Hypocrisy from the master

Michael Pollak mpollak at panix.com
Fri Jun 30 21:44:42 PDT 2000


NEW YORK TIMES, July 1, 2000

THE PRESCRIPTION DRUG ISSUE

Gore Tries Pitching Himself as Drug Industry Opponent

By SHERYL GAY STOLBERG

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Attacking the pharmaceutical industry for engaging in "corporate chutzpah" and for "gouging the consumer unfairly," Vice President Al Gore said today that he would take on the drug manufacturers next week at campaign stops in battleground states from California to Pennsylvania.

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This is jaw dropping gall coming from the guy who was the drug companies' point man on AIDS drugs pricing in South Africa.

Michael

__________________________________________________________________________ Michael Pollak................New York City..............mpollak at panix.com



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