First Panetta... now CNN’s Sanjay Gupta for surgeon general. - XDTalk Forums

**jmichna** · 01-06-2009, 06:36 PM

Richardson, Panetta, now Gupta (yet another Clintonista)... this is starting to rival Dante's Divine Comedy
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CNN’s Sanjay Gupta for surgeon general. What next?
By Michelle Malkin • January 6, 2009 04:05 PM

Celebrity idol Barack Obama picks another celebrity to head up the surgeon general’s office.

Howard Kurtz reports that CNN’s Sanjay Gupta has been tapped for the job.

At least it wasn’t Deepak Chopra.

What next? Judge Judy for the next Supreme Court opening?

I vote for celebrity bounty hunter Duane “The Dog” Chapman to head the Border Patrol.
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Some defenders point to Gupta’s good work as an embed with a Navy unit, during which he performed brain surgery five times.

Commendable, no question. But just for comparison, here’s the biography and record of accomplishment of the current acting surgeon general:

Biography of the Acting Surgeon General
Rear Admiral Steven K. Galson, M.D., M.P.H.
Since October 2007, Rear Admiral Steven K. Galson, M.D., M.P.H., has served as the Acting Surgeon General. As the nation’s top public health physician, the Surgeon General communicates the best science, evidence, and data to the American people for them to make healthy choices that impact their health, safety, and security. Additionally, he serves as the operational Commander of the Commissioned Corps of the United States Public Health Service (PHS), a uniformed force of 6,000 health professional officers dedicated to promoting, protecting, and advancing the health and safety of the people of the United States.

Prior to his appointment as Acting Surgeon General, he served as the Director of the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). As the director, RADM Galson oversaw CDER’s broad national and international programs in pharmaceutical regulation and provided leadership for 2300 physicians, statisticians, chemists, pharmacologists and other scientists, as well as administrators whose work promoted and protected public health by ensuring that safe and effective drugs are available to the American public.

RADM Galson began his Public Health Service career as an epidemiological investigator at the Centers for Disease Control after completing a residency in internal medicine at the Hospitals of the Medical College of Pennsylvania. He has held senior-level positions at the Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Energy where he was the Chief Medical Officer, and the Department of Health and Human Services.
RADM Galson received his Baccalaureate Degree from Stony Brook University in 1978, an M.D. from the Mt. Sinai School of Medicine in 1983, and a M.P.H. from the Harvard School of Public Health in 1990. He is Board Certified in General Preventive Medicine and Public Health as well as in Occupational Medicine.

RADM Galson is the recipient of numerous PHS awards, the Robert Brutsche Award from the Commissioned Officers Association of the USPHS and the Founders Award from the Association of Military Surgeons of the US. He is also the recipient of three Secretary of Energy Gold Awards.

Here’s Gupta’s bio, which includes the following:

Before joining CNN, Gupta was a fellow in neurosurgery at the University of Tennessee’s Semmes-Murphy clinic, and before that, the University of Michigan Medical Center. He became partner of the Great Lakes Brain and Spine Institute in 2000, and in 1997, he was chosen as a White House Fellow — one of only 15 fellows appointed. He served as special advisor to first lady Hillary Clinton.

Gupta has been published in a variety of scientific journals and has received numerous accolades. His health reports swept all three health and medical awards in 2006 – the first year the National Headliner Awards honored such journalism in a dedicated category. Also in 2006, his report, “Sabrina’s Law,” earned him his first Clarion award, and “Charity Hospital,” his first Emmy®. He is also a contributor to 60 Minutes and the Evening News with Katie Couric on CBS.

In 2003, he was named one of PEOPLE magazine’s “Sexiest Men Alive” and a “pop culture icon” by USA Today.

Commenter MadMoney: “Remember the primary function of the SG is to basically be the public health scold - dont forget Dr. Koop telling us all to quit smoking. By those standards, Gupta is totally qualified. I think conservatives should ask, why do we even have a Surgeon General, and why is it worth our tax dollars, and how constitutional is it anyway?”

Posted in: Barack Obama
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Judge Judy for SCOTUS and "The Dog" Chapman to head the Border Patrol sounds pretty good at this point... sigh.

**rockerz71** · 01-06-2009, 06:43 PM

That guy did brain surgery on my roommate.

**LUVMYSIGP225** · 01-06-2009, 06:45 PM

And, here I always thought he was a TV doctor because he wasn't good enough to treat real patients.

Learn something new everyday.

**psc** · 01-06-2009, 06:50 PM

The SG is nothing but a highly paid "talking head"...this guy is a brilliant choice. Bottom line--he gets to go out and 'talk the talk' and sell some ideas and programs. Can the average american even name one? two? I bet they will listen to this guy.

You got to hand it to Obama...that was a brilliant pick.

**ForTehNguyen** · 01-06-2009, 06:55 PM

gotta repay CNN somehow for the positive coverage

**Frenchy** · 01-07-2009, 08:33 AM

Personally, I like the choice of Gupta.

**jmichna** · 01-07-2009, 09:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Frenchy

Personally, I like the choice of Gupta.

I don't know... maybe it's the pretty face, maybe it's the swooning fans, maybe it's just the name "Gupta"...

There is a "Dr. Gupta" in the NE IL region who runs a liposuction/weight loss "clinic"... and also runs annoying radio ads promoting said clinic... sounds so much like a 19th century Wild West snake oil salesman... I just cringe when I hear "Gupta"!

Gupta! Gupta! Gupta! Gupta! Gupta! Gupta! Gupta! Gupta! Gupta!

