What in the *^&# is THIS?!!? (Dr. Phil is doing what?!)

[Jimmy Higgins]

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Partway through answering questions Sunday during an immigration enforcement blitz in Chicago, a man who appeared to be in federal custody briefly stopped talking when he recognized the man with the Texas accent asking the questions.

“You’re Dr. Phil,” the man said to television personality Phil McGraw, who, while standing alongside federal agents, peppered the man with questions about his citizenship and alleged crimes.

The scene played out not only in Chicago but across the internet Sunday as McGraw and cameras from his Merit TV media platform were embedded with President Donald Trump’s “border czar” Tom Homan and others from various federal agencies as they began their long-promised immigration action in and around the city this past weekend.

I had ideas about best case, worst case scenarios for the Trump Administration. One thing that never came to my mind was Dr. Phil being involved with the detention of migrants. It sounds like they are going the Authoritarian Route of normalizing the ejection of people who are alleged to be undocumented migrants via using a celebrity who has made a good deal of money exploiting people on television, and likely shilling snake oil.

But while I could see, but not condone the likes of a John Walsh who had made a thing of the police enforcement television, Dr. fucking Phil?! Didn't see that coming. It is both hilarious and alarming!

Are we months away from Government funded FDA/CDC videos with Dr. Oz selling snake oils in lieu of vaccinations?

 

[Don2 (Don1 Revised)]

Are we months away from Government funded FDA/CDC videos with Dr. Oz selling snake oils in lieu of vaccinations?

It's worse than that. Trump had named Sylvester Stallone, John Voigt, and Mel Gibson as special ambassadors to Hollywood. It isn't clear what kind of propaganda they will engage in and/or produce; if we will pay for it literally and figuratively; and if they have 6 figure salaries like other special envoys. He will try to use them to turn California red and the US red either way.

As far as Dr Phil, yeah, I can see this becoming a thing, like To Catch a Predator.

 

[laughing dog]

Gotta wonder if Oprah has regrets in launching Dr. Phil's career.

 

[Jimmy Higgins]

Are we months away from Government funded FDA/CDC videos with Dr. Oz selling snake oils in lieu of vaccinations?

It's worse than that. Trump had named Sylvester Stallone, John Voigt, and Mel Gibson as special ambassadors to Hollywood.

I thought that was a joke, but was close enough to possible that it required fact checking. Jebus! So he names an anti-Semite (at least one... after all lets remember the twist in The Odessa FIles) as an ambassador to Hollywood?! Fuck!

As far as Dr Phil, yeah, I can see this becoming a thing, like To Catch a Predator.

I still can't wrap my head around it.

 

[ideologyhunter]

I never could stand the doc -- what a load and a half. He's attached like a barnacle to Trump just like he once hosannaed every Profound Oprah Utterance. I was so glad to see him get sued over his short-lived line of dieting merch. And Howard Stern gave the best description of Phil: "a giant penis with a moustache."
Pertinent Phil quote: "We teach people how to treat us."

 

[scombrid]

Gotta wonder if Oprah has regrets in launching Dr. Phil's career.

Why would she? She also launched Dr. Oz and promoted Andrew Wakefield's bullshit. She's just another grifter.

 

[bilby]

Are we months away from Government funded FDA/CDC videos with Dr. Oz selling snake oils in lieu of vaccinations?

Don't be so ridiculous. It's more like weeks than months.

 

[laughing dog]

Gotta wonder if Oprah has regrets in launching Dr. Phil's career.

Why would she? She also launched Dr. Oz and promoted Andrew Wakefield's bullshit. She's just another grifter.

What I am hearing you say is Oprah should have more regrets.

 

[barbos]

Oprah: "You get deported, And you get deported, everybody gets deported!"

 

[marc]

Heard speculation somewhere that Phil is looking to get into politics, possibly run for Gov of CA. Because incompetent celebrities are the trend in government these days.

The Stephanie Miller show used to describe him as a doctor of bullshitology

Oh, and the article left out how after saying "You're Dr Phill", the bullshitologist replied "how do you know me?"

 

[Politesse]

Heard speculation somewhere that Phil is looking to get into politics, possibly run for Gov of CA. Because incompetent celebrities are the trend in government these days.

Over my dead hopes and dreams.

 

[BH]

Oprah: "You get deported, And you get deported, everybody gets deported!"

everyone has a special ice official under their chair!