Florida officials’ ‘ban’ of the term climate change is straight out of the Bush playbook

Washington Post ^ | March 10, 2015 | Chris Mooney

[ConservingFreedom]

Everybody is jumping on a report out of the Florida Center for Investigative Reporting, which suggests — in, I think, a fairly well-documented fashion — that the administration of Florida Gov. Rick Scott had an aversion to the terms “climate change” and “global warming.” And it appears that the message about not using these words filtered down to state agency employees and officials at the Florida Department of Environmental Protection.

Scott himself has expressed skepticism about the science of climate change in the past, and more recently, retreated to the “I’m not a scientist” position of many GOP politicians.

But for agency employees who study and try to protect the environment, not talking about climate change is pretty hard to do. For these staffers — especially in Florida – climate change is in many ways the Ur story underlying almost everything that they encounter and work on. And you want them not to talk about it?

No wonder, then, that this story blew up in the media — with Scott administration officials denying the story’s accuracy to the Post’s Terence McCoy. Still, it seems clear from the original report that, at minimum, a number of agency employees perceived that they weren’t supposed to talk about climate change or global warming. [...]

[Mouton]

“Scott himself has expressed skepticism about the science of climate change in the past, and more recently, retreated to the “I’m not a scientist” position of many GOP politicians”

I guess that is the same play book used by the graduates of various “journalism” schools i.e. Iam not a scientist and therefore not qualified to comment, ah, but they do don’t they.

[econjack]

That’s sorta like Obozo going around and saying: “Don’t tell anyone that the world isn’t flat.”

[V_TWIN]

Using the terms “climate change” and “global warming.” outta be a jailable offense IMO.

[TexasCajun]

Giant Chunks Of Ice Wash Ashore On Cape Cod

[ConservingFreedom]

That's different from what's usual - which proves "climate change" - which means we must end industry and live in caves. Or something.

[KC_Conspirator]

The language is meant to mean anything: especially to cover up when the left is wrong.

[<1/1,000,000th%]

Some government employee perceived something about climate change?

Bush had a playbook?

Do you have to be on drugs to read the ComPost???

[ChildOfThe60s]

Something like the lefty playbook that says no one may use the word black when the perp in a crime is of said color?

That the word teen must be used for the most heinous crimes committed by blacks who are [up to] one day shy of 20? Regardless of how many felonies said “teen” has committed.

Anytime you really want to pi$$ off a liberal,use his favorite tactics. Then listen to him squeal like a pig.

[mmichaels1970]

Are they as upset about banning the words “radical Islamist”?

[FreeAtlanta]

The left prefers that it and evolution be required in every speech, document and broadcast.

[Amagi]

"Climate change" (a fact throughout the history of the planet) had to replace the "global warming" mantra because Mr. Sun and Mother Earth refused to cooperate.
So, we're then told that global warming causes global cooling, and all climate change is caused by human activity and because of that we must surrender our freedom, embrace socialism and submit to ever bigger government.

Never mistake the WashPost as a source for for honesty or intellectual integrity, but rather a platform for the Marxist playbook.