"Theres a woman who came up crying to me tonight after the debate. She said her daughter was given that vaccine ... She told me her daughter suffered mental retardation as a result. There are very dangerous consequences."Bachmann relayed a statement made to her post-debate and followed it up with a "very dangerous consequences" statement of her own. I have a hard time vilifying her for this. I think most rational folks would have an equally hard time, especially those aware of the negative side effects the HPV vaccine can and has exhibited.
I don't. It's inexcusable. She can recover her credibility if she apologizes and says she spoke out of error and/or emotion.
The rest of my response is in post #169.