Editing David Vitter (section)

==== Louisiana Family Forum earmark ====
{{wikinews|Senator David Vitter to earmark $100,000 for creationist group}}
In September 2007, Vitter [[Earmark (politics)|earmarked]] $100,000 in federal money for a Christian group, the [[Louisiana Family Forum]],<ref name="T-P092207">{{cite news|date=September 22, 2007|author=Walsh, David|url=http://blog.nola.com/times-picayune/2007/09/vitter_earmarked_federal_money.html|title=Vitter earmarked federal money for creationist group|newspaper=[[Times-Picayune]]|access-date=September 24, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071213150447/http://blog.nola.com/times-picayune/2007/09/vitter_earmarked_federal_money.html|archive-date=December 13, 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref> known for challenging [[evolution]] by means of "[[Teach the Controversy|teaching the controversy]]" which promotes [[intelligent design]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lafamilyforum.org/explore.cfm/forumnotes/originsscience |title=Origins Science |publisher=[[Louisiana Family Forum]] |access-date=November 10, 2007 }}{{dead link|date=May 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> According to Vitter, the earmark was "to develop a plan to promote better science education".<ref name="T-P092207" /> ''[[The Times-Picayune]]'' alleged the group had close ties with Vitter.<ref name="T-P092207" /> However, they have criticized Vitter for his support of [[Rudy Giuliani]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lafamilyforum.us/FFarchives/v9i11.htm |title=Vitter Sends Shockwaves |publisher=[[Louisiana Family Forum]] |access-date=November 10, 2007 }}{{dead link|date=May 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

On October 17, 2007, the liberal organization [[People For the American Way]], along with several other groups asked the Senate to remove the earmark.<ref>{{cite web|date=October 17, 2007|url=http://www.commondreams.org/news2007/1017-09.htm|title=Groups Ask Senate To Remove Earmark Promoting Creationism From Spending Bill|publisher=[[Common Dreams NewsCenter]]|access-date=October 17, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071020062637/http://www.commondreams.org/news2007/1017-09.htm|archive-date=October 20, 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=October 17, 2007 |url=http://www.pfaw.org/pfaw/general/default.aspx?oId=24825 |archive-url=http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20080828095118/http%3A//site.pfaw.org/site/PageServer?pagename%3Dhomepagenew |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 28, 2008 |title=Earmark for Anti-Science Creationist Group Must Be Removed |publisher=[[People For the American Way]] |access-date=October 17, 2007 }}</ref> Vitter later withdrew it.<ref>{{cite news|date=October 19, 2007|author=Walsh, Bill|url=http://www.nola.com/news/t-p/frontpage/index.ssf?/base/news-9/1192776477212740.xml&coll=1|title=Vitter shifts $100,000 from religious group|newspaper=[[The Times-Picayune]]|access-date=November 2, 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071026171714/http://www.nola.com/news/t-p/frontpage/index.ssf?%2Fbase%2Fnews-9%2F1192776477212740.xml&coll=1|archive-date=October 26, 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=October 18, 2007|url=http://ncse.com/news/2007/10/vitter-earmark-withdrawn-001311|title=Vitter earmark withdrawn|publisher=[[National Center for Science Education]]|access-date=November 18, 2009}}</ref>