THE DOCTOR IS IN
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LAS VEGAS- Hello America, and how is the world treating you?
President Obama recently made his radio address to the people and he said: A strong economy needs a bustling Main Street and thriving Middle Class. Really? He says things but doesn't carry through and it appears to be the same old stale stuff, the same old rhetoric.
He misses the point. His idea of a thriving Middle class and strong economy is throwing any benefits and monies to the Public Employees and forgetting the hard working private sector people in the country. . The teachers, the policemen, the firemen and other government employees working at the city, county, state and federal levels are the only ones that enjoy the monies and programs coming out of Washington.
The monies resulting in salary increases, merit and bonus pay and obscene retirement and pension benefits to these public employees are made so that Obama and his party can receive the support of these Public Employee unions in the voting booth.
I would suggest that Obama and his administration begin looking out for the man in the street like the food servers, the minimum wage employee like a convenience store worker. Look out for the construction workers, the roofers, carpet layers, bartenders, office clerks, secretaries and delivery people that are struggling day in and day out to put food on the table and who are living from paycheck to paycheck.
Obama should put workers boots in the mud and asphalt. Spend the money on building and improve the roads,bridges and the nations infrastructure. These type of jobs will make money go around and it will be circulated back into the communities. The workers spend the money in the small restaurants and businesses across the country and that small business can then hire more employees and possibly increase the wages of that hourly worker. Stop the Public Employee union pandering.
Obama, care for the little guy. That's your Middle Class. All of the professions and occupations mentioned above are the people that will buy the houses and buy the televisions, appliances and cars, etc.---
I would suggest that Obama form a mind set to work outside of the Washington beltway and do away with all of the perks and privileges to the Public Employees and their unions and concentrate on actual jobs that can being created in the private sector.- And, that's my opinion. Make your own decisions. You decide.
Monday, September 6, 2010
Sou Brothers Should Receive Stiff Prison Time For "Human Trafficking"
THE DOCTOR IS IN
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LAS VEGAS- Hello America, and how is the world treating you?
Two prominent and popular brothers who operate the second-largest vegetable farm in Hawaii will come up for sentencing in federal court this week. These two sleaze ball brothers (Alec and Mike Sou) were convicted of shipping 44 laborers from Thailand and forcing them to work on their farm. That move was part of a path to the United States that actually cornered foreign field hands into slave labor jobs.They were committing the felony crime of "human trafficking" and the two brothers did plead guilty to the crimes.
These two brothers confiscated the workers passports,If the workers complained the two farm owners threatened to send them back to Thailand without any way to repay the approximate $20,000 that was borrowed as a recruitment fee. The workers were trapped on the farm. The workers were housed in small cramped mobile storage containers and told not to leave the farm property after their days work and the workers were denied any pay for months on end.
But despite the illegal and unconscionable criminal acts that the Sou brothers committed on a regular basis so that they could make money there are many prominent persons writing the judge and asking that these two criminals not be sent to prison.
The argument is that Aloun Farms is to big to fail. These idiot upstanding citizens like Kioni Dudley, president of the community group, Friends of Makakilo who wrote U.S. District Judge Susan Oki Mollway for a slap on the wrist sentence says that the incarceration of these two low life brothers"would threaten the food security in Hawaii and could endanger our future sustainability on Oahu."
There have been approximately 120 letters to the judge supporting the two Sou brothers saying that they are important to Hawaii's agriculture industry and that the farm provides 200 jobs. Hey! Important to the agriculture industry by using forced slave labor? Where's the priorities people?
Others that came to the defense of these two criminals were former Democratic Governor Ben Cayetano and former Democratic Governor John Waihee and former head of the state Land Board, the state Department of Agriculture, the Hawaii Foodbank and also (two banks) who are owed money from the Sou brothers and former employees. Is there a personal axe to grind in defending these two brothers by these supporters? Do ya think? Here's two brothers that operated Aloun farms that for years contributed to the politicians and community and these banks that are owed money by the brothers. Come on! The self interests by these supports are so obvious it smells, and smells really bad.
I hope the judge can see through all of these self-serving letters from people that may have benefited from the monies provided by the Sou brothers over the years.
In addition to all of the political support from past politicians and others that have an agenda to protect these two for reasons only known to them the two brothers are pleading for a light sentence from Judge Mollway. To make things sound better to the judge the Sou brothers attorneys said: Our people got caught up in something which they admit to. They wish they hadn't done this, and they're sorry for getting involved." Oh, BOO HOO.
