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Palin Outlines Four-Point Focus In McCain Administration
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Posted on 09/15/2008 10:26:48 AM PDT by Chet 99

Palin Outlines Four-Point Focus In McCain Administration

(GOLDEN, COLO.) - For the first time since joining the Republican ticket, Sarah Palin outlined the issues she would focus on in a John McCain administration.

“John and I have worked out a plan—what I want to concentrate on and what he would like to kind of tap into me to help with, Palin said at a rally in front of a few thousand people here. “My mission is going to energy security and government reform. And another thing near and dear to my heart, it’s going to be helping families who have special needs and children with special needs. And we’re going to be pushing for innovative cures for diseases.”

Palin has appeared in a string of large rallies since being named McCain’s running mate, and for the most part, she has doggedly stuck to her script. But in Monday’s Colorado appearance, she offered a host of new remarks, including a fresh line of attack against Barack Obama.

“Our opponent wants to raise income taxes and raise payroll tax and raise investment income taxes and raise business taxes and raise the death tax,” Palin said.

(Excerpt) Read more at cbsnews.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Colorado
KEYWORDS: co2008; colorado; mccainpalin
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To: GOPinCa

What on earth, frankly, can the Feds do for special needs kids?

Why are they even involved in education, for that matter.


21 posted on 09/15/2008 10:54:17 AM PDT by Boiling Pots (Old and Busted: Barack 0bama, New Hotness: Sarah Palin)
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To: afortiori

I was doing a lot of Sarah Palin listening the last couple weeks, including going to see her in person in Lancaster PA, and I was hoping for something other than the stump speech. It doens’t matter to me what Biden does; it matters that McCain Palin start outlining their administration’s points for us. I think that McCain Palin should elevate themselves and ignore the opponent; stop talking about Lipstick and sex education in Kindergarten.


22 posted on 09/15/2008 10:54:29 AM PDT by merry10
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To: Boiling Pots

I will admit to being the recipient of federal funding for my “special needs” daughter. The feds send money to schools and she benefits. I’m happy; her education is working out finally. In most instances having guidelines for Special Needs education is very critical.


23 posted on 09/15/2008 10:56:24 AM PDT by merry10
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To: merry10

In the ten minute clip posted above in #20, I thought just about all of that was Fresh material...

To beat up on a candidate for saying the same things in a speech when she has been running for a couple of weeks is just nuts anyway... They have a set of issues and ideas that they want to hit home, and most people don’t pay as much attention as we do...

How many times do marketers run ads to get their messages across?


24 posted on 09/15/2008 11:03:56 AM PDT by RobFromGa (It's the Spending, Stupid! (not the method of collection))
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To: RobFromGa

I meant that I myself wanted to hear something else from McCain Palin...I like both of them, have been a John McCain fan for years. But I did want to hear something new...so I am glad she is doing it. Of course, when would she have had the time to work on a new speech!


25 posted on 09/15/2008 12:04:19 PM PDT by merry10
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To: Chet 99
Rather than paying for research, which results in more... (drumroll please)... research, Palin should propose tax-funded, lump-sum rewards for disease cures (however cure is defined). That's probably asking too much, but it's worth throwing out there.
26 posted on 09/15/2008 12:11:03 PM PDT by Aquinasfan (When you find "Sola Scriptura" in the Bible, let me know)
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To: Chet 99

Oh yeah, and McCain’s proposal to give the vice president A LIST OF THINGS TO DO is a great idea, both practically and tactically.


27 posted on 09/15/2008 12:22:19 PM PDT by Aquinasfan (When you find "Sola Scriptura" in the Bible, let me know)
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To: Boiling Pots

For one thing we are supposedly the party of life.

If we truly want people to have babies with special needs, then I think we have to help them financially.

I have a special needs daughter, and it is very overwhelming financially. We’ve managed, but my husband makes a good salary. My daughter is also not as disabled as others. She mainly has speech, coordination, reading, and writing issues, plus seizures. She is not in a wheelchair, and she is not below average intelligence.

This may be a state’s issue, but the states are not supporting special needs kids.

Parents of special needs kids are constantly fighting school districts to get appropriate therapy for our kids. In many cases in order to get minimal services, parents have to hire lawyers to get services.

Also, insurance companies refuse to pay for therapies even when doctors and therapist agree that a special needs patient needs them and the policy says they are included.

I know that I am concerned that if my husband loses his job, and cobra runs out, we will not be able to get insurance for my daughter.

Also, therapies truly do help special needs kids. Without therapy, my daughter would not be able to talk, read, or write. With therapy, she can talk. Not as well as you or I but good enough. She can read and write at grade level. She is also able to read enough to do math, and show that she is gifted in math. She wants to be an accountant, and thanks to therapy she probably will be able to.


28 posted on 09/15/2008 1:39:22 PM PDT by luckystarmom
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To: Chet 99

I love Sarah Palin.

But the SNL skit was a scream:

What’s the difference...

Lipstick.

...between a hockey...

Lipstick.

...mom and a pit...

Lipstick.

bull?

Lipstick.

Lipstick.


29 posted on 09/15/2008 3:54:53 PM PDT by Arthur McGowan
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To: afortiori

You forgot: “Stand up, Chuck!”


30 posted on 09/15/2008 3:58:31 PM PDT by Arthur McGowan
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