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Sarah Palin's Stance On Technology Issues

Posted by Soulskill on from the wait,-alaska-has-electricity? dept.

Revolution Radio writes "BetaNews has a short description of what we might expect from Governor Palin regarding technology issues. She demonstrated her familiarity with the internet by initiating an online education program for state workers, using the web for government transparency, and a supporting the general concept of 'long-distance distribution of services' (similar to net neutrality?)." We've previously discussed Senator Joe Biden's tech voting record and compared the technology platforms of Obama and McCain. In addition to the above story about Palin, Betanews also has analyses of Obama, McCain, and Biden regarding tech policy.

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  1. Hello... Evolution? by Ecuador · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Isn't the fact that if it was up to her our schools would be teaching creationism enough for a Slashdot reader? You can call me a troll/off topic, but I think if we have a FAIL in basic science, technology issues are unimportant.

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    1. Re:Hello... Evolution? by zoogies · · Score: 5, Insightful

      Palin sounds so very reasonable when she says those things. Fact is, she believes creationism is an alternative theory on equal grounding with evolution. Psh. "Healthy debate is so important." Hah.

      There's no debate here: evolution is biology, creationism is not.

    2. Re:Hello... Evolution? by Tubal-Cain · · Score: 5, Insightful

      yet she does not believe in evolution

      I think she may be confusing evolution with abiogenesis. Most people do.

    3. Re:Hello... Evolution? by kanweg · · Score: 5, Insightful

      Well, I'm one of those people living outside the US borders not worth counting if we get shot because the US must be defended 8000 miles away, and WE are concerned when a (vice) president chooses to ignore facts just because there is something else he/she'd like to believe. Powerful people starting wars because they think their supreme being would like that or just because they have created an environment in which scare mongering over WMD can flourish scares the shit out of us. Your last regime caused tens of thousands of deaths among inhumans, and over 3000 patriots because of that.

      A tendency not to want to hear facts is NOT something we'd like to see. Thank you.

      Bert

    4. Re:Hello... Evolution? by IllForgetMyNickSoonA · · Score: 5, Insightful

      Of course it does affect the country! Teaching superstitious beliefs in schools (be it the creationism or the Van Daeniken blithering) makes the country (resp. it's residents) dumber and even more ignorant of science.

      Want to teach your kids religion? Fine, send them to church. But leave it out of schools!

    5. Re:Hello... Evolution? by IgnoramusMaximus · · Score: 5, Insightful

      Although it may garner some lolz from those who agree with you, associating your opponent's stance with straw men does not make your argument any stronger.

      I did nothing of the sort. Flat Earth nutbars and Creationist nutbars have equal weight in the realm of science. Flat Earth Theory and Crationism are nearly identical in their lack of evidence in support of these "theories" and their opposition theories have veritable mountains of evidence on their side, cross-referenced across a multitude of scientific disciplines.

      The only difference between Creationism and Flat Earth is that the most proponents of Flat Earth simply died out, cluctching to their "Truth" until their last breath, leaving a pitiful band of lunatics to carry their mantle. Creationists are still abundant and their bone-headed fight with the rock of the obvious still goes on. But, as such things go, it will be their skulls which crack before the rock gives out, just as it was for the Flat Earthers ...

      The reason I did such a substitution is because Creationists abhor when they are being exposed for what they are, and will do everything in their power to cloak themselves in pretense of "respectability", as if such posturing somehow gave weight to their abject lunacy.

  2. Re:Does it matter? by martinw89 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    McCain is 72 and has had cancerous growths. Obama is 47 with a good health record.

  3. NO by je+ne+sais+quoi · · Score: 5, Insightful

    A vote for a creationist or someone who thinks both is okay is a vote for the U.S. as a backwater religious theocracy. The fact that you seem to think that teaching both in the classroom is "okay" means YOU don't understand the difference between the separation between church and state, or that you don't understand that creationism or intelligent design is NOT science, it it religious dogma masquerading as science. It has no testable hypotheses, it does not teach critical thinking, and it has no place in the science classroom! It does not deserve to be taught both as Palin states and the fact that you think she is "being reasonable" means you fell for the religious propaganda.

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  4. Re:Creationism == dumb God by arthurpaliden · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Actually Creationism is an affront to God as it teaches us that God, who is supposedly all powerful and all knowing, was not smart enough to develop a dynamic system but had to settle for a static one.

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  5. No you don't. by khasim · · Score: 5, Insightful

    We learn as much from mistakes as correct actions. (More in some cases)

    Really? So how does a student see a "mistake" after learning Creationism? What does said student "learn" from that "mistake"?

    Seriously, you can teach the difference without saying "Your wrong and have no business being here."

    No, you cannot. Not in a high school science class.

    If you want to teach Creationism, then you do it a class on comparative religions.

    NOT in a science class.

    Do you know how few people can tell the difference between a theory and faith?

    And when you want to teach BOTH in a science class you will only confuse the issue MORE.

    SCIENCE is taught in a science class. Not religion.

    Why do you have a problem with that?

  6. USA Today Bullshit-o-meter offscale by pallmall1 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I don't usually reply to my own posts, but while looking around further, I found this chart showing the actual federal dollars spent among the states. It also includes spending for the District of Columbia (58.6 BILLION DOLLARS). Alaska received such a small amount that there isn't enough room on the graphic to even write the state's name. The USA Today article referenced in the grandparent post doesn't mention total federal spending per state.

    This kind of bullshit -- trying to show that Alaska is a boondoggle dollar sponge by listing per capita breakdown of a portion of federal spending per state instead of actual totals -- is why people think that the mainstream media is in the tank for Obama.

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    1. Re:USA Today Bullshit-o-meter offscale by RicoX9 · · Score: 5, Insightful

      Your numbers are generic. There is no split of Federal funding on a per-capita basis from what is spent ON the Federal facilities and historic landmarks, defense, etc in the District of Columbia. It isn't a fair comparison when your source number is just a "X$ spent" globule.

      As other posters have noted, the fact that they get more per capita than any other STATE (DC not being a state), and are rolling in so much cash that they send citizens a check every year, is a criminal waste of our money.

  7. Re:Iraq war 'a task that is from God' - Palin by shmlco · · Score: 5, Insightful

    If someone thinks that "god" is talking directly to them, then we need to find them a nice little padded room so they can do no harm to themselves nor to others.

    And if "god" wants a pipeline then He can damn well snap His fingers and whip it up Himself. Should be no problem whatsoever for someone who can create an entire universe in a mere six days...

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  8. Re:Internet in Alaska by Oligonicella · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Well, FUD to you too. The jet was draining the budget, jets require on-going maintenance, even if parked. Getting rid of it saved money. It depreciated, hence the 600K drop from purchase. Where did you find the market value and did you consider transportation? Good spin, though.

  9. Re:feels silly by dcroxton · · Score: 5, Insightful

    You should feel silly, for making such a joke of a comment. You pre-emptively call anyone who disagrees with you a troll, yet your post is full of completely unsupported assertions about Palin's supposed inability to make independent decisions. If her background says anything, it is that she does not just do what she is told.

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  10. Re:feels silly by mrseth · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Here's one measure of "readiness" to be president: The ability to face the press. Where is Palin on the Sunday talk shows? She is missing (we do not see Obama hiding from the press). This is highly unusual for a VP candidate. If that Kilkenny letter has any truth in it (and it appears to be legit at first blush), she has a lot to answer for on her record, and our country is in great danger if this person ever gets put into power. I think we have had enough of authoritarians already. I get the impression that she is a female Cheney or Nixon.