Read between the lines of that statement and it boils down to the brothers are only sorry for being caught. If they hadn't got caught the crimes would continue to go on.The defense attorneys and these supporters who have an interest in these bad guys want people to feel sorry for them. One of the attorneys who represents Mike Sou tries to rationalize the serious crime of "human trafficking" by going on to say: "Nobody was tortured, nobody was abused, nobody was physically threatened in any manner." Is he kidding? I suggest there are many levels of abuse and the definition of torture is still being debated around the world-(i.e., is it torture to be confined in a small mobile unit? Or is it torture or abuse when a person is threatened to be sent out of the country owing $20,000 to $30,000 to employment recruiters that may threaten physical harm? Could be. It's how one might look at the definition of torture and abuse.
Crackdowns on "human trafficking" should be heavy and swift. Federal indictments and penalties against these types of employers should result in prison time from five(5) to twenty (20) years, at least. Judge Mollway should look at the severity of harm these sleazy brothers committed against the workers and consider how long these dastardly acts have being going on. I would think this practice was going on for years.
I would suggest that these brothers are predisposed to commit these types of crimes. For example, if a car thief only steals "red Corvettes" and has stolen 25 red Corvettes, the chances are the 26th. car the thief will steal is a red Corvette.Predisposition is a big thing. In this case these two admitted criminals repeatedly were involved in human trafficking" and apparently that was the norm for these brothers and their farm operations. I would also suspect that this behavior by the Sou brothers has been going on for years and years while those with a vested interest in their dealing with the Sou brothers turned a blind eye to their actions and tactics.
Finally, my thoughts on this matter is that there is "no business" that is to big to fail. If these two are sent to prison for years you can bet that the business will go on, one way or the other.Further, I say that no one or two persons are indispensable. Others in the farm operation can carry out the day to day operations without missing a beat. Worse case scenario-- let the farm operation go into bankruptcy and another corporation, firm and/or individual would probably buy the operation. Folks, no one is above the law. Bottom line. Send these two admitted human traffickers to some stiff prison time. They are clearly poster boys for "human smuggling."- And, that's my opinion. Make your own decisions. You decide.
Bradley W. Kuhns, Ph.D., O.M.D.
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Dr. Kuhns can be reached by e-mail at:
bradleykuhns@gmail.com
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LAS VEGAS- Hello America, and how is the world treating you?
Two prominent and popular brothers who operate the second-largest vegetable farm in Hawaii will come up for sentencing in federal court this week. These two sleaze ball brothers (Alec and Mike Sou) were convicted of shipping 44 laborers from Thailand and forcing them to work on their farm. That move was part of a path to the United States that actually cornered foreign field hands into slave labor jobs.They were committing the felony crime of "human trafficking" and the two brothers did plead guilty to the crimes.
These two brothers confiscated the workers passports,If the workers complained the two farm owners threatened to send them back to Thailand without any way to repay the approximate $20,000 that was borrowed as a recruitment fee. The workers were trapped on the farm. The workers were housed in small cramped mobile storage containers and told not to leave the farm property after their days work and the workers were denied any pay for months on end.
But despite the illegal and unconscionable criminal acts that the Sou brothers committed on a regular basis so that they could make money there are many prominent persons writing the judge and asking that these two criminals not be sent to prison.
The argument is that Aloun Farms is to big to fail. These idiot upstanding citizens like Kioni Dudley, president of the community group, Friends of Makakilo who wrote U.S. District Judge Susan Oki Mollway for a slap on the wrist sentence says that the incarceration of these two low life brothers"would threaten the food security in Hawaii and could endanger our future sustainability on Oahu."
There have been approximately 120 letters to the judge supporting the two Sou brothers saying that they are important to Hawaii's agriculture industry and that the farm provides 200 jobs. Hey! Important to the agriculture industry by using forced slave labor? Where's the priorities people?
Others that came to the defense of these two criminals were former Democratic Governor Ben Cayetano and former Democratic Governor John Waihee and former head of the state Land Board, the state Department of Agriculture, the Hawaii Foodbank and also (two banks) who are owed money from the Sou brothers and former employees. Is there a personal axe to grind in defending these two brothers by these supporters? Do ya think? Here's two brothers that operated Aloun farms that for years contributed to the politicians and community and these banks that are owed money by the brothers. Come on! The self interests by these supports are so obvious it smells, and smells really bad.
I hope the judge can see through all of these self-serving letters from people that may have benefited from the monies provided by the Sou brothers over the years.
In addition to all of the political support from past politicians and others that have an agenda to protect these two for reasons only known to them the two brothers are pleading for a light sentence from Judge Mollway. To make things sound better to the judge the Sou brothers attorneys said: Our people got caught up in something which they admit to. They wish they hadn't done this, and they're sorry for getting involved." Oh, BOO HOO.
