Why is this type of advertising allowed at all? It is simply outrageous, and passes on a very unfortunate lesson to young people... that there's a "cure" for everything that ails you (even those imaginary ailments), and that it comes in the form of a pill, patch or surgical implant. "Ask your doctor."
I have never seen DTC prescription drug ads on television in other countries, and I've traveled fairly widely; does anyone know if it's even allowed elsewhere in the world? And what can we do to outlaw it here in the States? Why are our doctors putting up with it; do they have any leverage in the matter?
We must not delude ourselves that the supoena was withdrawn because the Feds suddenly had an epiphany, realizing that what they were doing was wrong. Indeed,the reason the supoena was dropped is that Lt. Watada affirmed the veracity of the material Susan had reported, essentially letting her off the hook.
This was a wise decision on Lt. Watada's part because the flap about Susan Olson threatened draw attention from Watada's material case and get lodged primarily in a freedom of the press issue. It is VITAL that the American people understand that Lt. Watada is doing
something even more radical than Ms. Olson's resistance. Lt. Watada is doing precisely what Americans went to the polls for last election - "Support our Troops" and Stop the Criminal War!
I hope the press gets out there, challenging the attempts of the government to turn the media into its mouthpiece. I live minutes away from Ft. Lewis where Lt. Watada is being tried, and I was shocked to see that foreign media picked up, with FAR more coverage than the American media, the significance of the trial and the extent of national support of Lt. Watada. It astonished me that the few
people who came out to counter the thousands of those who supported Lt. Watada were rewarded coverage disproportionate to their numbers.
Now, more than ever, journalists and reporters have to
stand firm with their management and owners, insisting
that ALL the news is accurately reported.
Do it for Molly!
Isn't this whole thing a hold over from the draft? How does the modern military justify these actions. With a volunteer military the Army doesn't seem completely right in this case.
I understand the need to get people to act when they are scared, etc. Watada said he would fight though. If you volunteer, why shouldn't you be able to do what he did?
Upon his commissioning, Army 1st Lt. Ehren Watada
agreed to conform to the requirements of the
Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ). The U.S.
Supreme Court has many times upheld the
restrictions that the UCMJ imposes upon the rights
of military personnel. So it is ridiculous to now
assert that Lt. Watada's right to free speech is
unconstitutionally curtailed, because the Supreme
Court has already decided this question in favor
of the military and civilian leadership.
Why is this type of advertising allowed at all? It is simply outrageous, and passes on a very unfortunate lesson to young people... that there's a "cure" for everything that ails you (even those imaginary ailments), and that it comes in the form of a pill, patch or surgical implant. "Ask your doctor."
I have never seen DTC prescription drug ads on television in other countries, and I've traveled fairly widely; does anyone know if it's even allowed elsewhere in the world? And what can we do to outlaw it here in the States? Why are our doctors putting up with it; do they have any leverage in the matter?
Isn't this whole thing a hold over from the draft? How does the modern military justify these actions. With a volunteer military the Army doesn't seem completely right in this case.
I understand the need to get people to act when they are scared, etc. Watada said he would fight though. If you volunteer, why shouldn't you be able to do what he did?
I find your edit function impossible to use with my browser. So spelling errors be damned along with George Bush, Harkin, and the lot of them!
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