Comments on: McCain courts the autism vote

By: Easter Seals and Autism » Blog Archive » Courting the “special needs vote”

Fri, 07 Aug 2009 15:29:54 +0000

[...] the final presidential debate, where both candidates mentioned autism and other disabilities. A post on the Left Brain/Right Brain – Autism News and Opinion blog asks whether McCain is “courting the autism vote.” A story in the American Chronicle [...]

By: Acoustic Bob

Acoustic Bob — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 19:35:19 +0000

I couldn’t find it now, but I know I read or saw in a video that although Palin has a “special needs” child, and McCain gives lip service to Autism, he voted against some key bills that were supported by and would’ve helped the Autistic community, citing their cost as the main reason. Yet he wants to make permanent the staggeringly unfair tax cuts for the wealthy.

By: Bunny

Bunny — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 11:50:37 +0000

Joe, Here's more info for you on Sarah Palin, Alaska, and special needs funding: Special Needs Truth '08

By: Autism Blog - More presidential autism politics | Left Brain/Right Brain

Autism Blog - More presidential autism politics | Left Brain/Right Brain — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 01:26:57 +0000

[...] Palin addressed issues brought up by Mr. Obama in the recent debate: how to fund autism research and have an across the board spending freeze. Ms. Palin [...]

By: Ms. Clark

Ms. Clark — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 22:32:43 +0000

I wonder how many who end up in the boot camp were too busy being “social” and didn’t want to waste time reading books an’ stuff.
(still bitter from being bullied by the “in crowd” in junior-high and high-school I guess…)

By: Joseph

Joseph — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 22:03:00 +0000

Reportedly, the boot camp consumes two thirds of the special ed budget.

You mean it’s not the tsunami of autistic kids? Who would’ve thought that? (Well, besides us.)

By: Another Voice

Another Voice — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 21:39:38 +0000

Yes, the special ed budget in Alaska did increase. When Alaska imposed an oil tax on oil passing thru their state, the revenue to the state increased, along with the price of gas for the lower 48. Thank you very much.

One thing to note that Sarah may have forgot to mention, in Alaska “special education” includes the boot camp for high school drop outs. Reportedly, the boot camp consumes two thirds of the special ed budget.

By: Ringside Seat

Ringside Seat — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 21:36:13 +0000

Well, we only have another three and a half weeks of these dopes, and then they are history.

By: Sullivan

Sullivan — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 20:40:43 +0000

“And all Americans will open their wallets and their hearts to do so.” Doesn’t sound like a pledge for any kind of central funding to me, and in fact is an untrue sweeping generalization, in my opinion made in desperate ignorance of reality. How can he guarantee this? He cannot.

Sounds to me like someone who will let the public open their wallets to fund IDEA rather than let the Federal government live up to their commitment.

By: Patrick

Patrick — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 19:33:19 +0000

“And all Americans will open their wallets and their hearts to do so.” Doesn’t sound like a pledge for any kind of central funding to me, and in fact is an untrue sweeping generalization, in my opinion made in desperate ignorance of reality. How can he guarantee this? He cannot.