Read between the lines of that statement and it boils down to the brothers are only sorry for being caught. If they hadn't got caught the crimes would continue to go on.The defense attorneys and these supporters who have an interest in these bad guys want people to feel sorry for them. One of the attorneys who represents Mike Sou tries to rationalize the serious crime of "human trafficking" by going on to say: "Nobody was tortured, nobody was abused, nobody was physically threatened in any manner." Is he kidding? I suggest there are many levels of abuse and the definition of torture is still being debated around the world-(i.e., is it torture to be confined in a small mobile unit? Or is it torture or abuse when a person is threatened to be sent out of the country owing $20,000 to $30,000 to employment recruiters that may threaten physical harm? Could be. It's how one might look at the definition of torture and abuse.
Crackdowns on "human trafficking" should be heavy and swift. Federal indictments and penalties against these types of employers should result in prison time from five(5) to twenty (20) years, at least. Judge Mollway should look at the severity of harm these sleazy brothers committed against the workers and consider how long these dastardly acts have being going on. I would think this practice was going on for years.
I would suggest that these brothers are predisposed to commit these types of crimes. For example, if a car thief only steals "red Corvettes" and has stolen 25 red Corvettes, the chances are the 26th. car the thief will steal is a red Corvette.Predisposition is a big thing. In this case these two admitted criminals repeatedly were involved in human trafficking" and apparently that was the norm for these brothers and their farm operations. I would also suspect that this behavior by the Sou brothers has been going on for years and years while those with a vested interest in their dealing with the Sou brothers turned a blind eye to their actions and tactics.
Finally, my thoughts on this matter is that there is "no business" that is to big to fail. If these two are sent to prison for years you can bet that the business will go on, one way or the other.Further, I say that no one or two persons are indispensable. Others in the farm operation can carry out the day to day operations without missing a beat. Worse case scenario-- let the farm operation go into bankruptcy and another corporation, firm and/or individual would probably buy the operation. Folks, no one is above the law. Bottom line. Send these two admitted human traffickers to some stiff prison time. They are clearly poster boys for "human smuggling."- And, that's my opinion. Make your own decisions. You decide.
Bradley W. Kuhns, Ph.D., O.M.D.
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Dr. Kuhns can be reached by e-mail at:
bradleykuhns@gmail.com
Sunday, September 5, 2010
Antipsychotic Drugs Used On Small Children:Ridiculous
THE DOCTOR IS IN
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LAS VEGAS- Hello America, and how is the world treating you?
A recent article in the New York Times reported the alarming increase in young children being prescribed "antipsychotic" drugs. Report:, 2009--The Food and Drug Administration study showed more than half a million children and adolescents in the USA are currently taking these antipsychotics.
Columbia University reported a doubling of these bad news drugs being used on kids between 2 and 5 years old. The drugs were covered by private insurance. One of my thoughts: Why are these children being prescribed these antipsychotics this early in life? I personally think it is too soon.
The times referenced a story about little Kyle Warren of Louisiana. At 18 months he was given daily doses of these antipsychotics because he was having temper tantrums.. This resulted into Kyle being given more drugs and different diagnoses such as --autism, bipolar disorder, hyperactivity, insomnia, and oppositional defiant disorder. Wow!
The Times article stated that by the time Kyle was only 3 years old his "daily pill regimen multiplied. He was then given additional medication. Antipsychotic medication Risperdal, antidepressant Prozac, two sleeping medicines and one for attention-deficit disorder." The mother said she was at her "wits end" before agreeing to the medication. Kyle suffered side effects such as: being sedated, drooling, and became overweight. The mother eventually admitted that all she had was a "medicated little boy." She told the Times: "I didn't have my son. It's like you'd look into his eyes and you would see just blankness."
Finally, Kyle was taken to Tulane University Medical School where a physician there disagreed with Kyle's diagnosis of bipolar disorder saying he has never seen a preschool child with bipolar disorder in his 30 years of practice. He also disagreed with Kyle's treatment. Long story short-- Kyle was taken off of all medications except for one drug for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and now Kyle is 6 years old, a month into his first grade and is receiving high scores in school and is laughing and is rambunctious like other children. Side Note: Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder is another story at another time. I have many varied opinions about that disorder.)
There are numerous reasons why children are given unnecessary drugs. maybe it's because it's less expensive that going to therapy and lets not forget the drug companies very aggressive promotion of a drug regimen for children. The drug companies sales pitches sometimes convince the parents of the need for medicating their children. Parents become desperate on occasion and they look for answers and assistance from wherever they can get it. They want to help their kids.
But remember,it takes a proper diagnosis by the doctor, maybe a combination of therapy and medication will do the trick. But what really sticks out like a sore thumb is that there is an apparent use of antipsychotic drugs being used on our young and adolescent children and it appears the medical profession has to come to grips with that fact and address the concern.
