In the wake of John McCain’s statement preceding the Texas primary that there is “strong evidence” of a link between vaccine preservatives and the rising incidence of autism, the number of writers attacking the conclusion with such certainty is stunning. How do they know the connection is a myth?
David Kirby(author of autism tome Evidence of Harm) was on for another enlightening appearance surveying the issue, and blogged about the appearance on Huffington Post:
He said the rise of cases is indisputable, meaning it’s not just better diagnosis, we have more autism in America today than we had 10 or 15 years ago. He’s trying to figure out what is going on. He recognizes there is a national emergency. It may not be the mercury in the vaccines, it may not be the vaccines at all, but, until we get to the bottom of this it’s refreshing, to say the least, to hear a politician out there talking about what a lot of other people are talking about.
At some point, if you want to get into some of the studies that are coming out, McCain — who’s been blasted in the last 24 hours, taking more “incoming” that I’ve received in 5 years in just 24 hours — he is referring to actual studies that have been published by very top flight scientists. And he has a very good medical and science staff. He would not have made this statement flippantly, and, it didn’t come out of nowhere.
Full transcript of appearance here…
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Great Post
Congratulations to first time poster, long time commenter – Ree
First time I’ve visited this site–I’ll be back for sure–just a minute-gotta’ let the dog in! Sorry-she was just teasing me! Are there more than 3 “Doves’ left in America? Hillary’s not one–don’t know about Barack–I’ll just have to take a chance!–Good work–tomvickers@suddenlink.net
Laree, I am so excited to see your by-line…you were my choice for “the woman candidate” during the Great Editor Search in January:
I look forward to more edification from your amazing storehouse of knowledge. You’re a darn good writer too! Thanks…
P.S. I met an Eskimo this past weekend – I really did!
Ree,
Nice job.
Frec,
Did you share a pie?
PTB
Yes, PT, we did…it was made out of raw meat…bison, I think 🙂
Congrats to you Ree. Excellent article with a caption and all. New Blood is always welcomed here at Imus Times.
I call it the “Female Perspective”. Something we have been lacking.
Though Keith, Channel and PTB do a fine job.
Have a cocktail on me.
My dear Laree: It’s so good to see you blogging! You’re a talented woman who did Chickaboomer proud when you liveblogged Imus’s first week back. You really helped me out big time. Thanks, again!
Chronological age is irrelevant. McCain’s a relatively young septuagenarian. Attitude and experience trump youth.
RE: Hillary. It bums me out that the media and public are so fickle to buy into Hillary’s 3 a.m. red phone ad and the rest of the negative garbage she slung at Obama. Her familiar victim role worked brilliantly (again).
Question: Does anyone want a victim answering the red phone? Not me.
http://www.chickaboomer.blogspot.com
Best to you, Laree! I’ll be reading!
Marty
Hey Laree, nice piece.
What else woul you expect from the Rolling Stone ?
This guy sounds typical of the youth condition in the 60s.
It was an ageist condition dictating that anyone over 30 could not be trusted.
This condition in those days was due to a mezmerizing belief that capitalism and hawkisness suddenly climbed up your butt like some alien once you turned 30.
War in those days was bad and never good at all under some idealistic wishful thinking that no matter what we can work it out. ( Oh my God, did I just quote the Beetles).
Its very simple to pick these guys out. He doesnt refer to Clinton in Kosovo, or taking shots at Osama only because the majority of Clintons policies were leftist enough to ignore whatever military applications he used.
I have no idea how old Taibbi is, but he sounds all of about 22-23 years old.
He sounds like me in the 60s and my moonbat days of the euphoric cosmic fog.
Great piece, Laree.
I have a big problem with people who use profanity simply for the sake of using profanity, which seems to be the case with Taibbi. It makes no point, adds nothing to either the content or context of his article and seems to just be there for the sake of being there. It seems to really detract from what he is trying to accomplish. I think the word Imus would use is, “gratuitous”.
Anybody have any idea what happened to Brian Williams?
I haven’t heard Imus mention it at all. Thought Russert was good this morning although I loved when Imus asked him debate like questions of who is President of this or that and Russert could not answer. Was pretty funny.
I sadly had to work at the sucky job this morning, so will have to wait til this weekend to listen to the podcast over on the other site.
I just wanted to welcome Ree to the lineup of writers here at Imus Times.
Wow…the female perspective…catchy name. Never heard it before. You gonna copywrite it, Bruce? 😉 Just kidding.
djjack,
In the interim you can find appearances posted for listening or download from both WABC and WTKK on the I-Mash!
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Neocon John McCain is Bush the third personified. If a Democrat takes the popular vote in November will the NeoCon Supreme Court appoint {as in 2000} its Republican man ~ McCain? You betcha. But then, who will impeach the Supreme Court? What a laugh! No-one.
Yes DJ-Jack I am just full of old sayings and quips. Could have called it the “Female point of View”. Or Woman’s point of View.
I am full of useless knowledge. Ha!! Ha!!
Guaranteed next president (Democrat or Republican) will not be elected by popular vote. Small Constitutional detail, United States Electoral College elects POTUS not popular vote!
I really like Matt Taibbi. I’ve been a huge fan since Imus had him on to promote his book Spanking the Donkey in 2004. For me, a female, he’s laugh out loud funny.
