tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892827037183316611.post4494298475738029316..comments2023-10-09T08:27:03.515-04:00Comments on Runesmith's Canadian Content: Dr. Carolyn Bennett sets the record straight for the U.S. SenateJennifer Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14610902519752808810noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892827037183316611.post-59655234793270466662009-10-02T12:31:51.000-04:002009-10-02T12:31:51.000-04:00She may get a little tongue-tied in her excitement...She may get a little tongue-tied in her excitement, but I can tell you that she is certainly not uninformed. She wasn't sayng that the pharma companies do the research - just that they set the prices.<br /><br />She could have chosen to make the other arguments you mentioned and perhaps she should have, but she wasn't there to play an adversarial role and she had very limited time to respond.runesmithnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892827037183316611.post-8862425990985409472009-10-01T19:26:04.000-04:002009-10-01T19:26:04.000-04:00I think that Bennett's response to Corker was ...I think that Bennett's response to Corker was very weak and uninformed. She needed to hit back hard on the subject of who does "innovative" research in the U.S. -- usually publicly funded researchers in universities or dedicated research institutions -- who are then free (because of legislation passed by guys like Corker) to patent their publicly funded discoveries and sell them to Big Pharma, thus making themselves and the pharma companies rich at the expense of the citizens (taxpayers). It is a fraudulent lie that pharmaceutical companies do most of the innovative research, and Bennett was just not well enough prepared to make that point.<br /><br />Google Marcia Angell, and read everything she writes. Bennett might try that before she travels to Washington again.skdadlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892827037183316611.post-10109259685852197722009-10-01T16:43:17.000-04:002009-10-01T16:43:17.000-04:00She was awesome in QP today as well, blasted the i...She was awesome in QP today as well, blasted the ideology of the Con mindset. She was frustrated with the stupidity she encountered with Corker and it showed today she feels the same towards Harper. She's an easy read in terms of facial expressions. (I loved what she was wearing as well)Toenoreply@blogger.com