Comments on: Gupta out of Running for Surgeon General http://kateharding.net/2009/03/06/gupta-out-of-running-for-surgeon-general/ 2007-2010 Thu, 15 Jul 2010 02:13:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Jackie http://kateharding.net/2009/03/06/gupta-out-of-running-for-surgeon-general/#comment-87552 Tue, 10 Mar 2009 17:15:31 +0000 http://kateharding.net/?p=2699#comment-87552 I just want to say, “WHOOOO!!!” for this great news.

]]> By: Cindy http://kateharding.net/2009/03/06/gupta-out-of-running-for-surgeon-general/#comment-87522 Mon, 09 Mar 2009 23:12:30 +0000 http://kateharding.net/?p=2699#comment-87522 Did the typo fairy visit me or what?

]]> By: Cindy http://kateharding.net/2009/03/06/gupta-out-of-running-for-surgeon-general/#comment-87521 Mon, 09 Mar 2009 23:11:44 +0000 http://kateharding.net/?p=2699#comment-87521 Oh god.

I’m about 40 pounds over my *ideal* weight.

This weekend, I went cycling with my skinny girlfriend.

Even though I weigh probably 50 pounds more than my girlfriend — who is taller and athletic, it was I, the fatty, who pedaled faster. I t was I who didn’t get really winded at a good clip and didn’t have muscle soreness after our long-ride day. And yesterday, we went off-road. I was able to get myself up a steep incline — to steep to ride, I had to climb while pushing the bike. I had to go back and push my girlfriend’s bike up the hill. She didn’t have the strength or the oxygen capacity (wheezing b/c of exercise induced asthma) to get herself AND her bike up the hill.

I’d be willing to bet both my hands that I didn’t lose an ounce of weight after a weekend of high-intensity activity. But that’s more important than the fact that I’m fit enough to train for a 50-mile.

Whatthefuckever.

]]> By: Lexy http://kateharding.net/2009/03/06/gupta-out-of-running-for-surgeon-general/#comment-87518 Mon, 09 Mar 2009 21:21:28 +0000 http://kateharding.net/?p=2699#comment-87518 Former Governor John Kitzhaber is awesome for many reasons. Not the least of which being that he was sworn as governor in his jeans & boots.

I saw him the other day downtown (Portland) and it was like spotting a celebrity I was so excited.

I have no idea what his opinion on the “obesity crisis” is but being a level headed non-spotlight-grabber I imagine that he at least sees room for natural human variation, even if he does take the standard medical industry view of fat=bad.

]]> By: skiptomylou http://kateharding.net/2009/03/06/gupta-out-of-running-for-surgeon-general/#comment-87467 Sun, 08 Mar 2009 22:50:58 +0000 http://kateharding.net/?p=2699#comment-87467 FJ, Liza: Oops. This was me just generally not getting the House joke. I only thought it was a comment that an actor hired to play a doctor is as qualified as Sanjay Gupta. I didn’t know the character was anti-fat. Next time, commenting only on shows I’ve actually seen.

]]> By: Ostara http://kateharding.net/2009/03/06/gupta-out-of-running-for-surgeon-general/#comment-87464 Sun, 08 Mar 2009 22:30:51 +0000 http://kateharding.net/?p=2699#comment-87464 Howard Dean! <3 I too don’t know that he’s ever drunk the obese-phobic kool-aid, but I did like the guy quite a bit back when I first started hearing about him when he was still in the running for presidential nominee. *saunters off to see if she can find out more about his take on health (and if he’s encouraging anorexia as an anecdote for obesity like the other assholes in the running for the job)*

]]> By: Katy http://kateharding.net/2009/03/06/gupta-out-of-running-for-surgeon-general/#comment-87442 Sun, 08 Mar 2009 18:52:03 +0000 http://kateharding.net/?p=2699#comment-87442 And meanwhile, in the UK, a doctor calls for chocolate to be taxed to fight obesity…

]]> By: Nan http://kateharding.net/2009/03/06/gupta-out-of-running-for-surgeon-general/#comment-87438 Sun, 08 Mar 2009 15:15:48 +0000 http://kateharding.net/?p=2699#comment-87438 I’ve heard Howard Dean is actively campaigning for the job. He’s spent time in the trenches as a family practice physician so would be a huge improvement over some of the other names bandied about, and he’s also strong on policy. I have no idea if he’s drunk the obesity epidemic kool-aid or not, but if he wants the job he must figure he can do some good when it comes to healthcare in general. I work at a large federal agency that has a lot of Public Health Service people roaming its corridors. From what I’ve picked up from co-workers, I’d say the uniformed corps (PHS) would probably be a lot happier with Dean as their boss than they would have been with Gupta. The universal reaction to Gupta’s name was an incredulous WTF?

]]> By: wellroundedtype2 http://kateharding.net/2009/03/06/gupta-out-of-running-for-surgeon-general/#comment-87431 Sun, 08 Mar 2009 05:33:33 +0000 http://kateharding.net/?p=2699#comment-87431 Another consideration is former Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber, who would likely focus on health care reform, not individual health.
I don’t know anything about him.

]]> By: wellroundedtype2 http://kateharding.net/2009/03/06/gupta-out-of-running-for-surgeon-general/#comment-87430 Sun, 08 Mar 2009 05:21:35 +0000 http://kateharding.net/?p=2699#comment-87430 Looks like Howard Dean is being considered for Surgeon General. I really had forgotten he was a physician.
I wouldn’t mind him in this spot, but it seems like squandering his talents. I do think that he would be coming at things from a more “health is more than healthcare” and comprehending social determinants of health perspective.

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