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81. mr natural agrees

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Sanjay Gupta is lying. He wasn't misinformed. He toed the line for the Surgeon General's job [View all] nashville_brook Aug 2013 OP

Agree wholeheartedly burnodo Aug 2013 #1

He is definitely late to the party, but I guess late is better than never. He is ahead of the liberal_at_heart Aug 2013 #2

He is an important public face of establishment medicine. I'm glad he came around. Comrade Grumpy Aug 2013 #3

But think of the public influence he'd have had as SG leftstreet Aug 2013 #7

Well said! Isoldeblue Aug 2013 #8

The Ryan Seacrest of medicine? DirkGently Aug 2013 #9

Your explanation is as sound as any. truedelphi Aug 2013 #125

Interesting coincidence, for sure. DirkGently Aug 2013 #130

I'm sure someone paid him to change his mind. He's as greedy as all the others making their winterpark Aug 2013 #128

Forgot he was angling for SG. Makes more sense now. DirkGently Aug 2013 #4

You didn't forget, because it never happened. He turned the job down. KittyWampus Aug 2013 #27

No, that's completely wrong. He withdrew his name after public debate. DirkGently Aug 2013 #40

No, he withdrew his name after Tom Daschle got knocked out of the HHS gig. MADem Aug 2013 #77

Yet you are picking the fight. Because he embarrassed Obama? DirkGently Aug 2013 #89

You are the one characterizing a simple refutation of false assertions as "a fight." MADem Aug 2013 #105

So which part is false? Are you claiming Gupta didn't get nailed for lying DirkGently Aug 2013 #111

Your entire narrative is a perverse prevarication. Your agenda is bizarre. nt MADem Aug 2013 #112

You keep saying that, but without factual support. Why? DirkGently Aug 2013 #115

You're the one who hasn't provided any "factual support"--just your uninformed opinion. MADem Aug 2013 #117

Heck, no. I'd forgotten half of his controversies until DirkGently Aug 2013 #118

You have a nice day--I'm tired of reading the same inventions from you, over and over. MADem Aug 2013 #119

Take care. FYI, here's the same thing you call "inventions" from the LA Times. DirkGently Aug 2013 #120

Lather, rinse, repeat. Post 119. MADem Aug 2013 #121

Just another of several articles refuting your position entirely. DirkGently Aug 2013 #122

Thank you for that reminder. Gupta exposed himself as a tool. chimpymustgo Aug 2013 #98

I had forgotten half of his awfulness until DirkGently Aug 2013 #106

Gupta was one of the early visible cracks in the Obama facade. chimpymustgo Aug 2013 #141

You don't have a chance with know-it alls who have the answer for everything. lumpy Aug 2013 #134

He came around Aerows Aug 2013 #5

He sees the train leaving the station and he's gonna jump on it and pretend he's driving. n/t PoliticAverse Aug 2013 #6

Peak graduation year for high school MJ use was something like 1978 jberryhill Aug 2013 #10

I'm not gonna blast Gupta. napoleon_in_rags Aug 2013 #11

How many doctors still claim MJ belongs with heroin though? DirkGently Aug 2013 #12

He is a political opportunist. nm rhett o rick Aug 2013 #13

there are 20 states where medical marijuana is legal and more pending. liberal_at_heart Aug 2013 #14

Which is still the minority of states, last I checked. napoleon_in_rags Aug 2013 #25

This documentary is going to open the MMJ floodgates... tridim Aug 2013 #124

Ah, you're a mind reader? He probably didn't want the pay cut>>> KittyWampus Aug 2013 #15

Not that I disagree..... physioex Aug 2013 #74

Agree 100%. He was willfully ignorant because he was looking for a career in guvmint. marble falls Aug 2013 #16

yawn. still hiding behind a limited hangout. KG Aug 2013 #17

I'll never forget Gupta's lies after Michael Moore's Sicko malaise Aug 2013 #18

I'm with you on that. He had no credibility to lose with me. n/t catzies Aug 2013 #29

I thought he turned down the job of Surgeon General when it was offered to him. calimary Aug 2013 #19

He did. However, making shit up is the new normal for DU. KittyWampus Aug 2013 #22

