Cheney's doctor sniffed away $70,000 in nasal spray

[stevedeshazer]

source: http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?storyID=3576847&thesection=news&thesubsection=world

07.07.2004
By RUPERT CORNWELL in Washington

The doctor who used to regularly vouch for Vice-President Dick Cheney's good health was himself struggling at the time to overcome an addiction to prescription drugs.

Dr Gary Malakoff, of the George Washington University Medical Centre in Washington, has now been dropped from Cheney's medical team.

According to the New Yorker magazine he had treated Cheney, who has a history of heart problems, since 1995.

However, sealed divorce papers obtained by the magazine showed that Malakoff spent about US$46,000 ($70,000) on internet purchases of a narcotic nasal spray between mid-1999 and December 2001 - by which time Cheney had already been serving as Vice-President for almost a year.
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[struggle4progress]

1. I'd take narcotics, too, if I had to deal with Cheney regularly. eom

[tom_paine]

2. So, all that means is the doctor is as corrupt as the patient

[NJCher]

3. no, it means a doc on drugs gave the American people an OK prognosis

Cher

[stevedeshazer]

4. Just like the #1 talk-show host on drugs

Tells people what to think and how to vote.

[0007]

11. cheney's croaker going down along junior's best bud, Ken Lay

.....and that fat pig on the radio call Limbaugh who is a big time druggie tries to tell America about values. What a country!!

[boobooday]

5. And that was AFTER his medicare discount drug card benefits!

haha

Can you imagine?

http://www.wgoeshome.com

[Toucano]

6. Excellent! n/t

I love how Cheney has a "team" of doctors and 40 million Americans don't even have ONE.

[daleo]

7. An appropriate doctor for the Bush administration

Bush is said to have used plenty of "nasal spray" himself, in his younger days. I don't know about Cheney.

I liked the very short Eric Clapton "Cocaine" riff in F-911, while they were showing Bush in his younger days.

[pinniped]

8. Preemptive character assassination.

Obviously the pukes are trashing the doc before he comes out with health details surrounding the asshole vp.

The devil wants ch* back in hell and he will get him soon.

[Scairp]

9. I bet it was Stadol

It's for migraine headaches. I was prescribed this medication one time years ago, and it will mess you up good if you use too much of it.

[Ivan Zero]

10. Yes, it was Stadol

I used to be a pharmacy technician, and we had several patients who were hooked on it.

[stevedeshazer]

12. Good to know

Thanks, Ivan

[a_random_joel]

13. And the 2004 winner of the Rush Limbaugh award goes to...

[Snazzy]

14. The good doc sez:

There is nothing in the world more helpless and irresponsible and depraved than a man in the depths of an {umm, nasal spay} binge.

:9 :hippie: :P