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.
The Drosophila fruit fly is probably the stickiest subject in any level of science education and most students first introduction to genetics. So in a bizarre way it makes sense that a creationist would discount such research. However this statement was made while she was giving a speech on Americans with disabilities and early identification of such disorders, primarily autism. How does this twit think early identification of genetic disorders such as autism is possible without studying the very nature of genetics? Is she suggesting that we perform autism research on autistic kids? I’m sure their parents wont mind.
Well I still haven’t resolved my problems with Obama/Biden on a number of policy issues, but this seals the deal for me on McCain/Palin. This idiot can not be allowed any where near a position of power, send her back to her welfare state before she’s given the opportunity to do any real damage.
Now scientists at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine have shown that a protein called neurexin is required for these nerve cell connections to form and function correctly.
The discovery, made in Drosophila fruit flies may lead to advances in understanding autism spectrum disorders, as recently, human neurexins have been identified as a genetic risk factor for autism.
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Meh…
Wow, and Dennis Leary is getting flack from the Emerson Alums! Sarah Palin is setting us women back a few years. Oh, Hilary, where did you go?
No quotes from Obama’s seething racist rants? I’m shocked, shocked.
Tom Ridge was the perfect pick for McHover a 3 time Governor of Pennsylvania a state that was and is still the only path that Mchover had and has to win But the Palin pick shows how erratic he and his campaign are! John McCain is from a time gone by and Palin after this national roll out will never get into the Air Force Observatory or the White House she is a laughing stock! Brendan I hope you will be voting for Obama/Biden for what ever reason even just to vote against Palin! Barack Obama and Joe Biden support Stem Cell research and possibility of finding cures for things that in the past were considered incurable they have real vision for the future! Obama/Biden for the Future!
Which seething racist rants would those be? And if they did exist, which they do not, what would they have to do with Drosophila melanogaster?
They also fail any constitutional test for their support of an enhanced FISA, AIPAC and the Patriot Act. The later having been drafted by Biden in the wake of the Oklahoma City bombing. That lesser of two evils game is for simpletons.
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1008/14929.html
So what do ya do not vote? Going an inch forward is better than going 4 miles backwards and voting for McCain/Palin is going backwards for sure! I understand about Fisa, the Patriot act and the votes that Obama and Biden took but a McCain/Palin Administration would be catastrophic for the individual civil rights of Americans and with 2 possibly 3 picks to the Supreme Court in the next 4 years America can’t afford McCain to be picking more Scalia’s and Thomas’ to the court!
Once again, a man ahead of his time. Fuck hope Gordon, fuck hope.
His rants about “white man’s greed’ and people who are clinging “to their guns and Religion”, for starters. Guns and Religion were two of the basic freedoms our Founders guaranteed us, if you didn’t know that.
You want to know what I think would really scare you? A man dressed in ceremonial robes, chanting incantations from a dead language while burning exotic spices to ward off the Devil. That’s Bob Spellane at Mass every Sunday.
Seen it. Been there. Put money in his basket.
George Carlin funny guy! I guess I’ll add anti-Catholic bigot to the list of your anti-social traits lincoln!
http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment_tv_tvblog/2008/10/obama-campaign.html
Never question the Messiah or you shall be banned from his kingdom.
I am a Catholic, you idiot. You think I go to Mass just for the spectacle of it?
But, I’d like to know why Governor Palin’s Religious practices/statements are fair game and Bob’s aren’t? Maybe because you’re a slavish supporter of all things Liberal/Obama even when they directly contradict you? Poor Leninist twerp.
Again with the Lenin! You just learn the word or sumtin’ NC? Barack is much more Keynsian than Leninst, and, according to my bedside reading, most conservative economists, (i.e. Greenspan and Wolters of Princeton) are acknowledging their misplaced faith in the invisible hand.
lincoln you’re NO CATHOLIC!
lincoln, her religious beliefs are fair game because they contradict our understanding of the world. Jesus did not live with dinosaurs and there are no witches.
“white mans greed” was a Rev Wright line, not an obama line. And the sermon was mostly spot on unless you’re the kind of guy who is scared by black men yelling at you.
The guns and religion speech was one of the best of recent memory. It was clearly not an attack on constitutional rights, just the opposite, Americans spend more time debating abortion and gun control than issues that could actually improve (or harm) our quality of life. If the Palins of the world want to ignore most of reality because they truly believe the end times are near and instead ‘cling to guns and religion’, that is fine, but to expect the rest of us to share in their insanity should be a call to war for the rest of us. but If you can’t see that, try looking in the mirror more often.
