Gotta love Howard Dean's quote on this one:

[ktowntennesseedem]

"For Senator Frist to say he could make a diagnosis based on the videotape certainly is not medically sound. I would not want my doctor making any diagnosis of me on videotape, and I'm speaking as a doctor."

Go, Howard, Go!!!!!

<http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/03/22/politics/main682208.shtml>

edited for link -- sorry, meant to add the first time!

[YDogg]

1. Keep pressing that point, ...

... Dr. Dean. How dare Frist reduce this woman's suffering to that sort of infantile "diagnosis!"

[LSparkle]

2. LOL! Absolutely!

It's also apparently against medical ethics to diagnose a patient without having seen them personally ... Maybe Dr. Frist has forgotten that, since he's been in D.C. pontificating for the past few years and not practicing medicine. Hollow man ...

[Melodybe]

4. Yay Dean! when did he say that? Is there a link?

[Melodybe]

14. I still want a link to him saying that...

[quiet.american]

20. Link

http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/world/11198070.htm

[ktowntennesseedem]

21. Here's the link

<http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/03/22/politics/main682208.shtml>

[Melodybe]

25. Thanks, now I can send it to people.

[spanone]

18. Hasn't practiced medicine since 1993. Except for 'video diagnonsis'

[ck4829]

Go Dean!

He speaks the truth unlike the RW Liars. If Frist can make a diagnosis based on a videotape than I can levitate in mid-air.

[LynneSin]

3. I hate to disagree, but even I could diagnose this woman by videotape...

...I mean, she's in a vegetative state. Stop prolonging her life and allow her to die in peace!

:eyes:

[lojasmo]

16. You'd be committing malpractice. EOM

[BurtWorm]

5. Yeah. I do love it!

:loveya:

[underpants]

6. HA!-Frist should go back to his specialty

Cat autopsies

[bigmonkey]

7. Actually, it's worse than that.

It was cat vivisection, I believe, operating on the cats while they were alive.

[FreedomAngel82]

9. Ugh

SO disgusting. :grr:

[underpants]

10. Thank you

I was wondering how my world view could get any bleaker.

[bigmonkey]

11. Hope I haven't mischaracterized.

I'm relying on memory.

[NoPasaran]

24. My memory is

That the cats were dead when he dissected them. The really creepy part about it for me was that he would first keep the cats as pets for a few weeks... then "study" them. Ewwww!

[Snotcicles]

22. Whats that rippin off medicare? n/t

[FreedomAngel82]

8. Yay Mr. Dean!

Yep. He knows what a real doctor is. Frist is a dumbass.

[pnorman]

12. That Frist is carrying on in the Family Tradition.

Here's the scam-outfit his daddy founded, and the one Bill F. and his brother were closely associated with: http://www.uow.edu.au/arts/sts/bmartin/dissent/documents/health/columb_2003.html

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Part 1 (written in 2000) describes Columbia/HCA's history as it became the largest and most successful hospital chain in the world until the first of the FBI raids on the company. Its disturbing practices and the anger which they engendered are described.

Part 2 (written in 2000) tells the second part of the Columbia/HCA saga. The story of the government investigation and prosecution of Columbia/HCA after the FBI raids in July 1997. It lists the allegations made.

Part 3 (written in 2003) examines the 10 year investigation, its problems, the role of whistle blowers, its outcome, the criminal guilty plea, the US $1.7 billion settlement and the company's recovery under its new name HCA. It looks at Olsten and KPMG who played a part in the fraud.
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pnorman

[wryter2000]

13. Yup

Once again Dr. Dean hits one out of the park.

[pilgrimsoul]

17. Three words - STANDARD OF CARE

Bill Frist ought to look that up sometime. Clearly, Howard Dean knows something about it.

[BrklynLiberal]

15. YESSSS! Dr. Dean!!!!!

[Snotcicles]

19. Frist doctor did little n/t

[Lone_Star_Dem]

23. Said in words that people can relate to.

I love that man. :loveya: