Bush's Surgeon General nominee. Holy Shit!

[G_j]

http://scienceblogs.com/effectmeasure/2007/05/surgeon_general_nominee_holy_s.php

Bush's Surgeon General nominee. Holy Shit!
Category: Federal health
Posted on: May 29, 2007 3:26 PM, by revere

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Meet Dr. James Holsinger, currently Health Director in Kentucky, former Chief Medical Director of the VA and, not incidentally, president of the United Methodist Church's high court, its Judicial Council. He's has a medical doctor and PhD (anatomy) from Duke and, of course, his most important qualification for a health post in the Bush administration, a theologian. Not an amateur one. A real one. He has a master's degree in biblical studies from Asbury Theological Seminary. So he's religious. Very religious. Bible studies. That doesn't mean it will affect his policy views as Surgeon General. The Bush administration wouldn't stand for that:

President Bush's choice for surgeon general likely will face questions about his stands on AIDS, sex education and abortion during the confirmation process, various political and religious activists say.

In the early 1990s, Holsinger resigned from the denomination's Committee to Study Homosexuality because he believed the committee "would follow liberal lines," according to Time magazine. At the time, he warned that acceptance of homosexuality would drive away millions of churchgoers.

As a member of the Judicial Council, he voted with the majority in 2005 that a Virginia pastor could deny church membership to an openly gay man. (Frank Lockwood, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette religions editor)

The nominee, Kentucky cardiologist Dr. James Holsinger, serves as president of the United Methodist Church's high court, its Judicial Council, and has made his negative views on homosexuality known for nearly two decades.
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[knitter4democracy]

1. For the love of all that's holy, could we get someone sane for once?

This guy sounds like a quack--like he should go back to seminary and re-read parts of the Gospels instead of practice medicine.

[shain from kane]

3. Disease is caused by sin, dontcha know?

[knitter4democracy]

6. *sigh*

Too many believe that.

[shain from kane]

13. The sin of Eve was rewarded with the pain of childbirth. Adam never missed his rib.

[knitter4democracy]

18. The sin of Adam was rewarded with hard labor.

Just to be technical. Still doesn't seem fair.

[StarryNite]

9. Ha! If that were true * would

be on his deathbed.

[Jackpine Radical]

28. But Bush never got the knowledge of good & evil.

Or anything else.

[Nite Owl]

2. Is the Senate actually going

to confirm this guy? For once please let them say no.

[Benhurst]

5. He'll get in.

We need to keep our powder dry.

[Nite Owl]

12. Sorry forgot about that powder

It was being saved for something really important like a Supreme court opening wasn't it.

Opps, they missed that one. Must have rained.

But they didn't have the majority then and now they do.

But it's too small of a majority now so they need more. Then they will use that powder. They will, they said they would. As soon as those Republicans join them it will all be ok again.


Damn, we are majorly F@#7*@d.

[TheWraith]

26. Have a little perspective, eh?

You act like every Democrat in Congress was falling all over themselves to help Bush. The reality is that in the Senate, so long as the Republicans stay in lock-step behind Junior, it only takes one single Dem to break any vote in the Repubs favor. And we have a lot more moderates than one: Nelson, Lieberman, Landreu, others. Not to mention one Dem who's out with a traumatic brain injury. So it's dishonest to act like the Dems could stop Bush any time they like on any issue, and they just choose not to.

[kevinbgoode]

4. Absolutely NO

This country has had enough of religious ideologues who don't seem to be capable of holding their own personal religious beliefs as a standard for themselves - and instead claim that they cannot "practice" their religious without making it policy for everyone else.

One of the reasons the United States is in such a deep quagmire is because this Administration has continually attempted to flood all of our public institutions with rightwing religious ideologues. I will not have my citizenship demeaned on the basis of someone else's "religious" choices.

[SpiralHawk]

7. Bring 'em on

I got a hunch this won't go as smoothly as Commander AWOL & chickenhawk republicon cronies expect...

[northernsoul]

10. I wonder what skeletons will turn up in his closet

It's almost axiomatic that right-wing authoritarians who are obsessed with other people's sex lives usually have some pretty freaky predilictions of their own.

[Nikki Stone1]

8. Oh dear God!

Not another one.

:kick: and Recommend #1

[AlinPA]

11. The nutcase "christian" republicans have turned me away from the church.

[PuppyBismark]

14. If the DEMS approve this one, it is time for a third party

There is no way this person should be surgeon general. Not ever!!!!!!

:mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:

[liberal renegade]

17. Because he shouldn't be confirmed

is why he'll be confirmed. Typical

[HowHasItComeToThis]

15. JUST MORE EVANGELICAL SLIME

YOU EXPECTED A MODERATE PROFESSIONAL MAYBE????????????????????????

[silverlib]

16. A big umbrella with a lot of holes in it...

that's my Methodist Church.

[MonkeyFunk]

19. Luckily

it's hard to imagine a less-important federal position.

[Gatchaman]

20. This is just somebody else for the incoming democratic president to fire

and the media smear machine can paint our new, reality based president as "highly partisan", and his/her move "unprecidented".

Fortunately, the surgeon general has little real power.

[AnnieBW]

21. Oh. My. Goddess...

Just another religious nutjob... Hello, Democratic Senate? Time to use that powder and blow this nomination away!

[alfredo]

22. I also believe there is a matter of embezzlement.

http://www.buzzflash.com/articles/analysis/214


Last year, a Methodist pastor blasted Dr. Holsinger for essentially trying to embezzle some $20 million from the Methodist Church through a charity Holsinger chairs. Holsinger has lost in court twice on the matter but continues to appeal through the legal system.

The coup de grace of the Dr. Holsinger story is his more than $16,000 in political donations since 1998 – all to Republicans, including George W. Bush. You can bet Cheney also had a role in the appointment since Dr. Holsinger specializes in cardiology.

[progressoid]

23. Here we go again.

[G_j]

24. " essentially trying to embezzle some $20 million "

is that all?


:sarcasm:

[alfredo]

27. the Republicans should be embarrassed at someone with so little

greed.

[Proud2BAmurkin]

25. What a filthy scumbag nt

nt

[lonestarnot]

29. Who has a number for a good witch doctor?

[moondust]

30. Does he do video diagnoses?

If he doesn't recognize the genetic link in homosexuality can he be a real doctor?