Hi, I'm gonna tell you some stuff about Dr. Phil and save you a trip to Wikipedia. 1) He is not a

[demmiblue]

Hi, I'm gonna tell you some stuff about Dr. Phil and save you a trip to Wikipedia.

1) He is not a medical doctor. He has a PhD in clinical psychology from the University of North Texas.

2) BUT, he is no longer licensed to practice in any state.

3) Why? Well...

In1988, the Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists determined that he had hired a former patient, without "proper separation between termination of therapy and the initiation of employment."

4) But wait, there's more.

The patient also made claims of inappropriate contact initiated by Dr. Phil. This was kind of dropped from the case, but it's, you know, -interesting to note.-

5) He was brought up on ethics charges for having an inappropriate non-physical relationship with a patient in 1989...

6) and in 2008 for practicing psychology without a professional license or certification

7) and also for violating doctor-patient confidentiality regarding Britney Spears.

8) He surrendered his Texas license in 2006, and has never held a license to practice psychology in any other state since.

9) Despite not being a medical doctor, he started selling weight loss shakes in 2003. The name of the shakes was "Shape It Up, Woo, Woo!"

10) Because it's illegal to practice psychology without a license (sorry, Lucy from Peanuts) his TV guests have to sign paperwork saying they are only receiving "advice."

11) In other words: He's an entertainer. Maybe even a skilled one! But he's not a doctor. He's not even a licensed psychologist anymore. He's DEFINITELY not an epidemiologist.

12) In conclusion, Lucy from Peanuts is probably a better authority on viruses right now.

Good night.

Link to tweet

[dubyadiprecession]

1. George Carlin said it best...

“Fuck Dr. Phil! He told us we should express ourselves, so that’s what I just did”.

[Butterflylady]

2. Never watched him.

Never will. Don't care for him, never will.

[liberalmuse]

19. He's vile.

My aunt used to rave about him and sent me his book many years ago. I read a few pages and tossed it. He’s not only a junk science quack, he’s a ghoul preying upon and using vulnerable people to rake in fame and fortune for himself. Oprah has a lot to answer for by thrusting quack charlatans upon our society like Oz and Phil.

[Major Nikon]

26. ...

[PatSeg]

43. Absolutely

He was always an obvious fraud as a psychologist. He was just an entertainer, who used people and their problems to boost his ratings and sell his books. A con artist, a grifter, a modern day snake oil salesman, who did more harm than good. I'm surprised he is still on the air.

[DENVERPOPS]

77. 360,000 deaths a year from swimming pools?

That statement alone qualifies him for a top position in the Trump Administration.....

You really have to wonder about the intelligence of a person that spouts statements that are purely ludicrous....

But then, that sums up the entire bunch of RepubliCONS, and Trump, doesn't it........

[PatSeg]

83. Yes

They learned that they can say anything and their followers will believe it. Truth and facts don't matter.

[amuse bouche]

46. Can we blame Oprah for Marianne Williamson too?

Another whack job

[RVN VET71]

65. Has she hurt anyone or made false claims about her education?

I don't think very much of her or any of her woo-woo bullshit. But I don't think she's a grifter. I think, sadly, she believes the stuff she says.

Of course I could be wrong because, aside from a couple of glimpses of her performance in the Democratic debates, I have not looked too deeply into her activities.

[amuse bouche]

79. I don't know if she has 'hurt' anyone, but she is another wacko promoted by Oprah

[RVN VET71]

87. She is successful at whatever it is she does, I guess

But that's because she comes across as level headed and rational, lucid, if you will, much of the time.

I don't remember exactly the things she said in the debates, but I recall her appealing to morality and decency a couple of times in ways the real politicians on stage knew were true but anti-political. And she did win some applause for some of the things she said, as I recall.

