or deny funds everytime you have the chance. Just like I'm no race-car driver, you are no friend of Special Olympians.
