pappajacks 0 Report post Posted August 16, 2005 'Laughter therapy' doctor Patch Adams honoured in Peru, calls Bush 'fascist' LIMA, Peru (AP) - A U.S. doctor known for his signature use of "laughter therapy" and social activism used his acceptance speech for a health care award to blast President George W. Bush and materialism in society. Dr. Hunter (Patch) Adams, who was the inspiration for the 1998 movie starring Robin Williams, was awarded the first ever Excellence in Health Care Prize presented by the Lima-based Global Organization for Excellence in Health. The organization is sponsoring an international health care conference in Lima next week. Adams, 60, with a gray waist-length ponytail streaked blue, expressed "shame for our fascist president," referring to Bush, and told reporters that the only way global health will improve is if "we stop worshipping money." Adams expressed his disgust with war in Iraq, offering his sympathy for the "unfortunate soldiers who are serving corporations" there. "Excellence in health means devoting your life to ending poverty," said Adams who has worked as a physician for 35 years. "My work is to end violence, and to bring harmony to people," Adams said, repeatedly expressing his repulsion for society's preoccupation with "superficial" concerns, like "sports and Paris Hilton" hotel heiress and reality series star. "It's humiliating that a person who kicks a ball makes more money than a school teacher," Adams said. Adams was wrapping up a five-week trip to Peru - his third in the past three years - during which he travelled to the northern Amazon city of Iquitos, where he visited prisons, orphanages and AIDS clinics. "They had every reason to be sad and angry, yet people were instantly friendly, engaging and giving," said Adams who has visited many poverty-stricken or war-affected areas throughout the world. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MrRant 0 Report post Posted August 16, 2005 Patch Adams? OH NO! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Fishyswa Report post Posted August 16, 2005 As someone who supposedly makes people laugh he should be doing all he can to keep Paris Hilton in the lime-light just for material. How can he say "sports"? Over-paid, self-involved athletes and a system that supports their greed, ok, but sports are a physical and creative outlet for billions of people across the world. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jimmy no nose 0 Report post Posted August 16, 2005 My senior year in high school he came and gave a speach even though no one had any idea who he was. He ended up getting guest speakers permanently banned from my school for trying to spread his commie beliefs. There were a bunch of school board meetings where parents came and and complained about how Patch Adams was trying to turn their children into communists. It was awesome. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BUTT 0 Report post Posted August 16, 2005 Patch Adams is a real person?!? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ced 0 Report post Posted August 16, 2005 And here I was about to make some Robin Williams jokes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dangerous A 0 Report post Posted August 16, 2005 And here I was about to make some Robin Williams jokes. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> You should've. If Patch Adams was going to slam someone, it should've been Robin Williams and the makers of the lame ass movie based on him. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AndrewTS 0 Report post Posted August 16, 2005 And Jay Leno makes a footnote on his monologue for tonight... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CheesalaIsGood 0 Report post Posted August 16, 2005 Get back to me when Patch Adams delivered a karate kick to Bushes nuts. Talk is cheap. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CanadianGuitarist 0 Report post Posted August 17, 2005 My senior year in high school he came and gave a speach even though no one had any idea who he was. He ended up getting guest speakers permanently banned from my school for trying to spread his commie beliefs. There were a bunch of school board meetings where parents came and and complained about how Patch Adams was trying to turn their children into communists. It was awesome. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> You know why he stopped writing books? Because, he masturbates! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SuperJerk 0 Report post Posted August 17, 2005 My senior year in high school he came and gave a speach even though no one had any idea who he was. He ended up getting guest speakers permanently banned from my school for trying to spread his commie beliefs. There were a bunch of school board meetings where parents came and and complained about how Patch Adams was trying to turn their children into communists. It was awesome. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Patch Adams hates war and materialism! Oh no! Other things parents at school board meetings like to complain about: evolution being taught racial integration books with naughty words in them Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ravenbomb 0 Report post Posted August 17, 2005 Get back to me when Patch Adams delivered a karate kick to Bushes nuts. Talk is cheap. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Odds of him wearing his giant-ass clown shoes when he kicks them? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
King Kamala 0 Report post Posted August 17, 2005 When do you think the DJ that Robin Williams character in Good Morning Vietnam was based on is going to come out against the war? I'm betting sometime in the next six weeks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ravenbomb 0 Report post Posted August 17, 2005 I dunno, it might be the doctor that his character from Awakening was based on before that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mecha Mummy 0 Report post Posted August 17, 2005 Next Week: Peter Pan calls Bush a dictator! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ravenbomb 0 Report post Posted August 17, 2005 Imagine the media reaction to Popeye's anti-Bush speech Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
King Kamala 0 Report post Posted August 17, 2005 Fox News will crap their pants in anger when Jack calls Bush "a doo doo head." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Darthtiki 0 Report post Posted August 17, 2005 When's the Bicentennial Man and Flubber gonna join the Hate Bush Parade? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SuperJerk 0 Report post Posted August 17, 2005 Mork from Ork wants to give peace a chance. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Justice 0 Report post Posted August 17, 2005 Jack has always supported Universal Healthcare. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
King Kamala 0 Report post Posted August 18, 2005 The Genie thinks the positives for eliminating social security are all smoke and mirrors created by the conservative media. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toshiaki Koala 0 Report post Posted August 18, 2005 George W. Bush is going to destroy the rainforests with his callous environmental policies! - The bat from Fern Gully Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Justice 0 Report post Posted August 18, 2005 Adrian Cronauer keeps saying "Good Morning, Vietnam!" to the war in Iraq. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ravenbomb 0 Report post Posted August 18, 2005 "Bush is a damn good president, and hasn't botched a thing!" -Jakob Heym Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
King Kamala 0 Report post Posted August 18, 2005 Mrs. Doubtfire will come out with a press conference saying that Bush has never gave a damn about women (or men?) voters. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Boon 0 Report post Posted August 18, 2005 Armand Goldman criticizes Bush for his anti-gay marriage stance, and cites homosexuals as the last group of citizens being denied basic civil rights. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
King Kamala 0 Report post Posted August 18, 2005 The guy from Moscow on The Hudson is on the O'Reiley Factor tonight, criticizing Bush's policies on immigration. O'Reiley will surely blow a gasket and throw him off the set. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AndrewTS 0 Report post Posted August 18, 2005 George W. Bush is going to destroy the rainforests with his callous environmental policies! - The bat from Fern Gully <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Kickass! -- Cartman Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vampiro69 0 Report post Posted August 19, 2005 A doctor saying that war is bad? What is this an episode of MASH? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