[Rebl2]

50. I have

never cared for either of them and don’t know why Oprah had them on her show. While Dr. Oz is a real doctor, I really think some of the things he says and pushes are questionable. Phil has never been a doctor and should be ignored. Have never watched their shows, but have seen commercials. Phil’s show look ridiculous in particular. By the way, if Dr. Oz practice was so great, why does he have time for a tv show?

[question everything]

45. Same here. Any prodigy of Oprah is off my living room

[True Blue American]

60. Gayle Kimg?

Oprah’s best friend

[question everything]

66. Yes. We used to watch the CBS morning show when first started in the 80s

I think.

With Harry Smith and Kathleen Sullivan.

Watched it in all its permutations. King was originally slated for the second, soft - dare I say Oprhazied? - hour.

And then she was moved to both hours, delegated mostly to African American interviews and topics.

And then she interviewed some rapper wrapper? and she won. Is now the first name on the marquee.

OK. Perhaps this is what everyone likes. These days we sleep late so by the time we get up and open, yes, CBS morning show, it is almost over.

CBS is still better than the ABC and NBC morning shows, to my taste.

A long answer to a simple question..

[hlthe2b]

3. It infuriates me that Morning Joe didn't bring any of this up, but lumped "Dr." Phil in with Fauci

Do they not even google? Do they not have staff? Geebus.

[dem4decades]

4. Why not lump Dr Dre in there too?

[FM123]

6. Or Dr J

[Harker]

11. That oughta be a slam dunk.

[Freedomofspeech]

7. How about "Dr." Oz?

[hatrack]

9. Or Drs. Hyde, Who and Feelgood?

[Pacifist Patriot]

10. We could probably use Doctor Who about now.

I'd really like to find out that coronavirus is actually an alien life form that he and a companion could eradicate inside of 50 minutes. Sigh.

[Grokenstein]

16. Hell, the Dr. Who that built Mechani-Kong would still be a better leader than Donny.

Slightly less evil, much more competent.

[Pacifist Patriot]

20. I have to agree with you on that.

[C_U_L8R]

14. They call me Doctor Love.

[nsd]

18. Dr. Oz actually is an MD.

A cardiothoracic surgeon, to be precise.

Columbia profile

[dhol82]

25. Doesn't mean he's a good person.

[lonely bird]

34. And Ben Carson

Is a neurosurgeon. He is still an idiot.

[Maraya1969]

61. I always wonder if Ben Carson was such a great neurosurgeon then why

isn't he still a neurosurgeon? Instead he is the head of HUD

[UTUSN]

48. & the late Tom COBURN. & Rand PAUL. Oh look Rand ain't certified either!1

*****QUOTE************

https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/hospital-management-administration/10-things-to-know-about-rand-paul-s-medical-career-healthcare-views.html
.... 3. His ophthalmology certification is contested. He originally earned board certification in 1993 after the completion of his residency. However, in 1997 he formed his own board, called the National Ophthalmology Board, with 200 other physicians in protest of certification requirement changes by the American Board of Ophthalmologists. The now-defunct board was not recognized by the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure, so Dr. Paul was not board certified by a board recognized by the state since 2005, and since Dr. Paul's board dissolved in 2011, he has had no certification from an active body, according to the Washington Post. Kentucky state law does not require board certification for licensure. ....

**********UNQUOTE*

[Rebl2]

52. While he is

A real doctor, I question some of the things he says and pushes. His daughter as well.

[amuse bouche]

82. Dr Oz is another quack. He ran out of subjects years ago for his show

and started promoting anything for a buck. Dr Drew is in the same category. Dumb TV Docs

[TimeToGo]

23. Well, . . .

Psychologists are PhDs. That’s what they are. That’s not a defense of this guy, but the idea that he is somehow a phony psychologist because he is not an MD is wrong. He is entitled to the honorific. Nor is that connected to the license.

Now that gives him no credentials to talk about the virus or anything like medical such as that.

And he seems to be an extremely shady character — and that doesn’t seem to be new. His life over the last 30 years seems to be built on the huckster model.

