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Obama had some even more questionable appointees, although I like Drew Brees.
President Obama announced his intent to appoint the following individuals to the President’s Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition:
Drew Brees, Appointee for Co-Chair, President’s Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition
Drew Brees is the 2009 Super Bowl MVP-winning quarterback for the New Orleans Saints. During Mr. Brees’s nine year career, he has been elected to four Pro Bowls, named the 2004 Comeback player of the Year, a member of the 2006 All-Pro Team, the 2006 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year, the 2008 NFL Offensive Player of the Year, and Super Bowl XLIV Champion and MVP. Mr. Brees and his wife, Brittany, established the Brees Dream Foundation in 2003 and have raised or committed more than $5.5 million to advance cancer research, care for cancer patients, and rebuild schools, parks, playgrounds, and athletic fields in New Orleans, San Diego, and the Purdue/West Lafayette, Indiana communities. He attended Purdue University where he earned a bachelor’s degree in industrial management from the Krannert School of Management while lettering in football from 1997-2000.
Dominique Dawes, Appointee for Co-Chair, President’s Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition
Dominique Dawes is an Olympic gymnast who competed in three Olympic Games and has a permanent place in the U.S. Olympic Committee Hall of Fame. She was a member of the gold-medal-winning team at the 1996 Atlanta Games, where she also won a bronze medal in the floor exercise, becoming the first female African-American gymnast to win an individual medal. Now retired after dedicating 18 years to the sport, Ms. Dawes commits her time to motivational speaking, hosting gymnastics clinics, and serving as a spokesperson for several organizations that support the physical and emotional health of youth and women. She is an accomplished motivational speaker, speaking to audiences on topics focusing on leadership, teamwork, physical and emotional health, fitness and overcoming obstacles.
Dan Barber, Appointee for Member, President’s Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition
Dan Barber is a New York-based chef and co-owner of Blue Hill restaurant where he features locally and sustainably grown foods. An advocate for local foods and good nutrition, Mr. Barber has addressed these issues through op-eds in the New York Times and articles in Gourmet, Saveur, and Food and Wine Magazine. His writing has appeared in the annual “Best Food Writing” anthology for the past five years. He has also teamed on projects with Harvard Medical School’s Center for Health and the Global Environment, and New York City’s Greenmarkets. In 2009, Time Magazine recognized him as one of the world’s most influential people of the year and he was named the top chef in America by the James Beard Foundation.
Tedy Bruschi, Appointee for Member, President’s Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition
Tedy Bruschi is a former football player who spent 13 years playing for the NFL’s New England Patriots, claiming three Super Bowl rings. Mr. Bruschi is a spokesman for the American Heart Association and serves on the Board of Trustees of Partners Continuing Care. He is a founder of Tedy’s Team, a foundation that aims to raise funds for stroke research, inspired by Mr. Bruschi’s own experience. A stroke after the 2005 season left Mr. Bruschi with partial paralysis and uncovered a congenital heart defect. After making a full recovery, he returned to form on the field, leading his team in tackles for two seasons after his recovery. Mr. Bruschi played in the Pro Bowl in 2005 and twice won the Ed Block Courage Award, presented to those who are voted by their teammates to be role models of inspiration, sportsmanship, and courage. In 2006, he awarded with the Senator Paul E. Tsongas Award for Exemplary Public Service.
Carl Edwards, Appointee for Member, President’s Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition
Carl Edwards is a championship NASCAR driver and currently in the top ten in the overall standings for both the Sprint Cup Series and Nationwide Series. In the first 10 years of his career, Mr. Edwards has accumulated two NASCAR sanctioned track championships, three Rookie-of-the-Year honors, and more than 75 feature wins while racing on both dirt and pavement tracks across the country. In 2008, he won the Tag Heuer Top Racecar Driver of the Year Award, the NASCAR.COM Driver of the Year, and the National Motorsports Press Association voted him as the Richard Petty Driver of the Year. He also supports charities including the Speedway Children’s Charities, Dream Factory, and Victory Junction Gang Camp.
Allyson Felix, Appointee for Member, President’s Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition
Allyson Felix is an accomplished Olympic gold medal track and field sprint athlete who helped the U.S. women’s 4x400 meter relay team secure victory in the Beijing 2008 games. In the 200 meters, she is also a two-time Olympic silver medalist, a three-time World Outdoor champion, and a five-time USA Outdoor champion. When Ms. Felix won the 2009 World Outdoor Championships, she made history as the first woman to ever win three world 200-meter titles. She additionally has won two gold medals with the World Outdoor 4x400 meter relay team and another in the World Outdoor 4x100 meter relay. Ms. Felix’s speed helped her become the World Junior record holder in 2005 when she clocked 22.18 in the 200 meters as an 18-year old.
Grant Hill, Appointee for Member, President’s Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition
Grant Hill is a professional basketball player with the NBA’s Phoenix Suns. He has made seven appearances in the NBA All-Star Game and won a gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta as a member of the U.S. men’s basketball team. On the court, he is lauded as one of the best all-around players in the game, recognized for his skill and sportsmanship. He has won the NBA Sportsmanship Award three times, the only person to have received the honor more than once. He and his wife, Tamia, are dedicated to multiple service organizations, including the Tamia & Grant Hill Foundation, the Make-A-Wish Foundation, and the Grant and Tamia Hill Athletic Scholarship Endowment Fund.
