When I first heard about the CDC "zombie apocalypse" on the news, I thought they might actually be feeding on Camping's "prediction" to destroy what's left of the American people's "LOGIC" and rationality (the younger generations that vote are the most valuable target, the "vampire generation").
As long as the CDC scientists get their paycheck, they don't seem to care anymore about self-respect or professionalism (well, they've already publicly rejected the idea that Morgellons is a real disease). Now all that's left for them is to stay in business as a hollywood sci-fi gossip team in order to keep the paychecks rolling (how else can you make sense of this "zombie thing"?).