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LAS VEGAS- Hello America, and how is the world treating you?
A recent article in the New York Times reported the alarming increase in young children being prescribed "antipsychotic" drugs. Report:, 2009--The Food and Drug Administration study showed more than half a million children and adolescents in the USA are currently taking these antipsychotics.
Columbia University reported a doubling of these bad news drugs being used on kids between 2 and 5 years old. The drugs were covered by private insurance. One of my thoughts: Why are these children being prescribed these antipsychotics this early in life? I personally think it is too soon.
The times referenced a story about little Kyle Warren of Louisiana. At 18 months he was given daily doses of these antipsychotics because he was having temper tantrums.. This resulted into Kyle being given more drugs and different diagnoses such as --autism, bipolar disorder, hyperactivity, insomnia, and oppositional defiant disorder. Wow!
The Times article stated that by the time Kyle was only 3 years old his "daily pill regimen multiplied. He was then given additional medication. Antipsychotic medication Risperdal, antidepressant Prozac, two sleeping medicines and one for attention-deficit disorder." The mother said she was at her "wits end" before agreeing to the medication. Kyle suffered side effects such as: being sedated, drooling, and became overweight. The mother eventually admitted that all she had was a "medicated little boy." She told the Times: "I didn't have my son. It's like you'd look into his eyes and you would see just blankness."
Finally, Kyle was taken to Tulane University Medical School where a physician there disagreed with Kyle's diagnosis of bipolar disorder saying he has never seen a preschool child with bipolar disorder in his 30 years of practice. He also disagreed with Kyle's treatment. Long story short-- Kyle was taken off of all medications except for one drug for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and now Kyle is 6 years old, a month into his first grade and is receiving high scores in school and is laughing and is rambunctious like other children. Side Note: Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder is another story at another time. I have many varied opinions about that disorder.)
There are numerous reasons why children are given unnecessary drugs. maybe it's because it's less expensive that going to therapy and lets not forget the drug companies very aggressive promotion of a drug regimen for children. The drug companies sales pitches sometimes convince the parents of the need for medicating their children. Parents become desperate on occasion and they look for answers and assistance from wherever they can get it. They want to help their kids.
But remember,it takes a proper diagnosis by the doctor, maybe a combination of therapy and medication will do the trick. But what really sticks out like a sore thumb is that there is an apparent use of antipsychotic drugs being used on our young and adolescent children and it appears the medical profession has to come to grips with that fact and address the concern.
Congress & The Administration Are War Mongers
THE DOCTOR IS IN
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LAS VEGAS- Hello America, and how is the world treating you?
Our government and administration like to put on a good face to the masses but in reality they want to continue to perpetuate their own agendas. Right now we have three wars going on. First, Iraq, second, Afghanistan and third a (covert ongoing war)in Pakistan.
If you think we are not waging a war in Pakistan I have a bridge in Brooklyn I would like to sell you. Fact is, we have American troops inside that country and have had for a very long time. The administration just doesn't like to talk about it. They are afraid that the general public would be upset with an open third war.
So, besides three ongoing wars the administration and our government is gnawing at the bit to start a fourth war with Iran.
My view is that none of these wars is really a necessity, and still, many American lives and American wealth are being squandered like there is no tomorrow.
This administration, our government, turns a blind eye to the rampant fraud and waste (i.e., the 18 billions of dollars that our government accounting agencies can't find in Afghanistan.,) How can a government lose track of 18 billion dollars or more? The USA knowingly allows the very corrupt government of Afghanistan to steal these billions of dollars in an attempt to buy the cooperation of the Afghan government and it's corrupt politicians.
Lets not forget the billions of dollars lost to medicare fraud here in the USA each year. I could go on and on about the various agencies that are scamming us taxpayers. The list is long.
This current administration and past administrations have been transferring obscene amounts of money from our dwindling Treasury into the open arms of the war machine and directing very valuable energy resources to the fat cats in Big Oil.
Our government officials know that war is very big business. It's like a racketeering enterprise .These private armies and mercenaries like (Blackwater) now renamed (Xe) and our military soldiers are the enforcers for our government white collar criminals. Our administration and lawmakers believe war is a good thing and it makes them and the corporate elite very rich and prosperous people.
We, the American people have to let these war monger politicians in Congress know that enough is enough. We have to demand an end to these many wars.
In the past, a few decades ago we could spot the criminals. There were white hats and black hats such as organized crime and an occasional politician. When they were identified they were caught and punished. But now, our political corrupt politicians flaunt their wrongdoing in the taxpayers face. They no longer hide their corruption and the Congress and its committees (like the ethics committee) actually make deals with the corrupt politicians. My question: How can an ethics committee make deals with criminals and corrupt politicians. No wonder Congress has an approval rating of only 9%.