Billie Jean King, Appointee for Member, President’s Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition
Billie Jean King won 39 Grand Slam singles, doubles and mixed doubles tennis titles, including a record 20 titles at Wimbledon. She left a mark on the sport and the women’s movement during the 1973 “Battle of the Sexes” match, in which she defeated Bobby Riggs, a former number one player in the world. Ms. King founded the Women’s Tennis Association, the Women’s Sports Foundation, and co-founded World TeamTennis, a co-ed professional tennis league. She was named a “Global Mentor for Gender Equality” by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in 2008, received the NCAA President’s Gerald R. Ford Award in 2009 for her contributions to improving higher education and intercollegiate athletics, and earlier this year was honored with the Beacon of Change Award from Major League Baseball. In August 2009, Ms. King was awarded with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, our nation’s highest civilian honor.
Michelle Kwan, Appointee for Member, President’s Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition
Michelle Kwan is the most decorated figure skater in U.S. history. She has won five world championships, nine U.S. national championships and silver and bronze Olympic medals. In 2001 she received the Sullivan Award, given to the top amateur athlete in America and in 2003 she was awarded the U.S. Olympic Committee Sports Woman of the Year. Ms. Kwan currently serves as a public diplomacy envoy, an unpaid position with the U.S. State Department, charged with engaging young people in dialogue on social and educational issues. She is also pursuing a master’s in international affairs at Tufts University’s Fletcher School, having graduated from the University of Denver with a degree in international studies in 2008.
Dr. Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, Appointee for Member, President’s Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition
Dr. Risa Lavizzo-Mourey is the President and CEO of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, a philanthropic organization devoted to improving health and health care. She is the first woman and the first African American to lead the $8 billion Foundation. Among its major efforts to improve the nation’s health, the Foundation has committed $500 million toward rolling back the epidemic of childhood obesity. Before joining the foundation, Dr. Lavizzo-Mourey was a leader in academic medicine, government service, and her medical specialty of geriatrics. During her tenure at the University of Pennsylvania, she served as a professor and the director of the University’s Institute on Aging. She also served as the deputy administrator of what is now the Agency for Health Care Research and Quality. Dr. Lavizzo-Mourey earned her medical degree from Harvard Medical School and her M.B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School. In 2009, Forbes named Dr. Lavizzo-Mourey one of the world’s 100 Most Powerful Women.
Cornell McClellan, Appointee for Member, President’s Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition
Cornell McClellan, the owner of Naturally Fit, Inc., is the fitness consultant and personal trainer for President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama. A black belt in Karate, Mr. McClellan has managed a youth fitness program and coached many young athletes in his more than 30-year health and wellness career. He has also helped train several weight lifting enthusiasts who earned the titles of Mr. Illinois, Mr. U.S.A., Mr. America and Mr. Universe. Additionally committed to good nutrition, Mr. McClellan educates clients about food and has served on the international board for Earth Save, an organization that promotes healthy eating choices and helps people transition toward healthy plant-based diets. He contributes weekly to the Chicago Sun-Times, writing on issues of health and physical fitness.
Dr. Stephen McDonough, Appointee for Member, President’s Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition
Dr. Stephen McDonough has worked for 30 years as a pediatrician in North Dakota. Dr. McDonough spent more than fifteen years in senior positions at the North Dakota Department of Health. During his time at the Department of Health, Dr. McDonough led efforts to prevent smoking and combat childhood obesity in North Dakota. A longtime faculty member at the University of North Dakota Medical School, he has also published articles in the New England Journal of Medicine and Pediatrics, authored a book on the history of public health in North Dakota, and worked for more than a decade with Boy Scouts of America. Dr. McDonough graduated from the University of Minnesota Medical School and completed his pediatric residency at the University of Colorado in Denver.
Chris Paul, Appointee for Member, President’s Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition
Chris Paul is a professional basketball player and team captain for the National Basketball Association’s New Orleans Hornets. In 2006, Mr. Paul was named NBA Rookie of the Year in 2006 and won an Olympic Gold Medal with the United States national basketball team. A native of Winston-Salem, NC and an All-American at Wake Forest University, Paul currently holds the NBA record for consecutive games with a steal (108). He was a 2008-2009 NBA All-Defensive First Team selection and 2009-2010 Second Team selection. Off the court, Mr. Paul started the CP3 Foundation with his family in 2006 to support his philanthropic efforts in both Winston-Salem and New Orleans, which include refurbishing basketball courts and establishing scholarships.
Curtis Pride, Appointee for Member, President’s Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition
Curtis Pride is the head baseball coach at Gallaudet University in Washington, DC, and a retired Major League Baseball player. In 1996 as a member of the Detroit Tigers, Mr. Pride became the first regular full-season deaf player in the modern history of major league baseball. At the close of his career in 2008, he had played 421 games, achieved a .250 career batting average, 20 home runs, and 82 runs batted in. Prior to his professional career, his athletic proficiency spanned several sports. In high school he was a member of the U.S. soccer team that participated in the Junior World Cup in Beijing. In college he played part-time professional baseball for the Mets organization while also attending the College of William and Mary as a four-year starting point guard in basketball. In addition to coaching, Mr. Pride is active in the community, particularly with his Together With Pride foundation which aids hearing impaired children.
Donna Richardson Joyner, Appointee for Member, President’s Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition
Donna Richardson Joyner is a fitness instructor who has spent more than 20 years working to educate, empower, and energize children, women, and families about living healthy lifestyles. She has starred in more than 25 award-winning fitness videos, including “Sweating in the Spirit,” and “Body Gospel.” Ms. Richardson Joyner has served on the Women’s Sports Foundation Board of Trustees, is an advisory board member for the Boys and Girls Club of America, and serves on the national advisory board of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Center to Prevent Childhood Obesity. She has lectured and conducted wellness seminars at schools and community centers in more than 30 countries. In 2006 Ms. Richardson Joyner was inducted into the Fitness Hall of Fame and named by Essence Magazine as one of the 25 most inspiring women in America.
