prospect.org - 1/7/2009
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Quick: Name America's most famous doctor!
Probably House, right? Or maybe Doogie Hauser? But no, those are pretend doctors. Name a real doctor.
Odds are high that for most people, Dr. Sanjay Gupta would be the eventual reply. Gupta is CNN's friendly neighborhood neurosurgeon and a ...
krugman.blogs.nytimes.com - 1/6/2009
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krugman.blogs.nytimes.com —
So apparently Obama plans to appoint CNN's Sanjay
Gupta as Surgeon General. I don't have a problem...
with Gupta's qualifications. But I do remember his mugging of Michael Moore over Sicko. You don't have to like Moore or his film; but Gupta specifically ...
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The trouble with Sanjay Gupta
huffingtonpost.com - 1/8/2009
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huffingtonpost.com —
Rep. John Conyers, one of the most prominent
Democrats in the House of Representatives, is publicly opposing...
the nomination of Dr. Sanjay Gupta for Surgeon General. In a letter sent on Thursday, Conyers asked his Democratic colleagues to "join me ...
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Conyers: Obama Should Not Nominate Sanjay Gupta
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Progressive Breakfast: Econ Recovery First, Deficit Reduction Later
LiberalOasis : The Blog —
... Ezra Klein raves: “Sanjay Gupta, arguably the nation's most trusted health care authority, will back on TV screens arguing for Obama's universal health care plan, lending it his credibility as a doctor, a trusted media presence, and the nation's surgeon general. It's a far cry from the days when Ira Magaziner and Hillary Clinton were reform's best known advocates.” ...
Doctor, Doctor
The Republic of T. —
So, word is that Obama is eyeing CNN’s Sanjay Gupta for Surgeon General. Well, on the one hand, I can understand “eyeing” Gupta for … well … just about anything. After all, I did include the good doctor on my list of “Hot Talking Heads” a few years back.
And, ya gotta admit, the man is easy on the eyes. ...
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the-reaction.blogspot.com 1/9/2009 — By Michael J.W. Stickings The WaPo's Howard Kurtz is reporting that Obama has asked celebrity tele-Dr. Sanjay Gupta, he of CNN and CBS fame, to be the new surgeon general. Now, I'm in no position to question Gupta's abilities as a neurosurgeon ...
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firedoglake.com 1/9/2009 —
I understand the critiques launched by Paul Krugman , John Conyers and others against Sanjay Gupta -- he did accuse Michael Moore of "fudging the facts" in Sicko when Moore had done no such thing. But in the end he apologized and ...
Sanjay Gupta Treads the Ethical Line
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For Surgeon General, Obama picks Dr. Sanjay Gupta.
althouse.blogspot.com 1/7/2009 — Link. Poll: What is the significance of the Sanjay Gupta appointment? Obama has made a strong advance in the project of merging politics and showbiz. Surgeon General has long been a showbiz slot, so nothing much has changed. ...
The Intersection: Sanjay Gupta for Surgeon General? Here's My Gripe
scienceblogs.com 1/9/2009 — art.sanjay.gupta.cnn.jpg CNN is reporting that one of its own is being considered for the Surgeon General post. I have nothing against Sanjay Gupta, and I don't think he's unqualified. In fact, someone with so much television and communication ...
CNN Programs - Anchors/Reporters - Sanjay Gupta
cnn.com 1/6/2009 — Dr. Sanjay Gupta is chief medical correspondent for the health and medical unit at CNN. Gupta, a practicing neurosurgeon and an assistant professor of neurosurgery, plays an integral role in the network's medical coverage, which includes lead ...
Sanjay Gupta, Big Pharma flack
the-reaction.blogspot.com 1/9/2009 — By Michael J.W. Stickings I'm still not sold on Sanjay Gupta for surgeon general. In fact, the more I think about it, the more I dislike the very idea of putting Gupta in charge of public health. As I wrote on Tuesday , when the story broke, Dr. ...
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First Read 1/7/2009
Cue your inner Dr. Evil voice (with pinky finger touching your lip)...
Yesterday, Obama tried to prep the public for trillion-dollar deficits for years to come. The New York Times says Obama “braced Americans for the unparalleled prospect of ...
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