John Oliver On Dr. Oz's Quack Remedies: 'Are You A Doctor Or An Old West Traveling Salesman?' (Video)
John Oliver's Last Week Tonight had plenty to make fun of in this look at Dr. Mehmet Oz (he has a first name! Who knew?) and his fraudulent miracle cures. Turns out there's no such thing as a miracle fat-burning powder, even though Dr. Oz is awfully good at selling the things. "But what's so wrong with that?" asks Oliver, "Name me one case where a man named Oz claimed mystical powers and led people horribly astray." The biggest problem with Dr. Oz is that he's dangerously likeable -- he may be a fraud, but dear lord he is one charming handsome fraud.
As we look at the problem of weight gain, it becomes clearer and clearer that there has to be a better solution than diet and exercise.
There&#039;s <i>got</i> to be.
Why is it that a comedian like John Oliver does a better job of explaining the infuriating problem of the lobbying by (and subsequent lack of regulation of) the dietary supplement industry than anyone in the &quot;real&quot; news?
Really, the same question is applicable to any other subject that Oliver/Colbert/Stewart do better than corporate-controlled media empires. Walter Cronkite is rolling in his grave.