Chief Justice Roberts

[Bernard]

...

... Many of the drugs are relatively benign and have little or nothing in the way of cognitive side effects. But at the margin, when there’s a particular premium on cognitive functioning, that’s one of the things that we think about. ...

... I think he severely misrepresented the potential cognitive side effects of AEDs.

On the heels of SCOTUS' decision on "Obamacare" (more spcifically the individual mandate in the ACA), we see the other extreme:

...
Savage told his “Savage Nation” listeners that on the way to the studio for his program tonight he visited a world famous neurologist he knows, and they talked about Obamacare.

The physician urged Savage to check out Roberts’ history with epilepsy, referring him to a New York Times report in August 2007. The article said that after Roberts suffered a seizure, doctors were weighing whether to treat him with powerful drugs with “troubling side effects,” including mental slowing and forgetfulness.

Roberts had suffered a seizure 14 years earlier. The seizures meet the criteria for epilepsy, the Times report said, because they were “unprovoked,” meaning that they were not caused by a head injury, a drug reaction or another known factor.

The neurologist told Savage that Roberts’ cognition could be affected by taking epilepsy medicine.

“I’m going to tell you something that you’re not going to hear anywhere else, that you must pay attention to,” Savage said.

“It’s well known that Roberts, unfortunately for him, has suffered from epileptic seizures. Therefore he has been on medication.”

Savage said that “if you look at Roberts’ writings you can see the cognitive disassociation in what he is saying.”
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http://www.wnd.com/2012/06/michael-savage-roberts-affected-by-medication/

 

[matlock]

I read that and it more or less made my blood boil. I've listened to that guy's show a few times and I would already have told you he's a sociopath anyway so I'm not surprised in the least.

 

[PFunk]

Shock media will say anything for ratings. Its people like him that have deepend the growing rift in this country.

 

[Silat]

I read that and it more or less made my blood boil. I've listened to that guy's show a few times and I would already have told you he's a sociopath anyway so I'm not surprised in the least.

:agree:

So basically, as I understand it, since we have seizures and take medication to stop them, we're intellectually inept and incapable of making decisions for ourselves or other people...?

 

[epileric]

So basically, as I understand it, since we have seizures and take medication to stop them, we're intellectually inept and incapable of making decisions for ourselves or other people...?

That's exactly what I felt after reading the article.

 

[Silat]

That's exactly what I felt after reading the article.

The sad part is, nobody of any influence will challenge him... which means we'll be left with another negative portrayal of epilepsy and more misconceptions.

 

[epileric]

The sad part is, nobody of any influence will challenge him... which means we'll be left with another negative portrayal of epilepsy and more misconceptions.

You're right..... sadly.

 

[Rae1889]

 

[jyearta]

Thanks Silat for saying it best.:agree: