Richard Carmona ‘Disappeared’

Front Page Flashback: The Last Time Rich Carmona Went To Washington For A Job He ‘Vanished Without A Trace’

FLASHBACK: ‘We Haven’t Heard From Him, Nothing, Not A Peep, Not Anywhere’

“Some Tucsonans feel let down by Carmona’s silence after President Bush named him Surgeon General …” (“Whatever Happened To Dr. Carmona?” Arizona Daily Star, Page A1, 2/15/04)

 

“…Carmona - seems to have vanished without a trace, and Tucsonans want to know why.” (“Whatever Happened To Dr. Carmona?” Arizona Daily Star, Page A1, 2/15/04)

 

“Except for a few victory laps in Tucson, that is about the last we saw of him.” (“Whatever Happened To Dr. Carmona?” Arizona Daily Star, Page A1, 2/15/04)

 

“…a lot of reasons why he is only a shadow in this government, but that’s all he is.” (“Whatever Happened To Dr. Carmona?” Arizona Daily Star, Page A1, 2/15/04)

 

ARIZONA PROFESSOR: “…we haven’t heard from him, nothing, not a peep, not anywhere… Here is this highly visible, activist doctor who is now absolutely mute.” (“Whatever Happened To Dr. Carmona?” Arizona Daily Star, Page A1, 2/15/04)

 

ARIZONA PHOTOJOURNALIST: “…I looked up what he was supposed to be doing - what his actual duties are - because I began wondering what happened to him…” (“Whatever Happened To Dr. Carmona?” Arizona Daily Star, Page A1, 2/15/04)

 

GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN: “I think the issue is, he's no longer just yours…” (“Whatever Happened To Dr. Carmona?” Arizona Daily Star, Page A1, 2/15/04)

 

‘Questions About His Integrity’ “It was Wolfe who wrote a much-publicized letter to Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass., chairman of the Senate committee that heard Carmona's nomination -pleading with the committee to reject Carmona. Wolfe cited ‘questions about his integrity,’ ticking off several controversies in Carmona's Tucson past, including his firings from Kino and Tucson Medical Center.”

 

PUBLIC CITIZEN: “Historically, the main purpose of the surgeon general is to speak out on major public- health issues, and without that the whole purpose of the office is thwarted. This country is wasting the important function of the surgeon general… he's 98 percent disappeared.” (“Whatever Happened To Dr. Carmona?” Arizona Daily Star, Page A1, 2/15/04)

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