District 07 GOP Senate Race (Huntsville, Madison: license, health, ticket)

[Madmom2000]

Originally Posted by AuburnAL

Wow! Even for Democrats it is pretty low to keep voting for Parker Griffith. I mean it seemed mind glowingly dumb for him to make it to Congress after the truth came out about the guy, but has it still not sunk in about him yet.

What truth? What did I miss?

[AuburnAL]

Originally Posted by Madmom2000

What truth? What did I miss?

Look into the circumstances around he and Huntsville Hospital parting ways.

[CoreLysium]

Originally Posted by AuburnAL

Look into the circumstances around he and Huntsville Hospital parting ways.

Where would I look to find this info (hopefully presented in a subjective way, and without exclamation points, etc.)

[Reactionary]

From The Huntsville Times:

Another scathing review of Democratic congressional candidate Parker Griffith's medical career has surfaced, this one saying he provided substandard care to 44 out of 107 cancer patients whose charts were scrutinized 20 years ago.

Another 60 cases were marked by sloppy record keeping, according to Confidential Peer Review of Kenosha, Wis., a company hired by Huntsville Hospital in late 1988 to determine the quality of Griffith's work. CPR hired two radiation oncologists then based in Savannah, Ga., to review the charts chronologically selected between 1984 and 1988.

"Due to the fact that this report documents substandard care, we recommend that Huntsville Hospital strongly consider instituting those steps which would lead to the termination of appointment to the medical staff for Dr. Griffith and the revocation of his clinical privileges," the doctors wrote in the 160-page report that was completed on Dec. 21, 1988.

A separate agreement one month later, signed by Griffith and then-Huntsville Hospital CEO Ed Boston, stated that while the hospital board of directors recommended Griffith's privileges be revoked, it would allow the oncologist to resign as long as he withdrew his request for a hearing before the board, would not reapply for appointment and would not appeal the dismissal of his antitrust suit or file a new suit. (Griffith sued Huntsville Hospital in 1988 alleging the hospital tried to run his private cancer treatment facility out of business.)

Griffith also agreed to not impugn the reputation of the hospital or its employees.

In return, the hospital agreed to hold Griffith harmless from any liability arising from the investigation of his practice at Huntsville Hospital.

Griffith's past career faces new questions - al.com

More details:

https://theattackmachine.wordpress.c...riffith-story/

[NoleFanHSV]

With all this against Griffith, it sounds like he would make a great politician.

[Reactionary]

Well, Griffith did get elected to the State Senate (D) and Congress (D), and is now the Democratic Party's candidate for Governor.

Note that he has never won a GOP primary (Griffith switched parties when he was in Congress then was defeated in the GOP primary).

[CoreLysium]

So, is he an actual democrat, as in ideology?

[Maya Blue]

Originally Posted by CoreLysium

So, is he an actual democrat, as in ideology?

He's a windsock.

[CoreLysium]

Very well put.

City-Data says "You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to Maya Blue again."

[Reactionary]

Yes, he's a Democrat (as evidenced by his ethics). However, he is a fairly astute politician and realized that the AL-5 Congressional District was turning GOP, so he switched parties to keep his seat in Congress. It didn't work.