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guillaumeb

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35. Kennedy talks about the thimerosal component of the multiple vaccines.

Thu Jun 11, 2015, 05:39 PM

Jun 2015

A difference from saying that he is an anti-vaxxer.

From an interview with Kennedy:
“I’m pro-vaccine. I’ve had all six of my kids vaccinated,” he added. “I think we ought to have state and federal policies that maximize vaccine coverage of the population. But I think we have to begin the process by making sure the vaccines are safe, efficacious and that the regulatory agency which recommends vaccines … and monitors them has integrity and credibility, and, unfortunately, that is not the case at the moment.”

Also from the interview:
"Since then, Kennedy has made stops in California and New Jersey, eager to the combat the growing sentiment against anti-vaccine legislation. He counts among a number of public figures who have spoken out against vaccines including Jenny McCarthy, Rob Schneider, Donald Trump, and Billy Corgan of alternative rock band Smashing Pumpkins — all of whom believe that vaccines cause autism.

Read more here:http://thinkprogress.org/health/2015/05/08/3656923/rfk-jr-against-vaccines/

So when you brand him as an "anti-vaxxer" what exactly do you mean?

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I think this TPP deal might be the beginning of the end of Hillary's Presidential aspirations [View all] bigdarryl Jun 2015 OP

Ok then. nt DURHAM D Jun 2015 #1

If she is not against it then she is for it. If she was against it she would have come out swinging snagglepuss Jun 2015 #2

She has no answers because she's for it bigdarryl Jun 2015 #3

Obama is trying to push the monster through Congress before Hillary comes out with her JDPriestly Jun 2015 #27

She has the option to rally her substantial base to oppose at the very least fast track. snagglepuss Jun 2015 #54

She favors the TPP. JDPriestly Jun 2015 #100

In a world were you can't be sure your candidate can win you grasp for straws. upaloopa Jun 2015 #12

Interesting that you don't defend her stand, you don't defend the TPP, why is that? rhett o rick Jun 2015 #18

So, where do you think Hillary stands on the TPP? JDPriestly Jun 2015 #30

Yep. What a pickle to be in. Can't pick a side because HRC hasn't told her swooners which side to GoneFishin Jun 2015 #97

Since the alternative is a corporacratic nightmare demwing Jun 2015 #75

Oh no you don't. I've waited to for her VIEW on this as it cuts Medicare. I tolerated Keystone... TheNutcracker Jun 2015 #83

"You're either with us, or you are with the terrorists" George W. Bush MohRokTah Jun 2015 #29

Do you support the TPP? sabrina 1 Jun 2015 #98

The more I hear from folks like you and others on DU... MohRokTah Jun 2015 #116

That makes no sense. Jesus Malverde Jun 2015 #122

I vote for Democrats who are real Democrats. truedelphi Jun 2015 #4

You are in good company because nobody is going to vote for your mythical Dem. upaloopa Jun 2015 #13

What? No one has ever voted in a Jackie Spier? Or a John Garamendi? n/t truedelphi Jun 2015 #19

You may not have noticed ... GeorgeGist Jun 2015 #5

Well neither do we, but we have an opinion. MoonchildCA Jun 2015 #8

Here is good information. Thinkingabout Jun 2015 #33

I think everyone knows that. GoneOffShore Jun 2015 #10

She has voice. It was glaringly silent. 99Forever Jun 2015 #15

What difference does that make? She supports the TPP and other killer rhett o rick Jun 2015 #20

She could do what leaders are supposed to do which is to rally her base to demand snagglepuss Jun 2015 #56

But she's asking for one demwing Jun 2015 #82

Beginning of the End for Hillary # 45.. misterhighwasted Jun 2015 #6

HRC's Waterloo, I tell ya! n/t 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2015 #7

Bernie okasha Jun 2015 #67

Keep dreaming. Better get used to saying Madame President! leftofcool Jun 2015 #9

I will keep dreaming, dreaming of a government not controlled by the billionaires. rhett o rick Jun 2015 #21

As long as it is not "President Fiorina" that you are talking about. eom. guillaumeb Jun 2015 #31

One can only hope. GoneOffShore Jun 2015 #11

Thank you for playing! OilemFirchen Jun 2015 #14

Beginning of the end of President Obama's administration as well? brooklynite Jun 2015 #16

If Tom Hartman said it, well... MohRokTah Jun 2015 #17

That post says all I need to know about you. 99Forever Jun 2015 #22

He fawns all over Robert Kennedy when Kennedy pushes his anti-vaxxer bullshit. MohRokTah Jun 2015 #24

Thom tells it like it is and to you that's woo. rhett o rick Jun 2015 #23

Yeah, anti-vaxxer bullshit and JFK theories. MohRokTah Jun 2015 #26

Kennedy talks about the thimerosal component of the multiple vaccines. guillaumeb Jun 2015 #35

Kennedy is an anti-vax woo merchant. Nothing more MohRokTah Jun 2015 #36

Did you read the link I provided? guillaumeb Jun 2015 #39

I listened to him push anti-vax woo LIVE on the Thom Hartmann show. MohRokTah Jun 2015 #43

I also have listened to Kennedy on WCPT. guillaumeb Jun 2015 #48

Saying the vaccines could be dangerous is not anti-vaxxer. WDIM Jun 2015 #86

Everything he has to say about Thimerisol is wrong and is woo, eom MohRokTah Jun 2015 #118

Who cares about the anti-vaxxers? Only You because its a great way to hijack a TPP Katashi_itto Jun 2015 #64

+1 AtomicKitten Jun 2015 #115

I am guessing you don't like anyone that might dare to question authority. rhett o rick Jun 2015 #84

No. I despise merchants of woo like Hartmann and Kennedy. eom MohRokTah Jun 2015 #117

I see, Truth = woo. Don't speak out against the authority. rhett o rick Jun 2015 #119

I think the 8 days for the "I didn't want to carry 2 phones" Motown_Johnny Jun 2015 #25

Was her private server hacked by the Chinese when the rest of the govt was hacked? Hekate Jun 2015 #71

Bwahahah... The rest of the government!!!! Motown_Johnny Jun 2015 #93

I can't speak for anyone fredamae Jun 2015 #28

Here's a link to Senator Sanders remarks on HRC's stance GoneOffShore Jun 2015 #32

Here is a reply to Senator Sanders. Thinkingabout Jun 2015 #34

Good to hear. GoneOffShore Jun 2015 #40

All Hillary needs to do is tell us where she stands. Vinca Jun 2015 #37

here Thinkingabout Jun 2015 #42

Ooooh, she has 'problems" with a couple of provisions! markpkessinger Jun 2015 #55

Did you see this in her statement? I did not see that. Thinkingabout Jun 2015 #59

Not explicitly . . . markpkessinger Jun 2015 #61

Wait until she says something to the effect before jumping on the wagon Thinkingabout Jun 2015 #65

I have to assume that if was an area of significant concern to her . . . markpkessinger Jun 2015 #66

This is why we wait. Thinkingabout Jun 2015 #78

TPP is a total game changer, if you are alive & breathing & don't understand how screwed people and mother earth Jun 2015 #38

Actually, the vast majority of likely voters simply don't give shit. MohRokTah Jun 2015 #45

YET. They soon will feel its impact & there is no room for complacency on anyone's part. mother earth Jun 2015 #49

If it goes anything like after NAFTA... MohRokTah Jun 2015 #60

NAFTA was a great success? I beg to differ...or perhaps it was successful for the corporations? mother earth Jun 2015 #88

Were you working in the late 1990s and early 2000s? Recursion Jun 2015 #101

Supporting NAFTA Was the Kiss of Death for Democrats --Why Dems Should Think Twice About Voting for mother earth Jun 2015 #120

