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| Gupta opts out of surgeon general consideration |
| 2009-03-06 |
| Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN's chief medical correspondent, has withdrawn his name from consideration as surgeon general of the United States, he said Thursday. This is more about my family and my surgical career," Gupta told CNN's "Larry King Live." The neurosurgeon said he would likely have had to give up practicing had he taken the job as the nation's top doctor. In addition, the 39-year-old and his wife are expecting their third daughter any time, and the government job would have meant long periods away from his family, he said."I think, for me, it really came down to a sense of timing more than anything else," he said. "I just didn't feel I should do that now." Gupta said he had not been formally nominated for the job, though he had spoken with senior members of the Obama administration, who made it clear he was their choice, he said. "I think there was a real melding there," he said, adding that he felt flattered to have been considered. Joyceln Elders. Tanned, rested and ready... |
| Posted by:tu3031 |
| #6 corrected link |
| Posted by: Harry Sneling3424 2009-03-06 12:31 |
| #5 Michael Moore vs Sanjay Gupta |
| Posted by: Harry Sneling3424 2009-03-06 12:30 |
| #4 I recall with horror and amusement the time Gupta caused "controversy" among "journalists" in Iraq when he - gasp - used his neurosurgeon's expertise to assist a victim of a bombing (I think) while "on the job." A pretty accurate measure of the insanity of the media mindset in the early 21st century. Remmber Dr. Bob Arnot of MSNBC? He was my favoritest "journalist" - actually, he was 1,000 cuts above most of 'em - he was an MD, spoke Arabic (also a pilot). There was at least one time I was watching his live reports from Iraq in '03 in the middle of the night in the US where he was with a Marine unit entering suburban Baghdad. He was not only providing live war reporting up at the tip of the spear - he was interviewing locals in Arabic, and then assisting with medical referral for some of them, as well as checking on some Marines. Pretty impressive. Of course he was canned and disappeared ..... |
| Posted by: Verlaine 2009-03-06 12:00 |
| #3 He was undoubtedly ASKED to withdraw. His personal background and income tax payment history were TOO CLEAN! |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2009-03-06 11:48 |
| #2 Whew!!! Got out of that one in time! |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2009-03-06 11:18 |
| #1 Let me guess, he's ineligible because he paid his taxes? |
| Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain 2009-03-06 11:17 |