I consider this guy a success just from the standpoint that I had absolutely no clue who he was until today. He had very little mainstream breakthrough, therefore, a small influence on our nation via pop culture.
Much smaller than C. Everett Poopyhead and Jocelyn "Clapner" Edwards whom are the only two I can name off the top of my head and are therefore, the two worst in history.
The following are emails I have received from this Surgeon General you think so much of......??
"I think he was in a tough time," Benjamin said. "Here you have a guy who had significant experiences in preparedness and trauma and emergency care, and I wish we had used him more effectively in that role."
So, he could have prevented the thousands of people who died in hurricanes last year but chose not to????
Seriously, if that's his area of expertise, it was HIS job to use himself "more effectively in that role",
not wait for someone else to suggest it.
Yet another black mark on his record which someone will consider an "accomplishment".
Below is the Washington Post news report that US Surgeon General Carmona's term has expired and he has not been offered a renewed appointment for this "prestigious" post. It appears, after a lackluster performance for four years, which he hi-lighted recently by publicly misrepresenting his Smoking Report, containing the disorganized compilation of Tobacco Control doubtful scientific studies on the health effects from SHS for the last 20 years.
Following upon wide-spread disasters in this country, and particularly after wide-spread hurricanes and flooding in Florida and New Orleans, perhaps Dr. Carmona should have cited other constructive accomplishments to justify his official term:
"He cited several accomplishments in the letter, including educating Americans about the importance of preparing for natural and manmade disasters. He also noted his focus on trying to eliminate health disparities among parts of the population on such diseases as AIDS or diabetes."
I am curious what constructive purpose our appointed Surgeon General position is even supposed to represent in the USA now, and why HHS felt it appropriate to initially appointed a biased and publicly avowed proponent of tobacco prohibition? Sure sounds like placing the fox right in the hen house and then authorizing any destructive results as legal activities...while taxpayers still pay the bills.
Nice. Too late for my liking!
May he rot in Hell!