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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoPlainText>Dave West wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=quotation>In my opinion only.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=quotation><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Whose else?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Nicholas Thompson<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Emeritus Professor of Ethology and Psychology<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Clark University<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>ThompNickSon2@gmail.com<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>https://wordpress.clarku.edu/nthompson/<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>-----Original Message-----<br>From: Friam <friam-bounces@redfish.com> On Behalf Of Prof David West<br>Sent: Wednesday, October 7, 2020 4:08 PM<br>To: friam@redfish.com<br>Subject: Re: [FRIAM] Trump as a victim</p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>AMA should get credit for what they do that is creditworthy.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>They should also be chastised, to a lesser but somewhat lesser degree, for the harm caused when they assume the role of a "union" protecting members at all cost. "Bad" doctors are more likely to be incompetent or impaired than evil. That said, there is a lot of similarity between what police unions do to protect those who should be drummed out and doctors that should lose licenses.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>In my opinion only.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>davew<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>On Wed, Oct 7, 2020, at 3:40 PM, jon zingale wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> I think I agree about the AMA deserving credit for the very good work <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> they perform. They train very good doctors. 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