^ ^ What KittyWampus said. lamp_shade Aug 2013 #31

Oh, bullshit Kitty. He didn't reject the nomination. DirkGently Aug 2013 #44

The job was HIS if he wanted it. He didn't want it. His wife was getting ready to have their 3rd MADem Aug 2013 #53

Then why did he let Obama nominate him? DirkGently Aug 2013 #54

He wanted to work with Daschle, and as the Washington Post reported, he MADem Aug 2013 #67

This is just a question. I wasn't paying any attention to Gupta's nomination.... Little Star Aug 2013 #101

No shit. We have the benefit (?) of being inundated by mind readers who can analyse lumpy Aug 2013 #136

Yes, link: Gupta opts out of surgeon general consideration napoleon_in_rags Aug 2013 #32

Not quite, link: The Controversy about Gupta as Surgeon General DirkGently Aug 2013 #46

"NOBODY THINKS THAT. If you were born in the late 60s..." True dat. But I am glad jtuck004 Aug 2013 #20

he's come around as a face-saving measure. good on him nashville_brook Aug 2013 #41

And how is this any different adieu Aug 2013 #21

Zappa has a song about that 90-percent Aug 2013 #23

that reminds me of Bill Hicks... nashville_brook Aug 2013 #42

he didn't want the surgeon generals job. DesertFlower Aug 2013 #24

not the first Gupta forced to re-invent his position: Michael Moore's Sicko nashville_brook Aug 2013 #47

better late than never. Warren DeMontague Aug 2013 #26

I was born in the 1970s. Most of us thought of pot as an old people's drug Recursion Aug 2013 #28

I am happy to support his changed attitude about pot. We need to be celebrate totodeinhere Aug 2013 #30

let's see how long it lasts burnodo Aug 2013 #34

It's an evil plot to destroy pot smokers. lumpy Aug 2013 #137

Agreed Egnever Aug 2013 #38

the fact that he's come around proves that his support is no longer needed. or relevant. nashville_brook Aug 2013 #43

I agree. bravenak Aug 2013 #33

+1 nashville_brook Aug 2013 #39

mr natural agrees madrchsod Aug 2013 #81

Gupta lost all credibility when he joined the Private Health Ins. smear campaign against sabrina 1 Aug 2013 #35

Love the attempt in the thread to suggest it was the "pay cut" that made him run. DirkGently Aug 2013 #45

He's a paid whore like all the teevee talking heads. nt valerief Aug 2013 #36

please explain link to "surgeon general's job" SleeplessinSoCal Aug 2013 #37

He didn't decline the nomination. He fled a controversy. DirkGently Aug 2013 #48

If it follows recent trends on DU, some one is pissed he stopped towing the line. napoleon_in_rags Aug 2013 #50

I'm sorry, you're claiming the OP is critical of medical marijuana? DirkGently Aug 2013 #56

Well, its a funny way to show his support for it... napoleon_in_rags Aug 2013 #58

He's not respected. He's popular. Not the same. DirkGently Aug 2013 #62

Okay, so he's popular. Why are you critiquing him right after he comes out in support of medical MJ? napoleon_in_rags Aug 2013 #63

I agree with the OP he is lying claiming he was "misinformed." DirkGently Aug 2013 #66

Because for many DU'ers it's about somehow proving you are more liberal/intelligent/cynical KittyWampus Aug 2013 #68

Well, I'm not going to do that with Gupta. napoleon_in_rags Aug 2013 #79

Gupta's Haiti trip highlighted the danger of self-promotion in reporting this tragedy. nashville_brook Aug 2013 #65

Some people enjoy throwing barbs whether it is the truth or not. lumpy Aug 2013 #139

I care little that he may be lying and just glad he's getting on track... aikoaiko Aug 2013 #49

It's a little tacky to disparage him Nevernose Aug 2013 #51

actually, what's tacky is talking money from pharma to sell their products and nashville_brook Aug 2013 #57

I agree Nevernose Aug 2013 #97

It's more stupid to take a lying hack at face value. DirkGently Aug 2013 #61

He TURNED DOWN the Surgeon General's job. Jeez, what poor memories people have. MADem Aug 2013 #52

what's embarrassing is that you can't tell the difference between him wanting it and being unfit nashville_brook Aug 2013 #55

Bull. He would have been confirmed. MADem Aug 2013 #59

No, the bull is yours. Why did he agree to the nomination? DirkGently Aug 2013 #64

