Hype and media propaganda rather than reliance on science ? Sounds very 'American' to me.
Robert Morpheal Jason (Memphis) wrote: > Here some information emailed from some work colleagues. > > Jason > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2009 6:46 PM > > Subject: URGENT - Fwd: Surgeon General > > Colleagues, > > Please see info below from Hank Schlinger and Jim Todd, and take a few > minutes to email the Obama team if you share my opposition to their > nominating as Surgeon General a media personality who has repeatedly > demonstrated his blatant disregard for sound science and his active > promotion of pseudoscience. Please also pass this on to others who > might be concerned. > > > ___________________ > > Read the information below from Jim Todd and then please take a moment > and go to the Obama website below and ask the Team NOT to consider > Sanjay Gupta for Surgeon General. If enough people oppose this > possible nomination, maybe they will drop his name from consideration. > (see my comments to President Elect Obama below) > > http://change.gov/page/content/contact/ > > "CNN reports that Sanjay Gupta, who has actively promoted facilitated > communication as a valid and useful communication method, is being > considered for United States Surgeon General. > > http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/06/gupta.surgeon.general/index.html > > Here are some links to Gupta's promotion of FC. > > http://www.cnn.com/HEALTH/blogs/paging.dr.gupta/2007/10/giving-autism-voice.html > http://www.cnn.com/CNN/Programs/presents/shows/autism.world/fc/index.html > http://edition.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0804/02/acd.02.html > http://www.randi.org/site/index.php/swift-blog/121-swift-november-9-2007.html > http://www.cnn.com/HEALTH/blogs/paging.dr.gupta/2007/11/autism-finding-amanda.html > > As far as developmental disabilities are concerned, Gupta seems not to > understand the depth of his ignorance. Real people suffer real harm > because of his advocacy of autism pseudoscience and his promotion of > ersatz experts over real scientists." > > > Dear Obama Transition Team, > > I am writing to express my strong opposition to Dr. Sajnay Gupta for > U.S. Surgeon general. > > Dr. Gupta has actively promoted facilitated communication (FC) as a > valid communication method for people with autism. FC has been > thoroughly discredited scientifically, a fact which Dr. Gupta refuses > to accept, opting instead for anecdotes and personal observation as > evidence of its validity. > > The job of Surgeon General of the United States is too important to be > offered to someone who has consistently promoted a pseudoscientific > technique that has harmed so many children and their families. > > Thank you. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Memphis Freethought Alliance" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/memphisfreethoughtalliance?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
