Comments on: Andrea Mitchell on Palin: Her Down’s Syndrome baby is “a very strong appeal to the pro-life community”

By: ELLA L SCOTT

ELLA L SCOTT — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 23:15:47 +0000

i cannot believe andera mitchell said the only women that would vote for SARAH PALIN are uneducated.i felt so bad BECAUSE I REALLY LIKED ANDREA.. I HEARDTHE QUOTE ON FOX NEWS.

By: Steven Jones

Steven Jones — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 17:41:33 +0000

Sarah Palin Slashed Special Needs Education by 62%

For those of you who seem so enamored with Gov. Sarah Palin, it might be worth noting that she oversees the budget for the Department of Education and Early Development Special Schools in Alaska.
These funds provide supplementary educational services to students with severe disabling conditions and the Alaska Challenge Youth Academy. The resident school where the child would normally be placed does not have the resources to provide an adequate educational program. Without the supplementary services the child’s needs would not be met by the local school district in most cases.
The following programs are included within this component:
Special Education Service Agency (SESA)

The Annual budget for 2007, which preceded Gov. Palin was $8,265,300.

http://www.gov.state.ak.us/...

The Annual budget for 2008, enacted by Gov. Palin is $3,156,000.

http://www.gov.state.ak.us/...

The Annual budget for 2009, enacted by Gov. Palin is $3,156,000.

http://www.gov.state.ak.us/...

This is a cut in special needs services to children in Alaska of 5,109,300 , or 62%.

So, as the Alaska State Budget description states, "Without the supplementary services the child’s needs would not be met by the local school district in most cases."

Did 62% of all of the special needs children in Alaska stop having needs once Gov. Palin took office?

Before we get so excited about Gov. Palin bring her "Reformer" agenda to Washington, perhaps we should get to know a little more about what exactly that means to our children, and the opportunities that she would "Reform".

By: allisongayle

allisongayle — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 21:14:55 +0000

Sarah Palin didn't keep the baby to enhance her stature with the pro-life community. She kept him because, like me, she fell in love with her child as soon as she knew she was pregnant. The McCain/Palin team disclosed this publicly only because if they hadn't, they would have been villified by the press for hiding the fact that she had a son with Downs Syndrome. Anyone else's observation of this situation, and subsequent discussions of that observation, is a waste of time.

By: ep

ep — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 18:23:39 +0000

All children are strong appeals to the pro-lfe community, not just children with special needs.

Andrea would not know appeal if it slapped her in the face, but wait, I think it already did!!!!

By: Cort

Cort — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 21:15:17 +0000

I can't comment on Andrea Mitchell's heart or motivation. Only she knows it.
To categorically diss women who vote for Palin is to categorically diss many Catholic mothers of all socio economic stripes (Latino et.al.), many Muslim women who totally believe abortion is morally not acceptable, Catholic nuns, overall, and very educated former doctors and nurses who, have having performed a number of abortions, have had enough.
I'd also like to see her substantiate how many Hillary voters were really Hillary suporters vs. anti-Obama supporter.
What some don't realize is that what they perceived to be an “undereducated” point of view regarding abortion emanates from women who have had them and have suffered terrible Post Traumatic Shock later…not always immediately.
Similarly some in NARAL don't want “informed consent” regarding PTS because were it given, many women would opt not to terminate but rather to carry a child to term. There are those who have had abortions who sincerely regret them and there are others who have had them who if they can keep convincing other women to have them somehow find comfort in having their own decision be reaffirmed by “the numbers” if not by moral argument.
The moral argument against the war in Iraq is the same that Pro Life women make, and the PTS is similar.

By: Larry MD

Larry MD — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 13:42:11 +0000

If you are an intelligent educated white woman, you would know better than to tell someone when to use birth control. You used very poor judgment in making that statement.

By: Kwaayesnama

Kwaayesnama — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 23:50:40 +0000

If this election about judgment the choice of Sarah Pahin shows poor judgment on McCain’s part.

Any intelligent person knows when you choose to have unprotected sex at 43 you have a very high probability of having a child with Downs Syndrome. She used poor judgment not using birth control.

Would she use better judgment dealing with our economy?

Would she use better judgment dealing with our enemies?

I for one am not willing to take a chance on her and John McCain’s judgment, the conditions in this world can not depend on a roll of the dice.

And I’m a educated white woman so don’t get on my back about sexism.

By: Falcon33

Falcon33 — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 20:59:21 +0000

We have just heard from another KOS and/or Huffington idiot

By: truther

truther — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 18:44:15 +0000

The baby isn't hers – it's her daughter's, she's the grandmother. Palin announced her “pregnancy” in March, the baby was born in April. Staffers say they had no idea. Palin was photographed in Vogue magazine just months before, not pregnant. The daughter was missing from school for many months, with “mono.”

By: Eva Young

Eva Young — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 05:05:16 +0000

Not to forget, many women who are “pro-choice” on abortion, that is, opposing criminal penalties for abortion, also chose to carry downs syndrom babies to term.