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The long, sordid antivaccine history of Donald Trump
ScienceBlogs ^ | September 15, 2015 | Orac (David H. Gorski, MD, PhD, FACS)

Posted on 09/15/2015 1:44:46 PM PDT by EveningStar

... Trump is antivaccine to the core. Don’t believe me? Never heard this before? Oh, ye of little faith! Orac can back up this statement very easily. To begin, let’s take a trip down memory lane. Donald Trump might be hip, happening, and now as far as the media is concerned because of his skill for making outrageous and often offensive statements so full of burning stupid as to threaten to singe the fabric of reality, but one thing that isn’t frequently discussed is his long history of parroting antivaccine misinformation.

The first time I learned of Donald Trump’s antivaccine proclivities was way back in 2007. What was he saying back then? This:

“When I was growing up, autism wasn’t really a factor,” Trump said. “And now all of a sudden, it’s an epidemic. Everybody has their theory. My theory, and I study it because I have young children, my theory is the shots. We’ve giving these massive injections at one time, and I really think it does something to the children.” ...


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TOPICS: Health/Medicine; Politics; Science
KEYWORDS: 2016election; antivaccine; election2016; newyork; trump
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To: BlueMondaySkipper

Scram. You bother me.


101 posted on 09/16/2015 1:01:44 PM PDT by miss marmelstein (Richard the Third: I'd like to drive away not only the Turks (moslims) but all my foes.")
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To: EveningStar

What about peanut allergies? No one had them when I was a kid and all of a sudden every child seems to have them.


102 posted on 09/16/2015 1:03:37 PM PDT by Fledermaus (To hell with the Republican Party. I'm done with them. If I want a Lib Dem I'd vote for one.)
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To: miss marmelstein
Scram. You bother me.

LOL. I simply asked if you did ANY due diligence before forking over money for a flu shot to prevent the common cold. I was being a FRiend Trying to help out in case someone was defrauding you with bad advise.

Are you always this way when people try to help?

103 posted on 09/16/2015 1:13:37 PM PDT by BlueMondaySkipper (Involuntarily subsidizing the parasite class since 1981)
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To: BlueMondaySkipper

No, only with you.


104 posted on 09/16/2015 2:50:18 PM PDT by miss marmelstein (Richard the Third: I'd like to drive away not only the Turks (moslims) but all my foes.")
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To: Boogieman
He said those things the same way you said that you like having relations with small boys.

It is all in the hack and slash.

105 posted on 09/16/2015 4:35:37 PM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear (Proud Infidel, Gun Nut, Religious Fanatic and Freedom Fiend)
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To: Harmless Teddy Bear

“He said those things the same way you said that you like having relations with small boys.”

WOW....

Speechless here. Are you really so deranged to defend Trump that you would make allegations like that against other FReepers????


106 posted on 09/16/2015 4:40:45 PM PDT by Boogieman
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To: Boogieman
You asked if he really said something and I confirmed that the words had been taken out of context and twisted until what he really said and what the blog was pushing were not even in the same ballpark.

You then proceeded to do the exact same thing the blog did and take only part of what I said to put your spin on it.

You got called. Deal.

BTW, your blog? You seem to have a lot in common with the author of this piece.

107 posted on 09/16/2015 4:57:10 PM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear (Proud Infidel, Gun Nut, Religious Fanatic and Freedom Fiend)
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To: Harmless Teddy Bear

Wow, you really are that demented. Sad.


108 posted on 09/16/2015 5:09:07 PM PDT by Boogieman
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