In what might be a sign that the media are wise to and tired of “truthers”, CNN has canned Dr. Drew a week after he did his“healther” spew regarding the health of Hillary Clinton:
On a radio show this week, Dr. Drew Pinsky of Celebrity Rehab fame added his name to the long list of conspiracy theorists who believe that Hillary Clinton’s health could be failing—a list that so far includes the National Enquirer, Fox News host Sean Hannity, InfoWars writer Paul Joseph Watson, Dr. Jane Orient, Donald Trump, and seemingly anyone on the “alt-right” with a Twitter account.
If that’s not a dream team of medical experts, what is?
In a Tuesday interview on KABC’s McIntyre in the Morning, Dr. Pinsky said that he and Biggest Loser physician Dr. Robert Huizenga,... had “dispassionately sat and evaluated the medical record that [Clinton] had released.”
CNN has canceled Drew Pinsky’s HLN show, Dr. Drew On Call, just eight days after Pinsky made comments on a radio show questioning the health of Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton. Pinsky’s show, which is six years old, will air for the last time Sept. 22. Mirroring concerns voiced by Donald Trump and Rudy Giuliani, Pinsky said on a program aired Aug. 17 that he was “gravely concerned not just about her health, but her health care.” A July 2015 letter from Dr. Lisa Bardack—who has treated Clinton—concluded that she “is in excellent physical condition and fit to serve as president of the United States.” But Pinsky’s reading of the Bardack letter disagreed with that asssessment, and he shared his own on the radio show. CNN Executive Vice President Ken Jautz said in a statement that he and Pinsky “mutually agreed” on the cancellation, but Jautz gave no reason for it. In January, Pinsky previously incorrectly reported, based on a “strong source,” that Clinton had a “flareup of problems from” a “brain injury.” In reality, the former secretary of State had only actually visited a restroom.
Q: What do you call firing a dozen media truthers?
A: a start.