The reality of NAFTA: same link from huffpo, there's no shortage of articles on NAFTA failures. mother earth Jun 2015 #121

With or without an equity bubble? MFrohike Jun 2015 #92

I'll turn that back at you: point to the damage Recursion Jun 2015 #102

Challenge accepted MFrohike Jun 2015 #103

Nope. Look at the chart Recursion Jun 2015 #105

heh MFrohike Jun 2015 #107

Where are you getting 1995? You should read your link. Plus it said "real income" Recursion Jun 2015 #108

Check the chart again MFrohike Jun 2015 #109

Oh, I see, you don't care that average workers were making more money after NAFTA Recursion Jun 2015 #110

Nice bullshit you got there MFrohike Jun 2015 #111

400K jobs to Mexico in a period during which 23 million jobs were created Recursion Jun 2015 #112

Wonk wonk wonk MFrohike Jun 2015 #113

There, that worked pretty well. We both made arguments Recursion Jun 2015 #114

You can ask the average Democratic voter what TPP is and they will say "What?" leftofcool Jun 2015 #50

So far, that may be true, come the election it may well not be so. Naysayers, I'm repeating, TPP is mother earth Jun 2015 #52

And you think that says something positive about the "average Democratic voter"? tularetom Jun 2015 #53

Politicans are elected to give a damn, a damn about people not snagglepuss Jun 2015 #58

Where is Hillary's leadership when it's needed the most? Martin Eden Jun 2015 #41

Here Thinkingabout Jun 2015 #44

That is not Leadership. Martin Eden Jun 2015 #51

Your opinion, a real leader gathers the information before making decisions, makes Hillary very Thinkingabout Jun 2015 #57

Well the clock is ticking. If she needs more time than she should snagglepuss Jun 2015 #62

Is she in the line of passing TPP? No, in fact this will be decided before she could Thinkingabout Jun 2015 #68

What do you mean non-issue? She is an American isnt she? She and every one snagglepuss Jun 2015 #94

Hillary will not be voting on TPP or signing it after it passes in Congress. Thinkingabout Jun 2015 #96

Considering that she's already called it the "Gold Standard of trade agreements", Art_from_Ark Jun 2015 #70

She is a leader, she has not seen the final agreement, she will not be forced into going in either Thinkingabout Jun 2015 #73

Oh, for crying out loud Art_from_Ark Jun 2015 #74

My thoughts also, for crying out loud, how many times does she need to repeat her decision. Thinkingabout Jun 2015 #76

You can be an apologist all you want for this crap Art_from_Ark Jun 2015 #80

Good, continue to believe them, in the meantime allow those who wants to wait until the final Thinkingabout Jun 2015 #87

The agreement is already complete Art_from_Ark Jun 2015 #91

"Godot is going to arrive before she forcefully comes out against it." snagglepuss Jun 2015 #95

The TPP and other so-called Trade Agreements have been around long rhett o rick Jun 2015 #85

Sounds more like wishful thinking to me LordGlenconner Jun 2015 #46

It certainly isn't going to help her. Aerows Jun 2015 #47

Wishful thinking. N.T. Donald Ian Rankin Jun 2015 #63

I sure wish she'd say SOMETHING about it! CanonRay Jun 2015 #69

I'm a Sanders supporter, ejbr Jun 2015 #72

Her refusal to talk about it and take a stand hifiguy Jun 2015 #77

Then for the sake of the nation and the party JackInGreen Jun 2015 #79

Series-ly this is the umpteenth DU post giving a reason why Hilary is destined to lose... joeybee12 Jun 2015 #81

No, they don't realize that. NanceGreggs Jun 2015 #89

NAFTA and all of these trade deals are despised.... ms liberty Jun 2015 #90

North Carolina had no banking or biotech industry to speak of in 1993 Recursion Jun 2015 #104

I think the American people care about TPP... joshcryer Jun 2015 #99

Alrighty then! Lil Missy Jun 2015 #106