Measles outbreak in San Diego- unvaccinated spread disease

N&P: Discuss governments, nations, politics and recent related news here.

Moderators: Alyrium Denryle, Edi, K. A. Pital

User avatar
CaptainChewbacca
Browncoat Wookiee
Posts: 15746
Joined: 2003-05-06 02:36am
Location: Deep beneath Boatmurdered.

Post by CaptainChewbacca »

That's disgusting, criminal, and an abomination to the common good. If I subscribed to USAToday, I'd be unsubscribing right now.
Stuart: The only problem is, I'm losing track of which universe I'm in.
You kinda look like Jesus. With a lightsaber.- Peregrin Toker
ImageImage
User avatar
Aaron
Blackpowder Man
Posts: 12031
Joined: 2004-01-28 11:02pm
Location: British Columbian ExPat

Post by Aaron »

Cairber wrote:USA Today ran this ad last week:

http://www.generationrescue.org/pdf/080212.pdf


My cousin just called me to ask me if there is really "antifreeze" in vaccines. :roll:
Cue Davros: "Now you shall know fear!" There was a similiar article in Macleans a while back on the HPV vaccine and that it was bad it was becoming standard to give to girls in school. The usual stuff: too many vaccines, untested and a smattering of other fear mongering tactics. I asked my GP about it, his response: "it's all horseshit".
M1891/30: A bad day on the range is better then a good day at work.
Image
User avatar
Vaporous
Jedi Knight
Posts: 596
Joined: 2006-01-02 10:19pm

Post by Vaporous »

Complete horseshit. Of course they don't bother isolating variables like the inclination and awareness of doctors in diagnosing these disorders changing over time. That doesn't sell magazines.
User avatar
Cairber
Jedi Council Member
Posts: 1768
Joined: 2004-03-30 11:42pm
Location: East Norriton, PA

Post by Cairber »

According to people who saw it, the ad was a full page in the A section of the newspaper.

I have been searching all day and I see no evidence that there is antifreeze in vaccines. It's just claimed on a bunch of anti vaccination websites....I did find a blog trashing the ad and talking about the antifreeze claim:

http://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/?p=9

But that's about it.
Say NO to circumcision IT'S A BOY! This is a great link to show expecting parents.

I boycott Nestle; ask me why!
User avatar
Illuminatus Primus
All Seeing Eye
Posts: 15774
Joined: 2002-10-12 02:52pm
Location: Gainesville, Florida, USA
Contact:

Post by Illuminatus Primus »

Nice to know dumb rich people desperate to have someone explain their kids' problems are willing to donate to such charlatans: Jim Carrey and Jenny McCarthy, you should be ashamed.
"You know what the problem with Hollywood is. They make shit. Unbelievable. Unremarkable. Shit." - Gabriel Shear, Swordfish

"This statement, in its utterly clueless hubristic stupidity, cannot be improved upon. I merely quote it in admiration of its perfection." - Garibaldi in reply to an incredibly stupid post.

The Fifth Illuminatus Primus | Warsie | Skeptical Empiricist | Florida Gator | Sustainability Advocate | Libertarian Socialist |
Image
User avatar
Phantasee
Was mich nicht umbringt, macht mich stärker.
Posts: 5777
Joined: 2004-02-26 09:44pm

Post by Phantasee »

Illuminatus Primus wrote:Nice to know dumb rich people desperate to have someone explain their kids' problems are willing to donate to such charlatans: Jim Carrey and Jenny McCarthy, you should be ashamed.
Jenny McCarthy was on American Top 40 with Ryan Seacrest a few weeks ago. All she talked about was how her kid's autism was from his vaccines.
XXXI
User avatar
Illuminatus Primus
All Seeing Eye
Posts: 15774
Joined: 2002-10-12 02:52pm
Location: Gainesville, Florida, USA
Contact:

Post by Illuminatus Primus »

Well, big tits don't make you smart.
"You know what the problem with Hollywood is. They make shit. Unbelievable. Unremarkable. Shit." - Gabriel Shear, Swordfish

"This statement, in its utterly clueless hubristic stupidity, cannot be improved upon. I merely quote it in admiration of its perfection." - Garibaldi in reply to an incredibly stupid post.

