Scientists Accuse White House of Distorting Facts

[Chewbacca]

The Bush administration has deliberately and systematically distorted scientific fact in the service of policy goals on the environment, health, biomedical research and nuclear weaponry at home and abroad, a group of about 60 influential scientists, including 20 Nobel laureates, said in a statement issued today.

The sweeping charges were later discussed in a conference call with some of the scientists that was organized by the Union of Concerned Scientists, an independent organization that focuses on technical issues and has often taken stands at odds with administration policy. The organization also issued a 37-page report today that it said detailed the accusations.

Together, the two documents accuse the administration of repeatedly censoring and suppressing reports by its own scientists, stacking advisory committees with unqualified political appointees, disbanding government panels that provide unwanted advice, and refusing to seek any independent scientific expertise in some cases.

"Other administrations have, on occasion, engaged in such practices, but not so systematically nor on so wide a front," the statement from the scientists said, adding that they believed the administration had "misrepresented scientific knowledge and misled the public about the implications of its policies."
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President Bush is taking flak from all corners. Along with this report today, the WH backed away from their glowing jobs forecast and a new CNN/USA Today poll showed either Kerry or Edwards ahead of Bush by double digits. Stack all this up with OBL still on the lamb, the lack of WMDs in Iraq, and consumer confidence coming in way low although the economy is supposedly rebounding and predicting that Bush will be a one-term president doesn't seem that far-fetched, all with-out even mentioning the minor Guard service questions.

[Timber Loftis]

*pictures OBL "on the lamb"*
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[Chewbacca]

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[ 02-18-2004, 07:17 PM: Message edited by: Chewbacca ]

[Illumina Drathiran'ar]

::hand on chest in a shocked gesture:: Bush has misled America?! He distorted facts?! Why, by all accounts, he sounds like a... a.. a.......
A POLITICIAN!
::collective gasp::

[Skunk]

Originally posted by Illumina Drathiran'ar: ::hand on chest in a shocked gesture:: Bush has misled America?! He distorted facts?! Why, by all accounts, he sounds like a... a.. a....... A POLITICIAN! ::collective gasp::

And that makes it OK?
So a car salesman tells you that the car your buying was just serviced and, when it falls apart on the freeway the next day you should have no right of redress because, he was afterall A CAR SALESMAN and we all know how they lie?

[Illumina Drathiran'ar]

That sounds awfully close to accusing me of supporting a politician.
Naturally I must clear my good name.
Perhaps you aren't familiar with my sense of humor or my political views, which become abundantly clear by reading a few of my posts, but I don't expect you to keep tabs on everyone.
So let me state, for the record, that I hate politicians, and I absolutely loathe Bush. I despise him. I hope he chokes on another pretzel. He sent other peoples' children off to die so he could play his cowboy war games.
( ::rereads that:: Yes, I think that's clearer now...)

[Skunk]

No, no - I thought that you sounded awfully close to being resigned with the state of affairs - but clearly not...