From a letter to the LA Times:

The Times' editorial page sank to a new low in responsible journalism on Oct. 19 when it proclaimed, "The rule of law prevails." How can any sentient being consider the law to have been served when a serial-killer industry gets off with a slap on the wrist after 50 years of conspiracy to lie to our government and society about the addictive and lethal nature of the products that they marketed to our children?

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FREDERIC W. GRANNIS JR. MD

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Fred's all mad because the law wasn't ignored.

Anyway, I googled Dr. Fred because he seems like the kind of fanatic that you can usually get a laugh from. Here's what I found:

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine Vol 166. pp. 1608, (2002)
© 2002 American Thoracic Society

To the Editor:
I am writing because of my concern regarding a potential conflict of interest in an article in AJRCCM (1).
In November 2001, Dr. Goodman testified for the tobacco industry in a trial in West Virginia that screening for lung cancer was dangerous and of unproven efficacy as reported in an Associated Press article.
If Dr. Goodman was paid for his testimony in the West Virginia case, and if he had had prior conversations or other agreements with a tobacco company or its representatives to provide testimony in this case at the time of his original publication in AJRCCM in March 2001, then a critical reader might reasonably question whether this relationship raises the question of a potential conflict of interest.
Frederic W. Grannis, Jr., M.D.
City of Hope National Medical Center Duarte, California

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Nothing wrong with that, pointing out potential conflicts of interest. However, he did say "if," he didn't even know. So let's see if Dr. Fred has any potential conflicts of interest:

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine Vol 168. pp. 613, (2003)
© 2003 American Thoracic Society

To the Editor:
Since Drs. Patz and Goodman responded to my prior letter raising a question of potential conflict of interest in their prior publication in AJRCCM, further information has become available that heightens rather than allays my concern (1–3).

Frederic W. Grannis, Jr.
City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, California
FOOTNOTES
Conflict of Interest Statement: F.W.G. is the principal investigator of the City of Hope International Early Lung Cancer Action Project Screening Trial and has received $1,500 for participating on an advisory panel for Astra-Zeneca Corp. in 2001. I-ELCAP has provided $30,000 for data management of this trial, as well as funding for travel and accommodations to biannual meetings in 2001–2003.
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Why, look at that. All of a sudden Dr. Fred has a potential conflict of interest listed. I wonder why he didn't mention it earlier?

There's one more listing below. I kind of got a kick out of it.

Journal of Clinical Oncology, Vol 23, No 10 (April 1), 2005: pp. 2439-2440
© 2005 American Society of Clinical Oncology
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2005.05.151

Frederic W. Grannis
Department of General and Oncologic Surgery, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA
To the Editor:
In their article in the June 1, 2004 issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Patz et al1 claim that they "made every effort to construct a conservative model that should, if anything, underestimate the true mortality".......

Author's Disclosures of Potential Conflicts of Interest

The following author or their immediate family members have indicated a financial interest. No conflict exists for drugs or devices used in a study if they are not being evaluated as part of the investigation. Research Funding: Frederic W. Grannis Jr, International Early Lung Cancer Action Project. Other Remuneration: Frederic W. Grannis Jr, Medicsight Corporation.
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....Dr. Fred...., just another sanctimonious moron spewing his moronic sanctimonious platitudes......