Dr. Drew apologizes, was 'wrong' about coronavirus threat

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Dr. Drew Pinsky is issuing a mea culpa after continually downplaying the danger of coronavirus for months and claiming it was "press-induced panic."

He once said you're more likely to die after being "hit by an asteroid" than the highly-contagious virus. On Saturday, he drastically changed his tune.

"My early comments about equating coronavirus with influenza were wrong. They were incorrect," Dr. Drew said on Saturday, referring to his consistent comments from February and March. "I was part of a chorus that was saying that, and we were wrong. And I want to apologize for that."

Link to tweet

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"I wish I had gotten it right, but I got it wrong," he added.

To date, more than a million people worldwide have tested positive for coronavirus and nearly 68,000 people have died. The United States has more coronavirus cases than any other country in world with 323,500 confirmed cases, more than doubling Spain, which has the second-most cases with 130,000.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/celebrity/dr-drew-apologizes-was-wrong-about-coronavirus-threat/ar-BB12cbT1?li=BBnbfcL

[Leghorn21]

1. Yeah, he got his butt dragged 158 miles on Twitter the other day

Well, good on him for apologizing, now that his career as an esteemed “doctor” is lying in tattters at his feet

[underpants]

2. Or that I was that aware of him recently other than this

But I knew better. Me.

See ya bye.

[Rorey]

3. "I was wrong"

Words you'll never hear from OrangeAss

[spanone]

4. I don't forgive any of these fuckers. His comments were worse than 'incorrect'.

they were fucking wrong and using his lies to bash our constitutionally protected press is unforgivable

[TheBlackAdder]

12. That's like a sex abuser: I apologize to anyone I my have hurt with my comments or actions.

.

Not taking direct ownership of what he did by concrete wordage, but using a more nebulous term.

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[uponit7771]

20. +1

[BigmanPigman]

5. "Ooopsie, my bad"

is what we'll hear from a lot of people who should have known better and used their common sense.

I am not going to forgive and forget many, many people who should have known better. Some out right lied for what ever reason yet others made statements that were taken very seriously by the public since they are considered "experts". Drew falls into the 2nd group.

[Demovictory9]

6. he's a Trump supporter. He doesn't just come out and say it, but you can tell if you listen enough

[sweetloukillbot]

19. From one reality show host to another... nt

[BusyBeingBest]

7. Why did he think China was suddenly building new hospitals in

a matter of days? What did he think was happening in Italy? I don't understand the denial when you can see what's happening all over the news and the internet.

[still_one]

8. Appearing on fox and friends to push the misinformation and lies. Dr. Drew can take his apology and

stick it where the sun don't shine

How many people were hurt listening to this propaganda

[ProfessorGAC]

9. Pretty Weak Drew

What you got wrong is that you called it overblown.
Closing in on 10,000 dead Americans. And you now WISH you had gotten it right.
Your apology is weak sauce. A real apology would be to drop your media profile and quit the quackery.

[mshasta]

10. Too late

the damage is done

[LizBeth]

11. He got it wrong because he lacked medical integrity and allowed political party to make him an hack.

If he is not owning that, he fails.

[KPN]

13. Too late fuckwad!

I’m done with these people. They need to be gone. Apologies don’t change the fundamental views that drive opinions on details that actually matter in people’s lives.

[GulfCoast66]

14. Never listen to any TV doctor. Any.

Fox, CNN, MSNBC and on and on. They may still be licensed physicians but there real job is tv star.

And don’t listen to doctors talking outside their specific field. A proctologist or cardiologist know little more about pandemics than a well read American. They probably touched on it in med school but then focused totally on their specialty.

I had the father of a friend who did heart surgery and was good at it. He would compare what he did to a car mechanic. Fix something broken. Of course it required ridiculously high training, skill and knowledge. But the point he was making was that he was an expert in his narrow field of practice. And had steady hands.

A perfect example is Ben Carson. Secretary of something or another. He was a gifted brain surgeon doing cutting edge brain surgery. But thinks the pyramids were grain storage buildings.

Have a pandemic. Listen to epidemiologist. And certainly not a debunked economist like Peter Navarro.

[misanthrope]

26. Well said

Thanks

[tblue37]

28. I have always said doctors are highly trained, skilled technicians, not Renaissance men & women.

Oh, sure, some are, but most just focus on putting their specialty into practice, not on knowing a lot about a lot of things.

[GulfCoast66]

29. Totally. That's why we need more General Practitioners.

Because they have general knowledge. But they are the lowest paid doctor. And doctors have huge debt to pay.

[IndyOp]

15. Debating -- set up an account to tell him what a miserable human being he is...

or just let others dissect him and leave him in little chunks on the floor.

READ THE FUCKING SCIENCE YOU FUCKING KNOW IT ALL IDIOTS

YOUR GUT KNOWS NOT A GODDAMN THING - FUCK! FUCK! FUCK!

Moments like this I think I've underestimated Richard Dawkins' arguments about religion (and other sources of magical beliefs) undoing the ability to be rational.

[SMC22307]

16. He's an asshole.

This, from his Wiki page: "Politically, Pinsky has increasingly spoken of the 'tyranny' of governmental overreach and the need for a “Liberty Party.”[58]"

I am so fucking sick and tired of these lunatics.

[Crunchy Frog]

17. Apology not accepted.

[Kingofalldems]

18. Speaking of Dr. Drew:

Link to tweet

[salin]

21. I rarely respond this way but :FU! "I am sorry"

is too late when you contributed to a message that kept people going out - going to the beach - doing everything they were advised against, b/c "it's all hype."

Dear Dr Drew - you helped contribute to the continuation/acceleration of the spread. No way of thinking about it any way except that you are a class A asshole.

