The Doctor Is In

Lake County's beleaguered Congressman, Joe Walsh, may not be a doctor but he plays one on YouTube:

Joe Walsh on the "life of the mother"

Here Walsh is caught on camera claiming that abortion is never medically necessary to save a life. While the claim may stand on rock solid GOP science, it may not be a glide-path to re-election. Walsh no doubt belatedly realized this and hastily called a do-over press conference:

The day after his comment that abortion is never necessary to save the life of a mother because of "modern technology and science" set off a firestorm of criticism, Rep. Joe Walsh took it back. Sort of.
Walsh walks back abortion comments – a bit

For any candidate that has to hastily call a press conference to clarify their stand on abortion, 18 days before an election, your LakeCountyEye recommends polishing up the resume and preparing to find a new line of work.

Walsh, your LakeCountyEye has learned, has that base covered and is already peddling a demo video to the cable channels called ...

Ask Doctor Joe!

The show features Walsh in a townhall format, taking Q&A from an audience. Each episode is structured to present ten timely medical tips and suggestions for better health and well being. Your LakeCountyEye has obtained a bootleg clip of the first installment of Ask Doctor Joe!:

Ten Health and Medical Facts from Congressman Joe Walsh

Aspirin is an effective contraceptive, when held between the knees. For purposes of medicinal bloodletting, a leech is still preferred over a scalpel. If you make a face ... ... it can freeze that way. Nothing says healthy eating like a fresh sackful of mcnuggets from a Mundelein free range chicken ranch. Hiccups can be cured ... ... by startling the hiccupper. Poison Ivy come creeping around? Your gonna need an ocean of calamine lotion. If you neglect to mail your child support payment, but insist that you sent it, this is one sign that you may have Romnesia. Three words: Trepanning. Trepanning. Trepanning. There is no cure for the Seven Year Itch, but it can be controlled with medication for people who have frequent outbreaks. Obamacare does not cover Megalomania.

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