Former Surgeon General Richard H. Carmona who served from 2002 to 2006, told the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform that Bush appointees routinely vetted his speeches for political red flags, told him to mention the president's name at least three times on every page of his public remarks, and approved or denied his travel appearances with an eye to their political impact.
Carmona accused the administration of silencing him on hot-button issues such as embryonic stem cell research and abstinence-only sex education.
"Anything that doesn't fit into their ideological, theological or political agenda is ignored, marginalized or simply buried," he testified.
No comments:
Post a Comment