I would like to remind the reader that after World War II and peace was declared and we no longer were fighting wars we in the United States enjoyed an era of prosperity. We rebuilt our highways, freeways and infrastructure. We were putting millions of people to work. Most of the soldiers that returned from the war was able to obtain good jobs with major companies and could look forward to a career and retirement with one company as a reward. People were buying new homes and raising families and enjoying the American way of life. Many returning soldiers took advantage of the educational benefits and attended universities across the country and the citizens of the United States were working in factories and industry that kept our country humming along for decades. People, all of that was because we were not fighting wars. Our peace time brought us prosperity, life liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Then, the good times fell by the wayside. The politicians dragged the war machine out of the closet and we had Korea, then Vietnam, a small war in Granada (for the benefit of the big corporations). After Vietnam the country began spiraling out of control and continued to do so up to present day.
Is it any wonder that our country is in dire straits now? We have a Vietnam situation in Afghanistan plus three other wars in the making. This is a good thing for our Congress and politicians, big corporations and big oil. This is what they want.
My suggestion: Stop these wars. Bring all of the troops home. Stop spending the billions of dollars in Iraq and Afghanistan and use those billions of dollars here at home on our infrastructure, schools, electric grids, improving our water and environmental resources etc.--
America first people! Currently we have 13 million starving kids here in the good ol' USA, we have crumbling schools across the nation, our food supply is in jeopardy and our borders are porous and not secured. Why should we spend billions of our taxpayer dollars to build new schools, new roads and highways and set up gas, lights and water systems and secure borders in these backwoods countries that hate Americans. My thought is that we need all of those things here and our tax dollars should be spent on those things here. Answer, Stop the wars. Now! And,-that's my opinion. Make your own decisions. You decide.
Bradley W. Kuhns, Ph.D.,O.M.D.
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Dr. Kuhns can be reached by e-mail at:
bradleykuhns@gmail.com
________________
LAS VEGAS- Hello America, and how is the world treating you?
Our government and administration like to put on a good face to the masses but in reality they want to continue to perpetuate their own agendas. Right now we have three wars going on. First, Iraq, second, Afghanistan and third a (covert ongoing war)in Pakistan.
If you think we are not waging a war in Pakistan I have a bridge in Brooklyn I would like to sell you. Fact is, we have American troops inside that country and have had for a very long time. The administration just doesn't like to talk about it. They are afraid that the general public would be upset with an open third war.
So, besides three ongoing wars the administration and our government is gnawing at the bit to start a fourth war with Iran.
My view is that none of these wars is really a necessity, and still, many American lives and American wealth are being squandered like there is no tomorrow.
This administration, our government, turns a blind eye to the rampant fraud and waste (i.e., the 18 billions of dollars that our government accounting agencies can't find in Afghanistan.,) How can a government lose track of 18 billion dollars or more? The USA knowingly allows the very corrupt government of Afghanistan to steal these billions of dollars in an attempt to buy the cooperation of the Afghan government and it's corrupt politicians.
Lets not forget the billions of dollars lost to medicare fraud here in the USA each year. I could go on and on about the various agencies that are scamming us taxpayers. The list is long.
This current administration and past administrations have been transferring obscene amounts of money from our dwindling Treasury into the open arms of the war machine and directing very valuable energy resources to the fat cats in Big Oil.
Our government officials know that war is very big business. It's like a racketeering enterprise .These private armies and mercenaries like (Blackwater) now renamed (Xe) and our military soldiers are the enforcers for our government white collar criminals. Our administration and lawmakers believe war is a good thing and it makes them and the corporate elite very rich and prosperous people.
We, the American people have to let these war monger politicians in Congress know that enough is enough. We have to demand an end to these many wars.
In the past, a few decades ago we could spot the criminals. There were white hats and black hats such as organized crime and an occasional politician. When they were identified they were caught and punished. But now, our political corrupt politicians flaunt their wrongdoing in the taxpayers face. They no longer hide their corruption and the Congress and its committees (like the ethics committee) actually make deals with the corrupt politicians. My question: How can an ethics committee make deals with criminals and corrupt politicians. No wonder Congress has an approval rating of only 9%.
I would like to remind the reader that after World War II and peace was declared and we no longer were fighting wars we in the United States enjoyed an era of prosperity. We rebuilt our highways, freeways and infrastructure. We were putting millions of people to work. Most of the soldiers that returned from the war was able to obtain good jobs with major companies and could look forward to a career and retirement with one company as a reward. People were buying new homes and raising families and enjoying the American way of life. Many returning soldiers took advantage of the educational benefits and attended universities across the country and the citizens of the United States were working in factories and industry that kept our country humming along for decades. People, all of that was because we were not fighting wars. Our peace time brought us prosperity, life liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Then, the good times fell by the wayside. The politicians dragged the war machine out of the closet and we had Korea, then Vietnam, a small war in Granada (for the benefit of the big corporations). After Vietnam the country began spiraling out of control and continued to do so up to present day.
