Maniacc
10-27-2008, 06:10 PM
Palin made a big deal a few days back about how under McCain the government would increase special needs spending. She also said this:
Where does a lot of that earmark money end up anyway? You’ve heard about some of these pet projects they really don’t make a whole lot of sense and sometimes these dollars go to projects that have little or nothing to do with the public good. Things like fruit fly research in Paris, France. I kid you not.
Actually that Fruit Fly research is in Chapel Hill, at the UNC Medical Center.
And the goal behind that research?
UNC protein discovery could boost autism research - http://localtechwire.com/business/local_tech_wire/biotech/story/1809660/
You couldn't make this stuff up. She's exactly what you'd expect of a bible-thumping former beauty pageant contestant.
Where does a lot of that earmark money end up anyway? You’ve heard about some of these pet projects they really don’t make a whole lot of sense and sometimes these dollars go to projects that have little or nothing to do with the public good. Things like fruit fly research in Paris, France. I kid you not.
Actually that Fruit Fly research is in Chapel Hill, at the UNC Medical Center.
And the goal behind that research?
UNC protein discovery could boost autism research - http://localtechwire.com/business/local_tech_wire/biotech/story/1809660/
You couldn't make this stuff up. She's exactly what you'd expect of a bible-thumping former beauty pageant contestant.