Medically Speaking

When a panel of doctors was asked to vote on adding a new wing
to their hospital, the Allergists voted to scratch it and the
Dermatologists advised no rash moves.
The Gastroenterologists had a gut feeling about it, but the
Neurologists thought the administration had a lot of nerve, and the Obstetricians stated they were all laboring under a misconception.

The Ophthalmologists considered the idea short-sighted; the
Pathologists yelled, "Over my dead body!", while the Pediatricians said,"Grow up!

The Psychiatrists thought the whole idea was madness; the
Surgeons decided to wash their hands of the whole thing, and the
Radiologists could see right through it!

The Internists thought it was a bitter pill to swallow; the
Plastic Surgeons said, "This puts a whole new face on the matter".

The Podiatrists thought it was a step forward, but the
Urologists felt the scheme wouldn't hold water.

The Anesthesiologists thought the whole idea was a gas, and the
Cardiologists didn't have the heart to say no.

And in the end, the Proctologists left the decision up to some
asshole.

A postscript to the OJ Trial: Poor OJ. He has gone from a star football player and winner of the Heisman Trophy to a second rate hack whose only sprinting will be trying to evade Bubba in the showers. Let’s do a rewind of his fall from grace. OJ was born shortly after the end of WW-II in the City by the Bay where Tony Bennett left his heart. He was raised by his granny and became a star running back at USC. Most of his professional career was spent with the hapless Buffalo Bills. His handsome looks and charismatic personality brought him more glory as a sports announcer and movie star then as the spokesman for Hertz car rentals. On June 12, 1994 his beautiful wife and a friend were brutally slain at her home and suspicion immediately focused on “The Juice.” He was captured after a bizarre nationally televised slow-speed chase up and down L.A. freeways. The resulting murder trial was also nationally televised and became one of the first made-for-TV reality shows.

Could have been Marshall Tito or Lance Ito: The trial was presided over by Judge Lance Ito, the first of many caricatures with oversized round eyeglasses and a black judges robe that cried out for pundits to satirize him. The trial took as long as making a baby with all the cartoon characters one could imagine from “The Constant Chiseler” Kato Kaelin to the defense attorney, may he rest in peace, Johnny “If the gloves don’t fit you must acquit” Cochran. It was a look into our judicial system through a pair of $ 500 Hollywood Chanel sunglasses. Of course, the jury cut him loose, so to speak but OJ kept on getting into trouble.

Living the life: Instead of getting life for murder OJ was living the life of your average bankrupt Floridian (he declared bankruptcy rather than have to pay a judgment the victim’s family had won against him) playing golf daily, living in a castle, exhibiting road rage and generally thumbing his nose at the courts. Had he been a consultant for Wall Street investment bankers we wouldn’t be in our current pickle. But when OJ got a call from another upstanding citizen telling him some of his memorabilia was being sold in a hotel, OJ and his goons went in with guns drawn and promptly got arrested for theft, kidnapping, assault with a deadly weapon, and a host of other charges. Piece of cake. Hire the best defense a bankrupt ex-jock’s money can buy and prepare for another carnival trial.

You’re not in Kansas (Hollywood) any more Dorothy (OJ): This time the trial was a real one – not a made-for-TV event like the one in tinsel town. Only a handful of fans showed up outside the courtroom and inside Judge Jackie Glass was no Judge Ito. She ran a tight courtroom just like in a real American city and when the gavel came down and the jury’s verdict was read – guilty on all 12 counts. The defense lawyer immediately began weeping, wailing, and gnashing his teeth. Oh the unfairness of it all. He painted his client as a step above Mother Teresa for purity and threw out every possible reason that his poor innocent client was wrongfully convicted: the jury had too many whites, not enough women, too many right handed people, not enough hair color, and oh yes, they MUST have found him guilty not because of the evidence but because somewhere in the recesses of their mind they were making up for his prior acquittal. Alas and Alack. OJ will now change his name to Orange Jumpsuit. Although he’s not been sentenced, he’ll likely have plenty of time to kill.

The rest of the story – with a Palin wink: With Halloween around the corner OJ costumes are popular, but stores have been receiving complaints that the gloves don’t fit. Rumors are that he’s landed an endorsement from jail for, “I Can’t Believe it’s not an Acquittal.” Superstitious? OJ was convicted 13 years to the day after he was acquitted. Perhaps 13 years from now his sentence will be overturned.

A little blogging music Maestro... “Guilty Conscience” by Eminem

Dr. Forgot

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'If you don't read the newspaper you are uninformed;

If you do read the newspaper you are misinformed.'

-- Mark Twain

Suppose you were an idiot.

And suppose you were a member of Congress ....

But then I repeat myself.

-- Mark Twain

Politics, it seems to me, for years, or all too long, has been concerned with right or left instead of right or wrong.

-- Richard Armour

I contend that for a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity

is like a man standing in a bucket and

trying to lift himself up by the handle.

-- Winston Churchill

A government which robs Peter to pay Paul

can always depend on the support of Paul.

-- George Bernard Shaw

A liberal is someone who feels a great debt to his fellow man

which debt he proposes to pay off with your money.

