List Archives

Thu Jul 12 23:55:50 BST 2007

The SG is the medical advisor and policy setter, not a
mouthpiece for Karl Rove. I don't see why anyone is
surprised by what all this, we saw the same thing with
General Powell and the National Science advisor

--- William Bromberg <brombwi1 at memorialhealth.com> wrote:

> OK I can't take it anymore. The position of the Surgeon
> General is to be the administration's spokesperson on
> medical policy. Looking at his CV he has no special
> expertise on stem cell research or STDs. His background
> is in trauma, bioterrorism, and etc. No, he was not hired
> for his scientific opinion. It's a political job. It's
> always been a political job. If you can't parrot the
> administration's lines (which I find misguided), you
> should resign or not have taken the job in the first
> place. When you hold a political position, you only get
> to disagree in private.  How long do you think Tony Snow
> would last if he started disagreeing with the
> administration during press conferences?
> 
> Furthermore, I frankly don't believe the moral outrage.
> It's not like the position hasn't been political in the
> past -- anybody remember the Jocelyn Elders fiasco?
> Remember who fired her for talking about masturbation
> (rhymes with "linton")?  From an article on this topic
> from the Washington Post:
> [Former Surgeon General David] Satcher, Carmona's
> predecessor, who served from 1998 to 2002, said that
> under President Bill Clinton he could not release a
> report on sexuality and public health, in part because of
> sensitivities triggered by the Monica Lewinsky scandal.
> 
> How long do you think Hilary's Surgeon General would last
> if they started talking about how Roe v. Wade should be
> overturned? When a democrat appoints a SG that is
> pro-life, anti-stem cell, etc. etc. I'll buy the surprise
> and disappointment I've seen on this topic. Till then,
> nope.
> 
>  
> Bill Bromberg 
> 
> >>> "Eaves.Wanda" <Eaves.Wanda at mccg.org> 7/12/2007 12:09
> PM >>>
> A disturbing point was made in this quote from the NPR
> article; which
> further shows what Dr. Carmona must have faced. 
> 
> Virginia Congressman Tom Davis, the committee's senior
> Republican, said
> he was sympathetic to Carmona's complaints, but only to a
> point.
> 
> "I'm not sure what the boundaries are for appointed
> political officials
> who sometimes have opinions different from the elected
> administration,"
> Davis said. "It's tough trying to define where you be a
> team player and
> where you speak out, and you try to balance that every
> day. But we have
> politicians who run the government, and not scientists."
> 
> I thought he was appointed to give scientific opinion??
> 
> we
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Charlene M Morris [mailto:cvmmorris at gmail.com] 
> Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2007 12:28 PM
> To: Trauma &amp, Critical Care mailing list
> Subject: Re: Dr. Richard Carmona
> 
>
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=11854247*
> *
>
<http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=11854247><http://w
> 
> ww.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=11854247>
> 
> easier yet.
> CMM
> 
> 
> On 7/11/07, Gabriel Castillo <castill at eng.usf.edu> wrote:
> >
> > If you go to
> >
>
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/11/washington/11surgeon.html?hp
> on the
> left
> > hand side there will be a link to the .pdf of the
> transcript right
> above
> > his photo.
> >
> > > Does anyone have the URL or copy of hisd recent
> remarks to Congress?
> > >
> > > Jeff Hammond
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: trauma-list-bounces at trauma.org 
> > > [mailto:trauma-list-bounces at trauma.org] 
> > > On Behalf Of Bob Waddell II
> > > Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2007 10:06 PM
> > > To: 'Trauma &amp; Critical Care mailing list'
> > > Subject: RE: Dr. Richard Carmona
> > >
> > > Being sent off line
> > >
> > > Take care,
> > >
> > > Bob
> > >
> > > Robert K. Waddell II
> > > Vice President -
> > > Emergency Preparedness and Response
> > > "The Sacco Triage Methodology"
> > > ThinkSharp, Inc
> > >
> > > Wyoming Office:
> > > 1302 East 5th Avenue
> > > Cheyenne, Wyoming 82001
> > > (307) 920 - 2020 cell
> > >
> > > bwaddell at sharpthinkers.com 
> > > or bobwaddell at bresnan.net 
> > > www.sharpthinkers.com 
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: trauma-list-bounces at trauma.org 
> > > [mailto:trauma-list-bounces at trauma.org] 
> > > On Behalf Of KMATTOX at aol.com 
> > > Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2007 7:11 PM
> > > To: trauma-list at trauma.org 
> > > Subject: Dr. RIchard Carmona
> > >
> > > I have been searching my data bases for an e-mail
> address of trauma
> > > surgeon
> > >
> > > Dr. Richard Carmona, the former US Surgeon General.  
> Please, if
> anyone
> > > has
> > >
> > > the e-mail, send it to me off line.
> > >
> > > Kenneth L Mattox, MD
> > >
> > > _kmattox at aol.com_ (mailto:kmattox at aol.com)
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > ************************************** See what's
> free at
> > > http://www.aol.com.
> > > --
> > > trauma-list : TRAUMA.ORG
> > > To change your settings or unsubscribe visit:
> > > http://www.trauma.org/index.php?/community/ 
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > trauma-list : TRAUMA.ORG
> > > To change your settings or unsubscribe visit:
> > > http://www.trauma.org/index.php?/community/ 
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > trauma-list : TRAUMA.ORG
> > > To change your settings or unsubscribe visit:
> > > http://www.trauma.org/index.php?/community/ 
> > >
> >
> >
> > --
> > trauma-list : TRAUMA.ORG
> > To change your settings or unsubscribe visit:
> > http://www.trauma.org/index.php?/community/ 
> >
> 
> 
> mccg.org email firewall made the following annotation
>
************************************************************
>  
> CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE:
> The information transmitted in this e-mail message,
> including any attachments,
> is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) or
> entity to which it is addressed
> and may contain confidential, privileged and/or
> proprietary information. Any unauthorized
> review, retransmission, use, disclosure, dissemination or
> other use of,or taking any
> action in reliance upon this information by persons or
> entities other than the intended
> recipient is prohibited.  If you are not the intended
> recipient, you are hereby notified
> that any reading, dissemination, distribution, copying,
> or other use of this message or
> its attachments is strictly prohibited. If you have
> received this message in error, please
> notify the sender immediately by reply e-mail, or by
> calling (478) 633-7272, and destroy the 
> 
=== message truncated ===

____________________________________________________________________________________Ready for the edge of your seat? 
Check out tonight's top picks on Yahoo! TV. 
http://tv.yahoo.com/

List Archives

For your convenience, find the Trauma List Archive Below

Dr. Richard Carmona