[niyad]

22. Hey, dr death, is your "apology" going to help pay the hospital bills, the funeral costs, or help

Those whose lives are upended by a pandemic that you helped facilitate? Will you be donating your fortune to help all those I just mentioned.

And, by the way, why aren't you volunteering at a hospital. On second thought, you are probably too ignorant to be of use.

[robbedvoter]

23. Oops! Sorry I killed ya

I wonder what's his malpractice inusurance!

[pnwest]

24. More like "I was wrong and I don't wanna get sued for that".

[misanthrope]

25. So 68,000 lethal asteroid strikes in the last few months?

Good thing Dr. Drew isn't mapping near-Earth objects.

Maybe he and Dr. Oz can commiserate.

[S.E. TN Liberal]

27. Quack, quack, quack,...

[Botany]

30. One of the worst things Ronald Reagan did was he got rid of the Fairness Doctrine ....

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.... and that has allowed the birth of Fox News and other right wing propaganda sites which
have bathed America in misinformation for 2.5 generations. Such as Dr. Drew's purposeful bull-
shit about C-19.

BTW That awful Obama Presidency left in place the people, the protocols,
and the infrastructure that were designed to stop the C-19 virus that will now
kill millions around the world because Trump got installed by Russia as POTUS
and people like Drew and Fox news have been propping him up from even before
he stole the election.

Dr. Drew's legacy is now fixed in cement as a right wing hack.

[pbmus]

31. He is a narcissist, just as bad as the Con.....

Hopefully he is done with predicting anything anymore...

[Tribetime]

32. Oh but I'm sure it didn't cause anybody to die though right

Step off dr. Drew sorry doesn't cut it in something like this

[Mr. Ected]

33. People believe what DOCTORS say. He should lose his license. His comments were reckless.

And repeating them ad nauseum on a platform broadcast to millions is inexcusable.

Talking heads get taken down for less. He has a title, a profession, and a duty that he abrogated.

[KY_EnviroGuy]

34. A little history on Dr Drew....

From his Wikipedia write-up:

Drew Pinsky

Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drew_Pinsky#Personal_life

(snip)

Politically, Pinsky has increasingly spoken of the 'tyranny' of governmental overreach and the need for a “Liberty Party.”

In mid February 2020, Pinsky called the Media's reaction to CoViD-19 outbreak "overblown-press created hysteria" and remarked that "people that are special diseases specialist, people in the CDC, epidemiologist need to take this very seriously." Subsequently, he tried to rewrite months of claiming the flu was worse than CoViD-19, by claiming on March 31 that he had all along said CoViD-19 would be worse than the flu.

Drew Pinsky- Biography
Also Credited As: David Drew Pinsky, Dr Drew, Dr Drew Pinsky, Dr. Drew, Dr. Drew Pinsky

Link: https://web.archive.org/web/20121014231938/https://movies.yahoo.com/person/drew-pinsky/biography.html

(snip)

When it came to confronting the effects of too much sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll, Drew Pinsky was the man everyone sought out. An American board-certified internist and addiction medicine specialist, "Dr. Drew" (as he was more popularly known), was the MTV generation's Dr. Ruth. He dished helpful advice to millions through his nationally syndicated radio show "Loveline," the TV series "Strictly Sex with Dr. Drew" (Discovery Health Channel, 2005), and in the reality program "Celebrity Rehab" (VH1, 2008- ), where he spent 21 days with stars who battled alcohol and drug addiction, including actor Jeff Conaway, wrestler Chyna, and former "American Idol" (FOX, 2002 - ) contestant Jessica Sierra.

David Drew Pinsky was born on Sept. 4, 1958 in Pasadena, CA. His father Morton was a doctor, and his mother Helene Stanton was a singer and actress. As a child, Pinsky often went on house calls with his father and decided he, too, wanted to be a doctor. He attended Polytechnic High School, a private school in his hometown, where he played football and served as class president. He majored in Biology at Amherst College in Massachusetts, graduating in 1980 before transferring to USC School of Medicine. After getting his PhD in 1984, Pinsky worked as a resident at Huntington Memorial Hospital in Pasadena, where he eventually became chief resident and later opened a private practice.

He should know better......

[Major Nikon]

38. The guy is a level 5 asshole

I used to listed to his radio show many years ago when he used to give out good advice. Then he got into TV and started chasing ambulances trying to cash in by imposing himself on other people’s misery where it wasn’t welcome. Many of the things he tried to do were in the worst sort of interest to those affected. It was all about him making money with zero regard for those in weak moments.

It was about then I decided the guy was really a complete shitstain. Nothing he says should be taken seriously by anyone.

[KY_EnviroGuy]

42. Amazing how smart, decent people can transform into assholes....

when they gain wealth and a little fame. I've known a couple myself. It's an experience to talk to them as it appears the good guy and the greedy guy are in an internal battle for space in their head.

Sadly, I think the good guy part slowly dies.

[Marie Marie]

35. Hmmm, wonder if the expected lawsuits against Fox News and their

misinformation prompted this apology?

[Skittles]

36. how is it that *I* knew better than a DOCTOR?

part of a chorus? Fucking HACK.

P.S. he needs to FIRE his plastic surgeon

[UTUSN]

37. Apology NOT accepted, as laid out by the other hypocrite Laura SCHLESSINGER:

Haven't heard of her in years, is she still a "Christian" Fundie after ditching Judaism?!1 Back when she used to make Biblical demands:

* The offender must acknowledge having been and done wrong.

* The offender must say so to the offendee.

* The offender must ask for forgiveness.

* It's up to the offendee to accept or NOT the apology.

[Walleye]

39. He can just blow it out his ass🤬

[Yavin4]

40. "Please don't sue me and take my medical license away".

Which is exactly what should happen.

[AwakeAtLast]

41. Right. Because your career is over. n/t