My Ophthalmologist Has A Framed Photo Of George Bush On His Office Wall...

[arwalden]

... should I change doctors?

I never knew this before... and even though he's a fine doctor, and even though I'm happy with my ocular implant... it really BUGS me to know that he's SUCH a right-winger that he hangs a FUCKING photo of Bush in his office.

Would YOU change doctors? Or could you overlook it?

[NewWaveChick1981]

1. Well....

...the dentist I use used to play "Christian Rock" for her background music in the office. It was fairly loud, and the songs were very, very religious. There were clients who changed dentists because of it. (I was in the waiting room once, and there was a Jewish family there, and they weren't happy about having to listen to that. Oh, and there was also an avowed atheist in the waiting room---we talked to her about the music too. She said she was changing dentists because the atmosphere made her uncomfortable.)

If it makes you uncomfortable to be around your doctor because of the GWB picture, I would change doctors, but not before telling them why. :)

[arwalden]

3. That's Exactly It...

... he's completely competent, but it makes me uncomfortable.

The only reason I spotted it was because the door to his private office was left open a bit... and there it was... in all it's smirking glory.

It's not as though he's intentionally subjecting the ENTIRE waiting room to overt demonstrations of his RW political beliefs, but now that I do know (even if I only found out by accident) I'm considering going elsewhere.

(I'd also change dentists if they played "Christian Rock" in the waiting room too. Ick! It's bad enough that the dentist I goes to has that ubiquitous hard-cover copy of "Children's Bible Stories" in the kids area of the waiting room.)

[NewWaveChick1981]

6. Good for you...

...I think you're on the right track!

BTW, when the dentist got word that she was losing clients because of the religious music, she changed over to NPR. :) I had considered not going to her because of the music, but thank goodness it changed. :)

[Ladyhawk]

32. Did you look for holes?

Maybe he's using it as a dart board. :shrug:

[ceile]

36. Me too

except it was my chiropractor. Xtian music all the time. I finally left when he kept me waiting to go "pray" with a patient. I was late getting back to work.

[bbernardini]

2. Are you sure it's not some sort of eye test?

You keep throwing darts at it until you hit it. That's how he knows the adjustments on the "Better 1, Better 2" machine are correct.

Wait, that's an optometrist, isn't it? Oh well. I just wanted to mention the "Better 1, Better 2" machine. :)

[arwalden]

4. The Blurrier The Better.

"Nope... I can still tell who it is. Make it worse please."

[Ladyhawk]

33. Damn...beat me to the punch...and your version is better than mine, too.

I hate you. :P :evilgrin:

[eyesroll]

5. For an eye doc, I'd probably not worry about it.

If they gyn put a GWB poster on the ceiling, then I'd worry.

[Beware the Beast Man]

7. A former dentist of mine had a photo of himself with Santorum

in his office. no joke.

He kept asking me if it was safe. I had no idea what he meant...

[chemenger]

16. If my dentist kept asking me "is it safe?"

I would get the hell out of his office and find myself a new dentist.

No clue as to what he was referring to ... watch "Marathon Man" starring Dustin Hoffman. You'll find out what "Is it safe?" means.

And the picture of him with Santorum ... just one more reason to dump him.

[Beware the Beast Man]

21. Umm..the "is it safe" part was a joke.

The rest is true. Besides, I don't live out that way anymore.

[chemenger]

23. AAAHHHHHH !!!! HUMOR. ARH ! ARH ! ARH ! ARH ! ARH !

Sorry ... it flew completely over my head.

[MsAnthropy]

8. I'd tell him: "There are none so blind as those that will not see"

and to take it down when I'm there or I'm cruisin'. That's disgusting.

[Deep13]

9. Guess he's blind too.

Dude, it's up to you. If you don't want to be a martyr about this then don't. Why don't you run his name through politicalmoneyline.com to see how much of a RW asshole he really is.

[arwalden]

10. Oh.... ICK!!!

(LASTNAME), (FIRSTNAME)
9/19/2001 $2,000.00
(Personal identifying info deleted)
RNC REPUBLICAN NATIONAL STATE ELECTIONS COMMITTEE

(LASTNAME), (FIRSTNAME)
3/2/2000 $250.00
(Personal identifying info deleted)
FRIENDS OF CONNIE MORELLA FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE

[Deep13]

13. Hmmm. That's bad.

It's up to you, of course. Depends on how much it bothers you. Had you known about this ahead of time, I'm sure you would have picked someone else.


Dr. John Doe
certified by board of opthamology
certified right-wing asshole
office hours by appointment
Ask about our dittohead discount.

[huskerlaw]

30. Technically

he's using your money to support Republicans. But then again, it's only $2250, it's not as bad as say, buying gas at a Mobile station.

I think I'd make a quasi-joking comment about how his nasty eye chart is drumming up business by making the patients even more blind...and then see what his response is. Any freaky BushCo rhetoric and I'd be out of there.

[YankeyMCC]

11. Only if you know you have another doc that's competent

I do let my politics guide my purchase decisions, but not exclusively. I changed barbers because my last one had Rush playing last time I was waiting for a hair cut (and my son was with me and the crap coming out of Rush's mouth was completely inappropriate for children)

But that's just risking a bad haircut. A doctor is another matter. If this doc is good you might want to stick with him.

[LynneSin]

12. I have left businesses that have Bush pictures displayed

Come on - be smart. If the guy is a republican that's one thing, but to hang a picture that will probably offend 70% of the population - time to find a new doctor.

BTW, my GYN knows that I'm a member of planned parenthood and a major supporter of choice. If I found that she wasn't - I'd get a new doctor in a heartbeat. (btw, she's choice too although her attitude is "It's none of my business")

[Deep13]

14. I generally won't walk out for pro-Republican stuff, BUT...

...slander against liberals is a personal insult. I won't pay for that. I'm getting a little tired of being compared to Stalin. My wife stopped going to Curves because the owner of the franchise starting injecting evangelical crap intot the music line-up and because the owner of the corporation is an anti-abortion rights activist.