-- G. Gordon Liddy

Democracy must be something more than

two wolves and a sheep voting on what to have for dinner.

- - James Bovard , Civil Libertarian (1994)

Foreign aid might be defined as a transfer of money from

poor people in rich countries to rich people in poor countries.

--- Douglas Casey

Giving money and power to the government is like

giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys.

--  P.J. O'Rourke , Civil Libertarian

Government is the great fiction, through which everybody

endeavors to live at the expense of everybody else.

-- Frederic Bastiat, French Economist (1801-1850)

Government's view of the economy could be

summed up in a few short phrases:

If it moves, tax it.

If it keeps moving, regulate it.

And if it stops moving, subsidize it.

-- Ronald Reagan (1986)

There are many men of principle in both parties in America, but there is no party of principle.

-- Alexis de Tocqueville

I don't make jokes...

I just watch the government and report the facts.

-- Will Rogers

In order to become the master, the politician poses as the servant.

-- Charles de Gaulle


Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber.

-- Plato


Politicians are the same all over. They promise to build a bridge even where there is no river.

-- Nikita Khrushchev

If you think health care is expensive now,

wait until you see what it costs when it's free!

-- P.J. O'Rourke

In general, the art of government consists of

taking as much money as possible from

one party of the citizens to give to the other.

- Voltaire (1764)

Just because you do not take an interest in politics

doesn't mean politics won't take an interest in you!

-- Pericles (430 B.C.)

No man's life, liberty, or property is safe

while the legislature is in session.

-- Mark Twain (1866 )

Talk is cheap...except when Congress does it.

-- Unknown

The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of the blessings.

The inherent blessing of socialism is the equal sharing of misery.

-- Winston Churchill

The only difference between a tax man and a taxidermist

is that the taxidermist leaves the skin.

-- Mark Twain

The ultimate result of shielding men from the

effects of folly is to fill the world with fools.

-- Herbert Spencer , English Philosopher (1820-1903)

There is no distinctly Native American criminal class

...save Congress.

-- Mark Twain

What this country needs are more unemployed politicians.

-- Edward Langley, Artist (1928 - 1995)

A government big enough to give you everything you want,

is strong enough to take everything you have.

-- Thomas Jefferson

'If you don't read the newspaper you are uninformed;

If you do read the newspaper you are misinformed.'

-- Mark Twain

Suppose you were an idiot.

And suppose you were a member of Congress ....

But then I repeat myself.

-- Mark Twain

Politics, it seems to me, for years, or all too long, has been concerned with right or left instead of right or wrong.

-- Richard Armour

I contend that for a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity

is like a man standing in a bucket and

trying to lift himself up by the handle.

-- Winston Churchill

A government which robs Peter to pay Paul

can always depend on the support of Paul.

-- George Bernard Shaw

A liberal is someone who feels a great debt to his fellow man

which debt he proposes to pay off with your money.

-- G. Gordon Liddy

Democracy must be something more than

two wolves and a sheep voting on what to have for dinner.

- - James Bovard , Civil Libertarian (1994)

Foreign aid might be defined as a transfer of money from

poor people in rich countries to rich people in poor countries.

--- Douglas Casey

Giving money and power to the government is like

giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys.

--  P.J. O'Rourke , Civil Libertarian

Government is the great fiction, through which everybody

endeavors to live at the expense of everybody else.

-- Frederic Bastiat, French Economist (1801-1850)

Government's view of the economy could be

summed up in a few short phrases:

If it moves, tax it.

If it keeps moving, regulate it.

And if it stops moving, subsidize it.

-- Ronald Reagan (1986)

There are many men of principle in both parties in America, but there is no party of principle.

-- Alexis de Tocqueville

I don't make jokes...

I just watch the government and report the facts.

-- Will Rogers

In order to become the master, the politician poses as the servant.

-- Charles de Gaulle


Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber.

-- Plato


Politicians are the same all over. They promise to build a bridge even where there is no river.

-- Nikita Khrushchev

If you think health care is expensive now,

wait until you see what it costs when it's free!

-- P.J. O'Rourke

In general, the art of government consists of

taking as much money as possible from

one party of the citizens to give to the other.

- Voltaire (1764)

Just because you do not take an interest in politics

doesn't mean politics won't take an interest in you!

-- Pericles (430 B.C.)

No man's life, liberty, or property is safe

while the legislature is in session.

-- Mark Twain (1866 )

Talk is cheap...except when Congress does it.

-- Unknown

The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of the blessings.

The inherent blessing of socialism is the equal sharing of misery.

-- Winston Churchill

The only difference between a tax man and a taxidermist

is that the taxidermist leaves the skin.

-- Mark Twain

The ultimate result of shielding men from the

effects of folly is to fill the world with fools.

-- Herbert Spencer , English Philosopher (1820-1903)

There is no distinctly Native American criminal class

...save Congress.

-- Mark Twain

What this country needs are more unemployed politicians.

-- Edward Langley, Artist (1928 - 1995)

A government big enough to give you everything you want,

is strong enough to take everything you have.

-- Thomas Jefferson

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Michael DeSimone