Bush censors CDC report on threat of global warming

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Oct 25, 5:18 PM EDT

Dems press White House on CDC testimony

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Several Democrats on Thursday challenged White House officials' claim that they removed large parts of proposed congressional testimony on global warming because the material conflicted with findings from a U.N. scientific panel.

Sen. Barbara Boxer released a paragraph-by-paragraph comparison of the phrases that the White House removed and the U.N. panel's report this year on how climate change affected public health.

The comparisons showed striking similarities.

Both raised virtually identical concerns: heat stress on vulnerable populations; the likelihood of respiratory illnesses from increased air pollution; the spread of waterborne infectious diseases; and more injuries from severe weather events such as wildfires.

At issue is testimony Tuesday by Julie Gerberding, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, which Boxer heads.

"This administration wants to downplay the threat global warming poses to the American people," said Boxer, D-Calif. Joining her at a news conference were Democratic Sens. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota and Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island.

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1. How ironic

In trying to censor us, they've only drawn more attention to the issue
They've only given us a louder clearer voice.

Mayberry Machiavellis indeed. A real bunch of Goobers.

[Sparkly]

2. That is unconscionable.

There ought to be a law - seriously! This is so counter to the public interest. The party of "values" and "compassionate conservatism" doesn't care if people suffer. :mad:

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3. Not to go all "Illuminati" on people

But anyone else wonder why there seems to be a concerted effort to ALLOW the coming climate disasters to happen? It can't all be just making money now. I truly think the power elite are intending to let the human population die down to a low enough level that those of them that survive can enslave the survivors more easily.

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4. These folks love science

that involves figuring out new ways to kill people, i.e. microbiology, weapons testing, but science is bad when it interferes with their interests, stem cell, climate science. Then it has to be massaged. BTW, the Bush shill did reveal the info in the original, but only when pressed.

Also, isn't the U.N. supposed to be 'irrelevant'?