Mr Edwards gets it wrong again...

Oct/30/2007 12:25 Filed in: In The News
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Lies and propaganda. Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards lied his ass off at a stump speech in Laconia, New Hampshire on Sunday: That is, that drugmakers spend more on sales and advertising than on scientific research. Actually U.S. drugmakers shelled out more than $55 billion on medical research in 2006, according to market research firm IMS Health. That compares to just $12 billion companies spent on sales, promotion to doctors, and ads targeting patients. Shame on you Mr Edwards.



Only 21 percent of Americans believe Big Pharma does a good job serving its customers, down from 60 percent a decade ago, according to a recent Harris Poll. The only industries that have fallen more in the public's esteem: Oil and airlines. Pharma gets a lot of criticism but maybe Mr Edwards should look at the drugs his wife is using to stay alive. To blatently tell a lie in a speech either speaks to the poor preperation of his campaign people or playing up to the audience, either way Mr Edwards should be ashamed of himself for not getting his facts straight. But let's be honest, his chance of winning the nomination is slim and none and any press is good press.


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