Who are these skeptics?
Just below is an excerpt from the primary article I have written about the skeptics called:
The Skeptics: Who are they? What are they?
I have written a series of articles on who and what the “skeptics” (pseudo-skeptics) actually are. The articles are not flattering, for there is nothing good about the skeptic organization. Hence, there is nothing good about individual skeptics.
Nothing at all. They are all about “hate.”
The best example of the reality of the skeptics is the one explained in my The “Skeptics” Are An Organized “Hate Group”… article about their October 2012 campaign to stop the Australian Vaccination Network and its leader Meryl Dorey. You can read the whole article by clicking on the article title (in red) above. See an excerpt, below, of my article, on what they did:
“The rape, mutilation and death threats against Meryl Dorey, President of the Australian Vaccination Network. (AVN) make a very clear statement about the reality of the international “skeptic” organization. The activities of Australian Skeptics, with their Stop the AVN subsidiary attacks, took the lid of off their formally secret plans.
Tracing the Die in a Fire” and “Just burn” phone calls back to top Australian skeptic leader, shoe salesman Daniel Rafaelle, the Stop the AVN head’s home telephone, brought everything out into the open. Remember, the Australian Skeptics, at their own “Amazing meeting” in 2010, gave Rafaelle their Top Award for his activities against Meryl Dorey and the AVN.
Nice people, huh?
The Skeptics evolved from an earlier group calling itself the “Quackbusters” who were almost completely destroyed by elements of the North American Health Freedom Movement.
There are quite a few articles below – all in reverse chronological order.
For obvious reasons, one of my favorites is called “I love being Hated by Quackbusters.
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In mankind’s not-so-distant past we used to have public hangings of criminals. It was a popular spectacle. Citizens would gather from miles around for the Event – and would cheer when the executioner pulled the trap handle and the criminal dropped to his death. Continue reading Doctor’s Data v Barrett “Second Amended Complaint” to be Filed – and More…
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I read Court documents, including Original Complaints (the lawsuit itself), all of the time. It occurred to me, when I first read the Doctor’s Data v Barrett, Federal Court case that the attorneys writing that case were very well informed about how the quackbusters operate. I thought to myself “these people must have been reading my newsletters…” But, as I began to re-read the case several times, looking for stuff to write about, I decided that it was very likely they had a well-informed source of their own – perhaps someone inside the quackbuster ranks. Continue reading Is Terry Polevoy the Information Source for Doctor’s Data?…
Opinion by Consumer Advocate Tim Bolen Continue reading “Igor” Not In Evidence – No Lead Attorney For Barrett – Yet…
Twice now, before the Doctor’s Data v Barrett Federal Court case, Stephen Barrett has been named in a RICO action (Racketeering Influenced Corrupt Organization).
Both times Barrett squawked like a buzzard.
One of those times he sued the people who had named him in that incident – only to settle the case moments, so to speak, before I was scheduled to testify against him.
Opinion by Consumer Advocate Tim Bolen Continue reading Stephen Barrett, et al, Fear RICO…
I check my Pacer Account every few days and yesterday found four new filings in the Doctor’s Data v Barrett, Federal Court case. After that I am even more convinced that the script writers for Saturday Night Live are designing Barrett’s Defense.
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The four documents, all presented by Stephen Barrett‘s three attorneys (actually two-and-a-half – I will explain) tell a story that will somewhat amuse you. It certainly amused me. Continue reading Botts and Barrett – Fumble Bumble Stumble Jumble…
It is a flat-out desperation move. Simply, Stephen Barrett could not afford to hire a law firm to Defend. So someone is providing an attorney of their choice – not someone Barrett would pick – Michael K. Botts, who is not a litigator but an intellectual property and patent attorney. Continue reading Has Stephen Barrett’s “Puppet Master” Appeared?
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More, the last case Botts handled for the quackbusters (Victor Herbert v American Quackery Association – 1987) ended so badly for them I would have thought Botts would be the LAST CHOICE they’d ever use.
But here he is… Continue reading Barrett Lawyers Up – Sort Of…
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Here is the latest Pacer record:
“SUMMONS Issued as to Defendant The National Council Against Health Fraud, Inc. (vcf, ) (Entered: 08/11/2010)” Continue reading Federal Summons Issued For NCAHF…
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Keep in mind that there are three Defendants in the Doctor’s Data v Barrett, et al Federal Court case in Northern Illinois – and all three have to lawyer up and Respond within the Court’s required time.
