WASHINGTON, District of Columbia -- The bungling Shrub and Duck Administration appears to be have consolidated their position in ostrich mode (i.e., head in the sand) on the topic of global warming. Former Vice President Al Gore going around disclosing inconvenient truths doesn't seem to have helped them either.
The New York Times reported recently that the US Fish & Wildlife Service had issued an embargo on its employees talking about global warming, with particular emphasis on polar bears (Ursus maritimus):
Please be advised that all foreign travel requests (SF 1175 requests) and any future travel requests involving or potentially involving climate change, sea ice and/or polar bears will also require a memorandum from the regional director to the director indicating who’ll be the official spokesman on the trip and the one responding to questions on these issues, particularly polar bears.
The New York Times article goes on to say:
The sample memorandums, described as to be used in writing travel requests, indicate that the employee seeking permission to travel “understands the administration’s position on climate change, polar bears, and sea ice and will not be speaking on or responding to these issues.
The full text of the New York Times article is available here.
In related news, Darth Teddy has been traveling up north on a regular basis for the past few months, presumably to sample delicacies including those of culinary origin. The allegedly cuddly one has apparently become a fixture in the northern polar regions, much to the annoyance of incumbent bears. It is understood that Kahuna has threatened to revoke Darth Teddy's culinary concessions at His abode should unauthorized prowling continue. Friction is believed to be on the increase.
KNN will continue to monitor rising gastronomic threat levels.
