Posted on 11/21/2005 4:51:02 PM PST by Minn
A culture of ideological corruption that has infected Washington since 2001 is coming unwound, and it's about time.
From the first days of the Bush administration, things that were supposed to be insulated from ideological influence -- like science and public broadcasting -- have been deliberately skewed to reflect conservatism, particularly social conservatism, thus putting at risk the efficacy and trustworthiness of government.
The Food and Drug Administration's handling of the emergency contraceptive Plan B is a prime example of how science has been undermined. The Plan B medication can prevent pregnancy if it is taken within 72 hours of unprotected sex. It is, however, much more effective if it is taken in the first hours. For that reason, the Women's Capital Corporation applied to have Plan B cleared for over-the-counter purchase. Conservative and prolife groups opposed the move because they view Plan B, incorrectly, as an abortion pill. Two FDA advisory committees and FDA staff evaluated the medication, which is essentially a high dose of a birth control pill, and found no safety risks. They recommended that the application be approved. It was not.
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The "Red" Star strikes again!
thus putting at risk the efficacy and trustworthiness of government
LOL!
An emergency shipment of straitjackets needed at the Red Star immediately. It's worse than we thought.
This author(s?) sounds unhinged.
... like the whole global warming fiction? Or the myth of heterosexual AIDS? Or the "gay gene" crap?
... and public broadcasting
Yeah, THERE'S a bastion of conservatism. You know that fascist Nina Totenburg ...
-- have been deliberately skewed to reflect conservatism
Even if true, if they REFLECT conservatism, it must exist to begin with. The LIBERAL infestation doesn't reflect a reality so much as a fantasy world.
, particularly social conservatism, thus putting at risk the efficacy and trustworthiness of government.
Cuz you know how trustworthy that socially progressive Clinton administration was. And as to efficacy, if you're looking for it in government, you'd stand a better chance of finding Al Sharpton's KKK card.
My Lord, don't tell me they've let that evil ideology infest . . . PUBLIC BROADCASTING!!!
They've been reading about Goebbels in Nazi Germany again.
This from a group that brought us the most corrupt administration in US history - amid cries of "character doesn't count!"
The Left is always in a bind:
They preach universal dissent and discontent -- yet they must not disparage govenment, the public sector, communism, etc...
"thus putting at risk the efficacy and trustworthiness of government"
That would be like knocking up a pregnant woman.
And as to why the opinions of this liberal nitwit should actually be published, no one knows.
Hem. Speaking of Ideological Corruption, how about the Minneapolis Star Tribune. Have they nothing to confess?
Did they say twisting science? Deciding that after centuries of "life begins at conception" it suddenly doesn't so that some abortion doctor and Planned Parenthood can get rich ...that's twisting science.
The Red Star Tribune suffers not merely from twisted panties...... the problem is that the panties are twisted around the throats and faces of the editors, and as they slowly suffocate their brain cells are steadily dying off.
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