Ian Smith, Appointee for Member, President’s Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition
Ian Smith is a prominent healthy-living advocate. He is best known for his promotion of the 50 Million Pound Challenge and his contributions to TV and radio programs including “Rachael Ray”, “The View”, “Celebrity Fit Club”, and HealthWatch. Dr. Smith is also the author of seven books which include three New York Times bestsellers on nutrition. He currently serves on the national advisory board for the Maya Angelou Center for Health Equity at Wake Forest University School of Medicine. Dr. Smith attended Dartmouth Medical School before completing the last two years of his medical education at the University of Chicago’s Pritzker School of Medicine. He received his master’s in science education from Teachers College of Columbia University and undergraduate degree from Harvard College.
First Lady Launches President’s Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition
President Obama announced his intent to appoint the following individuals to the President’s Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition:
Drew Brees, Appointee for Co-Chair, President’s Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition
Drew Brees is the 2009 Super Bowl MVP-winning quarterback for the New Orleans Saints. During Mr. Brees’s nine year career, he has been elected to four Pro Bowls, named the 2004 Comeback player of the Year, a member of the 2006 All-Pro Team, the 2006 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year, the 2008 NFL Offensive Player of the Year, and Super Bowl XLIV Champion and MVP. Mr. Brees and his wife, Brittany, established the Brees Dream Foundation in 2003 and have raised or committed more than $5.5 million to advance cancer research, care for cancer patients, and rebuild schools, parks, playgrounds, and athletic fields in New Orleans, San Diego, and the Purdue/West Lafayette, Indiana communities. He attended Purdue University where he earned a bachelor’s degree in industrial management from the Krannert School of Management while lettering in football from 1997-2000.
Dominique Dawes, Appointee for Co-Chair, President’s Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition
Dominique Dawes is an Olympic gymnast who competed in three Olympic Games and has a permanent place in the U.S. Olympic Committee Hall of Fame. She was a member of the gold-medal-winning team at the 1996 Atlanta Games, where she also won a bronze medal in the floor exercise, becoming the first female African-American gymnast to win an individual medal. Now retired after dedicating 18 years to the sport, Ms. Dawes commits her time to motivational speaking, hosting gymnastics clinics, and serving as a spokesperson for several organizations that support the physical and emotional health of youth and women. She is an accomplished motivational speaker, speaking to audiences on topics focusing on leadership, teamwork, physical and emotional health, fitness and overcoming obstacles.
Dan Barber, Appointee for Member, President’s Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition
Dan Barber is a New York-based chef and co-owner of Blue Hill restaurant where he features locally and sustainably grown foods. An advocate for local foods and good nutrition, Mr. Barber has addressed these issues through op-eds in the New York Times and articles in Gourmet, Saveur, and Food and Wine Magazine. His writing has appeared in the annual “Best Food Writing” anthology for the past five years. He has also teamed on projects with Harvard Medical School’s Center for Health and the Global Environment, and New York City’s Greenmarkets. In 2009, Time Magazine recognized him as one of the world’s most influential people of the year and he was named the top chef in America by the James Beard Foundation.
Tedy Bruschi, Appointee for Member, President’s Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition
Tedy Bruschi is a former football player who spent 13 years playing for the NFL’s New England Patriots, claiming three Super Bowl rings. Mr. Bruschi is a spokesman for the American Heart Association and serves on the Board of Trustees of Partners Continuing Care. He is a founder of Tedy’s Team, a foundation that aims to raise funds for stroke research, inspired by Mr. Bruschi’s own experience. A stroke after the 2005 season left Mr. Bruschi with partial paralysis and uncovered a congenital heart defect. After making a full recovery, he returned to form on the field, leading his team in tackles for two seasons after his recovery. Mr. Bruschi played in the Pro Bowl in 2005 and twice won the Ed Block Courage Award, presented to those who are voted by their teammates to be role models of inspiration, sportsmanship, and courage. In 2006, he awarded with the Senator Paul E. Tsongas Award for Exemplary Public Service.
Carl Edwards, Appointee for Member, President’s Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition
Carl Edwards is a championship NASCAR driver and currently in the top ten in the overall standings for both the Sprint Cup Series and Nationwide Series. In the first 10 years of his career, Mr. Edwards has accumulated two NASCAR sanctioned track championships, three Rookie-of-the-Year honors, and more than 75 feature wins while racing on both dirt and pavement tracks across the country. In 2008, he won the Tag Heuer Top Racecar Driver of the Year Award, the NASCAR.COM Driver of the Year, and the National Motorsports Press Association voted him as the Richard Petty Driver of the Year. He also supports charities including the Speedway Children’s Charities, Dream Factory, and Victory Junction Gang Camp.
Allyson Felix, Appointee for Member, President’s Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition
Allyson Felix is an accomplished Olympic gold medal track and field sprint athlete who helped the U.S. women’s 4x400 meter relay team secure victory in the Beijing 2008 games. In the 200 meters, she is also a two-time Olympic silver medalist, a three-time World Outdoor champion, and a five-time USA Outdoor champion. When Ms. Felix won the 2009 World Outdoor Championships, she made history as the first woman to ever win three world 200-meter titles. She additionally has won two gold medals with the World Outdoor 4x400 meter relay team and another in the World Outdoor 4x100 meter relay. Ms. Felix’s speed helped her become the World Junior record holder in 2005 when she clocked 22.18 in the 200 meters as an 18-year old.
