Papantonio: What A Tragedy -- Obama Is Owned By Pharmaceutical Industry

[GoLeft TV]

Another Obama appointee, another complete travesty. The President's pick to be the new commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration is quite possibly the most destructive pick he has ever made.

His pick, Dr. Robert Califf, is the former professor of cardiology at Duke University, where he led a research department that was funded by Big Pharma. On top of conducting medical research on Big Pharma’s dime, Dr. Califf was also a paid consultant for drug companies including Eli Lily, Merck, and Novartis. Reports indicate that he donated that money to non-profit organizations since the mid-2000’s, but that’s still a very cozy relationship with the pharmaceutical industry, considering they have funded his entire career.

Ring of Fire's Mike Papantonio appears on The Big Picture with Thom Hartmann to discuss this.

[think]

1. Papantonio: 100,000 Americans will die this year from drug side effects. That doesn't

Include drug overdoses. Just Americans dying from taking drugs as prescribed.

[Doctor_J]

2. He tipped his hand with heritage care. That law signed the healthcare of Americans over to

profiteers for the foreseeable future. It's hard to overstate how much damage that piece of legislation did to the long term prospects of healthcare in the US.

Rec

[INdemo]

3. For those that think Hillary

Will be any different that Obama with appointees like this Think Again.
Hillary is owned by the same Deep Pockets that owns Obama.

[Plucketeer]

5. Discerning minds

think alike!

[Dustlawyer]

10. All of the Hillary supporters that rant on Bernie and his supporters need to declare either

Hillary will appoint fair, unbiased leaders to the regulatory agencies (in which case they are either lying or seriously deluded); or
that Hillary HAS TO APPOINT INSIDERS as a cost of getting a Democrat in the White House (Bernie has already proven that to be false); or lastly, that they just don't care who she appoints (honest answer)!

[Plucketeer]

4. This is the EXACT same thing

we'll be treated to when the queen takes to the throne. There'll probably be an "improved" TPP instituted as well - for OUR benefit, of course.

[Fred Sanders]

6. And here I thought Obama was "owned" by Wall Street and The Pentagon....thanks for the update!?

You know who really "owns" Obama? WE do...as evidenced by two elected by us terms in the WH.

Who is more upset about Clinton's formidable debate and BGazhi performances, factions of the left wing or factions of the right wing...I call it a toss up?!

[INdemo]

8. Blinders on?

[Fred Sanders]

11. You?

[jwirr]

7. This article makes me wonder if President Obama used

triangulation to get ACA passed in the first place?