Is it any wonder that our country is in dire straits now? We have a Vietnam situation in Afghanistan plus three other wars in the making. This is a good thing for our Congress and politicians, big corporations and big oil. This is what they want.
My suggestion: Stop these wars. Bring all of the troops home. Stop spending the billions of dollars in Iraq and Afghanistan and use those billions of dollars here at home on our infrastructure, schools, electric grids, improving our water and environmental resources etc.--
America first people! Currently we have 13 million starving kids here in the good ol' USA, we have crumbling schools across the nation, our food supply is in jeopardy and our borders are porous and not secured. Why should we spend billions of our taxpayer dollars to build new schools, new roads and highways and set up gas, lights and water systems and secure borders in these backwoods countries that hate Americans. My thought is that we need all of those things here and our tax dollars should be spent on those things here. Answer, Stop the wars. Now! And,-that's my opinion. Make your own decisions. You decide.
Bradley W. Kuhns, Ph.D.,O.M.D.
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Dr. Kuhns can be reached by e-mail at:
bradleykuhns@gmail.com
Friday, September 3, 2010
USA Network "COVERT AFFAIRS" TV Show Is A Stink Bomb
THE DOCTOR IS IN
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LAS VEGAS- Hello America, and how is the world treating you?
To Stephen, who asked me for my opinion on the cable show "Covert Affairs."
The new cable show on USA network "Covert Affairs" shouldn't even last the season. This show was supposed to be put on air and assembled by the people that did the Jason Bourne Identity and other Bourne movies but this punky show falls far short of the great work done in the Bourne movies
The network continually hyped the fact about the Bourne connection when referring to Covert Affairs. Disappointing? You bet. After watching a few episodes of this fluff piece that goes nowhere I would say that Covert Affairs is more like an afternoon soap.
This show portrays a director of the CIA,in a situation with his wife (who is for all intent and purposes) in charge of a special section inside the CIA. Talk about nepotism, this takes the cake. The wife is mad because her husband, the director will not share information with her and the director is attempting to have a spousal relationship that may or may not affect the CIA. Then we have the "rookie" female CIA agent handling all of the CIA's operations who is most always (through flashbacks)thinking about her lost love.
The scenarios set up as CIA operations is silly , unrealistic and does not even come close to what the writers and producers did with the excellent work on the Bourne projects. In fact, a few of the so-called operations were played out in the USA and the Washington, DC area. Hey writers and producers, the CIA doesn't do domestic operations. Question? Where is the CIA operations that are supposed to be happening around the world and where is the CIA teams that are completing the operations?
One panty-waist female operative,a wife and husband and a blind analyst doesn't make for a compelling CIA storyline. Any first year writer could set those four people in any setting such as a restaurant, business office, a bar or tavern or even a barbershop and have the same outcome. All this show does is play around with interactions of four people and their emotional trial and tribulations. Soapy, You bet.
Suggestion: If these people that put together such great work with the Bourne projects actually put together different operations that even resembled CIA work and each week utilized stories of CIA operations taking place around the world using the effects that were demonstrated in the Bourne projects they would have a hit show. But this make believe, no substance, shallow show evolving around about four or five people in the CIA is a sad attempt at intelligence operations. The writers and producers should take a hint from the old "Mission Impossible" television shows. In those shows the agents had a specific mission around the world each week and the agents used state of the art technology and expertise that was available during those times and the government agents completed their missions without silly, unrealistic personal interactions within the agency.
Again, if these writers and producers doing "Covert Affairs" want to do a soap opera television show using four or five people they should use a soap opera or comedy sitcom setting and don't pan the show off as a good crime or intelligence agency and/or spy program.
My view: On of a scale of 1 to 10 and 10 being best, I would rate "Covert Affairs" as a 2. Out of five(5) stars my rating for "Covert Affairs" would draw (one star). This program should be canceled. It's lame, stale, unrealistic and as solid as water running through a sieve. The caliber of the show only demonstrates that the writers and producers have a clear lack of understanding as to what makes up a good "spy show." - And, that's my opinion. Make your own decisions. You decide.
Bradley W. Kuhns, Ph.D., O.M.D.
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Dr. Kuhns can be reached by e-mail at:
bradleykuhns@gmail.com
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LAS VEGAS- Hello America, and how is the world treating you?
To Stephen, who asked me for my opinion on the cable show "Covert Affairs."
