To paraphrase you-know-who: My interest is in how Carl Elliott has gone wrong, not in what there is to admire.

It has now been almost 4 months since anyone panned the book. Does anyone else smell a rat here? Why are his critics so silent all of a sudden?

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Whack!

The word is out.  We have a consensus:  Carl Elliott’s book is not worth reading.  Hot on the heels of a negative review of a review, another review of those two reviews declares: “I think I’ll pass on White Coat, Black Hat”

The book, based on those two articles and another positive review I recently read seems to be anything but a balanced treatment of the issue. In fact, it comes across as a knee-jerk, intellectually lazy collection of anecdotes designed to appeal to popular animosity against the pharmaceutical industry.

Outstanding. That’s $25.00 of your money saved. But haven’t we been saying that all along?

Get the belt!

BOO-YAH!  Guess who gets a spanking on the Policy and Medicine Blog?  Check this:

Since Elliott thinks he does not have “any moral expertise more than anybody else,” then why did he write the book? Is he donating the proceeds to ensure that people without insurance can get healthcare? No.

Yowza! Sullivan wisely chose to review another review, rather than wasting money on the book – which, as we all know, would only encourage him. Disappointing, though, that the writer failed to credit this blog’s groundbreaking work in destroying Carl’s credibility. He should get in touch; we’ve got plenty of ideas.

Ipecac

Crap. We will never hear the end of this.  The Times just reviewed the book.  Ok, there, I posted the link.  Happy?

And no, I will not be at Thanksgiving this year.

Dr. Carl Elliott

The Wall Street Journal Health Blog interviewed Dr. BFD.  Nothing new, same old horseshit; don’t waste your time. But check out the good stuff in the comments section:

• “This guy is a  self-righteous prig . . . I don’t know who is more biased, this J.O. or pharma”
  -pompous
• “I donâ€t know what self-righteous moon colony Elliottâ€s living in, but itâ€s most certainly inhabited by Olympic finger waggers Catherine DeAngelis, Marcia Angell, and Daniel Carpenter. Now thereâ€s a party.”
  – bmartinmd
• “Obviously, this guy stole these ideas from his brother.  Plus, he got them wrong”
  – Anonymous

]]> http://www.whitecoatblackhat.com/2010/09/self-righteous-plagiarist-moon-colony/feed/ 0 http://www.whitecoatblackhat.com/2010/09/the-stunning-trajectory-of-white-coat-black-hat/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-stunning-trajectory-of-white-coat-black-hat http://www.whitecoatblackhat.com/2010/09/the-stunning-trajectory-of-white-coat-black-hat/#respond Tue, 07 Sep 2010 19:24:33 +0000 http://www.whitecoatblackhat.com/?p=41 In one day, White Coat, Black Hat has moved to #41,390 on the Amazon.com bestsellers list.  On a related note,  Dr. Elliott’s September 15 book-signing event has been moved to the sidewalk in front of his house.  Look for a white cargo truck with boxes labeled Beacon Press.

Pick up a copy on Sept. 15 from the remainder bin of your local bookstore.