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Cyrano Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-07-05 01:46 PM
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Frist should be stripped of his ability to practice medicine.
"First, do no harm."

All doctors live by this credo. Aside from his stock problems, Bill Frist has done as much harm to this country and average Americans as many other Republican thugs you can name.

The American Medical Association should condemn him, and Tennessee, or whatever state in which he's licensed, should declare that license null and void.

And no, I'm not saying he's Josef Mengele (the sadistic doctor of Auschwitz). Then again, maybe I would if I were a cat.
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central scrutinizer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-07-05 01:48 PM
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1. But, he has superhuman powers!!!
He can diagnose mental acuity by watching a snippet of video and, even more amazing, he can see into a blind trust. Maybe they should have put his trust documents into a lead-lined safe, guarded with green Kryptonite.
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ComerPerro Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-07-05 01:49 PM
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2. Well said
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PDJane Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-07-05 01:49 PM
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3. He's just another
criminal, and there seem to be plenty of those around the White House and the congress.........
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AllegroRondo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-07-05 01:57 PM
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6. From Al Franken's latest book
every hospital's intensive care unit will have a "Frist Cam" installed, so the amazing doctor can view each patient and give them all an "up or down vote".
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FreedomAngel82 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-07-05 02:02 PM
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10. LOL
Frist is an embarrasment. And what is so funny is he proclaims to be "pro-family" but his families business made fortunes in abortion. LOL.
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triguy46 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-07-05 01:51 PM
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4. Not sure he's actually practicing. Coburn, (R-asshole), on the other hand
is flagrantly flouting senate rules that prohibit having a paying job on the side. He continues to "practice" medicine (for fees) saying its how he keeps in touch with his constituents, (during their pelvics (he purports to be an OB-Gyn) he can discuss critical legislative issues.).

What a dork.
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atommom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-07-05 01:59 PM
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8. He just wants to "practice his love"!
Is that how he gained his supposed ability to detect lies by observing body language?
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triguy46 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-07-05 02:01 PM
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9. Absolutely! He is able to palpate the "pulse" of his constituency. n/t
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atommom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-07-05 02:05 PM
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12. Ewww. I don't like to think about him palpating ANYTHING.
:P
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No Exit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-07-05 02:27 PM
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13. That one was, w/o a doubt, the ULTIMATE Dumbya classic!!! n/t
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FreedomAngel82 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-07-05 02:03 PM
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11. I haven't heard if he is either
Edited on Mon Nov-07-05 02:03 PM by FreedomAngel82
:shrug: I'm sure it'd be all over the place here in Tn if he was still practicing. I've never heard anything. It'd be easy to find out and I don't think he'd want to risk his majority leader spot.
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Burning Water Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-07-05 01:53 PM
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5. I've got no truck
with Bill Frist, but how does his financial and political shenanigans translate into medical harm, which is what said credo is about???

If every rich, Republican physician who had conservative political views were stripped of their licenses, well, we really would have a health crises.

Not that I don't think we should attack Frist on the merits of the issues, but his medical license is not an issue.
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Cyrano Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-07-05 01:57 PM
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7. Check out his votes on the Medicare bill and health care for veterans.
The Medicare bill is a gift to the pharmaceutical industry and hurts everyone who has to pay for prescription drugs.

Veterans have gotten more fucked over on health care than they have since Herbert Hoover was president.

Sorry, but you can't tell me that cat-killer Frist isn't doing any medical harm.
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Burning Water Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-07-05 03:44 PM
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14. Sorry.
I can't agree. I think the creed only applies to his practice of medicine, not his politics, even on public health issues.

Or maybe you're a lumper while I'm a splitter.

In any event, the proper punishment for his political misdeeds is to be turned out of office, not have his medical license taken away.
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FVZA_Colonel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-07-05 03:53 PM
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15. Personally,
I think the only justifiable situation in which his license should be stripped is over the diagnosing of Terri Schiavo via a video tape. Despite what he claims, that was a diagnosis, and as a highly trained medical professional he should know better than to do something so irresponsible.
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