Pete, lincoln and conservatives use the words Leninist, socialist, communist, radicalism and messiah today because the concept or word liberal doesn’t scare the American people anymore, as a matter of fact all the polls are saying that the American people want Government to do more, have more programs and money for main street! America is now and during the last 4 years become a center left country a PROGRESSIVE MODERATE COUNTRY like Senator Barack Obama that’s why he is winning the American people and the race for President!
Of course the Worcester City Council doesn’t want to do anything for main street they want the colleges, Churches and Temples to do it for them! Did you read S.Sutner today?
Lincoln, I think that you should just mind your business about Bob Spellane. I don’t even know the guy and your statment about watching the guy in church reminds me of growing up Catholic here in the 50’s when everyone minded everyone else’s business. True Catholics practice their faith by passing no judgement and may just go to church sometimes just for the pageantry. Whatever you may think of Mr. Spellane, I’m sure he is paying the price with the dissolution of his marriage, his financial quagmire and his public embarassment.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/26/magazine/26mccain-t.html?ref=magazine
lincoln, you’re aware that Joe Klein from TIME magazine was banned from both the McCain and Palin camps? Joe Klein, he has covered every presidential campaign since Carter. Barbera West is provincial idiot pandering to idiots. People tossing about terms like Communist and socialist have no idea what they’re squawking about.
“as a matter of fact all the polls are saying that the American people want Government to do more, have more programs and money for main street! America is now and during the last 4 years become a center left country a PROGRESSIVE MODERATE COUNTRY like Senator Barack Obama that’s why he is winning the American people and the race for President!” – Gordo
>>there is not one person that questions this horsesheet?
we have an urban core of the city that would collapse if we took away all the “programs” that are available now, a city near collapse cause of the huge percentage of non-productive citizens residing in it and Gordo states “every poll indicates” Americans want more of em’-maybe in Worcester, cause it seems like there are about 8 in it who know how to make a buck on their own but please stop speaking for the rest of the country Gordo…..just what Worcester needs more unproductive folks flocking to us for more free goodies
Only someone who lives under a rock(or in Somerville) would dispute what I said in the post you are referring to Paul.
http://www.theweek.com/article/index/90147/3/End_Times_for_Reaganism
Gordon, I have promised Buckpaxton I would not call you a moron or an idiot so I will refrain from doing so…..your man is gonna get 50% of the popular vote if he is lucky..that means that not all of the USA agrees with your opinion..it also means that millions of Democrats are crossing the aisle to vote something other than Democrat:>) Why has this been happening since 1980? I understand that poliical reasoning or political thought is somewhat new in Worcester but that is okay as long as you can google a subject…your man is riding a wave Gordon and nothing more!
http://somervillenews.typepad.com/the_somerville_news/2007/03/obama_finally_p.html
A funny little relationship Somerville and Barry Obama…read above
My real estate office was a block away from where Barry lived on Winter Hill while he attended Harvard..I managed the bulding across the street..I probably said hello to yer man every day Gordo:>)
“Only someone who lives under a rock(or in Somerville) would dispute what I said in the post you are referring to Paul”
>>almost a slip there hah Gordo..what you really meant to say was anyone who disagrees with you or your ilk period lives under a rock or in Somerville!
Like I chat about on my blog..you and your ilk are a huge reason why millions have left the Democratic Party since 1980..and why Democrats who never would have now vote on a regular basis for a Republican or other party candidate
Democrats are flocking to the McHover campaign? You have just proved my point, I rest my case! Go do some readin or watchin!
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102×3569729
“Democrats are flocking to the McHover campaign? You have just proved my point, I rest my case! Go do some readin or watchin”
>>you may want to do some of that reading you prescribe for me Gordo before stating you have made a point..no where do I state – not here or on my blog that Democrats are flocking to the John McCain ticket and if you have proved a point other than that you have limited knowledge of poliics other than what you can glean from google please state the point-please
Again, Gordo..since 1980….millions of Democrats have left the party all together or have been crossing the asile to vote Republican and even if it is happening less in this particular elecion cycle it is sill happening in a large way and will continue to happen as long as folks like yourself have a “D” next to their name and folks that have similiar shared views are in any sort of power.
I just heard the PDA has hit Worcester and they have their first meeting in November…Beancountah! What a fun group this is-It will be interesting to see the first Dem on their hit list once they get mobilized
Palin’s a good looking woman, but I think looks alone aren’t really enough to qualify you as the leader of the free world. An a non-american, I’m glad that the republicans got beat, I have no real issue with McCain, but god forbid something should happen to him and Palin ends up the most powerful person on the planet!