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CNN’s Sanjay Gupta Is Approached for Surgeon General Job
nytimes.com - 1/7/2009
CNN’s Sanjay Gupta Is Approached for Surgeon General Job
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Dr. Gupta is a medical correspondent for the news network and a neurosurgeon. >
krugman.blogs.nytimes.com - 1/6/2009
The trouble with Sanjay Gupta
— 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 ... (more) The trouble with Sanjay Gupta

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Obama Wants Journalist Gupta for Surgeon General | 44
— voices.washingtonpost.com — President-elect Barack Obama has offered the job of surgeon general to Dr. Sanjay Gupta, the neurosurgeon and correspondent for CNN and CBS, according to two sources with knowledge of the situation. Gupta has told administration officials that he ... (more) Obama Wants Journalist Gupta for Surgeon General | 44

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Michael Moore vs CNN's Sanjay Gupta on Larry King Live (video)
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Michael Moore vs CNN's Sanjay Gupta on Larry King Live (video)
— youtube.com — Michael Moore debates Dr. Sanjay Gupta on Larry King Live after Larry shows extracts from Moore on Situation Room the day before and corrected Sanjay Gupta's... (more) Michael Moore vs CNN's Sanjay Gupta on Larry King Live ...

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The Early Word: Focus on the Budget
The Caucus — ... , including a senior C.I.A. officials who said “ ‘the process was completely opaque’ and that the agency was neither consulted nor informed.” And in another (possible) surprise choice, CNN’s chief medical reporter, Dr. Sanjay Gupta is reportedly on Mr. Obama’s short list for surgeon general, The Times’s Gardiner Harris reports: If he takes the job, Dr. Gupta would be accepting an ailing patient. The status and authority of the surgeon general, the titular head of the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, has been on the wane for decades. It had ...

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 ...

CNN requests submissions of “Obama artwork”
Sister Toldjah — ... Not that I have any interest in seeing Obama art one way or the other - but to have a major news network have a page devoted to “inspired” artistic renderings of Obama and his family? Sheesh. With devotion like that, it’s no wonder that Obama wants CNN’s chief medical reporter Dr. Sanjay Gupta as the next surgeon general. ...

Michael Giltz: Obama's Latest Dumb Pick: TV Doc Sanjay Gupta
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — Apparently, Marcus Welby is too old and Noah Wylie of ER wants a break because Barack Obama's pick for Surgeon General is CNN"s Sanjay Gupta. This is dismaying since Gupta has embraced junk science, has questionable ethics and seems to have been chosen mostly because he is famous. Forget a Team of Rivals: this is the latest example of Obama's Team of Celebrities. First, Gupta. I don't watch him regularly but I assume (and hope) most of his medical commentary falls well within standard norms. But I was aghast when I heard him talk about cell phones and say he ...

Krugman's problem with Gupta
Michael Calderone's Blog — ... on his blog about "the trouble with Sanjay Gupta" -- Obama's pick for surgeon general. Krugman's displeasure with the TV doctor stems from his debate with Michael Moore over the film, "Sicko." ...

