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Casey Means, our next Wiccan Surgeon General
How many of you know of Casey Means, Trump’s pick to be the next American surgeon general? I’m guessing not many. Let me introduce you to her.
Casey Means is not a doctor, though she did go to medical school. Let me share with you her expertise as stated in her own words. She “worked with a spiritual medium who helped try to connect with spirit guides for support and guidance.” She also “did full moon ceremonies with grounded, powerful women where [they] called in abundance and let go of what wasn’t serving [them].” “Perhaps the body is simply the material ‘radio receiver’ through which we can ‘tune in’ to the divine. We will get instructions (through human inspiration and reason) for what we need to do to raise the vibration of humanity and create a sustainable future… The future of medicine will be about light. I don’t exactly know how yet.” “Humans are out of alignment with the Earth and depleting its life force…and human bodies are now exhibiting signs of blocking the flow of energy through them. This is insulin resistance. We are the Earth.”
She has also practiced the “Silva Method,” a self-help meditation program. It claims to develop psychic abilities such as clairvoyance. Wikipedia notes that “It has been variously classified as a self-religion, a new religious movement, and a cult, and has been criticised as pseudoscience.” She’s also dabbled in psychedelic drugs.
Why is this idiot being proposed for such an office?
Published in General
Maybe she is being proposed to ensure compatibility with all the others in the administration.
That’s my guess as well.
I think her qualifications are better than Robert Kennedy Junior!
We’re doomed…………………………………
From the New York Times lead four paragraphs.
Yes, but, is it an improvement?
Did you have to post that creepy picture? The sight of her always leaves a bad taste in my memory.
Casey Means is a licensed MD, she is not currently practicing.
I dunno, could this maybe be just an indication that the position itself isn’t particularly important, serious, or necessary? What did Mr Levine actually DO, anyway?
I read that her medical license is “inactive”, and not knowing what that meant I checked:
Modeled for posters on the ravages of mistreated psychotic breaks and the susceptibility to the demonic that often occurs therefrom.
Mr. Levine was not the Surgeon General. He was Assistant Secretary for Health, in charge of the US Public Health Service Commissioned Corps. Vivek Murthy was the Surgeon General.
Oh yeh. I got distracted by that photo.
Thanks Phil, I was getting there.
True. Murthy distinguished himself by advocating social distancing and supporting “localized” treatment of school closures. I’m not sure how Dr. Means stood on those issues.
Steve,
My point was where we have been, and where we could have been going had Madam Harris got the nod. For all of his warts (and they are legion), the alternative would have been infinitely worst. So I am sort of grateful that some of his picks are just mildly nuts rather than Constitutionally criminal. At my level of the electoral bin, it is a binary choice that was offered.
I was all in on DeSantis, that is not what I was offered. I am just adding enough Sweet n Low to the mix that I find it is not as biliousness as it could have been. Life is too short to rail against the Orange Hue to the epidermis.
My mistake. I never do that on purpose.
I think we are lowering the bar way too far. I am not content to just have “mildly nuts,” that is if you even consider these two (Kennedy and Casey Means) just mild. I think they are both unequivocally unqualified to serve anywhere in government.
Why do we even have or need a Surgeon General?
To perform surgery on our generals?
j/k
Assuming that this is true, it is merely a manifestation of a longstanding issue. I’m not suggesting that the new appointees should not be subject to criticism, although I go by results not resumes. Still, previous Administrations have consistently installed a plethora of dunderheads in important positions and we continue to survive.
If that is the case, what results has this lady accomplished? I’ve only heard of her today, so I cannot answer that question.
I’m sure we will survive these dunderheads, too. But why not install competent people? Is that asking too much?
On this one I’m not sure if I should refer to “him” or “her.” I’m so confused.
“Pothole Pete”
No. Both stink.
Ultimately, not choosing is in fact “choosing”.
Maybe the competent people have more important things to do? Not that some positions such as Sec of Transportation don’t have important functions, but Surgeon General? Not so much.
Nice job of whitewashing a New Age nut.