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Julia Roberts might not be too happy when she finds out that the woman she portrayed in a movie of the same name, Erin Brockovich, is currently praising Sarah Palin. This is considered an act of treason by the left. And that is not the only "heresy" committed by Erin Brockovich who, until recently, was considered to be a "progressive." An article by John Vidal in the UK Guardian details Brockovich's "thought crimes" (emphasis mine): ...Although she rates herself as a leading environmentalist, she is extremely keen on Sarah Palin, the huntin', shootin' Alaskan governor running for vice president with...

We have been spending our days getting all our ducks armed for bear and in a row--all of our anti-Gardasil ducks, that is. From checking my various areas on the internet, to finding moderators to listening to the tragic and painful stories of victims of the Gardasil vaccine, it has been a very busy time for me and my team. Gardasil, as you should know by now, is an HPV vaccine sold by Merc, a vaccine with a flawed marketing campaign targeting young girls. The premise is that the vaccine will protect young girls from cervical cancer, as well as...

Science: Erin Brockovich, the environmental heroine celebrated in the movie of the same name, is receiving the Harvard School of Public Health's highest honor. Too bad her fame is based on an enormous falsehood.The Julia Richmond Award is given, Harvard says, to those who "have promoted and achieved high standards for public health conditions."In this case, as a letter to an outraged alumnus, American Council of Science and Health President Elizabeth Whelan said, it's for Brockovich's efforts "on behalf of all of us, and especially the residents of Hinkley, California, whose health was adversely affected by a toxic substance dumped...

The Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) has just announced it’s giving its highest honor to Los Angeles paralegal Erin Brockovich, best known for her virtual beatification in the allegedly “based on a true story” film of the same name. Julia Roberts portrayed her as having the mouth of a hooker but a heart of gold. Yet the Hollywood Brockovich is bunk, and this is not Harvard’s finest hour. -snip- The California Cancer Registry showed no excess cancer in Hinkley compared to surrounding counties, despite the claim of Brockovich and her law firm that they suffered terribly high rates from...

Pop quiz. For its annual convention the American Public Health Association (APHA) chose as its keynote speaker: (a) a top government health official; (b) a Nobel Laureate scientist; or (c) an activist and shark assistant who's 20 percent silicone and 80 percent hot air. The answer, unfortunately, was "c" -- paralegal Erin Brockovich. According to the APHA, she discussed "her research and groundbreaking work in the area of industrial environmental negligence, its devastating effects on the public's health, and her continued pursuit for justice for those who have been harmed." In fact, as I have been writing for four years,...

Erin Brockovich back on the warpath April 29 2003 Los Angeles: Erin Brockovich, the environmental activist who inspired the film of the same name, filed claims today against a Beverly Hills school over claims that toxins on campus gave students and staff cancer. "Two hundred and eighty alumni and teachers are involved. They want answers, and so do we," Brockovich told a press conference, as she announced the first list of 25 plaintiffs that will form part of a class-action suit. In 1996, Brockovich and lawyer Ed Masry forced the utility company Pacific Gas and Electric to pay $US333 million...