I didn't know he was still lurking on this list...Well, as they say, "Don't let the door hit you on your way out".
> Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2010 23:05:10 -0400 > From: glen...@earthlink.net > To: lussen...@dca.net; univcity@list.purple.com > Subject: Re: [UC] For Tom's sake was Drug pushers in the NYTimes > > "I try to follow the instructions but it leads to a cul-de-sac. Please help." > > > Oh Tom, this modern world is too much for old boys like us! I had a similar > helpless feeling when I tried to join the BID steering committee and when I > tried to get the time, date, and location of the Spruce hill Zoning > committee. It's completely hopeless, no matter how much we beg! > > I feel your pain, Tom. This is a public listserv and you would probably > prefer a censored list, barkingche...@upenn.edu. Instead of transparent > public discussions of important issues in the community, the university hosts > and promotes this protected forum so its minions can spread misinformation > and Penn marketing spin to unsuspecting new residents, forever more. You'll > love it. (There's a slight problem with the univerity's open expression > policy, but Dr Gutmann ignores that!) > > Glenn > PS: Tom, I wish I had known you were on this public list. I would have > explained how to engage the community, so that people of the community could > believe your hotel plans. At this point, I'd put your money in > pharmaceutical, war contractor, and health insurance stocks! Visionairies, > like us, need to see the big picture. > > > > > -----Original Message----- > >From: lussen...@dca.net > >Sent: Mar 30, 2010 9:21 PM > >To: Glenn moyer <glen...@earthlink.net>, univcity@list.purple.com > >Subject: Re: [UC] Drug pushers in the NYTimes > > > >For God's sake how do I unsubscribe from this list....I try to follow the > >instructions but it leads to a cul-de-sac. Please help. > > > > > >Tom Lussenhop > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: Glenn moyer <glen...@earthlink.net> > >Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2010 21:08:48 -0400 (GMT-04:00) > >To: <univcity@list.purple.com> > >Subject: [UC] Drug pushers in the NYTimes > > > >Citizens, > > > >Every year big pharma pays millions in criminal and civil fines imposed for > >marketing drugs outside of the primary approved treatments. Corporate drug > >marketing is drug pushing, and it should be illegal. Pharma continues the > >practice unabated because the profits make the penalties a minor cost of > >doing business. Now, the FDA is going to help increase corporate profits > >with the green light. > > > >It takes decades for all of the side effects and drug interactions to be > >uncovered. (Acetamenophine and alcohol is a classic example.) This is just > >one more example of how a for profit "health" system hurts public health. > > > >Those of you who can still afford to see a doctor; don't get sucked into > >this pill popping! > > > >"With the government’s blessing, a drug giant is about to expand the market > >for its blockbuster cholesterol medication Crestor to a new category of > >customers: as a preventive measure for millions of people who do not have > >cholesterol problems." > > > > > >http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/31/business/31statins.html?hp&ex=&ei=&partner= > >---- > >You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the > >list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see > ><http://www.purple.com/list.html>. > > ---- > You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the > list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see > <http://www.purple.com/list.html>.
