jtlytle

Vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin evading a mother
of a deaf child?
Jessica Haas, Sioux City, Iowa, a mother of a 2-year old
deaf son, approached Palin after her speech, asking what
she could do to help the deaf.
Palin, being evasive, was "rescued" by security that
pulled her away.



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Hear Again

Here is another article concerning Jessica Haas:

Woman With Deaf Son Questions Palin On Special Needs Care - From The Road

Hear Again

I read a blog which had commentary about this particular issue and one person said "Maybe one of the antlers she acquired as a trophy hunter punctured her brain."

Banjo

Some dumbass left a comment on the website Hear Again just linked us to recently.

Brian

I saw that remark earlier this morning, Banjo.

Secretblend

Sounds like the person who wrote that was being scarcastic. However, I could be wrong.

Angel

hmmm... I'm trying to see the poster's point of view but I just can not get my head that far up my a$$.

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Mistyrose

HuH?!....

shel90

She was unable to answer the question directly...not good at all considering she has a son with special needs. It makes her sound like she doesnt really know what goes on in the educational system especially for deaf children.

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Banjo

You could be right, that thought did occur to me when I first read it. Although it is easy for one to take it the wrong way.

Maybe it is.

shel90

It probably shows that people are so hurt by the economy and their way of thinking has been affected by it.

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Brian

It is possible Palin had some of her aides to talk to Ms. Haas.

People like McCain/Palin and Obama/Biden running for office have to leave to attend other events even if they wanted to stay speaking to people. They don't have much times to hang out with people whenever they wanted to.

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I honestly can't tell whether or not this poster is being sarcastic.

Mistyrose

Thats why i said..."Huh?"....lol!
I was dumbfounded since she has a child with
special needs..geez.

Byrdie714

Good point. Especially if they are attending events in 7 different states.

jillio

Just more of the McCain/Palin campaign not giving any real answers. They are more than willing to make statements such as "Parents of special needs children, you will have a friend and an advocate in the White House" but unable to give any specifics of just exactly what that advocacy would entail. She doesn't know what the problems are, and therefore doesn't have a clue as to what is needed to solve them.

jillio

Obama manages to work the details of his vision into his speeches. Is it too much to ask that the other candidates do the same?

Hear Again

Exactly.

In fact, if you read an article that was posted by dreama in the political forum (unfortunately I can't remember the name of the thread -- I think it was "A Friend in the White House"), you can read a speech Palin gave to parents of children who have special needs. No specifics were given as to how she would solve the issues these parents deal with on a daily basis.

Liebling:-)))

It look like that Palin don´t know what she should answer woman´s question and find any excuse to answer her...

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That was my thought too, Liebling.

jtlytle

Her GRAND son is the one who have down syndrome.
I know, she tells people that the baby is "her son" not from her 15 years old daughter ( now 16 and pregnancy again) .

Now you understand why Sarah Palin said no to Medical releases to the government. Political Radar: Still No Medical Records From Palin

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Actually you're wrong. Palin's youngest son Trig has Down Syndrome.

BradB08

Sounds like a typical McCain/Palin supporter and obviously clueless as to the billions of dollars that we just gave to irresponsible investors and all of the corporate welfare, which qualifies as redistribution of the PEOPLE'S wealth!

VamPyroX

Either she was evasive or security was being paranoid and overly-protective that they thought Palin was being threatened.

I do know that some people can be too aggressive with their approach towards certain issues that those approaches are not always wise.

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Byrdie714

No because they are too busy trying to mock Obama. *wink wink*.

Secondly--one is better orator than the other and we know who that is. *wink wink*.

Mistyrose

Thats what i thought..it is her own son..the youngest one,
who has Down Syndrome..
Thanks for the clarification, Hear Again.

SCBassist

As it is, not just anyone can approach a candidate - regardless if you're well dressed, a mother, an old woman, etc. The way it was written seems like it was a standard security procedure, so I assume there are appropriate venues for expressing concerns. It's not like the old days anymore, thanks to terrorists and hair trigger types, important people are no longer approachable anymore. Hell, sometimes even politicians get it wrong - kissin' hands and shaking babies!

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Fresh2Deaf

Well, the way I understand the media is.... Palin says, "oh sure, we'll help the deaf." Then the Obama camp says, "well, how are you going to help the deaf without raising taxes, see I'm going to raise taxes on rich people, blah blah blah......" So she just ran away....

It's an ugly race. I should be president........ *sigh*

SCBassist

LOL Ever notice the gray hair after their term as president?

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