Grant Hill, Appointee for Member, President’s Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition
Grant Hill is a professional basketball player with the NBA’s Phoenix Suns. He has made seven appearances in the NBA All-Star Game and won a gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta as a member of the U.S. men’s basketball team. On the court, he is lauded as one of the best all-around players in the game, recognized for his skill and sportsmanship. He has won the NBA Sportsmanship Award three times, the only person to have received the honor more than once. He and his wife, Tamia, are dedicated to multiple service organizations, including the Tamia & Grant Hill Foundation, the Make-A-Wish Foundation, and the Grant and Tamia Hill Athletic Scholarship Endowment Fund.
Billie Jean King, Appointee for Member, President’s Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition
Billie Jean King won 39 Grand Slam singles, doubles and mixed doubles tennis titles, including a record 20 titles at Wimbledon. She left a mark on the sport and the women’s movement during the 1973 “Battle of the Sexes” match, in which she defeated Bobby Riggs, a former number one player in the world. Ms. King founded the Women’s Tennis Association, the Women’s Sports Foundation, and co-founded World TeamTennis, a co-ed professional tennis league. She was named a “Global Mentor for Gender Equality” by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in 2008, received the NCAA President’s Gerald R. Ford Award in 2009 for her contributions to improving higher education and intercollegiate athletics, and earlier this year was honored with the Beacon of Change Award from Major League Baseball. In August 2009, Ms. King was awarded with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, our nation’s highest civilian honor.
Michelle Kwan, Appointee for Member, President’s Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition
Michelle Kwan is the most decorated figure skater in U.S. history. She has won five world championships, nine U.S. national championships and silver and bronze Olympic medals. In 2001 she received the Sullivan Award, given to the top amateur athlete in America and in 2003 she was awarded the U.S. Olympic Committee Sports Woman of the Year. Ms. Kwan currently serves as a public diplomacy envoy, an unpaid position with the U.S. State Department, charged with engaging young people in dialogue on social and educational issues. She is also pursuing a master’s in international affairs at Tufts University’s Fletcher School, having graduated from the University of Denver with a degree in international studies in 2008.
Dr. Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, Appointee for Member, President’s Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition
Dr. Risa Lavizzo-Mourey is the President and CEO of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, a philanthropic organization devoted to improving health and health care. She is the first woman and the first African American to lead the $8 billion Foundation. Among its major efforts to improve the nation’s health, the Foundation has committed $500 million toward rolling back the epidemic of childhood obesity. Before joining the foundation, Dr. Lavizzo-Mourey was a leader in academic medicine, government service, and her medical specialty of geriatrics. During her tenure at the University of Pennsylvania, she served as a professor and the director of the University’s Institute on Aging. She also served as the deputy administrator of what is now the Agency for Health Care Research and Quality. Dr. Lavizzo-Mourey earned her medical degree from Harvard Medical School and her M.B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School. In 2009, Forbes named Dr. Lavizzo-Mourey one of the world’s 100 Most Powerful Women.
Cornell McClellan, Appointee for Member, President’s Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition
Cornell McClellan, the owner of Naturally Fit, Inc., is the fitness consultant and personal trainer for President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama. A black belt in Karate, Mr. McClellan has managed a youth fitness program and coached many young athletes in his more than 30-year health and wellness career. He has also helped train several weight lifting enthusiasts who earned the titles of Mr. Illinois, Mr. U.S.A., Mr. America and Mr. Universe. Additionally committed to good nutrition, Mr. McClellan educates clients about food and has served on the international board for Earth Save, an organization that promotes healthy eating choices and helps people transition toward healthy plant-based diets. He contributes weekly to the Chicago Sun-Times, writing on issues of health and physical fitness.
Dr. Stephen McDonough, Appointee for Member, President’s Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition
Dr. Stephen McDonough has worked for 30 years as a pediatrician in North Dakota. Dr. McDonough spent more than fifteen years in senior positions at the North Dakota Department of Health. During his time at the Department of Health, Dr. McDonough led efforts to prevent smoking and combat childhood obesity in North Dakota. A longtime faculty member at the University of North Dakota Medical School, he has also published articles in the New England Journal of Medicine and Pediatrics, authored a book on the history of public health in North Dakota, and worked for more than a decade with Boy Scouts of America. Dr. McDonough graduated from the University of Minnesota Medical School and completed his pediatric residency at the University of Colorado in Denver.
Chris Paul, Appointee for Member, President’s Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition
Chris Paul is a professional basketball player and team captain for the National Basketball Association’s New Orleans Hornets. In 2006, Mr. Paul was named NBA Rookie of the Year in 2006 and won an Olympic Gold Medal with the United States national basketball team. A native of Winston-Salem, NC and an All-American at Wake Forest University, Paul currently holds the NBA record for consecutive games with a steal (108). He was a 2008-2009 NBA All-Defensive First Team selection and 2009-2010 Second Team selection. Off the court, Mr. Paul started the CP3 Foundation with his family in 2006 to support his philanthropic efforts in both Winston-Salem and New Orleans, which include refurbishing basketball courts and establishing scholarships.