[hlthe2b]

31. That is NOT what anyone is saying, but rather he and/or FOX is passing himself off as a physician

or at least a content expert in these segments. Not an epidemiologist, virologist, immunologist--many who are world-renowned PhDs and not MDs. That is SOOOO not the point.

The fact is he's not even a licensed, practicing psychologist. He has been stripped of his license for unprofessional behavior.

Perhaps you are sensitive because you or someone you know holds a Ph.D. who should both be respected for their knowledge within their field and their accomplishments. No doubt. But when they stray into areas for which they hold NO expertise nor knowledge and do not make clear they are expressing a personal uninformed opinion only--they deserve every bit of condemnation we can deliver.

And no, those who have had their license pulled for misbehavior/unprofessional behavior no longer are deserving of the honorific.

[TimeToGo]

42. Dr Dre?

[hlthe2b]

44. I did not post anything about Dr Dre. Why not ask the person who did? hmm?

What a novel thought.

But that I can inform you, Dr Dre is a stage name, so I don't quite know what you think the point is.

[TimeToGo]

58. Nevermind

[nvme]

86. Sorry lil pet peeve

PhD. and PsyD. hold doctorates in fields of psychology. Lots of training. Psychologist are licensed to practice. All are can use the title of Doctor. So, Dr. Phil can use the title but he is no psychologist.

[keithbvadu2]

53. Or Rug Doctor

[dem4decades]

13. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Coronavirus

I think I saw him on fox News

[Soxfan58]

22. You can't upset

The great lord Oprah! Queen of all media.

[Codifer]

28. I am old, tired and pessimistic...

so I'm thinking of Dr No.

Just me.

[rpannier]

35. I can match you on the age. Because I thought of

Dr. Hook of Dr Hook Hook & The Medicine Show from the 60's
Fixin' to Die Rag is still one of my favorites

[tonedevil]

57. That has no doctor involved....

it's by Countey Joe and the Fish.

[rpannier]

76. That's right

Dr Hook is Cover of the Rollingstone, Sylvia's Mother ( an underrated classic) and Carry Me Carrie (another underappreciated classic)

[calcetines]

67. You're kidding me.

He equates Dr. Fauci and Dr. Phil in his comments? God, we are doomed.

[hlthe2b]

69. It isn't that he was defending Dr. Phil, but that he portrayed it as a interview of 3 doctors

and their differeing opinions. Not that there was one EXPERT physician, viologist and clinician, and one tv doctor (Oz) and then "Dr." Phil, who is neither a physician nor practicing/licensed psychologist, though he plays one on tv.

[redstatebluegirl]

5. He always has been a charlatan.

Now he is getting his two boys into the snake oil business so they too can get rich off an unsuspecting public.

[Thomas Hurt]

8. but he is famous and says sht the right wants to hear...

that makes entirely qualified for magical thinkers.

[Different Drummer]

71. This.

DD

[johnthewoodworker]

12. He is a certified fox 'news' expert. Meaning: He will say want we want

[LeftofObama]

15. I learned everything I need to know about "Dr." Phil when I was

flipping through the channels one day and saw him introduce Joel Osteen as his close friend. Hucksters and grifters one and all.

[Ferrets are Cool]

17. I've been preaching this for a LONG time.

He makes me want to puke. He is barely one step above Jerry Springer.

[Merlot]

27. Jerry Springer is much more honest.

[Ferrets are Cool]

29. Now that you mention it, yes. nt

[True Blue American]

70. Jerry was a great Mayor of Cincinatti

Until he wrote a $25 check to a prostitute. Now we have a President that pays thousands to them.

[Totally Tunsie]

73. Inflation.

[cab67]

21. My wife is a licensed clinical psychologist.

I've learned to NEVER mention Dr. Phil within earshot of her.

