I realize that I've been picking on the Bush Administration a lot lately, but trying to do otherwise is like trying to win a staring contest with Medusa. The stories lately are just too ridiculous and too ripe for ridicule to pass up. Here's what I mean...
White House Denies Sacrificing Scientific Fact for Political Agendas
The President's Office of Science and Technology Policy is being accused of promoting incorrect information as scientific fact in order to support their own political beliefs and agendas on such issues as abstinence, abortion and the environment, if you can call being against "the environment" a stance since you really don't have to do anything to show people that you're against the environment.
The brunt of attacks came from the Washington based Union of Concerned Scientists (motto: "We're concerned! We're scientists! Get used to it!") who claimed the Office purposefully left false information on their website, long after some of them were debunked in widely published scientific studies and experiments. Director John H. Marburger III denied the group's claims saying all is happy in the Land of Make Believe, and added, "Oh, look, here's a pony, would you like to ride the pony? It's fun. I also bet you'd like a lollipop as well. Mmmmm, lemon, my favorite."
Take for example, according to the Washington Post, a post on the National Cancer Institute's website suggesting a positive link between breast cancer and abortion. Several members of the Centers for Disease Control vehemently refuted the claims saying years of study have proven otherwise, the report said, and the information only came down after a public outcry forced the OSTP to take action. Marburger said the information was removed as soon as they found out it was incorrect, which just happened to be in the same amount of time it takes for Styrofoam to biodigrade.
Even though the White House and the OSTP is going to deny everything the UCS claims, it made me realize just how easy it is to fudge scientific facts to push your own political ideals. It's like screaming "Fire!" in a movie theater or "Shark!" at the beach or "Rush Limbaugh!" at an all you can eat "Seafoodfest and Nacho-Off." Take a look and what some other politicians and pundits are saying...
JOHN KERRY: Being out of work or joining the National Guard in times of world war can lead to heart disease and impotence.
RUSH LIMBAUGH: Addictions to pain killers make you smart enough to tell off those whining Liberal child molesters.
STROM THURMOND: (NOTE: He couldn't say anything because, one, he's dead and, two, he was born before science was discovered.)
HOWARD DEAN: An over active medulla oblongata just means you're really enthusiastic about becoming president.
MICHAEL MOORE: Driving an SUV is a symptom of male genital shrinkage.
Actually, that last one's true.
White House Denies Sacrificing Scientific Fact for Political Agendas
The President's Office of Science and Technology Policy is being accused of promoting incorrect information as scientific fact in order to support their own political beliefs and agendas on such issues as abstinence, abortion and the environment, if you can call being against "the environment" a stance since you really don't have to do anything to show people that you're against the environment.
The brunt of attacks came from the Washington based Union of Concerned Scientists (motto: "We're concerned! We're scientists! Get used to it!") who claimed the Office purposefully left false information on their website, long after some of them were debunked in widely published scientific studies and experiments. Director John H. Marburger III denied the group's claims saying all is happy in the Land of Make Believe, and added, "Oh, look, here's a pony, would you like to ride the pony? It's fun. I also bet you'd like a lollipop as well. Mmmmm, lemon, my favorite."
Take for example, according to the Washington Post, a post on the National Cancer Institute's website suggesting a positive link between breast cancer and abortion. Several members of the Centers for Disease Control vehemently refuted the claims saying years of study have proven otherwise, the report said, and the information only came down after a public outcry forced the OSTP to take action. Marburger said the information was removed as soon as they found out it was incorrect, which just happened to be in the same amount of time it takes for Styrofoam to biodigrade.
Even though the White House and the OSTP is going to deny everything the UCS claims, it made me realize just how easy it is to fudge scientific facts to push your own political ideals. It's like screaming "Fire!" in a movie theater or "Shark!" at the beach or "Rush Limbaugh!" at an all you can eat "Seafoodfest and Nacho-Off." Take a look and what some other politicians and pundits are saying...
JOHN KERRY: Being out of work or joining the National Guard in times of world war can lead to heart disease and impotence.
RUSH LIMBAUGH: Addictions to pain killers make you smart enough to tell off those whining Liberal child molesters.
STROM THURMOND: (NOTE: He couldn't say anything because, one, he's dead and, two, he was born before science was discovered.)
HOWARD DEAN: An over active medulla oblongata just means you're really enthusiastic about becoming president.
MICHAEL MOORE: Driving an SUV is a symptom of male genital shrinkage.
Actually, that last one's true.
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