Oh Dear God No

President-elect Barack Obama has offered the job of surgeon general to Dr. Sanjay Gupta, the neurosurgeon and correspondent for CNN and CBS, according to two sources with knowledge of the situation.

Gupta has told administration officials that he wants the job, and the final vetting process is under way.

Dr. Phil, according to sources, turned him down, and expressed a desire to spend more time oversimplifying things with his family.

chicago bureau
5:41 pm • Tuesday • January 6, 2009
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The Poodle Epic Suck

12 Comments

nojo

5:53 pm • Tuesday • January 6, 2009

Oh, man, that’s a great late-afternoon prank to post…

Wait, what?

ManchuCandidate

5:57 pm • Tuesday • January 6, 2009

It might be okay as long as they keep him out of working on policy (and math/accounting) and more the (non big Pharma) PR aspects of the job.

blogenfreude

5:58 pm • Tuesday • January 6, 2009

I have written about how much Gupta annoys me. He’s not Ali Velshi annoying, but he’s up there. And I can’t figure out why – he’s just … annoying.

flippin eck

6:02 pm • Tuesday • January 6, 2009

Wait, is this the macaca guy? Or no, he’s the one who couldn’t sing but everyone loved him on American Idol, right?

ManchuCandidate

6:05 pm • Tuesday • January 6, 2009

@blogenfreude:
I’m ashamed to admit this, but I went to skule with Ali Velshi. He was as big an annoying asshole then as he is today. He was loud, pushy and full of himself. I’ve talked to him once or twice but his self righteous ‘tude of “I’m the only one that’s right and the rest of you are wrong” made him extremely hard to like.

He showed up for homecoming the same year I showed up and we spotted him and yelled “Faux Rulz! CNN Droolz!” It hurt to say it, but it was fun sticking it to the pompous ass especially when he disgustedly walked away from us.

mellbell

6:07 pm • Tuesday • January 6, 2009

It’s about time the incoming administration picked up some more eye candy. One cannot live on Jon Favreau alone (who’s kind of too butch for my taste anyway).

nojo

6:18 pm • Tuesday • January 6, 2009

Susan Rice better watch her back — Oprah’s on deck for UN Ambassador.

Tommmcatt Yet Again

6:33 pm • Tuesday • January 6, 2009

I’ve always loved his name…say it three times fast, then reeeeallll slow.

Euphony!

nabisco

7:36 pm • Tuesday • January 6, 2009

I’m trying to think where they could place Rick Sanchez….Presidential food taster? Shark bait for the Western White House on Oahu?

Mistress Cynica

10:03 pm • Tuesday • January 6, 2009