We already know and understand the Bush Administration to be riddled with the most appalling people - from being involved in blatant corruption to one-eyed politicking. George Bush and his cronies won't stop at anything, so it would seem, to either further their agenda or protect their various vested interests.
Now the former Surgeon-General has spoken out - and reveals the most disgraceful interference with his duties and obligations in the office he occupied. Forget the general welfare of the people! Not even issue to consider...... as the NY Times reports on the evidence given by the former Surgeon-General to a Congressional panel:
"Former Surgeon General Richard H. Carmona told a Congressional panel Tuesday that top Bush administration officials repeatedly tried to weaken or suppress important public health reports because of political considerations.
The administration, Dr. Carmona said, would not allow him to speak or issue reports about stem cells, emergency contraception, sex education, or prison, mental and global health issues. Top officials delayed for years and tried to “water down” a landmark report on secondhand smoke, he said. Released last year, the report concluded that even brief exposure to cigarette smoke could cause immediate harm.
Dr. Carmona said he was ordered to mention President Bush three times on every page of his speeches. He also said he was asked to make speeches to support Republican political candidates and to attend political briefings.
And administration officials even discouraged him from attending the Special Olympics because, he said, of that charitable organization’s longtime ties to a “prominent family” that he refused to name."
Read the full NY Times piece here.
Now the former Surgeon-General has spoken out - and reveals the most disgraceful interference with his duties and obligations in the office he occupied. Forget the general welfare of the people! Not even issue to consider...... as the NY Times reports on the evidence given by the former Surgeon-General to a Congressional panel:
"Former Surgeon General Richard H. Carmona told a Congressional panel Tuesday that top Bush administration officials repeatedly tried to weaken or suppress important public health reports because of political considerations.
The administration, Dr. Carmona said, would not allow him to speak or issue reports about stem cells, emergency contraception, sex education, or prison, mental and global health issues. Top officials delayed for years and tried to “water down” a landmark report on secondhand smoke, he said. Released last year, the report concluded that even brief exposure to cigarette smoke could cause immediate harm.
Dr. Carmona said he was ordered to mention President Bush three times on every page of his speeches. He also said he was asked to make speeches to support Republican political candidates and to attend political briefings.
And administration officials even discouraged him from attending the Special Olympics because, he said, of that charitable organization’s longtime ties to a “prominent family” that he refused to name."
Read the full NY Times piece here.
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