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By CHRISTINE SEXTON 5:08 a.m. | Sep. 2, 2015
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TALLAHASSEE Gov. Rick Scott's office scrubbed a press release written by his own regulators that found there was no "mishandling of fetal remains" at clinics run by Planned Parenthood and, at the same time, said it would refer doctors who worked at those clinics to the state Board of Medicine for possible disciplinary action.
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But emails between Scott's office, the Agency for Health Care Administration and Planned Parenthood show top officials working for Scott reworded an agency press release to delete information AHCA officials had proposed including.
The state released its findings of the Planned Parenthood investigations on Aug. 5. Emails between the governors office and AHCA, obtained by POLITICO Florida through a public records request, show the agency prepared a press release that same day noting that there is no evidence of the mishandling of fetal remains at any of the 16 clinics we investigated across the state.
Scott's office revised the release to exclude that sentence, an email sent by Scotts communications director, Jackie Schutz, shows. Additionally, the revised release noted the AHCA would refer physicians who worked at the clinics to the Board of Medicine for possible disciplinary action.
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http://www.capitalnewyork.com/article/florida/2015/09/8575790/scotts-office-scrubbed-release-cleared-planned-parenthood
haikugal
(6,476 posts)Raster
(20,998 posts)The entire "fetal tissue" manufactured non-story is geared to do an end run around PP's funding, utilizing that false meme process that rethuglicans, fundigelicals and assorted moral miscreants do so well.
THIS SHOULD BE PLASTERED ON EVERY BILLBOARD IN FLORIDA:
The state released its findings of the Planned Parenthood investigations on Aug. 5. Emails between the governors office and AHCA, obtained by POLITICO Florida through a public records request, show the agency prepared a press release that same day noting that there is no evidence of the mishandling of fetal remains at any of the 16 clinics we investigated across the state.
And no surprise that Scott's office would revise the actual wording to obfuscate the REAL, TRUE content of the release. Scott and his office and his primary constituents have an agenda, and that is to destroy Planned Parenthood in Florida.
louis-t
(23,292 posts)The bush administration scrubbed the EPA report about the air around WTC after 9/11. They're fucking evil.
Raster
(20,998 posts)...the Bush* miss-Administration's sins. The least.
louis-t
(23,292 posts)Raster
(20,998 posts)...for their political gain: PNAC, New Rome, Iraq2, Patriot Act, etc. The list goes on and on.
In summation: People ALL OVER THE WORLD are still dying because of the Cheney*/Bush* pResidency, and will continue to do so for DECADES to come for many reasons.
Off topic, but on the same lines: Bush* in New Orleans "celebrating" 10 years after Katrina. Really? "heck-of-a-job-Brownie," that Bush*?
louis-t
(23,292 posts)bushies celebrating complete failure? What was the purpose? He's lucky there were no rotten tomatoes around for the residents to throw at him.
Raster
(20,998 posts)We are well beyond irony: The pResident that basically allowed a major U.S. city to almost drown, back ten years later to help celebrate it's recovery???
You cannot make this shit up.
Fast Walker 52
(7,723 posts)destroying the planet with their god-forsaken existence.
randys1
(16,286 posts)to do to stop them.
cynzke
(1,254 posts)Scott wasted taxpayer money. Planned Parenthood doesn't do tissue donations in Florida. There was no reason to waste money. There is a LONG HISTORY of pro-life groups and the GOP trotting out these allegations of sales and deliberate illegal abortion procedures. And yet only one doctor was sent to jail and that doctor owned his own clinic, had nothing to do with PP. Red states harass PP clinics and doctors constantly, and investigations clear PP everytime. People seem to think PP operates on its own with no control. The real fact is they are heavily regulated and required to keep extensive records to prove they fully comply with the law. This is why the clinics pass inspections and audits. We know these recent video attacks were manipulated and distorted, but there is a MAJOR fact in these videos that is ignored. There were PRELIMINARY meetings. The conversations in the meeting between the PP administrators and bio-max are for establishing FUTURE contractual arrangements. Even if you believe they were discussing sales, in these meetings, this is where it ENDED. Planned Parenthood NEVER SOLD TISSUE to Bio-Max. No arrangement was ever concluded. Conversations of something that NEVER TOOK PLACE is not evidence it did happen. Duh.
Raster
(20,998 posts)this is Vitally Important!
Raster
(20,998 posts)...Planned Parenthood does. MOST IMPORTANT: the health services provided to women who would not typically be able to afford the proper health care in this country.
http://www.factcheck.org/2011/04/planned-parenthood/
Thank you for posting, kpete!
Baitball Blogger
(46,703 posts)Can Planned Parenthood sue for defamation?
surrealAmerican
(11,360 posts)Being referred for disciplinary action based on no evidence can't be legally acceptable.
Proud Liberal Dem
(24,412 posts)Ilsa
(61,695 posts)the people of Florida. Big surprise. The threat of referring physicians for performing perfectly legal services should be met with strenuous backlash and a lawsuit.
For further exposure.
SoapBox
(18,791 posts)Up to his usual dirty shit.
http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2011/03/rick-scott-floridas-drug-fraud-enabler
Rick Scott: Florida's Drug Fraud Enabler?
Florida's GOP governor led a company that paid out the largest Medicare fraud settlement in US history. Now he wants to kill an anti-fraud drug database.
spanone
(135,830 posts)Dawgs
(14,755 posts)Wouldn't have gotten nearly as much press if they would have just released it as originally written. Now a lot more people will know the truth.
