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Are claims of Gardisil causing mental retardation a part of that Judicial Watch report?

No. The Judicial Watch report does not reference 'mental retardation'. And it would have been better for Bachmann if she had not as well. However, for sake of fairness and intellectual honesty, Bachmann did not make the claim that Gardasil caused mental retardation either. She relayed the story of a crying woman after the debate who indicating it had done so to her daughter. If Ron Paul, a doctor, had repeated such a story I might admonish him for it. I'd expect him to be skeptical. But I can't vilify Bachmann, with no medical background I am aware of, for repeating it. I will, however, watch for her to own up to the misstep publicly. That act will make more of a statement about her than the initial error, in my opinion. All people make mistakes -- it's what we do about them that weighs for or against us.