Famous wanking advocator doesn’t support Sebelius for cabinet position

U.S. News & World Report is running a blog today about how former surgeon general Joycelyn Elders wants to see a doctor appointed as the next Secretary of Health and Human Services, not a lifelong politician like Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius.

Paul Bedard’s blog, Washington Whispers, quotes Elders saying of the HHS slot, “I feel there are many roles to fill in government, and I feel this is

a health role. They need to hear about health and human services from a

health provider’s perspective. I love lawyers. They do a wonderful job.

I love politicians. They probably do a wonderful job. But I think a

health professional should be the head of health and human services.”

As the Surgeon General of the United States, Elders was attacked from all sides after she attended a U.N. conference on AIDS in 1994 and said that masturbation was “part of human sexuality, and perhaps it should be taught.”

Maybe America wasn’t ready to talk about masturbation in 1994, but Elders’ strong stance on safe sex still makes a lot of sense in 2009 (check out the video up top).

Elders also recommends TV doc Sanjay Gupta as the next surgeon general.