I can see absolutely no reason for this, other than an attempt to control a population through propaganda. I am sure we all know this has taken place before on some level, but it would seem this Administration has gone overboard in its manipulation of science to keep people ignorant.
This pisses me off more than lying for some reason:
Quote:
Former Surgeon General Richard Carmona denounces Bush administration’s political interference
WASHINGTON | President Bush’s first surgeon general testified Tuesday that his speeches were censored to match administration political positions.
He was prevented from giving the public accurate scientific information on issues such as stem-cell research and teen pregnancy prevention, he said.
“Anything that doesn’t fit into the political appointees’ ideological, theological or political agenda is ignored, marginalized or simply buried,” Richard Carmona, surgeon general from 2002 to 2006, told a congressional committee. “The job of surgeon general is to be the doctor of the nation, not the doctor of a political party.”
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http://www.kansascity.com/news/world/story/185250.html
The new guy likely wont care anyway....as he seems to be biased against the sciences
(the guy founded an Anti-Gay church) from the get go.
http://thinkprogress.org/2007/06/01/...neral-nominee/