[zackymilly]

24. Oprah Winfrey gets a lot of the credit.

In 1995, Oprah Winfrey hired McGraw's legal consulting firm CSI to prepare her for the Amarillo Texas beef trial. Winfrey was so impressed with McGraw that she thanked him for her victory in that case, which ended in 1998. Soon after, she invited him to appear on her show. After helping her win the case in 1998, Dr. Phil became a regular expert on Oprah, dealing with life strategies and relationships. Currently in its 17th season, Dr. Phil took the mantle of highest-rated daytime talk show from The Oprah Winfrey Show where McGraw first made his mark before headlining his own talker. He makes $80 million a year.

[mnmoderatedem]

55. Oprah's vetting skills need a little work (nt)

[Totally Tunsie]

74. Maybe "credit" should be changed to "blame".

IMO, that's more appropriate.

[LuckyCharms]

30. Dr. Vinnie BoomBotz

[extvbroadcaster]

32. A friend worked on his show

A friend of mine worked on his show. He told me Dr. Phil was a huge asshole, browbeating everybody there. My friend was in the DGA so he did not have to take the crap, but those without union protection did.

[Fla Dem]

33. And there is this.........

Link to tweet

[lonely bird]

36. Well, that pic just put me off my feed.

I’ll just picture that and I won’t want to eat anything. Good for losing weight.

[treestar]

49. Well that does it!

[CTyankee]

37. Because I have an evil mind, I'd like to know more about his "non-physical" relationship with his

patient...

[Botany]

39. Now why do I think you are hinting @ phone sex or playing w/himself as he looks at his patient?

So he is not a Doctor but he plays one on Fox.

[CTyankee]

40. Did I say anything about phone sex etc? Not me...no siree...

[keithbvadu2]

54. A 'friend' tried phone sex. Said the holes in the handset were too small.

A 'friend' tried phone sex. Said the holes in the handset were too small.

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[CTyankee]

56. Oh, Lordy, that one takes me back a few years...

[samsingh]

38. Didn't Oprah create this monster?

[Totally Tunsie]

75. Yeah, and I'm still waiting for her apology.

[Buns_of_Fire]

41. Lucy's practicing without a licence? LOCK HER UP!

That deal with the football should've told us something. Talk about inappropriate contact. Torturing a patient like that. Lucy, you got some 'splainin to do.

[El Mimbreno]

47. Surprised he's not on trump's cabinet...

He's a perfect fit.

[samnsara]

51. lets not forget 'Dr Laura'.....

[smirkymonkey]

59. He has always given me the creeps.

I could tell he was FOS immediately.

[MarcA]

62. The perfect fake doctor in drumph's fake America. n/t

[Heartstrings]

63. Biggest clue to me that he was for entertainment only

was his playing to the camera.....can’t stand him!

[Ilsa]

64. K&R. nt

[Mr.Bill]

68. Dr. Ben Dover

[DeminPennswoods]

72. When one has a PhD, they are entitled to be called "Dr"

While psychologists generally cannot prescribe meds like psychiatrists, they both focus on mental health issues. My mom had an excellent psychologist who was Dr lastname.

[amuse bouche]

78. That's true but Phil voluntarily surrendered his Texas license in 2006

Practicing psychology without a license in many states is a felony. He shouldn't ever refer to himself as Dr of any type

[keithbvadu2]

80. The same caliber of Dr as the Dr of Philosophy/English/History who drives a cab.

The same caliber of Dr as the Dr of Philosophy/English/History who drives a cab.

[Gothmog]

81. Thank you for this information

[Trueblue Texan]

84. I have never liked the man...

...and felt he was about as well qualified to give advice as your neighbor or your neighbor’s opinionated nephew. If it weren’t for Oprah’s cheeseburger debacle, he’d be in Wichita Falls hawking hypnosis weight loss therapies, I’m sure.

[Joinfortmill]

85. When he first started his TV show, he bullied his guests.

He's a creep. Oprah made a big mistake with him.