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Sanjay Gupta's history of dissembling
correntewire.com 1/7/2009 — In Sicko "fact check," CNN's Gupta falsely claimed his source's "only affiliation is with Vanderbilt University"  Read more…
Surgeon General Gupta?
washingtonmonthly.com 1/7/2009 — SURGEON GENERAL GUPTA?.... I should concede at the outset that I don't watch CNN often, but I've caught Dr. Sanjay Gupta on occasion, and he strikes me as quite capable in discussing medical issues. With that in mind, Barack Obama...
Paging Doctor... Surgeon General?
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Another revolting development
sideshow.me.uk 1/7/2009 — I gotta agree with Krugman about the appointment of Sanjay Gupta as Surgeon General . Anyone who can utter that many conservative lies and talking points about single-payer/"socialized" medicine is, to put it generously, the wrong choice - and looks ...
CNN's Gupta: A Surgeon General Who Backs an Obesity Tax?
newsbusters.org 1/7/2009 — Media analyst Howard Kurtz of the Washington Post reported on Jan. 6 that President-elect Barack Obama has asked CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta to be the next surgeon general . According to Kurtz's column, Gupta, a neurosurgeon who has worked as a CNN and ...
Flashback: Gupta Raises McCain's 'Substance Abuse,' Scolds Reagan on AIDS
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Obama To Tap CNN’s Dr. Sanjay Gupta For Surgeon General … But Hold On A Sec - w/Video — Pat Dollard | Young Americans
FOX : If Surgeon General is a Spokesman for Good Health, Gupta May Be Fit Sanjay Gupta’s wide fan base lends support for his role as the next surgeon general, but debate continues over what the role of surgeon general should be. He doesn’t just play a doctor on TV. Sanjay ...
Weekly Pulse: America's Next Top Doctor — Majikthise
Reactions to the likely appointment of Dr. Sanjay Gupta as America's Next Top Doctor from Media Consortium writers, and more, in this week's Pulse . Personally, I'm skeptical of this appointment, but I'm willing to be convinced. It's more a matter of priorities than anything else. Obama is ...
CNN's Sanjay Gupta Gets Blitzed by Michael Moore (Video) — Tennessee Guerilla Women
For those of us who care greatly about the miserable state of U.S. health care, Obama's pick of Sanjay Gupta for Surgeon General is disturbing . In the chilling flashback (video) below, Michael Moore sets CNN's Sanjay Gupta straight! When it comes to health care, Sanjay Gupta has all the ...
Dr. Sanjay Gupta… for Surgeon General? — The Moderate Voice
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 or otherwise his medical qualifications. He may very well ...
Krugman on Gupta — Matthew Yglesias
Paul Krugman reminds us of Sanjay Gupta’s unfair and inaccurate attacks on Michael Moore and Sicko . It’s a fair point, but if this is the worst thing you can say about Gupta it’s honestly not so bad. The plus side is that it means you’ll have as Surgeon General a guy ...
Krugman: Sicko & the Trouble With Sanjay Gupta — Tennessee Guerilla Women
Once again, Obama has not exactly picked a progressive. Obama plans to name CNN's Sanjay Gupta as Surgeon General . Paul Krugman reminds us of Sanjay Gupta's shameless efforts to trash Michael Moore's truthful claims about the miserable state of U.S. health care: So apparently Obama plans ...
"The trouble with Sanjay Gupta," says Paul Krugman, is seen in the way he "mugged" Michael Moore. — Althouse
I know, you're thinking: If that's the trouble, bring it on . But let's read what Krugman has to say : 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 ...
Who is Sexier: C. Everett Koop or Sanjay Gupta? — Politics Daily
With the news that Barack Obama intends to nominate Dr. Sanjay Gupta for the post of Surgeon General, it's clear that the president-elect is doing his level-best to, in the immortal words of Justin Timberlake , " bring sexy back " to Washington DC. Along with the Clooney-esque TV doc, Obama has ...
Obama's Pick For Surgeon General: CNN's Sanjay Gupta — Crooks and Liars
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Sanjay Gupta for surgeon general? — The Reaction
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 or otherwise his medical qualifications. He ...
Sanjay Gupta: House (and Senate) calls — The Swamp
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CNN: Team Obama Eyes Gupta for Surgeon General Post — Truthdig: Drilling Beneath the Headlines
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The trouble with Sanjay Gupta — Paul Krugman
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 claimed that Moore "fudged his facts", when ...
Sanjay Gupta Flashback Here — Suburban Guerrilla
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  Not everybody on the left loves Dr. Sanjay Gupta, a friend reminds me.
CNN Medical Correspondent as Surgeon General? — The Caucus
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For Sugeon General, Versailles' finest — Corrente
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Showbiz — Suburban Guerrilla
You can’t make this shit up: 3 p.m. ET: Well, if the Obama team was looking to put the bumpiness of the Panetta and Richardson stories behind them, this is a good way: Sanjay Gupta is tentatively set to become the next U.S. Surgeon General. He narrowly beat out Dr. Phil for the post. ...
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CNN reporter Sanjay Gupta, a neurosurgeon who is among the nation's best-known physicians, is under serious consideration to be the next surgeon general.
The Caucus: CNN’s Sanjay Gupta Is Approached as Surgeon General — NYT > Politics
Dr. Gupta is a medical correspondent for the news network and a neurosurgeon. >
CNN’s Gupta Approached About Surgeon General Post — NYT > Politics
CNN says President-elect Barack Obama has approached its medical correspondent, Sanjay Gupta, to be the country's next surgeon general. >
Reports: Gupta approached for surgeon general — msnbc.com: Politics
CNN says President-elect Barack Obama has approached its medical correspondent, Sanjay Gupta, to be the country's next surgeon general.
CNN: Gupta approached about surgeon general post (AP) — Yahoo! News: Politics News
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