The new cable show on USA network "Covert Affairs" shouldn't even last the season. This show was supposed to be put on air and assembled by the people that did the Jason Bourne Identity and other Bourne movies but this punky show falls far short of the great work done in the Bourne movies
The network continually hyped the fact about the Bourne connection when referring to Covert Affairs. Disappointing? You bet. After watching a few episodes of this fluff piece that goes nowhere I would say that Covert Affairs is more like an afternoon soap.
This show portrays a director of the CIA,in a situation with his wife (who is for all intent and purposes) in charge of a special section inside the CIA. Talk about nepotism, this takes the cake. The wife is mad because her husband, the director will not share information with her and the director is attempting to have a spousal relationship that may or may not affect the CIA. Then we have the "rookie" female CIA agent handling all of the CIA's operations who is most always (through flashbacks)thinking about her lost love.
The scenarios set up as CIA operations is silly , unrealistic and does not even come close to what the writers and producers did with the excellent work on the Bourne projects. In fact, a few of the so-called operations were played out in the USA and the Washington, DC area. Hey writers and producers, the CIA doesn't do domestic operations. Question? Where is the CIA operations that are supposed to be happening around the world and where is the CIA teams that are completing the operations?
One panty-waist female operative,a wife and husband and a blind analyst doesn't make for a compelling CIA storyline. Any first year writer could set those four people in any setting such as a restaurant, business office, a bar or tavern or even a barbershop and have the same outcome. All this show does is play around with interactions of four people and their emotional trial and tribulations. Soapy, You bet.
Suggestion: If these people that put together such great work with the Bourne projects actually put together different operations that even resembled CIA work and each week utilized stories of CIA operations taking place around the world using the effects that were demonstrated in the Bourne projects they would have a hit show. But this make believe, no substance, shallow show evolving around about four or five people in the CIA is a sad attempt at intelligence operations. The writers and producers should take a hint from the old "Mission Impossible" television shows. In those shows the agents had a specific mission around the world each week and the agents used state of the art technology and expertise that was available during those times and the government agents completed their missions without silly, unrealistic personal interactions within the agency.
Again, if these writers and producers doing "Covert Affairs" want to do a soap opera television show using four or five people they should use a soap opera or comedy sitcom setting and don't pan the show off as a good crime or intelligence agency and/or spy program.
My view: On of a scale of 1 to 10 and 10 being best, I would rate "Covert Affairs" as a 2. Out of five(5) stars my rating for "Covert Affairs" would draw (one star). This program should be canceled. It's lame, stale, unrealistic and as solid as water running through a sieve. The caliber of the show only demonstrates that the writers and producers have a clear lack of understanding as to what makes up a good "spy show." - And, that's my opinion. Make your own decisions. You decide.
Bradley W. Kuhns, Ph.D., O.M.D.
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Dr. Kuhns can be reached by e-mail at:
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Paris Hilton Banned From Steve Wynn's Properties-Better Late Than Never
THE DOCTOR IS IN
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LAS VEGAS- Hello America, and how is the world treating you?
A follow up to my previous article on Paris Hilton. She now has been banned from Steve Wynn's Las Vegas properties. It's about time. Kudos to Steve Wynn. Other Las Vegas hotels should follow Wynn's lead and ban her from their properties. Although, there is still a Hilton Hotel in Las Vegas and if nothing else I guess she can hole up there.
This lackluster wanna-be party girl is losing her glitter by leaps and bounds, especially here in Las Vegas. Instead of Hilton getting noticed for all of the drugs, parties and her idiotic posing and runway walks she should use her money by doing some good in the world.
Hilton's cocaine snorting, boozing and trying to get noticed act seems to have run it's course.
I would like to see just one court and/or one judge anywhere give Hilton more than a slap on the wrist and a walk for her felony crimes. I would suggest that if a judge would be strict and follow the law and sentence this do-nothing person to some serious jail time it may be the incentive needed for Hilton to clean her act up and act like a grown up. And, - that's my opinion. Make your own decisions. You decide.
Bradley W. Kuhns, Ph.D., O.M.D.
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Dr. Kuhns can be reached by e-mail at:
bradleykuhns@gmail.com
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LAS VEGAS- Hello America, and how is the world treating you?
A follow up to my previous article on Paris Hilton. She now has been banned from Steve Wynn's Las Vegas properties. It's about time. Kudos to Steve Wynn. Other Las Vegas hotels should follow Wynn's lead and ban her from their properties. Although, there is still a Hilton Hotel in Las Vegas and if nothing else I guess she can hole up there.
This lackluster wanna-be party girl is losing her glitter by leaps and bounds, especially here in Las Vegas. Instead of Hilton getting noticed for all of the drugs, parties and her idiotic posing and runway walks she should use her money by doing some good in the world.
