Pelosi rips Trump administration's 'thought control' on CDC

[DonViejo]

Source: The Hill




BY JOSH DELK - 12/16/17 03:15 PM EST

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi ripped the Trump administration on Saturday for its ban on the use of certain phrases in official Center for Disease Control (CDC) documents, calling it an attempt at controlling people's words and thoughts.

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Top CDC budget officials forwarded the list of "forbidden" words and phrases to CDC policy analysts on Thursday, which they are prohibited from using in policy recommendations in official documents related to the 2019 budget, which is expected to come out in February.

The Democratic leader's comments follow Rep. Gwen Moore (D-Wis.) calling the decision "deeply disturbing and offensive."

Critics have called the move a politicization of scientific findings, in line with past moves by the administration to remove mentions of climate change and renewable energy initiatives from government websites.

Read more: http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/365259-pelosi-rips-trump-administrations-thought-control-on-cdc

[bucolic_frolic]

1. How did those FREEDOM FRIES work out?

Same damn thing. Control.

[Freethinker65]

2. How about we start using the new term of Trump-based?

Which means only a demented vindictive misogynistic narcissist would believe it to be true.

[Hortensis]

3. Good for her. Spot on.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

4. Newspeak for scientists is Double plus ungood. Double plus unwise. USA double plus far behind.

Canada, Australia and France (among others) will happily accept US scientists seeking a more peaceful life.

Plus Canada and Germany have re-affirmed Internet Neutrality.

[FirstLight]

5. Double-plus ungood!

I am beyond sick watching this unfold across so many aspects of our Govt...and scared too. Just when we think "he can't do THAT, can he?" ...something worse happens...

Ironically, my teen is just starting to read 1984 in AP English... we're going to have some big conversations coming up! (she's the one who wants to go to Harvard and get into govt)

[Bernardo de La Paz]

6. Just like what happened to NOAA and EPA. No "climate change", "global warming". . . nt