Your attention is invited--AGAIN--to post sixty seven. MADem Aug 2013 #69

Dems in Congress opposed him as well. And "AGAIN" DirkGently Aug 2013 #71

The answer to your question is in Post sixty seven, which, plainly you did not read. MADem Aug 2013 #72

Oh, so now it's not "family concerns" after all? DirkGently Aug 2013 #75

Hello? Can't you read? Conyers does NOT HAVE "advise and consent" authority. MADem Aug 2013 #76

I'm not infuriated. Just pointing out Gupta fled a controversy. DirkGently Aug 2013 #82

Obama didn't dump the guy, either. Not sure why you have this need to tell stories. MADem Aug 2013 #87

Just trying to help. If you need it to be an Obama failure ... okay? DirkGently Aug 2013 #92

Again, you'll have to ask Obama and Daschle what their plans were. MADem Aug 2013 #104

Where is your proof that Obama withdrew the nomination ? And why do you believe the poster lumpy Aug 2013 #140

That is just flat-out untrue. You don't have a right to your own made-up "factoids." MADem Aug 2013 #70

No, that's just the interpretation you prefer. Why DirkGently Aug 2013 #107

The one who is "angry" is you. I just can't understand why you have a need to invent history, all MADem Aug 2013 #113

yep, he's a big fat liar. & if he's saying now pot is ok, it's only because the political winds are HiPointDem Aug 2013 #60

Gupta SamKnause Aug 2013 #73

I agree Life Long Dem Aug 2013 #78

Wrong. Gupta was offered the Surgeon General job and famously turned it down. Zen Democrat Aug 2013 #80

Famously ran away from the embarrassing controversy, you mean? DirkGently Aug 2013 #85

actually pot did go away in the 80`s madrchsod Aug 2013 #83

The mags were there in the '70s too, Go Vols Aug 2013 #91

during the 60`s and 70`s i had to drive 100 miles to buy a book or magazine madrchsod Aug 2013 #94

I appreciate anyone who says Go Vols Aug 2013 #84

I guess I'm obtuse...why exactly do you care how he got there? Dreamer Tatum Aug 2013 #86

His assertions aren't true either. MADem Aug 2013 #88

this makes no sense at all, i remember when news came out about him being in consideration for the JI7 Aug 2013 #90

He apparently ran away (or was dumped) due to criticism. DirkGently Aug 2013 #93

No matter how many bullshit blog posts you pull up- you are still wrong and facts prove you wrong. KittyWampus Aug 2013 #110

So, ABC News, Michael Moore, Paul Krugman & John Conyers, = "bullshit?" DirkGently Aug 2013 #116

I Think You're Undoubtedly Correct On the Road Aug 2013 #95

I actually Sgent Aug 2013 #96

You may be right MannyGoldstein Aug 2013 #99

I'm going to go out on a limb and make a prediction Fumesucker Aug 2013 #100

I'm going to quote you here, because it's good stuff DirkGently Aug 2013 #108

I remember it well MannyGoldstein Aug 2013 #109

40 Years On... KharmaTrain Aug 2013 #102

It doesn't matter where he came from, the packaging is simply this: Ed Suspicious Aug 2013 #103

Precisely. PACKAGING (bullshit). Perhaps helpful bullshit. DirkGently Aug 2013 #114

Even if we accept what you say as true, and I am willing to give you the benefit of the doubt... stevenleser Aug 2013 #123

uh, he TURNED DOWN the sg job. spanone Aug 2013 #126

He (uh) gave the traditional spin when the controversy killed him. DirkGently Aug 2013 #131

as your um post stated....he withdrew spanone Aug 2013 #132

Once he (um) became an embarrassment, he had to. DirkGently Aug 2013 #133

Thought that having a mind of his own would impede that career move. Now he just gives props lunasun Aug 2013 #127

I thought weed calmed people down? ecstatic Aug 2013 #129

And nobody ever went to the ER from alcohol abuse, eh? dreamnightwind Aug 2013 #135

I am for legalization of all drugs ecstatic Aug 2013 #138

It's a very harmless plant dreamnightwind Aug 2013 #143

One of the things brought up in the special got me thinking. If our reward center in our brain liberal_at_heart Aug 2013 #142