Curtis Pride, Appointee for Member, President’s Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition
Curtis Pride is the head baseball coach at Gallaudet University in Washington, DC, and a retired Major League Baseball player. In 1996 as a member of the Detroit Tigers, Mr. Pride became the first regular full-season deaf player in the modern history of major league baseball. At the close of his career in 2008, he had played 421 games, achieved a .250 career batting average, 20 home runs, and 82 runs batted in. Prior to his professional career, his athletic proficiency spanned several sports. In high school he was a member of the U.S. soccer team that participated in the Junior World Cup in Beijing. In college he played part-time professional baseball for the Mets organization while also attending the College of William and Mary as a four-year starting point guard in basketball. In addition to coaching, Mr. Pride is active in the community, particularly with his Together With Pride foundation which aids hearing impaired children.
Donna Richardson Joyner, Appointee for Member, President’s Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition
Donna Richardson Joyner is a fitness instructor who has spent more than 20 years working to educate, empower, and energize children, women, and families about living healthy lifestyles. She has starred in more than 25 award-winning fitness videos, including “Sweating in the Spirit,” and “Body Gospel.” Ms. Richardson Joyner has served on the Women’s Sports Foundation Board of Trustees, is an advisory board member for the Boys and Girls Club of America, and serves on the national advisory board of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Center to Prevent Childhood Obesity. She has lectured and conducted wellness seminars at schools and community centers in more than 30 countries. In 2006 Ms. Richardson Joyner was inducted into the Fitness Hall of Fame and named by Essence Magazine as one of the 25 most inspiring women in America.
Ian Smith, Appointee for Member, President’s Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition
Ian Smith is a prominent healthy-living advocate. He is best known for his promotion of the 50 Million Pound Challenge and his contributions to TV and radio programs including “Rachael Ray”, “The View”, “Celebrity Fit Club”, and HealthWatch. Dr. Smith is also the author of seven books which include three New York Times bestsellers on nutrition. He currently serves on the national advisory board for the Maya Angelou Center for Health Equity at Wake Forest University School of Medicine. Dr. Smith attended Dartmouth Medical School before completing the last two years of his medical education at the University of Chicago’s Pritzker School of Medicine. He received his master’s in science education from Teachers College of Columbia University and undergraduate degree from Harvard College.
First Lady Launches President’s Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition
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Trump make these appts based on fame not qualifications.
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I suspect the appointments are made in terms of ability to raise money. Fame is connected.
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Like celebrity apprentice?
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Agree, money and influence. Oz has a large audience.
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A fool appointing a fool. I would expect nothing different.
Oprah likes Dr Oz so figured you would approve. I don't know anything about him.....maybe Trump is just trolling you and CNN? Also......
"The White House also announced on Friday that Trump will appoint former bodybuilder Lou Ferrigno, famous for playing the Hulk in the television show "The Incredible Hulk" in the 1970s and '80s, and New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick to the council for two-year terms."
As for trump being a fool, the economy and country are booming....what does it say about Democrat politicians in general if a fool can be as successful as Trump?
"The White House also announced on Friday that Trump will appoint former bodybuilder Lou Ferrigno, famous for playing the Hulk in the television show "The Incredible Hulk" in the 1970s and '80s, and New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick to the council for two-year terms."
As for trump being a fool, the economy and country are booming....what does it say about Democrat politicians in general if a fool can be as successful as Trump?
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Actually, it is not clear Trump has had very much impact on the economy just as Obama did not either. We are on the brink of a trade war instigated solely by Trump, and the last trade war was in the late 1920s, that heralded the onset of the great depression. Economies are cyclic.
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the thread is about dr. oz. stay on topic.
if you didnt know, here are a coupe of things your should know about him
Dr. Oz: Snake Oil Salesman in Scrubs
Dr. Oz: World’s Best Snake Oil Salesman : Healthy Holistic Living
Is Dr. Oz Bad For Science?
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This would be like a Democrat appointing Al Sharpton to some other useless council to capture his misguided supporters. Or appointing Angelina Jolie to be a goodwill ambassador. I would be more worried if he put Oz in charge of something real, rather than just celebrity outreach. But that's all this looks like to me - a BS Artist for a BS position. This is not a Francis Collins position.
On the economy, I think Trump deserves some credit. The tax bill was/will be phenomenal IMO. He also did a 180 degree turnaround from "You didn't build that" to "We love job creators". The federal govt is no longer advertising food stamps and is placing value on employment above almost all else. These are all good things and I think rather monumental and make a real difference.
Americans have to choose between the lesser of evils in politicians...
On the economy, I think Trump deserves some credit. The tax bill was/will be phenomenal IMO. He also did a 180 degree turnaround from "You didn't build that" to "We love job creators". The federal govt is no longer advertising food stamps and is placing value on employment above almost all else. These are all good things and I think rather monumental and make a real difference.
Americans have to choose between the lesser of evils in politicians...
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I think that is precisely the position we find ourselves in: two very imperfect choices due to our winner take all electoral college system in each state. We fundamentally have to select from two candidates only, groomed to appeal to their base, and infuriate the other side. Italy, Germany, and even England have far more messy political systems, but have not lost the art of compromise for a greater good since there are multiple parties represented in their governments.
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I'm not sure Italy is the best example of good government...
Oz and I were residents together. He in surgery while I was in anesthesiology. Brilliant guy, always full of crazy ideas like using laser to do an AV fistula at 2 AM. Very business minded. Got MBA from Wharton while in med school. Interrupted education to serve in Turkish army to preserve rights to some inheritance in Turkey. His family has $$. Married into even more $$$$.
