So good to have Dr. Makary about to lead the FDA

Whenever we've done that conservatives go apoplectic, whether its with trans fats, Michele Obama trying to do healthy food or big sodas.

 

I remember this guy was critical of giving out COVID vaccines to people who had already had COVID when the vaccine supply was low. I'm not looking to stir up any of the COVID-related debate again, but it's clear he's spoken out against Big Pharma in terms of COVID vaccinations in that regard (as well as mandates); I would be curious to know in what areas anybody thinks he's likely to cozy up to Big Pharma.

He seems to have strong credentials, and both Harvard and Johns Hopkins don't seem to have a problem bragging on him.

Johns Hopkins surgeon Marty Makary picked to lead Food and Drug Administration
https://hsph.harvard.edu/news/harvard-chan-alum-marty-makary-chosen-to-lead-fda/

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"Watch my video or you are ignorant" is a great sales pitch

 

In fairness @wgbgator , you haven't exactly said what you don't like about the guy. At least Q has offered up a starting point.

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No doubt. This has been why RFK, Oz, and now Makary are enigmas within the DJT admin “de-regulation” mantra.

OT: NIH and Battacharya are strange bedfellows. I suspect he will defund more than he produces in scientific progress. The NIH budget should be on the list for DOGE to spend time on the funding process.

 

Enjoy the game.

 

The video is long, but it's also broken down into sections; if you're skeptical of his take, pick a smaller section of a topic that looks interesting to you and go from there (just a suggestion).

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I would prefer a wide and deep overhaul of the entire FDA.

 

Quick question: Would you support the US switching to the kind of food standards they have in Europe? For instance, ban on bleaching chickens while requiring far better sanitation in the processing plants and throughout the supply chain? I saw a video on this and it's pretty . . . . up. We literally just drown all our chickens in bleach because the major processors don't want to have to maintain standards at the plants.

Mind you, copying "Europe" isn't very MAGA, but at the same time I'm jealous of their food quality. I know people who've traveled to Europe, eaten like pigs and LOST weight. Even with cooking videos, I find my self saying, "Why do their chickens, eggs, etc. look different/better?"

 

If a guy you didnt like who you knew had shitty taste in music recommended a band to you and said you had to listen to the hour long album to really get it, would you be like "sounds great?" Maybe I'm really missing out, but probably not. At best, he's like any other blandly competent doctor with a stake in our for-profit system that wont disrupt the status quo, at worst he's a total hack that will make things worse for everyone. What am I really missing out on?

 

It's not a recommend band, it would be like saying this band is going to perform at our home games next Fall and the person who has music taste different than mine likes them. Even if I didn't like the person who presented me with the information, I would still check out the sounds because it's coming one way or the other whether I like it or not. I'm either interested to learn about them and I check it out, or I'm not interested and I leave it alone, but I'm not going to trash the person who delivered the information, that doesn't strike me as useful in any way shape or form.

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There's literally nothing crazy about that position.

 

And then what? That's a complete dodge of the question. Should food manufacturers/processors be held to a higher standard with the production and quality of our food? Or, is profit more important than the health of our citizens?

FWIW, at this point, both parties have gone hard on the second option. But, that's what you get in a literal pay-to-play system. Someone has to fund those campaigns.

 

Look if you have no respect for your own time, dont let me stop you from checking out the video