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anneboleyn

(5,611 posts)
Wed Apr 25, 2018, 04:57 PM Apr 2018

CNN:V.A .pick was drunk, couldnt be reached for a medical situation, also crashed a car

after a party for the Secret Service while intoxicated. He is apparently denying these allegations. There are also allegations that he kept private “stashes” of controlled substances that he was handing out w/out prescriptions. (I get annoyed by drug Puritanism — people seem to forget that certain drugs are legal and that yes some people need them — but these allegations are much more serious and handing these out without a prescription is illegal).

The allegations come from at least 23 different sources so not “one disgruntled employee” or other bullshit. He sounds VERY problematic. Now CNN is blaming the democrats for some odd reason (they shouldn’t leak this info! But then it is obvious that the leak happened because the White House was refusing to cooperate).

Also, this is the guy who said Trump will live to 200!! Sigh. People are saying he’s an ass kisser that is a nasty dick to people below him but kisses the butt of his superiors (Trump would obviously be especially vulnerable to cheap flattery). Now, again, these are allegations.

This speaks to whether or not this guy should be put in charge of the V.A. —there are allegations that he was apparently passed out drunk and couldn’t be reached for a medical “situation.” That is serious.

I’m sure Trump loved him so much after that ridiculous medical report that he was like yeah —give him the V. A.! Sigh.

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CNN:V.A .pick was drunk, couldnt be reached for a medical situation, also crashed a car (Original Post) anneboleyn Apr 2018 OP
I'm almost glad Trump nominated this guy RockRaven Apr 2018 #1
I am waiting to find out what kinds of uppers and downers he has been giving Trump. dixiegrrrrl Apr 2018 #3
Reading all this stuff now makes me REALLY glad BHO was in good shape... CincyDem Apr 2018 #2
One fact tazkcmo Apr 2018 #4
All the hallmarks of an impaired physician HopeAgain Apr 2018 #5
No wonder he and Trump got along so famously. tanyev Apr 2018 #6

RockRaven

(15,019 posts)
1. I'm almost glad Trump nominated this guy
Wed Apr 25, 2018, 05:08 PM
Apr 2018

I'm not really, b/c he has no business being anywhere near the White House, or the VA (except as a patient), and with McConnell as Senate majority leader I can't be certain they won't confirm him despite all this. But I am glad Trump has embarrassed himself yet again. Could not happen to anyone more worthy of it.

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)
3. I am waiting to find out what kinds of uppers and downers he has been giving Trump.
Wed Apr 25, 2018, 05:25 PM
Apr 2018

We already know about Trump's NY doc who had been giving Trump "diet pills" for years.

CincyDem

(6,404 posts)
2. Reading all this stuff now makes me REALLY glad BHO was in good shape...
Wed Apr 25, 2018, 05:18 PM
Apr 2018


...who the hell knows what would have happened at the hands of this guy.

HopeAgain

(4,407 posts)
5. All the hallmarks of an impaired physician
Wed Apr 25, 2018, 05:32 PM
Apr 2018

The NYT article implies he absconded with Percocets (a Schedule II Controlled Substance) possibly for himself. Asked a physician's assistant to write a false script (a violation of the Controlled Substances Act)

Drunkenness and what sounds like hung over behavior when he's not drunk. I've worked with impaired physicians for over 30 years, and this clearly looks like a doctor who, if in private practice, would have had his license summarily suspended.

Instead, the Navy promotes him to admiral and makes him physician to the President. What the hell?

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