I wondered that too (as in, why those people, and not all the other famous and influential people who believe in Theranos). I think it&#x27;s just timing:<p>The Huffington Post recently published an op-ed by Holmes, which was tweeted out by Huffington: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;twitter.com&#x2F;ariannahuff&#x2F;status&#x2F;654312511794212864" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;twitter.com&#x2F;ariannahuff&#x2F;status&#x2F;654312511794212864</a><p>Senator McCain apparently visited the lab &quot;last night&quot; (as of today). Also, Arizona is the first state to allow people to get all the kinds of tests Theranos does without a doctor&#x27;s note, and McCain had something to do with that:<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;twitter.com&#x2F;SenJohnMcCain&#x2F;status&#x2F;654714209360437249" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;twitter.com&#x2F;SenJohnMcCain&#x2F;status&#x2F;654714209360437249</a><p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.washingtonpost.com&#x2F;news&#x2F;wonkblog&#x2F;wp&#x2F;2015&#x2F;07&#x2F;02&#x2F;fda-approves-theranos-9-finger-stick-bloodtest-for-herpes&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.washingtonpost.com&#x2F;news&#x2F;wonkblog&#x2F;wp&#x2F;2015&#x2F;07&#x2F;02&#x2F;fd...</a><p>Joe Biden visited the Theranos lab in July: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.usatoday.com&#x2F;story&#x2F;tech&#x2F;2015&#x2F;07&#x2F;24&#x2F;biden-visits-theranos-lab-part-healthcare-innovation-summit&#x2F;30634739&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.usatoday.com&#x2F;story&#x2F;tech&#x2F;2015&#x2F;07&#x2F;24&#x2F;biden-visits-t...</a><p>Nothing wrong with having powerful friends -- including all the government and military people on Theranos&#x27;s board -- but making such an early, blatant appeal to political authority instead of some kind of scientific or health authority, when the controversy is exactly about the scientific part...that doesn&#x27;t feel like a convincing rebuttal.