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Originally Posted by aceventura3
Where was Waxman's legislation when Elders' was fired? Do you guys conclude her firing was not political? Did she lie or pass on information not supported by science? Why the double standard? Was Elders simply too vocal when taking on two of our most politicized social health related issues at the time, AIDS and the WOD? Why have you folks ignored this?
Here another blurb on her to ignore:
http://www.actupny.org/reports/elders.html |
The legislation may be needed now, vs. then due to the outcry from those in the scientific community that feel they need to call the administration on its practices. If we were dealing with a one time political move I doubt much would have ever come of this but, we are not. The current disregard for scientific opinion from way up high has, in my opinion, left few other choices for those who worry about the direction it may lead.
You refer to someone fired by the president for political reasons, here we are dealing with someone who quit, and decided to explain why rather than get fired for not playing the game. Clinton may very well have played it as well, but not to this extent and certainly not as a general practice.
Speaking of Clinton...I would very much like your opinion on a new thread:
http://www.tfproject.org/tfp/showthread.php?t=120958