[LynneSin]

15. I won't go to Curves because the CEO is blatently pro-life

Just like I haven't ordered domino's pizza probably in 15 years

[Gormy Cuss]

17. Tell him his eye chart is scaring you.

If he doesn't force you to listen to him cheerlead for W, I'd say don't change. I don't expect everyone to see things my way and as long as he is professional (no proselytizing) I'd be inclined to let it go.

I would suspect that many specialists are Republicans, and among them there are those who would rather support the W is for Wrong administration than admit that that gang are even shitty Republicans.

[Hugin]

18. Black Velvet Painting: No.

Photo: Yes.

[AlCzervik]

19. my insurance agent is a republican and an evangelical

when i lived in Texas we had Farmers so when we moved to California we got his name from our agent. He's a good agent but i detest his politics so i make a point of never going to his office, i mail or phone it in to him.

[DancingBear]

20. Personally, I'd leave

I changed realtors because of his affiliation with the local Republican Party big-whigs here, and I've actually stopped going to a local golf driving range because the last time I was there they all were telling each other to be sure and watch the "Fox News" report on global warming.

It was going to be, they said, the "truth" about all this silliness - then they proceeded to start mocking Gore.

I will not spend ONE DIME at any establishment that I know believes the bullshit.

[Tyler Durden]

22. I've divorced FRIENDS for being rePukes.

AND relatives.

I have NO Neocon friends. I patronize no Neocons. AND I let it be known WHY.

[Catherine Vincent]

24. Change doctors.

Any doctor that would hang a picture of any president on their wall apparently doesn't care about the feelings of his/her patients. If it were Clinton or Gore, it would be okay but what about his republican patients? S/he would want their business too.

[Deja Q]

25. He must be blind.

:rofl:

[terrya]

26. I'd change doctors.

I can't stand to look at that motherfucker's face anymore.

It's bad enough I have to look at his disgusting picture when I go through Customs at the US/Canadian border. I sure as hell wouldn't tolerate it knowing that I'm PAYING (well, my medical insurance would be) while seeing that.

[u4ic]

27. Hold on -

you're in GERMANY and your doc has a pic of Bush on the wall?!

:scared:

(never had to deal with it myself; I haven't met anyone, even here in redneck Alberta, who likes Bush)

[Joey Liberal]

28. I would change Doctors n/t

[anarch]

29. yeah, well my proctologist has a bunch of pictures of Cheney

oh, wait...those are medical pictures, for his work. My bad.

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

31. Tell him there must be something wrong with your implant

There's a giant shit stain on his wall!

[Ladyhawk]

34. ...

:spray:

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[bertha katzenengel]

35. If the doctor treats you well and serves you well and pays attention to

you -- well, I wouldn't switch. :shrug:

[Ladyhawk]

39. I guess it's up to the individual.

If you wouldn't be bothered, that's great. Arwalden might decide it's a bit too much.

I'm not sure I'd have another choice in this county. The ear, nose and throat guy is a fundy who believes in creationism. That makes me uncomfortable with his ability to reason. I've been shafted by a lot of fundies in professional positions, but there are so many here I don't have much of a choice, dammit. :( God, a bunch of scenes just flashed before my eyes...this town is INFESTED.

[bertha katzenengel]

42. I wouldn't judge anyone for choosing to leave a doc because of his/her

politics. That was JMO.

[Ladyhawk]

43. Yep. I figured that was the case. :)

I wouldn't judge you for staying with a doc, either. :D (Or leaving.)

[bertha katzenengel]

44. L.H.

Cool. :)

[Ladyhawk]

37. The inpatient psychiatrist in this county is a fundamentalist.

I don't like to talk about this too much, but yes, I've been an inpatient. When I opened up and told the inpatient psychiatrist some of what was bothering me--a lot of it was feeling rejected because of my atheism and the county's plethora of fundamentalists--she told me that the depression was my fault for feeling "bitter." I knew immediately she was one of THEM.

If something bad happens to me, I don't have a choice which psychiatrist I see. If I end up in the hospital, I see the fundy. She's actively letting her opinions get in the way of treating patients. A psychologist I was seeing asked me some leading questions about her which made me realize he knows what she's been doing. I told him I knew she was a fundy just by how she treated me. (I've found out from others that this is, indeed, the case.)

Odd thing is, I went to her husband, an orthopedic surgeon, for my herniated discs and he scheduled me for surgery without consulting me first. :wtf: I heard all kinds of bad things about his "butchery" and decided to go out of town (Davis) for the (eventual) surgery. However, if I end up so bad I need to be in a psychiatric hospital, no matter where I am, they'll ship me back here. That's what has happened before and I don't know if there's a way around it.

Dammit, I hope I never spiral that out of control again because the inpatient facility here is a fucking nightmare even without the fundy psychiatrist.

[catbert836]

38. If it makes you that uncomfortable, yes.

My dad's an ophthalmologist (good job on spelling that, btw) and he would NEVER put up pictures of ANY political or even slightly controversial people on his wall. People like to have their eyes checked and operated on little enough anyway, and they might just decide to go to another doctor or even forego the procedure alttogether if something ticks them off in even a minor way.

Another question you should ask is if he's the best one in the area, just to cover yourself first.

[riona]

40. Stick with the best

you can find. From what I've seen in political contribution data, it looks like physicians lean repug.

[Oeditpus Rex]

41. Which is worse?

One...

http://www.thecemeteryproject.com/images/Photos/Reagan,%20Ronald.jpg

cli-click

...or two?