He has a blog called The Smirking Chimp at http://www.smirkingchimp.com. If anyone is interested in more of Matt Taibbi.
BREAKING NEWS
GREEN BAY WI- In a surprise move, just hours after the retirement of their “future hall of famer” quarterback, The Green Bay Packers have named Brett Favre’s wife, Deanna as his replacement..
“It’s time for a new direction and we believe she’s the one to carry on the great tradition of Packer Football on the frozen tundra of Lambeau field.,” Packer GM, Ted Thompson, said in a conference call late last night.
When reached for comment Ms. Favre answered. “If Hillary Clinton has the experience to be President after serving as First Lady for eight years, well I’ve been married to Brett for over twelve.”
More details as they become available.
Thanks Everyone,
I had a funtime giving Matt, the Eskimo treatment GRIN. I wanted him to feel welcomed into the Imus funhouse 🙂
Ree
Sorry for the topic change, all! Laree’s post will be back shortly…
Won’t be the first time Electoral College has determined winner vs. popular vote. See 2000 election for most recent example.
Keith, Did I anger the internet gods?
Just bad backroom blog management on my part 8)
Good Morning America did a story on Stringer this AM. I was listening to it as I drove to work. Guess she’s promoting the book. Robin Roberts mentioned that Imus wanted to keep in contact with the team and Stringer responded that she had heard “not a word” from Imus. The tone in her voice made it seem that Imus had broken a promise or something. Roberts didn’t ask a follow up question. Did anyone else see this?
Oh goody, Ree’s post not banned? I wuz gittin worried there ’bout ‘scrimination… 🙂
Regarding my poor taste joke to PTB about the “raw meat Eskimo pie,” it was really ice cream (naw, even that’s a joke). I wouldn’t want to hurt my new friend’s feelings. I really did learn some new things about the native Alaskan culture that I didn’t know before….including their linguistic connection to the Native Americans of New Mexico…also, he freely used the terms “Indian” and “Eskimo” that we non-natives have gotten leery of for fear of offending. What a relief!
Eskimo does not really mean “raw meat eater.” 🙂
More-than-you-want-to-know-alert: STOP HERE.
American Heritage Dictionary – Es·ki·mo (ěs’kə-mō’)
n. pl. Eskimo or Es·ki·mos
A group of peoples inhabiting the Arctic coastal regions of North America and parts of Greenland and northeast Siberia.
A member of any of these peoples. See Usage Note at Native American.
Any of the languages of the Eskimo peoples.
[French Esquimaux, possibly from Spanish esquimao, esquimal, from Montagnais ayashkimew, Micmac.]
Es’ki·mo’an adj.
Usage Note: Eskimo has come under strong attack in recent years for its supposed offensiveness, and many Americans today either avoid this term or feel uneasy using it. It is widely known that Inuit, a term of ethnic pride, offers an acceptable alternative, but it is less well understood that Inuit cannot substitute for Eskimo in all cases, being restricted in usage to the Inuit-speaking peoples of Arctic Canada and parts of Greenland. In Alaska and Arctic Siberia, where Inuit is not spoken, the comparable terms are Inupiaq and Yupik, neither of which has gained as wide a currency in English as Inuit. While use of these terms is often preferable when speaking of the appropriate linguistic group, none of them can be used of the Eskimoan peoples as a whole; the only inclusive term remains Eskimo. · The claim that Eskimo is offensive is based primarily on a popular but disputed etymology tracing its origin to an Abenaki word meaning “eaters of raw meat.” Though modern linguists speculate that the term actually derives from a Montagnais word referring to the manner of lacing a snowshoe, the matter remains undecided, and meanwhile many English speakers have learned to perceive Eskimo as a derogatory term invented by unfriendly outsiders in scornful reference to their neighbors’ unsophisticated eating habits. See Usage Note at Inuit.
http://www.abcnews.go.com/GMA/Story?id=4385562&page=1
ENJOY!
Frec,
I am of Penobscot descent on my father’s side a tribe that belonged to the larger Abenaki tribal group 🙂
Ree
Keith
There is no way to figure out if my blog was driving traffic to RollingStone Article? You know controversy sells, I thought it might peak people’s interest if they hadn’t read the article already on McCain Resurrected.
Ya Ya Ya I know about the Electoral College – was making my comment about the Supreme Court appointing Bush etal in 2000 {with my Tongue planted firmly in my cheeck}
cheek
The Penobscots are a great Tribe belonging to Maine & we have the beautiful Penobscot Bay nearby.
Yes the Penobscots have- old town. From memory I think back in the 80s, they won a court decision in their favor from the U.S. Government.
As I stated I am of Penobscot descent on my father’s side. I am not being smart ass, I am family historian, I know my ancestry.
http://www.indiancountry.com/content.cfm?id=1096415619
Thank you, Harley. Didn’t see GMA, but I hope we hear more about and from Ms. Stringer. She can’t be in too good a mood after losing…whatever Warner was reporting yesterday? I guess Rutgers’ girls are out of the tournament this year?
I always thought it was a very tall order for Imus to have pledged he wouldn’t say or do anything to make them regret their forgiveness of him. He can do his best, but the judgment of his efforts is “in their court.” Amends are best made without the burden of expectation on the other person…
Here is the Interview from 03/04/08 with Don Imus by David Kirby “Evidence of Harm”
Part 1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNlEgXH_kYs
Part 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPcPrqLoVZg