Dr. Oz...
There are lots of unimportant people in this world who slip into obscurity and only surface when they say things that are absurd and attention getting. Ted Nugent is a good example. Dr. Oz is another. I first heard about him two months ago when he stated Americans didn't need to wear masks in public. Now he's back apologizing for a comment about reopening schools despite the trade-off of an increase mortality rate.Oz, it's not the children who will die. It's their parents and grand parents. If you would have thought it out, you wouldn't have to be doing the backstroke. Unless, saying something stupid/dangerous is your only way to get back in the news.
A generation ago, record companies were forced to put warnings on CD's that contained material deemed to be offensive. Parents could look at the cover and know it wasn't for general consumption. Similar is the movie and TV ratings G for general audience, PG for parental guidance, etc. At the beginning of every TV show is where you will find this warning.
It's my opinion they need to add another letter to the rating/warning system. I'm suggesting M for Moron. That way when Oz comes on someone's talk show you will already be tipped off to change the channel!
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Satire from The Borowitz Report
Dr. Oz Fears That Coronavirus Comments Could Hurt His Credibility as Expert on Magic Beans
By Andy Borowitz
April 17, 2020
NEW YORK (The Borowitz Report)—Dr. Oz is deeply concerned that his controversial comments about the coronavirus could damage his hard-earned credibility as an expert on magic beans, Dr. Oz confirmed on Friday.
“I’ve worked long and hard to establish myself as the world’s leading authority on the magical weight-loss powers of green-coffee-bean extract,” Oz said. “It’s horrifying to think that my stature in the field of magic-beanology could vanish overnight, like unwanted pounds.”
Oz pleaded with viewers not to judge him based on a few unfortunate comments but, rather, to consider his entire body of medical work, including his pioneering research into the fat-burning superpowers of raspberry ketones.
“A few ill-considered remarks don’t change the fact that I’m the same Dr. Oz who recommended curing restless-leg syndrome by placing a bar of lavender soap under your sheets,” he said. “And should one slip of the tongue erase all the times I’ve promoted astrology, faith healing, and psychic communication with the dead? I should hope not.”
But even as he defended his unimpeachable scientific record, Oz acknowledged that the coronavirus controversy has left him badly shaken. “In my darkest moments, I wonder if people will ever believe me again when I tell them that umckaloabo-root extract cures the common cold,” he said.
Andy Borowitz is a Times best-selling author and a comedian
who has written for The New Yorker since 1998.
He writes The Borowitz Report, a satirical column on the news.
I duly bought D3 [a good brand] but ended up having an excess [toxic amount] that showed up in bloodworks and the Consultant told me that had I continued it would have been very toxic on liver. People with light coloured skin and eyes don't need very much D. Redheads need practically none. His remedies and advise does not always correlate with Science.
‘We don’t shut down the country’ for car accidents and swimming pool deaths.
Pandemic or not, TV doctors is on my list of things to avoid.
They believe extending the unemployment to 39 weeks plus an extra $600.00 a week is plenty.
Some says it's more that a pay-check.
It's obvious some people here have a total difference of opinion.
Apples to oranges when they quote comparisons and statistics about death by automobiles or influenza to coronavirus. If everyone would have completely shut down for 3 weeks and not partial, it's going to drag on longer. You do know that.
Dr. Phil should should be more accurate with his quote. He was fact checked.