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39. Apparently Stephanie Messenger, the author of this book, is having a hard time in Australia:

Fri Feb 6, 2015, 11:12 PM

Feb 2015

Tenpenny’s anti-vax Australia trip scuttled
by idoubtit • January 28, 2015 • 7 Comments

In an update to this story earlier this month about an anti-vaccination informational tour, Anti-vaccination campaigner Sherri Tenpenny cancels Australian tour The Guardian.

Eight venues had cancelled because of opposition, mainly by parents, to a message that did not support children’s health. However, the Tenpenny party said something much different and highly questionable.

The controversial US anti-vaccination campaigner Sherri Tenpenny has cancelled her Australian tour following weeks of public pressure, blaming “anti-free-speech terrorists”.

On Wednesday night a joint announcement from Tenpenny and the Queensland-based tour organiser, Stephanie Messenger, was published on Facebook outlining their reasons for cancelling.
http://doubtfulnews.com/2015/01/tenpennys-anti-vax-australia-tripped-scuttled/

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GOOD GOD! MohRokTah Feb 2015 #1

OMG! leftofcool Feb 2015 #2

Are they going to also write a book which says Melanie's death is marvelous also. Thinkingabout Feb 2015 #3

Or one where Melanie talks about how happy she is that her new born sister is developmentally jwirr Feb 2015 #18

I would hope caring parents would love their children than advocating for this cause. Thinkingabout Feb 2015 #19

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Nope, "Melanie Infectionally Infects the Entire City" leftofcool Feb 2015 #5

Yes, definitely better. onecaliberal Feb 2015 #8

Or may-be "Melanie's Marvelous Trip to the Morgue" vankuria Feb 2015 #25

Ah, who could forget 'Carol's Colorful Chlamydia'......... nt Guy Whitey Corngood Feb 2015 #6

Melanie and the Marvelous Measels added to night number3 of Coachella this week. Initech Feb 2015 #7

Huh. I had measles when I was 2 years old and got encephalitis. yellowcanine Feb 2015 #9

Does it have a pop-up coffin? lame54 Feb 2015 #10

Are they seriously going that far? treestar Feb 2015 #11

Irony alert: Amazon's bot suggests you may also be intersted in George's Wonderful Medicine, hedgehog Feb 2015 #12

I hoped this was a joke Sweet Freedom Feb 2015 #13

Melon juice? HappyMe Feb 2015 #14

And there's lots of people here that will tell us jeff47 Feb 2015 #15

I have also heard that we are supposed to "negotiate" with them. HappyMe Feb 2015 #16

Or pretend it's a legitimate POV ismnotwasm Feb 2015 #21

Pertussis is terrifying. HappyMe Feb 2015 #22

You're welcome! ismnotwasm Feb 2015 #23

"Bobby's Bubbling Buboes" pipi_k Feb 2015 #17

As good an example as any how books have been dumbed down. Trillo Feb 2015 #20

This is not dumbing down; it's propaganda for a cause. There really is a difference. nt Hekate Feb 2015 #31

Oh, I've seen this--pretty sure it got thoroughly savaged in a thread here a couple years ago. Arkana Feb 2015 #24

Susie's Sensational Smallpox! greatauntoftriplets Feb 2015 #26

... TBF Feb 2015 #28

Snap! Actually, this snake oil saleswoman is in Brisbane, Australia. Hekate Feb 2015 #32

LOL! ProudToBeBlueInRhody Feb 2015 #40

Her next opus: Peter's Perfect Polio greatauntoftriplets Feb 2015 #41

I'm sorry Quackers Feb 2015 #27

If Measles is Marvelous, why drink Melon juice, Melanie? Arugula Latte Feb 2015 #29

Harry's Happy Hepatitis Initech Feb 2015 #30

I'm going to check Amazon's comments now to see if any of you dropped by. Hekate Feb 2015 #33

"My Parents Open Carry" central scrutinizer Feb 2015 #34

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if this isn't satire, it's as twisted as it get. spanone Feb 2015 #36

Praise Nurgle! ck4829 Feb 2015 #37

"It's also a great chance to teach them how fun poverty can be." beam me up scottie Feb 2015 #38

Apparently Stephanie Messenger, the author of this book, is having a hard time in Australia: icymist Feb 2015 #39