krugman.blogs.nytimes.com - 1/6/2009
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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
voices.washingtonpost.com - 1/6/2009
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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 ...
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Obama Wants Journalist Gupta for Surgeon General | 44
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David E's Fablog —
by David E | (Visited 45 times) Sanjay No surprise that Mr. Sheri Annis would be delighted. “For a few seconds, I was puzzled by the notion of Sanjay Gupta as surgeon general. He’s a real-live neurosurgeon, yes, but I primarily think of him as a television guy: a CNN host and contributor to the “CBS Evening News” and “60 Minutes.” But as I thought about it, the idea made sense. What does a surgeon general do? He’s a television salesman for health policy. (Gupta once told me that doing TV isn’t brain surgery–it’s harder.) He would give the administration a smooth broadcast presence, the knowledge of medical professional, a top aide of Indian descent and the panache of one of ...
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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 ...
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In Defense Of the Sanjay Gupta Appointment
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 ...
CAN SANJAY GUPTA FIX AMERICAN HEALTH CARE?
prospect.org 1/7/2009 — 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 ...
Conyers’s opposition to Gupta is connected to Michael Moore
thehill.com 1/9/2009 — Citing a lack of experience, Rep. John Conyers Jr. (D-Mich.) is leading an effort to thwart Barack Obama’s expected nomination of CNN’s Sanjay Gupta to become surgeon general. But there are also indications that Conyers’s opposition is linked to a ...
CNN Gets Blitzed by Michael Moore (video)
youtube.com 1/7/2009 — Mike demands an apology from CNN for Dr. Sanjay Gupta's biased reporting on 'SiCKO' and for helping the Bush administration lie us into a pointless war. Mor...
CNN's response to Michael Moore
cnn.com 1/6/2009 — In response to a letter Michael Moore wrote about CNN's reporting on his documentary "Sicko," a CNN spokesperson released the following statement:"It's ironic that someone who has made a career out of holding powerful interests accountable is so ...
Conyers: Obama Should Not Nominate Sanjay Gupta
huffingtonpost.com 1/8/2009 — 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 ...
Sanjay Gupta Treads the Ethical Line
blogs.tnr.com 1/8/2009 — Sanjay Gupta, Obama’s reported choice for surgeon general, is no stranger to the ethically sticky situation physicians often find themselves in with drug companies. Speaking with Paula Zahn in 2005, he noted that “there is a lot of nudge, nudge, ...
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CNN Political Ticker 1/7/2009
CNN: Sources: CNN's Gupta approached for surgeon general
The Obama transition team approached Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN's chief medical correspondent, about becoming U.S. surgeon general, according to sources inside the transition and at CNN.
CNN: Obama ...
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