White House "eviscerates" CDC head's climate-change testimony


	White House "eviscerates" CDC head's climate-change testimony

enbar

10-26-2007 9:27 PM

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enbar says:

Ho hum. Once again, the White House censors the presentation of scientific data. Hello? America? Anyone paying attention out there? The funny thing is, this time they said they did it because the CDC testimony conflicts with the IPCC report, which it doesn't. But since when does the White House care about the IPCC? Do they think everyone is stupid?

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10-30-2007 8:44 AM

gingembre

Do they think everyone is stupid?

Yes...and ineffectual

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