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I voted for Trump because the other side(s) is undoubtedly corrupt and is bought and paid for using taxpayer dollars to enrich themselves, while now crying Russia Russia Russia for almost 2 years because they cant get over the election. The other side is also for ILLEGAL immigration, globalism, and higher taxes. The mass media being being the most divisive tool and predominantly democrat, they continue to reinforce why Trump won. They continue to piss off 65 million Americans who voted for Trump. Not to mention he soundly beat 12 Republican candidates.
ssdoc.....my post was on topic. That paragraph i wrote was from the article you linked.
i was hoping that this thread would be about how awful dr. oz is; rather than how wonderful our blessed commander in chief is.
if you open up the trump pandora's box, it will never be shut.
some more memories from our favorite turkish sellout:
if you open up the trump pandora's box, it will never be shut.
some more memories from our favorite turkish sellout:
Trump is certainly giving our democracy a test. we will see how strong our form of government is. he is challenging the separation of powers. this could end very well for america...... or very poorly.
as far as the european parliamentary system? bring it on. id love to see it happen. more votes =====> you get to lead. leaders change when they dont have the support of the people. no set term limits. much more nimble and functional. much easier to respond quickly to a crisis. here? no so much.
regarding our democracy being tested, are u referring to the left's conspiracy to unseat a rightfully elected president using any and all means necessary? Are you referring to high level Democrat as well as Republican, FBI and DOJ employees texting and conspiring to bring down a presidential candidate before and after his rightful election? The left is wishing, hoping, and screaming about impeachment and anything or everything to unseat him. Wishing for the equivalent of our country failing isnt very American.
I've heard the "brink of war" bs also. Seems like it didnt pan out the way the left predicted with North Korea, with the left actually praising North Korea. My jaw dropped when CNN and the left was doing this. As for a trade war with China, that isnt panning out as a war either. As for Trump deserving credit for the economy....it remains to be seen. But i thought we were all in agreement that govt regulation needed to be curtailed. He is doing that. But this is a fact.....the left immediately warned the economy would tank if he was elected.....that never happened either.
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North Korea meeting with South Korea has nothing to do with trump. It had to do the Olympics this winter.
Also... With the economy, one should look at what has happened exactly 1 year after trump came in to office, because the year after the election remains carryover from the last president.... ie what has happened to the market since January.
Also... With the economy, one should look at what has happened exactly 1 year after trump came in to office, because the year after the election remains carryover from the last president.... ie what has happened to the market since January.
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GDP was never more than 3% under previous administration. April was best month in history for US Budget....
CBO says April was best month in history for U.S. budget
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yet the DJIA and the S&P 500 lost since Jan 2018...
(fwiw, Jan 23, 2018 - 26,214 closing bell. at the moment right now, 24,286)
notice how trump hasn't mentioned the stock market in the last couple of months?
and trump promised 4% GDP. https://www.cnbc.com/2016/09/15/trump-claims-his-economic-plan-would-create-35-annual-gdp-growth.html
funny, how anyone can twist numbers to ones own political bent - myself included.
(fwiw, Jan 23, 2018 - 26,214 closing bell. at the moment right now, 24,286)
notice how trump hasn't mentioned the stock market in the last couple of months?
and trump promised 4% GDP. https://www.cnbc.com/2016/09/15/trump-claims-his-economic-plan-would-create-35-annual-gdp-growth.html
funny, how anyone can twist numbers to ones own political bent - myself included.
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i disagree with pretty much every claim you just made. so does half of america. trump is many things, but a uniter, he is not. dividing people is no way to lead a country
i dont want our country to fail. i DO want the donald to fail, because he is bad for our nation, IMHO. no conspiracies out there. i am waiting for the rule of law to be instituted. nobody is above the law. this is where our separation of powers gets tested.
if mueller (a life-long republican war hero with an impeccable record) exonerates him without any interference; id be shocked but i would accept it.
Im no market expert and i dont think i directly mentioned it in this thread......It seems the market corrected as predicted, and the promise of increased interest rates due to a stronger economy is why we are down from the highs in January. The market didnt like Trump tariffs, but ill submit it is a necessary event due to China's cheating for decades. Last week's "lackluster" jobs report may have spared us from one rate hike. 2-3 are still predicted this year.
Not sure what your link to a 2 year old article means except his prediction. Are we or arent we getting to 4%?
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which claims? FBI high ranking agents texting each other about an insurance policy to unseat a duly elected president is "fake news"?
All of your claims I dispute. Like fox news, you pick and choose . those 2 agents texted thousands of times and we're very negative about essentially everyone. You only choose what you want to hear, but take the rest out of context
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Hope you don't mind my spelling correction Doctodd ;-)
where did i mention fox news?
Are we greater than 3% GDP, or not?
Trump is an a$$hole....i get it. But he did what he campaigned on.....SCOTUS Gorsuch, decrease taxes(Republican plan but ok) and govt control of our lives(2 for 1), decrease illegal immigration(pending). Obamacare would have been done if not for McCain and his bitterness.
As for Dr Oz.....i dont think anyone cares. The left cares more about Stormy Daniels.
Are we greater than 3% GDP, or not?
Trump is an a$$hole....i get it. But he did what he campaigned on.....SCOTUS Gorsuch, decrease taxes(Republican plan but ok) and govt control of our lives(2 for 1), decrease illegal immigration(pending). Obamacare would have been done if not for McCain and his bitterness.
As for Dr Oz.....i dont think anyone cares. The left cares more about Stormy Daniels.