Milliesmom
(493 posts)As Acorn always got out the vote, mainly the black vote and they did so much good, but the Republicans destroyed them, now look what they are doing to the black vote. The Republicans need to go and for good. Vote them out.
Raster
(20,998 posts)...Mr. Pants On Fire himself: James O'Keefe.
Fred Sanders
(23,946 posts)maindawg
(1,151 posts)It is called fascism. We must start calling a spade a spade. Its fascism when rich people attack and blame poor people. Its fascism when the Government intentionally lies to or mis leads the public. GW BUSH is a fascist. When the government spies on its own citizens,thats called fascism. The entire republican party at this point is fascist in their core.
Use the word freely. Lets get that word into our vernacular.
Raster
(20,998 posts)By Dr. Lawrence Britt
Source Free Inquiry.co
5-28-3
Dr. Lawrence Britt has examined the fascist regimes of Hitler (Germany), Mussolini (Italy), Franco (Spain), Suharto (Indonesia) and several Latin American regimes. Britt found 14 defining characteristics common to each:
1. Powerful and Continuing Nationalism - Fascist regimes tend to make constant use of patriotic mottos, slogans, symbols, songs, and other paraphernalia. Flags are seen everywhere, as are flag symbols on clothing and in public displays.
2. Disdain for the Recognition of Human Rights - Because of fear of enemies and the need for security, the people in fascist regimes are persuaded that human rights can be ignored in certain cases because of "need." The people tend to look the other way or even approve of torture, summary executions, assassinations, long incarcerations of prisoners, etc.
3. Identification of Enemies/Scapegoats as a Unifying Cause - The people are rallied into a unifying patriotic frenzy over the need to eliminate a perceived common threat or foe: racial , ethnic or religious minorities; liberals; communists; socialists, terrorists, etc.
4. Supremacy of the Military - Even when there are widespread domestic problems, the military is given a disproportionate amount of government funding, and the domestic agenda is neglected. Soldiers and military service are glamorized.
5. Rampant Sexism - The governments of fascist nations tend to be almost exclusively male-dominated. Under fascist regimes, traditional gender roles are made more rigid. Divorce, abortion and homosexuality are suppressed and the state is represented as the ultimate guardian of the family institution.
6. Controlled Mass Media - Sometimes to media is directly controlled by the government, but in other cases, the media is indirectly controlled by government regulation, or sympathetic media spokespeople and executives. Censorship, especially in war time, is very common.
7. Obsession with National Security - Fear is used as a motivational tool by the government over the masses.
8. Religion and Government are Intertwined - Governments in fascist nations tend to use the most common religion in the nation as a tool to manipulate public opinion. Religious rhetoric and terminology is common from government leaders, even when the major tenets of the religion are diametrically opposed to the government's policies or actions.
9. Corporate Power is Protected - The industrial and business aristocracy of a fascist nation often are the ones who put the government leaders into power, creating a mutually beneficial business/government relationship and power elite.
10. Labor Power is Suppressed - Because the organizing power of labor is the only real threat to a fascist government, labor unions are either eliminated entirely, or are severely suppressed.
11. Disdain for Intellectuals and the Arts - Fascist nations tend to promote and tolerate open hostility to higher education, and academia. It is not uncommon for professors and other academics to be censored or even arrested. Free expression in the arts and letters is openly attacked.
12. Obsession with Crime and Punishment - Under fascist regimes, the police are given almost limitless power to enforce laws. The people are often willing to overlook police abuses and even forego civil liberties in the name of patriotism. There is often a national police force with virtually unlimited power in fascist nations.
13. Rampant Cronyism and Corruption - Fascist regimes almost always are governed by groups of friends and associates who appoint each other to government positions and use governmental power and authority to protect their friends from accountability. It is not uncommon in fascist regimes for national resources and even treasures to be appropriated or even outright stolen by government leaders.
14. Fraudulent Elections - Sometimes elections in fascist nations are a complete sham. Other times elections are manipulated by smear campaigns against or even assassination of opposition candidates, use of legislation to control voting numbers or political district boundaries, and manipulation of the media. Fascist nations also typically use their judiciaries to manipulate or control elections.
[biggest]Got facism?
safeinOhio
(32,674 posts)are the republican platform
Fred Sanders
(23,946 posts)Will need the 14 characters of fascism and a copy of Fascism For Idiots handy.
Raster
(20,998 posts)And a big, hearty, FUCK YOU to Florida Governor Rick Scott (Governor Skeletor) for his deliberate attempt to obfuscate, misconstrue and downright LIE about Planned Parenthood and the fact that there is no evidence of the mishandling of fetal remains at any of the 16 clinics we investigated across the state.
niyad
(113,284 posts)about screen shots, etc.
DirkGently
(12,151 posts)KansDem
(28,498 posts)lark
(23,097 posts)No real person could be that evil, heartless and selfish. I doubt he'd even recognize the word "truth", it's so foreign to his nature.
Rex
(65,616 posts)I hope the GOP goes belly up here and soon, they seem to think nobody is paying any attention. Morons.
IkeRepublican
(406 posts)There's an enormous amount of them that are infinitely proud to continue being fucked in the face.
Dont call me Shirley
(10,998 posts)Bohemianwriter
(978 posts)Who abuses the Office for their dictatorial agenda?¨
Scurrilous
(38,687 posts)GoneFishin
(5,217 posts)He and his handlers have got to face the the negative consequences of their actions or else all of us, repeat all, will suffer.