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Blame Bush For Merck's Vioxx -- Is This The Left's Next Attack Strategy Against Our President...
NewsBusters.org ^ | August 22, 2005 | Noel Sheppard

Posted on 08/22/2005 3:55:56 PM PDT by Only Waxing

First it was nonexistent weapons of mass destruction. Then he was AWOL. After that came Plamegate. So, what pray tell will be the next left-wing attack on our president?

Potentially, the manner in which the Vioxx story was covered this weekend by the New York Times gives us some clues.

To begin with, a front-page article Saturday by Alex Berenson reported the surprise verdict that gave the widow of a man who died after taking Merck’s painkiller an astounding $253.5 million award including $229 million in punitive damages.

Just in case people missed it, the Times ran another article by Mr. Berenson on Sunday -- again on the front-page -- that appears to move this story in a suspiciously political direction:

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1 posted on 08/22/2005 3:55:56 PM PDT by Only Waxing
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To: Only Waxing

Only Bush?? They left out Cheney and Halliburton!!!!!!!!!


2 posted on 08/22/2005 4:00:33 PM PDT by Stellar Dendrite ( Socialism is the philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance and the gospel of envy. -Churchill)
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To: Stellar Dendrite

What I find ironic is that Vioxx got FDA approval from the Clinton led FDA. Marketing of Vioxx began in 1999 (Clinton Administration)yet the blame goes to the current administration.


3 posted on 08/22/2005 5:46:04 PM PDT by politicalwit (Due to the shortage of virgins, all suicide bombings have been cancelled.)
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To: Only Waxing
I stumbled when running this morning....

Its Bush's fault!

I think I'll go outside and sit on the curb to demand a meeting with him so he can apologize.

4 posted on 08/23/2005 5:13:47 AM PDT by An Old Marine (Freedom isn't Free)
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To: politicalwit
What I find ironic is that Vioxx got FDA approval from the Clinton led FDA.

Ding...Ding....Ding... We have a winner!!!

Please see earlier thread....Vioxx Approved under Dems

5 posted on 08/23/2005 11:27:42 AM PDT by The SISU kid (Politicians are like Slinkies. Good for nothing. But you smile when you push them down the stairs)
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