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The fact that the media uses the porno pseudonym "Stormy Daniels", rather than her real name, makes it obvious that this is nothing more than salacious, tabloid style entertainment.
you didnt mention fox. i did. but your points are straight out of their playbook.
i didnt comment on the economy, but now that you mention it, i will accept that there was a "trump bump" when he took office. in the last 5 months, he has done nothing but hurt the economy every time he opens his mouth. (tariffs, iran deal, etc). he is spending money like a drunken sailor and it will catch up to us. the corporate rate was too high, and it should have been lowered, but the rest of the bill is a complete train wreck. but who knows, supply side trickle down economics may just work this time? the 5 other times didnt, but hey, why not gamble?
SCOTUS was a no-brainer. illegal immigration has been decreasing for decades. i am fine with tightening up immigration policies and actually enforcing them, but dont be a dick about it (separating moms from their kids, singling out el salvador, etc).
All of the crappy things trump his done, just of the top of my head
-pulled out of paris accord --unforgiveable
-appointed boatloads of crappy nominees for important positions. scandal after scandal
-created a nuclear crisis yesterday
-destroyed the EPA
-trampled on the state department and diplomacy in general, while beefed up our defense dept. where is this going to lead?
-has worsened the racial and ethnic divide in our country
-picks people to positions of power based on loyalty or if he likes what they say on TV -- rather actual qualifications.
-set back the VA oh, a few years at least.
-people who end up getting close to him either end up in jail or have their careers ruined.
-runs the white house like a TV show, rather than an actual functioning government.
-russia. nuff said
the man is a career criminal and a pathological liar. conservatives have sold their soul for short-lasting gains. he will end up dying penniless in jail (please dear lord) or at least out of office and disgraced. its coming.
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its a stage name.
like Jay-Z.
yes, it is salacious, tabloid entertainment. from a president who had an affair with a porn star while his 3rd wife just gave birth. stand up character. do you actually believe he didnt have an affair?
i dont really care about the affair, but the cover up and the source of the payments are illegal. multiple felonies
its a stage name.
like Jay-Z.
yes, it is salacious, tabloid entertainment. from a president who had an affair with a porn star while his 3rd wife just gave birth. stand up character. do you actually believe he didnt have an affair?
i dont really care about the affair, but the cover up and the source of the payments are illegal. multiple felonies
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We are at 3% fwiw
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I believe he's had multiple affairs, was sexually "inappropriate" with countless women, and tries to cover it all up on a regular basis. And I don't give single flying @#$k. He probably jaywalked on his way to screw the pornstar too.
I also didn't care that Clinton semen was found on Monica's dress and that he lied under oath about it. This kind of intrigue I leave to housewives to discuss over Mahjong. And to hyperactive prosecutors.
The economy looks great to me. Even if we have significant rough patches or even a trade war that comes from us defending our intellectual property, I think we are improving our position in the world.
I think my view of the president's role is just different than yours and many others. I just want actual, not symbolic results over the long term. Anything outside of that is a side show to me.
My CPA says the tax plan is great for me. Northerners in liberal states with a state income tax not so much. They wanted higher taxes, they got it. They shouldn’t be double dipping anyway. My staff likes their “crumbs”. I don’t like Trump but the more the media tried to convince me that I shouldn’t vote for him, the more they showed their true colors. They just want to protect their glass castle and boost ratings....I get it.
I think Obama unilaterally agreed to this Iranian deal, so Trump might be undoing something that should have never been done. Funny how the Iranians are Christian saints all of a sudden.
We aren’t going to convince each other....we should be worried about that California anti-physician bill. Ask yourself if Trump would support that bill(no chance he would) and you might like him more.
Stormy’s attorney doesn’t have a name either it seems. How does him “catching” Cohen laundering money help his client anyway?
I think Obama unilaterally agreed to this Iranian deal, so Trump might be undoing something that should have never been done. Funny how the Iranians are Christian saints all of a sudden.
We aren’t going to convince each other....we should be worried about that California anti-physician bill. Ask yourself if Trump would support that bill(no chance he would) and you might like him more.
Stormy’s attorney doesn’t have a name either it seems. How does him “catching” Cohen laundering money help his client anyway?
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I'm just glad Trump has completely unraveled Obama's legacy works of spinelessness and apology. The Iran deal was Obama's major international accomplishment of spinelessness, and its gone in an instant. Sadly, the Iranian's get to keep the PALLET loads of US cash that Obama sent to them as a bribe.
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So wait....this Cohen lawyer who now is not connected to Trumps dealings in the election is now under fire? Taking what a STRIPPER and her scumbag lawyer says as gospel and the MSM running this as headlines over the impending peace deal with N. Korea?. Wtf???. You should hear yourself. Since when is it collusion, which isn't a crime by the way, to do business with an America company? That's what her scumbag lawyer was referring to. An attorney doing consulting work for an American company.....which has zero ties to Russia. The company the scumbag lawyer was accusing even stated that on MSNBC no less.
And when Stephanapolous asked her scumbag lawyer for some kind of evidence, his answer was "There has to be something there." No documentation, no evidence, no sworn testimony, no paper trail, just "There has to be something there.". And when he was asked what was illegal about what Cohen he was dong by representing American companies, again he had nothing. "This thing is a pig and they can try to put lipstick on a pig — tonight, next week, next month — but it's still gonna be a pig," Avenatti said on MSNBC's "The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell."
Are these the multiple felonies you are hanging your hat on?
Cohen taking money for trump from these companies are bribes. Pure and simple. He has no expertise that these huge companies would pay for. Cohen will never be a free man. Like flynn, manafort, stone, gates, probably don jr, invanka nunberg, page, that fat guy who mentored page, -- They are all going to jail. Also maybe pence, schiller, nunes, Rudy, and I'm sure I'm forgetting some. Donnie will have his comeuppance
I believe a porn star WAY more than I believe our president. Because I know for a fact that he is a liar.
