Bad Deeds for 7-21-2008

Right Wing Radio Host Michael Savage Says 99 Percent Of Autistic Children Are Misdiagnosed Brats – Radio talk show host Michael Savage, who described 99 percent of children with autism as brats, said Monday he was trying to “boldly awaken” parents to his view that many people are being wrongly diagnosed. “In 99 percent of the cases, it’s a brat who hasn’t been told to cut the act out,” Savage said on his radio program last Wednesday. Savage offered no apology in a message posted Monday on his Web site. He said greedy doctors and drug companies were creating a “national panic” by overdiagnosing autism, a mental disorder that inhibits a person’s ability to communicate. Some parents of autistic children have called for Savage’s firing after he described autism as a racket last week.

 

John McCain Doesn’t Know Geography – How many more of these will it take before we finally dispense with the idea that John McCain is some sort of foreign policy genius who is uniquely qualified to be commander-in-chief? Today on “Good Morning America,” John McCain was asked whether he agreed with Barack Obama when he says the situation in Afghanistan is “precarious and urgent.” In predictable fashion, McCain downplays the significance of the deteriorating security situation there. McCain then says, “We have a lot of work to do. It’s a very hard struggle, particularly given the situation on the Iraq-Pakistan border.” But there is no Iraq-Pakistan border. They are separated by Iran. Just another gaffe to add to the pile.

 

USDA Considering Release of 24 Million Acres of Land From the Conservation Reserve Program – One of the most successful conservation programs in the U.S. is at risk. The USDA is considering the release of 24 million acres of land from the Conservation Reserve Program for commercial use. The penalty-free release of this land would deal a devastating blow to our water, soil, habitat and efforts to stop global warming. It would be the equivalent of having 11 million more cars on our roads…each year. If this CRP land is released, there will be billions of dollars of taxpayer investment lost in addition to millions of acres tagged for land and wildlife conservation.

 

Bush and McCain Keep Telling Us Our Problems Are All in Our Heads – Have you noticed that President Bush and John McCain keep telling Americans our problems are all in our heads and that we just need to feel better?

 

 

Regards,

Jim