The Jenny McCarthy body count (antivax)

[JJM]

http://www.skepticforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=54&t=11082

See also: http://www.skepticforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=54&t=11082

http://scienceblogs.com/insolence/2009/03/beware_a_wave_of_stupid_is_about_to_fall.php

Ms. McCarthy opposes childhood vaccinations. She is going to be responsible (if not already) for a lot of dead, and permanently injured, children/people.

 

[Professor Yaffle]

http://www.internationalskeptics.com/forums/showthread.php?t=138798

 

[JJM]

Thank you. It seems misplaced there; but I just want it to be aired. The latest of which I know is http://scienceblogs.com/insolence/2009/04/i_really_wish_this_were_an_april_fools_d.php

 

[skeppy]

Jenny McCarthy and Jim Carrey are going to be on Larry King Live Friday night (April 3). There are also supposed to be representatives of the other side of the "controversy". It will be interesting to see if the Body Count site gets a mention.

 

[dudalb]

Jenny McCarthy and Jim Carrey are going to be on Larry King Live Friday night (April 3). There are also supposed to be representatives of the other side of the "controversy". It will be interesting to see if the Body Count site gets a mention.

I won't bother to watch because I know what will happen. King will give all the attention and side with McCarthy and Carrey becaust they are "celebs" and he wants them back on his show.
I hate Larry King. He is right behind Oprah in the "Major TV Host who promotes woo" department.

 

[Eos of the Eons]

Body count will get ignorned, since a celebrity isn't behind it. Try getting a bimbo to be the face of the website, and make sure she is showing lots of cleavage and has been in Playboy. Then get her a PR person and go to lots of parties to meet other celebs that host talk shows. THEN, only then, and only maybe will the Body Count site ever get a mention.

 

[pgwenthold]

Well Amanda Peet hasn't been in Playboy, but from what I have seen, she will stand up to McCarthy.

 

[Vorticity]

i just noticed on the CNN website they have the following description of the impending show:

Jenny McCarthy and Jim Carrey get serious about autism! Questions - and answers - about vaccines from experts on both sides of the controversy.

Feh. "Experts" on both sides.

 

[Eos of the Eons]

Who is there "vaccine expert" for either "side"???

It's too bad that something as important as health is used as a toy by celebrities to gain them attention and media presence.

 

[Gregoire]

I watched the clip on the website.

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2009/04/04/lkl.jim.jenny.autism.pt1.cnn

I can't believe it. Their "expert" who still thinks vaccines "might" play a role in the etiology of autism is Dr. Bernadine Healy, former President of the Red Cross. Her evidence only appears to be anecdotal reports from parents. Apparently she thinks even more studies are required to disprove such a link.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anecdotal_evidence

 

[Eos of the Eons]

Fisher was good, but barely got a word in edgewise and hardly ever. And the rest treated Fisher like a blind fool. Fisher try to refute some claims, too bad Fisher didn't get as much air time and chances to finish talking.