Why isn’t this guy already in jail, or at least under indictment yet for helping foment the January 6 insurrection? According to a piece in Raw Story today, it seems our least favorite Q-Anon crank and anti-vax conspiracy theorist is back in the news — trying to gain control of the Sarasota Memorial Hospital via an election to gain seats on its board of directors:
According to The Daily Beast, the group involved in the scheme "includes Mary Flynn O’Neill, who directs her brother’s nonprofit and routinely appears on right-wing shows with QAnon conspiracy theorists; Tanya Parus, the president of Moms For America’s Sarasota chapter and co-owner of a 'freedom-based' health clinic, and Tamzin Rosenwasser, a dermatologist who once railed against the Federation of State Medical Boards’ warning to doctors who spread COVID vaccine misinformation, comparing the organization to Stalin’s secret police."
Also among their number is Dr. Stephen Guffanti, who has previously accused the hospital of battery and false imprisonment and has proclaimed COVID a "bioweapon."
They are standing in an election to fill positions on the Sarasota Memorial Hospital's board. If they win, "Health Freedom Candidates" will control a majority on the nine-person panel.
SMHl is renowned as one of the most prestigious medical centers in Florida, and experts warn that if this group, which also has ties to the Proud Boys, successfully elects representation to the board, it could damage the administration and messaging of the institution.
According to one retired doctor, their takeover would mean that “what is considered a very good hospital will be guided by a bunch of conspiracy theorists who do not believe that COVID-19 was dangerous.”