re: #30 armylaw

Let’s stipulate that McKalip is a racist (the picture certainly makes that an almost inescapable conclusion). There still is the question of whether, nasty opinions notwithstanding, he knows anything about the economics of health care policy. Glenn Beck puts him on, and you’re supposed to see “Oooo! A neurosurgeon! He must know how to fix healthcare!”

Life doesn’t work that way, though. Just because he can fix brain and nerve problems doesn’t mean he can handle the billing. That’s why doctors hire lawyers and accountants to handle that stuff for them. So, frankly, I see no reason why Dr. McKalip’s opinion carries any more weight than that of any other voter. He certainly has no special expertise.

The bigger question, though, is how this outright racist who’s been the subject of national news stories was able to get on the Glenn Beck show in the first place. Did Glenn Beck’s handlers pick him because of the racist image?