Hilton's cocaine snorting, boozing and trying to get noticed act seems to have run it's course.
I would like to see just one court and/or one judge anywhere give Hilton more than a slap on the wrist and a walk for her felony crimes. I would suggest that if a judge would be strict and follow the law and sentence this do-nothing person to some serious jail time it may be the incentive needed for Hilton to clean her act up and act like a grown up. And, - that's my opinion. Make your own decisions. You decide.
Bradley W. Kuhns, Ph.D., O.M.D.
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Dr. Kuhns can be reached by e-mail at:
bradleykuhns@gmail.com
Thursday, September 2, 2010
TNT's Television Show "Dark Blue" Is A Loser Show
THE DOCTOR IS IN
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LAS VEGAS- Hello America, and how is the world treating you?
To Kim, who asked me to give her my opinion on the television program "DARK BLUE."
This undercover unit for LAPD who is supposedly secretly working off-the books in my opinion is a loser show. The network TNT who airs the program on Wednesdays at 9:00 p.m.promotes the show like it was really something special. They brag that is is a great show. Wrong! The show is completely off base with its characters: Team leader Carter Shaw (Dylan McDermott, Ty Curtis (Omari Hardwick),Dean Bendis (Logan-Marshall Green) try to play the macho thing too much. McDermott is mostly always yelling or screaming. Overacting? you bet. Some of the scenarios the writers put this team in is ridiculous. Each of the team members often refuse orders, go out on their own and do their own thing. Nothing authentic about that. In real cop shop that doesn't happen.
Also this new addition of Helfer, as FBI agent Alex Rice is a joke.She's the FBI agent who is sleeping with the team leader and supposedly when the FBI is supposed to be in charge of a situation, she most always defers to team leader Carter Shaw.
This show started out a very dark and dreary drama. The overacting and the appearance of this team doesn't even come close to conveying any emotional hardships of a LAPD undercover person. These actors who are portrayed as a dirty, grimy, unkept team doesn't represent a good cop show.
This team with all their dirt and grit and half-shaven faces come across like a bunch of old guys who try to act like teen gang members.
Since "Dark Blue" debuted last summer it hasn't improved really that much. It's a wonder it lasted this long. It's still dark and dreary, the story lines are not very good and they are unbelievable. The stories doesn't even begin to resemble a real life situation. I predict this show will fall by the wayside unless the writers start getting real and the producers make this team present with a much better appearance. Right now I think this show is destined for the toilet. And, - that's my opinion. On a rating of 1 to 5 stars I would give it a (1). Make your own decisions. You decide.
Bradley W. Kuhns, Ph.D., O.M.D.
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Dr. Kuhns can be reached by e-mail at:
bradleykuhns@gmail.com
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LAS VEGAS- Hello America, and how is the world treating you?
To Kim, who asked me to give her my opinion on the television program "DARK BLUE."
This undercover unit for LAPD who is supposedly secretly working off-the books in my opinion is a loser show. The network TNT who airs the program on Wednesdays at 9:00 p.m.promotes the show like it was really something special. They brag that is is a great show. Wrong! The show is completely off base with its characters: Team leader Carter Shaw (Dylan McDermott, Ty Curtis (Omari Hardwick),Dean Bendis (Logan-Marshall Green) try to play the macho thing too much. McDermott is mostly always yelling or screaming. Overacting? you bet. Some of the scenarios the writers put this team in is ridiculous. Each of the team members often refuse orders, go out on their own and do their own thing. Nothing authentic about that. In real cop shop that doesn't happen.
Also this new addition of Helfer, as FBI agent Alex Rice is a joke.She's the FBI agent who is sleeping with the team leader and supposedly when the FBI is supposed to be in charge of a situation, she most always defers to team leader Carter Shaw.
This show started out a very dark and dreary drama. The overacting and the appearance of this team doesn't even come close to conveying any emotional hardships of a LAPD undercover person. These actors who are portrayed as a dirty, grimy, unkept team doesn't represent a good cop show.
This team with all their dirt and grit and half-shaven faces come across like a bunch of old guys who try to act like teen gang members.
Since "Dark Blue" debuted last summer it hasn't improved really that much. It's a wonder it lasted this long. It's still dark and dreary, the story lines are not very good and they are unbelievable. The stories doesn't even begin to resemble a real life situation. I predict this show will fall by the wayside unless the writers start getting real and the producers make this team present with a much better appearance. Right now I think this show is destined for the toilet. And, - that's my opinion. On a rating of 1 to 5 stars I would give it a (1). Make your own decisions. You decide.
Bradley W. Kuhns, Ph.D., O.M.D.
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Dr. Kuhns can be reached by e-mail at:
bradleykuhns@gmail.com
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