The Fifth Illuminatus Primus | Warsie | Skeptical Empiricist | Florida Gator | Sustainability Advocate | Libertarian Socialist |
Image
User avatar
Raesene
Jedi Master
Posts: 1341
Joined: 2006-09-09 01:56pm
Location: Vienna, Austria

Post by Raesene »

LadyTevar wrote:
Cairber wrote:USA Today ran this ad last week:
http://www.generationrescue.org/pdf/080212.pdf

My cousin just called me to ask me if there is really "antifreeze" in vaccines. :roll:
WTF Is that, other than a freakin' SCARE TACTIC?!?!
Also, 1 of 150 children develops autism in 2008 ?

"In view of the circumstances, Britannia waives the rules."

"All you have to do is to look at Northern Ireland, [...] to see how seriously the religious folks take "thou shall not kill. The more devout they are, the more they see murder as being negotiable." George Carlin

"We need to make gay people live in fear again! What ever happened to the traditional family values of persecution and lies?" - Darth Wong
"The closet got full and some homosexuals may have escaped onto the internet?"- Stormbringer

User avatar
Knife
Emperor's Hand
Posts: 15769
Joined: 2002-08-30 02:40pm
Location: Behind the Zion Curtain

Post by Knife »

Raesene wrote:
LadyTevar wrote:
Cairber wrote:USA Today ran this ad last week:
http://www.generationrescue.org/pdf/080212.pdf

My cousin just called me to ask me if there is really "antifreeze" in vaccines. :roll:
WTF Is that, other than a freakin' SCARE TACTIC?!?!
Also, 1 of 150 children develops autism in 2008 ?
Sounds bad when you say it that way, not so bad when you say 'under one percent'.
They say, "the tree of liberty must be watered with the blood of tyrants and patriots." I suppose it never occurred to them that they are the tyrants, not the patriots. Those weapons are not being used to fight some kind of tyranny; they are bringing them to an event where people are getting together to talk. -Mike Wong

But as far as board culture in general, I do think that young male overaggression is a contributing factor to the general atmosphere of hostility. It's not SOS and the Mess throwing hand grenades all over the forum- Red
User avatar
SCRawl
Has a bad feeling about this.
Posts: 4191
Joined: 2002-12-24 03:11pm
Location: Burlington, Canada

Post by SCRawl »

Raesene wrote:
LadyTevar wrote:
Cairber wrote:USA Today ran this ad last week:
http://www.generationrescue.org/pdf/080212.pdf

My cousin just called me to ask me if there is really "antifreeze" in vaccines. :roll:
WTF Is that, other than a freakin' SCARE TACTIC?!?!
Also, 1 of 150 children develops autism in 2008 ?
Doctors are diagnosing it more often these days, which accounts for most (if not all) of that huge increase.

In slightly related news, diagnosis of demonic possession has gone way down since the 1500s. :twisted:
73% of all statistics are made up, including this one.

I'm waiting as fast as I can.
User avatar
Raesene
Jedi Master
Posts: 1341
Joined: 2006-09-09 01:56pm
Location: Vienna, Austria

Post by Raesene »

SCRawl wrote:
Raesene wrote:
Also, 1 of 150 children develops autism in 2008 ?
Doctors are diagnosing it more often these days, which accounts for most (if not all) of that huge increase.

In slightly related news, diagnosis of demonic possession has gone way down since the 1500s. :twisted:
That was my suspicion too. Nevertheless epidemologists/psychologists will be looking at that very closely.

"In view of the circumstances, Britannia waives the rules."

"All you have to do is to look at Northern Ireland, [...] to see how seriously the religious folks take "thou shall not kill. The more devout they are, the more they see murder as being negotiable." George Carlin

"We need to make gay people live in fear again! What ever happened to the traditional family values of persecution and lies?" - Darth Wong
"The closet got full and some homosexuals may have escaped onto the internet?"- Stormbringer

Post Reply