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Carmona also testified that he was asked to mention Bush 3 times in each page of his reports. I read an another article where someone asked "where was this guy when we needed him?" - Stem Cell Research Enhancement Acts. If you study history, this is not new...Americans just like to believe they are special and their government is trustworthy. Every day there is a new outrage. It does boggle the mind. Rayilyn Brown Board Member AZNPF Arizona Chapter National Parkinson's Foundation [log in to unmask] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peggy Willocks" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2007 10:03 AM Subject: The real truth on stem cells >I am politically savvy enough to know that certain things are kept from the > public if they don't go along with administrative wishes. But I never > would > have thought such tactics would be used if a scientific breakthrough were > to > be found. > > What do you think about this? I'm sure this isn't the first time, nor > will > it be the last. > (Quoting from the Washington Post, July 11, 2007) > "Anything that doesn't fit into the political appointees' ideological, > theological or political agenda is often ignored, marginalized or simply > buried," (Former surgeon general Richard Carmona) said. "The problem with > this approach is that in public health, as in a democracy, there is > nothing > worse than ignoring science or marginalizing the voice of science for > reasons driven by changing political winds." > > For the full story > http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/10/AR2007071001 > 422.html > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: > mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn