M. Jericho Banks PhD

Paula Deen: Diabetes Drug Spokesperson?

January 23, 2012

FROM RETAILWIRE:
A foodie uproar erupted after Paula Deen, the Food Network star known for her fat-laden recipes, disclosed that she had diabetes while also announcing that she had signed on as a spokesperson for a diabetes medication. What do you think of Paula Deen becoming a spokesperson for a diabetes medicine?      [more...]

I'm hoping that from this situation we can learn something that applies in a much broader way: To wit, a person being big enough and having enough integrity to say "I've learned that I was wrong and have changed my practices and opinions as a result." I'm still waiting for our leading politicians who are famous for flip-flopping to make this sort of statement. How many people do you know who are capable of this kind of mea culpa? If you know some, I'm betting they're high on your list of "most respected people."