President-elect Barack Obama has reportedly tapped CNN medical correspondent Sanjay Gupta as his new surgeon general. But what qualifies a television personality to take appointed office?

Amongst, no doubt, countless other important qualifications, he’s earned the Brian Brushwood Nasal Cavity Violation Seal of Approval.

Click AFTER THE JUMP to see Sanjay learn how to eat fire, an effect that will no doubt come in handy in DC.

  • Gombol
    Anyone else read the deliciously ironic scrolling news at 1min28 on the human blockhead video? Hilerious!
  • Gombol
    Haha... The scrolling news at 1min28 is just too perfect.... 1 nail, who cares, that guy got 6 nails in his head!
  • Carter
    "Lets not forget that people "poo-pooed" Reagan because he was a television/movie personality."

    I still poo-poo on Reagan, whenever his grave is within arse-shot.
  • mrmrethiopian
    The Qualification is that he is a doctor (http://www.neurosurgery.emory.edu/FacultyGupta.htm) and a talented speaker that can effect positive change.

    If we are going to pick on qualification of leaders
    of this country, lets look at Mr. Bush , in the past he successfully ran two companies into bankruptcy and has just about done the same the America.


    Eatme
  • somemagician
    I think his accomplishments as a brain surgeon and his academic work in neuroscience make him a good candidate. He's also very good at communicating to the public about various health issues, as evidenced in your article here. The ability to communicate to the public is the Surgeon General's most important qualtiy. His affiliation with Emory is noteworthy, too. When the great Ronald Reagan entered politics, everyone poo-pooed that idea because he was only "an entertainer." Besides, Gupta is only a candidate. He still has to be confirmed by the Congress.
  • some magician
    I think his accomplishments as a brain surgeon and being an excellent communicator to the public on health issues makes him a candidate. His affiliation with Emory is noteworthy also. Lets not forget that people "poo-pooed" Reagan because he was a television/movie personality. Gupta is perfectly qualified for this position. And besides, he's only a candidate. He still has to be confirmed by Congress.
  • sam
    Has brian brushwood's hair ever gone up in flames?
  • syzgyn
    Why are you trying to make this about something its not? No one in their right mind uses gasoline while eating fire, it's most likely White Gas or Lamp Oil. Go ahead and inhale some lamp oil fumes and see how high you get.

    It's not about getting high, it's about showing off a cool skill, and being high on adrenaline isn't gonna cause you to drive recklessly or damage your lungs.

    Apples to Oranges.
  • somedude
    zip it!
    magicians aren't supposed to smoke weed anyway
  • JND
  • sometool
    This is why this guy is such a tool for coming out against legalization of weed. If 'smoking weed damages lung tissue' is the best reason you can come up with for throwing people in jail, where does it end? How is eating glass or inhaling the gasoline from the fire eating any different? Hell, you're doing it for the same reason: so you're brain will release pleasant chemicals; your drug of choice seems to be adrenaline, but others prefer dopamine.

    What a tool.
  • Hard Boi
    Try a bullet
  • Josh Davis
    LOL, dude that is totally hilarious! Loved it!

    www.online-privacy.se.tc
  • Slid_Silver
    I'm still WAY to terrified to try eating fire, but I attempted the Human Blockhead with the ink "tube" from a ballpoint pen, and got it about 5 inches into my sinuses on the second try... it made my eyes water incredibly, but it didn't hurt. I'm tempted to use a nail next time... can't be too much harder.
  • Brian Brushwood FTW!
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