**Frenchy** · 01-07-2009, 09:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jmichna

I don't know... maybe it's the pretty face, maybe it's the swooning fans, maybe it's just the name "Gupta"...

There is a "Dr. Gupta" in the NE IL region who runs a liposuction/weight loss "clinic"... and also runs annoying radio ads promoting said clinic... sounds so much like a 19th century Wild West snake oil salesman... I just cringe when I hear "Gupta"!

Gupta! Gupta! Gupta! Gupta! Gupta! Gupta! Gupta! Gupta! Gupta!

Have you watched any of his shows?

**jmichna** · 01-07-2009, 09:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Frenchy

Have you watched any of his shows?

Which Gupta? CNN-Gupta or Liposuction-Gupta? If Lipo-Gupta, then no... I thought he only had radio. If the other guy... yeah, on occasion (more by accident... just happened to be channel surfing).

ETA: Both Gupta's voices sound similar.

**KingArthur** · 01-07-2009, 09:32 AM

All things being equal now that Richardson has dropped off as Secretary of Commerce, Obama will probably now select Madof for that position.

01-06-2009, 06:36 PM	#1
jmichna XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: NE Obamistan Posts: 5,797	First Panetta... now CNN’s Sanjay Gupta for surgeon general. Richardson, Panetta, now Gupta (yet another Clintonista)... this is starting to rival Dante's Divine Comedy [quote] CNN’s Sanjay Gupta for surgeon general. What next? By Michelle Malkin • January 6, 2009 04:05 PM Celebrity idol Barack Obama picks another celebrity to head up the surgeon general’s office. Howard Kurtz reports that CNN’s Sanjay Gupta has been tapped for the job. At least it wasn’t Deepak Chopra. What next? Judge Judy for the next Supreme Court opening? I vote for celebrity bounty hunter Duane “The Dog” Chapman to head the Border Patrol. * Some defenders point to Gupta’s good work as an embed with a Navy unit, during which he performed brain surgery five times. Commendable, no question. But just for comparison, here’s the biography and record of accomplishment of the current acting surgeon general: Biography of the Acting Surgeon General Rear Admiral Steven K. Galson, M.D., M.P.H. Since October 2007, Rear Admiral Steven K. Galson, M.D., M.P.H., has served as the Acting Surgeon General. As the nation’s top public health physician, the Surgeon General communicates the best science, evidence, and data to the American people for them to make healthy choices that impact their health, safety, and security. Additionally, he serves as the operational Commander of the Commissioned Corps of the United States Public Health Service (PHS), a uniformed force of 6,000 health professional officers dedicated to promoting, protecting, and advancing the health and safety of the people of the United States. Prior to his appointment as Acting Surgeon General, he served as the Director of the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). As the director, RADM Galson oversaw CDER’s broad national and international programs in pharmaceutical regulation and provided leadership for 2300 physicians, statisticians, chemists, pharmacologists and other scientists, as well as administrators whose work promoted and protected public health by ensuring that safe and effective drugs are available to the American public. RADM Galson began his Public Health Service career as an epidemiological investigator at the Centers for Disease Control after completing a residency in internal medicine at the Hospitals of the Medical College of Pennsylvania. He has held senior-level positions at the Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Energy where he was the Chief Medical Officer, and the Department of Health and Human Services. RADM Galson received his Baccalaureate Degree from Stony Brook University in 1978, an M.D. from the Mt. Sinai School of Medicine in 1983, and a M.P.H. from the Harvard School of Public Health in 1990. He is Board Certified in General Preventive Medicine and Public Health as well as in Occupational Medicine. RADM Galson is the recipient of numerous PHS awards, the Robert Brutsche Award from the Commissioned Officers Association of the USPHS and the Founders Award from the Association of Military Surgeons of the US. He is also the recipient of three Secretary of Energy Gold Awards. Here’s Gupta’s bio, which includes the following: Before joining CNN, Gupta was a fellow in neurosurgery at the University of Tennessee’s Semmes-Murphy clinic, and before that, the University of Michigan Medical Center. He became partner of the Great Lakes Brain and Spine Institute in 2000, and in 1997, he was chosen as a White House Fellow — one of only 15 fellows appointed. He served as special advisor to first lady Hillary Clinton. Gupta has been published in a variety of scientific journals and has received numerous accolades. His health reports swept all three health and medical awards in 2006 – the first year the National Headliner Awards honored such journalism in a dedicated category. Also in 2006, his report, “Sabrina’s Law,” earned him his first Clarion award, and “Charity Hospital,” his first Emmy®. He is also a contributor to 60 Minutes and the Evening News with Katie Couric on CBS. In 2003, he was named one of PEOPLE magazine’s “Sexiest Men Alive” and a “pop culture icon” by USA Today. Commenter MadMoney: “Remember the primary function of the SG is to basically be the public health scold - dont forget Dr. Koop telling us all to quit smoking. By those standards, Gupta is totally qualified. I think conservatives should ask, why do we even have a Surgeon General, and why is it worth our tax dollars, and how constitutional is it anyway?” Posted in: Barack Obama [/quote] Judge Judy for SCOTUS and "The Dog" Chapman to head the Border Patrol sounds pretty good at this point... sigh. __________________ Fight Organized Crime... next election, elect no one.** ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ "It was often pointed out during the election that Obama lacked management experience. While having a president with no experience is bad, it's not nearly as bad as having a president with experience as a community organizer." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ "Enlightened statesmen will not always be at the helm." - James Madison, Federalist No. 10
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