birdog1960 Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 Senate stopped just shy of calling him the huckster that he is: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2014/06/17/dr-oz-gets-scolded-by-senators-over-weight-loss-scams/. the bigger question to me is why do people fall for this kind of stuff repeatedly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maury Ballstein Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 Why does Jerry Springer live in a mansion ? Why do the Kardashians print their own money? We are a nation of dumb fcks. Shoulda bought stock in TMZ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.Biscuit97 Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 Why does Jerry Springer live in a mansion ? Why do the Kardashians print their own money? We are a nation of dumb fcks. Shoulda bought stock in TMZ. Add Rush L, Jon and Kate, a rapper named 2 Chainz. We get dumber by the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdog1960 Posted June 19, 2014 Author Share Posted June 19, 2014 Why does Jerry Springer live in a mansion ? Why do the Kardashians print their own money? We are a nation of dumb fcks. Shoulda bought stock in TMZ. well, yes. but this dude has some smarts and valuable skills. he could live a very comfortable lifestyle doing what he was trained to do. but that apparently isn't enough. the sad thing is that he knows he's lying and doesn't appear to feel guilty about it. at least he's been called out on it. the guy's an embarrassment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 the bigger question to me is why do people fall for this kind of stuff repeatedly. Because he was on Oprah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4merper4mer Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 (edited) well, yes. but this dude has some smarts and valuable skills. he could live a very comfortable lifestyle doing what he was trained to do. but that apparently isn't enough. the sad thing is that he knows he's lying and doesn't appear to feel guilty about it. at least he's been called out on it. the guy's an embarrassment. Lololololololol. Every member of congress fits the description in your post above except some who have no valuable skills. The sad thing is that they know they're lying and don't appear to feel guilty about it. At least Dr. Oz is happy with stealing a few dollars and does not appear bent on controlling every aspect of other people's lives. The fact that these people get to "call other people out on it" is a disgrace. Edited June 19, 2014 by 4merper4mer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 well, yes. but this dude has some smarts and valuable skills. he could live a very comfortable lifestyle doing what he was trained to do. but that apparently isn't enough. the sad thing is that he knows he's lying and doesn't appear to feel guilty about it. at least he's been called out on it. the guy's an embarrassment. More than some smarts - he's a surgery professor at Columbia, and runs the cardiovascular unit at NY Presbyterian. Brilliant cardio surgeon, from all I've heard... but he's the poster boy for the principle that having specific expertise does not in any way grant any expertise in anything else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdog1960 Posted June 19, 2014 Author Share Posted June 19, 2014 More than some smarts - he's a surgery professor at Columbia, and runs the cardiovascular unit at NY Presbyterian. Brilliant cardio surgeon, from all I've heard... but he's the poster boy for the principle that having specific expertise does not in any way grant any expertise in anything else. it certainly appears that way. but he has a more than an adequate antagonist in eric topol, former chief of cardiology at cleveland clinc and now director of scripps.http://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/how-dr-oz-effect-has-hooked-american-consumers-n134801. good for topol in taking oz on directly. he has the gravitas to do it. oz? not so much now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GG Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 How different is that from the idiots who automatically buy up stuff that Jim Cramer pumps up on CNBC? No one sees the irony of NBC's reporting? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marv's Neighbor Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 Senate stopped just shy of calling him the huckster that he is: http://www.foxnews.c...ght-loss-scams/. the bigger question to me is why do people fall for this kind of stuff repeatedly. So many fat ass*s looking for an easy out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 it certainly appears that way. but he has a more than an adequate antagonist in eric topol, former chief of cardiology at cleveland clinc and now director of scripps.http://www.nbcnews.c...nsumers-n134801. good for topol in taking oz on directly. he has the gravitas to do it. oz? not so much now. No, he doesn't. And that's no disrespect to Dr. Topol...but what gravitas he has is in a completely different field from what Dr. Oz works in. Namely: multimedia sales. All the scientific and medical pedigree in the world isn't going to overcome Oprah's endorsement of Dr. Oz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanker Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 Just why exactly did Dr Sanjay Gupta turn down Obama's nomination to be the US Surgeon General? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 Just why exactly did Dr Sanjay Gupta turn down Obama's nomination to be the US Surgeon General? Probably because he would have had to give up practicing medicine. This is a doctor who, while reporting for CNN as an embed in Iraq, stepped away from his reporting to assist with emergency surgery on a wounded Marine, probably saving his life. The man's always been a doctor first. I disagree with him on quite a few subjects...but I have a hell of a lot of respect for him. The man's got integrity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azalin Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 The man's got integrity. that pretty much disqualifies him for government work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdog1960 Posted June 19, 2014 Author Share Posted June 19, 2014 Just why exactly did Dr Sanjay Gupta turn down Obama's nomination to be the US Surgeon General? Tom is correct. "this is more about my family and my medical career" he told CNN. Respect. He's like the anti-Oz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 Hey Mods, what perfect timing! This should be merged w/the "Quack Attack!" thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdog1960 Posted June 24, 2014 Author Share Posted June 24, 2014 (edited) http://digg.com/video/john-oliver-takes-down-dr-oz-over-nutritional-supplements brilliant! Edited June 24, 2014 by birdog1960 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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