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I agree all politicians should be watched and scrutinized but it doesn't really seem plausible that a multibillioinaire would sell out so cheaply. That's part of Trump's appeal - that he didn't enter politics to get rich. Other politicians like the Obamas and the Clintons started out middle class and ended up stinking filthy rich. How does that work?
so you believe a 60 y/o man who eats McDonalds and doesnt exercise(Trump 10 years ago) was banging a pornstar? You need to turn off MSNBC and CNN.
they are all liars ssdoc...if any of it is true, which some is not because Avennatti had the wrong Michael Cohen on some transactions, it sounds like a page out of the Clinton playbook
they are all liars ssdoc...if any of it is true, which some is not because Avennatti had the wrong Michael Cohen on some transactions, it sounds like a page out of the Clinton playbook
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the reason why for both is because trump is already rich and only wants to get richer, even if it is off the backs of the middle class.
this "experiment" has proven that you can get anything in the US if you have money. you can even buy a presidency...
Ab. So. Lutely.
No doubt in my mind. He has been a philanderer all his life. Did you watch the 60 minutes interview? She is totally believable. He used his position of power on the apprentice to seal the deal. Basically he said that he would get her on the show as a contestant (another lie) and she slept with him to further her career. He couldnt pull it off, so she split. Same basic idea with Karen Macdougal. It absolutely happened.
Again, the fact that he had an affair with a porn star while married makes him a complete slimeball, but thats nothing new. The affair is whatever. I dont care. Go screw whoever you want, but the cover up and the payments are illegal.
it is ALL about money. all of it. how many rich guys dont want to get more money? that is what motivates these guys. that is why steve wynn is (was) still trying to build more casinos when he is 90 years old.
also, he really doesnt have that much. nobody has been able to get a firm grasp of his assets and we have never seen his taxes. all of this money that was going thru cohen went right to trump. and that is just a tiny slice. we know that kushner was getting hundreds of millions from every state actor that could get in to see him. this directly affected policy in the middle east and has security implications for all of us.
trump has hard assets in real estate which could be liquidated, but he has a lot of loans out there, he way overpaid for his recent purchases, and his net worth and brand has plummeted since he became president. plus, he is a notorious cheapskate. all of that money pouring in from every company with any interest in policy went right to him.
but you may be right. i am watching too much MSNBC. it is pissing me off to no end to see what this monster has done. also, im developing a unnatural crush on rachel maddow.
But the middle class just received huge tax cuts, and their 401k’s have hit all time highs despite Krugman’s and everyone else’s warning that the economy would tank! I’m so confused. Crumbs I tell ya.
Maybe stormy’s lawyer should be appointed as a special assistant to the special prosecutor since he has such mad skills compared to Mueller who hasn’t been able to find anything except for a few Russian kids over the past two years.
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Really please explain?
I own rental properties in my home state of FL, as well as decreased tax rate
its 1 year.
Mueller has found a ton already. watergate took years, and this is way bigger.
krugman didnt say the economy would tank right away.
the middle class didnt receive a "huge" tax cut.
you have managed to lie 4 times in 5 sentences.
you seem to have difficulty separating fact from fiction. you believe what you want to believe and maybe i do as well to some extent. if you like what is happening right now in america, then we really dont have much to discuss
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1. Don't care which porn star used him a DECADE prior to being our President. Totally Irrelevant. He was NOT a politician at that time!
2. The affair is terrible if true, but irrelevant to his presidency 10 years later.
3. The "cover up" is not illegal, if it even exists. We know she willingly signed and violated an NDA. She accepted the terms of the NDA and broke it. Clearly she did this to get more money from her stripper shows and generate tons of money from media slots and rejuvenate sales of her porn catalog. Her career was dead or dying prior to this.
4. The "Payments," if true, are not illegal. There is zero evidence it was funded by campaign contribution money.
actually, trump first ran for president in 2000
i agree that if donny wants to sleaze it up, then it doesnt affect his presidency IMHO. however, the evangelical vote went to trump overwhelmingly, which is the height of hypocricy.
the payment to daniels was a clear campaign finance violation, which is a felony. it was paid directly before the election.
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Those two things together — that a Trump Organization email address was used to facilitate the payment and that the payment was linked to the campaign — would constitute a legal violation. (On “60 Minutes,” Avenatti reiterated his sense that the timing of the agreement with Daniels made it very unlikely that it was unrelated to the campaign.) The email from the bank to Cohen does not prove that company money was used to pay Daniels, which Noble told us last month would itself be illegal. Just using that email address is its own problem.
Common Cause‘s Paul Ryan (himself a former lawyer with the Campaign Legal Center) noted on Twitter that the use of Trump Organization resources probably violates 11 CFR 114.2(f). That reads, with our added emphasis:
“Corporations and labor organizations (including officers, directors or other representatives acting as agents of corporations and labor organizations) are prohibited from facilitating the making of contributions to candidates or political committees, other than to the separate segregated funds of the corporations and labor organizations. Facilitation means using corporate or labor organization resources or facilities to engage in fundraising activities in connection with any federal election …”
the president lied about knowing about the affair, and lied about the payments. he really didnt know that cohen had arranged the NDA? please. additionally, the NDA probably wasnt legally binding. you sort of have to sign a contract to make it legal.
this is not a "nothing" story. clinton got a BJ and it was the biggest story around for years. sadly, it may not even break the top 5 of trump's scandals
