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althouse.blogspot.com - 1/7/2009
For Surgeon General, Obama picks Dr. Sanjay Gupta.
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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.    pollcode.com free polls blog ...
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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voices.washingtonpost.com - 1/6/2009
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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Instapundit:  SANJAY GUPTA FOR SURGEON GENERAL? I guess those Iraq War ethics questions have blown over. That’s …

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SANJAY GUPTA FOR SURGEON GENERAL? I guess those Iraq War ethics questions have blown over. That’s …
Instapundit — ... guess those Iraq War ethics questions have blown over. That’s good, since they were stupid questions (even Arthur Caplan thought so!). And since the Surgeon General’s job is more to be a TV talking-head than an actual physician, I don’t see why Gupta’s TV experience should disqualify him; it’s not as if he isn’t a serious physician, too. Gupta also has an interest in life-extension, which I like. UPDATE: What do you think? A poll. ...

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