Dr. Phil was embedded with ICE during controversial Los Angeles immigration raids

1-Why did ICE allow Dr. Phil to be in their group?
Well, he's a well-known media figure of claims to be centrist and unbiased, so his presence/footage could have provided a veneer of doubt to most other media coverage. They eventually need SOMEONE to play that role if they don't want to be the literal bad guys
2-Why did Dr. Phil agree to do this?
Well, as much as he claims to be unbiased and trustworthy, more often than not, his show is pretty much just "guilt trip the nonconformist in front of an audience until they break down and hug their relatives who brought them here" with some commercials sprinkled in for ~~fun~~ profit. He's basically a big bully with the 'street cred' (moustasche) to get away with it
3-Why did anyone think this would work at all?
Well, I don't have the numbers to confirm this, but as an American, I'm confident in saying that most Americans would trust Dr. Phil, more than some random/local reporters (even if that should NOT be the case). Even if you've never watched a second of his show, you've probably heard his voice, seen others imitate him, or are at least AWARE of his existence, and we're more likely to trust a source we've already encountered before.
- I'm not so sure about number 3. He gets made fun of a lot. Well, he got made fun of a lot then everyone seemed to forget him. Even people with ridiculous accents made fun of his accent (of which I am one).
  The people who believe him are obviously out there. But I'd like to think that most people realize that his show was (is? I don't know) just Jerry Springer with fewer chairs being thrown and less honesty about what they're there for.
  On the other hand, I have no good explanation about why they think it would work at all without what you said. So maybe?
- I’m confident in saying that most Americans would trust Dr. Phil
  I wouldn't trust that yapping head on a stick any farther than I could dropkick him, and I'm not a good kicker.
Yet another reality show loser. Birds of a feather.
The burning question of our times

POS, listen to Behind the Bastards about him if you want to know why.

A fun piece of trivia is that he lost is license to practice as a counselor after having a relationship with one of his teenaged clients.
For starters.
- I took a psychology intro class like 20 years ago and that professor hated Dr. Phil with an absolute passion because of how objectively bad he was as a representative for their field.
- Yikes.
Fuck Dr Phil, Oz, and especially Oprah.
- Dr Phil is the kind of guy who in the 19th century I would have expected to roll into town with a wagon selling a miracle cure.
  I would also expect them to roll out of town on a rail car, tied up to a post, and covered in tar and feathers.
- I'm not saying no to any of these, but why ESPECIALLY Oprah? I try not to know too much about any of them, but Phil seems especially bad considering how he lost his license, I don't think Oprah did anything like that. Did she?

What the fuck is going on, man

America is beyond any possible satire.
Not to mention they say "embedded" as if these goons are dodging sniper fire and mortars in Fallujah. Dude probably got his photo op and then walked over to Erewon for a $19 smoothie.

lol holy fuck every time he does something incredibly dumb and pointless, I think “this is it; surely he won’t top this”.

And yet here we are.

Dr. Phil and my pillow guy have to be related, right?
- the mustache binds them

In that picture it looks like his human-mask is slipping.

As ICE was arresting people he was there to tell them to get a job ignoring if they already had one.

He's there to kiss any boo-boos.

He's the only one they could find that was certifiable.

I don't think so .... because anything he does is the opposite of whatever an actual doctor is supposed to do.
- The implication of certifiable is often “certifiably insane”.
- Does your doctor kiss your boo boos? Because I don't think your doctor is supposed to do that.

What, was Steven Seagal busy?

A once great a beautiful city, Los Angeles [Citation Needed]

While I stand in solidarity with my fellow Californians, LA is objectively the worst part of California.
- I think you're wrong. Reason - I've been to Bakersfield. And Barstow. And Inyokern. And Blythe. And Stockton.

What is it with guys Oprah made famous having fake or no credentials in their supposed “area of expertise” and also being close to Trump?

Remember that Million Little Pieces debacle? I think she's just easy to fool.
- Yeah, she's obviously very business savvy/good at playing that game, but missing a few marbles in the critical thinking domain. Like one or two other people you may have heard of.