Only Stephen Barrett, himself, as an individual, was given 60 days, instead of 21, to formally Respond to a lawsuit. Neither of the other two Defendants, Quackwatch, Inc, nor the National Council Against Health Fraud (NCAHF) was given any extra time. They have 21 days from the time of service to hire legal counsel and formally Respond. Continue reading Quackwatch, Inc Fails To Respond…
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I guess Doctor’s Data wants to use a kinder, gentler approach then I do. They gave Stephen Barrett sixty (60) days, instead of twenty-one (21) to respond to the Federal lawsuit they filed against him. The sixty day period started on June 29th, 2010 so Barrett’s answer is not due until August 30th, 2010. I’ll connect you to a Court Document about this in a minute.
Sigh… Continue reading Doctor’s Data Shows Mercy to Stephen Barrett… I’m VERY Disappointed…
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It is now, by my initial calculations, four days beyond the deadline for Stephen Barrett to have filed a Response to the Federal Lawsuit filed against him by Doctor’s Data laboratory in the Northern District of Illinois. I just now checked my Pacer Account – and no Response has been filed by anyone, and there is no attorney listed for any of the Defendants.
Yup, the silence is telling. And, it feels really good. Continue reading Barrett and NCAHF Gasping for Breath Over Doctor’s Data Lawsuit? What’s Next?
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A friend of mine sent me a link to a blog calling itself “Respectful Insolence,” run by the guy I thought was going to be Barrett’s replacement “Orac the Nipple Ripper.”
Ok, the guy doesn’t actually call himself “Orac the Nipple Ripper.” I call him that. He calls himself just plain “Orac.” But since I found out he is a breast cancer surgeon in Detroit, well, you know, I tend to call a spade a spade – and, a nipple ripper a Nipple Ripper.
Continue reading Quackpots in a Tizzy Over Barrett Getting Sued…
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I just checked my “Pacer” (Federal Court information system) file, and Barrett has not yet brought in a lawyer, and filed a response to the Doctor’s Data lawsuit against him. Could it be this easy? Could it be that rancid old Stephen Barrett, when push comes to shove, just could not back up his public statements in a Court of law, and is just going to let the collection agents pick him clean? Could it be that Doctor’s Data will have unlimited access to Barrett’s years records showing whom he plotted with?
(I’m really getting all excited thinking about this). Continue reading Barrett Has Four Days Left – Then He Goes to Default…
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Let’s assume, for the moment, that since Stephen Barrett was sued by Doctor’s Data on June 18th, 2010, that he was served with papers on the 19th, the next day. Counting 21 days from that moment brings us to Monday, July 12th, 2010 – the deadline for Barrett to hire an attorney who can practice in Federal Court in Chicago, Illinois, and prepare, and submit a Response to the Court. That’s eight days from now – and Barrett does not even have an attorney yet. Continue reading Barrett Has Not Even “Lawyered-Up” Yet…
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I was kind of mad at Darryl Hickok, the head of Doctor’s Data laboratory a few months ago, for not walking out and legally punching sleazebag Stephen Barrett, and his minions, in the face over their obvious intent to destroy Doctor’s Data, and hence, a whole host of great US Doctors, with their activities.
Continue reading I Love the Smell of Napalm in the Morning…
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On Friday June 18th, 2010 Doctor’s Data Laboratory filed an eleven count lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois against Stephen J. Barrett, MD, the National Council Against Health Fraud Inc (NCAHF), Consumer Health Digest, and Quackwatch, Inc.
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I’ve been wondering who would pick up the reins of the quackbuster operation once Stephen Barrett croaks, which could be very soon. I think I found the candidate. He’s perfect for the job – has all of the right qualifications, and seems eager to fill the spot.
For years there was a contest, among the quackpot faithful, to be crowned the heir apparent, and many were groomed for the job. But, problems kept coming up, so there was no obvious Crown Prince.
Continue reading David Gorski MD – “Orac the Nipple Ripper…”
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New Orleans area doctor James Carter MD, PhD, author of the famous book “Racketeering in Medicine,” the blatant 1994 expose of the plot to destroy innovation in US health care, called me up one day, several years back, and asked me if I was coming to a certain health convention where he was going to be.
