10.27.08
Palin, science, and fruitflies
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http://www.salon.com/env/feature/2008/10/27/sarah_palin_fruit_flies/index.html
Sarah Palin’s latest swat at science
Fruit fly research is helping a booming new food industry in America — not that the vice-presidential candidate is aware of it.
Sarah Palin, the Republican nominee for vice president of the United States, does not appear to know as much about science as a smart 5th grader. Perhaps you have heard this. On Oct. 24, during a policy speech in Pittsburgh, she went after that darn “earmark money” again.