Comments on: McCain’s Autism Gaffe

By: NeuroLogica Blog » Some Follow Up On Vaccines

NeuroLogica Blog » Some Follow Up On Vaccines — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 12:00:59 +0000

[...] month I wrote about John McCain’s ignorant parroting of the false claims for an autism epidemic and a possible link to vaccines. I had mentioned at the [...]

By: Potter1000

Potter1000 — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 16:39:27 +0000

tk42, I understand what you’re saying about typos in a daily blog with lots of content, but I don’t think there’s anything wrong with pointing out mistakes that Dr. Novella then has the option of correcting if he wishes. As a professed grammar nerd yourself, you must understand that grammatical errors can detract from what anybody is trying to say–whether it’s a book or an e-mail or a blog post. And this blog is very well written, so Dr. Novella obviously cares about the quality of presentation to some extent.

By: champagnej

champagnej — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 05:34:18 +0000

I can’t wait til my kids are the only ones being vaccinated

By: The Lay Scientist

The Lay Scientist — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 15:49:31 +0000

Presidential Candidates on Vaccines – I’d vote McCain…!…

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By: tk42

tk42 — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 15:41:00 +0000

One of the most important things a President does is make appointments. I need to know that McCain will not make appointments to the CDC, for example, that will compromise vaccination programs. Vaccines are arguably the most successful medical technology in history, but their strength depends on public trust and compliance. I’d hate to be a single-issue voter, but this one is a really big deal to me. (I’m a med student.)

On another note, would folks please refrain from pointing out insignificant typos in Dr. Novella’s *daily* posts? I have no idea how he finds the time to be so active online given the demands of academic medicine, and I certainly don’t want him wasting that time checking grammar. I’m a big grammar nerd, too, but come on… It’s a blog, not a text book.

By: orDover

orDover — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 08:15:12 +0000

aj -

You asked, “please disprove those other toxins as myths for me and put my mind at ease so I can live in bliss.”

Okay, here you go:
http://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/?p=9

http://scienceblogs.com/insolence/2008/02/still_more_evidence_that_its_all_about_t_1.php

http://scienceblogs.com/insolence/2008/02/still_more_evidence_that_its_all_about_t.php

http://scienceblogs.com/insolence/2007/11/cries_the_antivaccinationist_why_are_we.php

(Do you think aj will really read these?)

By: Nitpicking

Nitpicking — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 06:55:12 +0000

The thing is, if I were in the room with McCain I could, I think, make him understand.

“The vaccine haters are American versions of Lysenko.” A commie-fighter like Senator McCain would get that instantly.

By: Potter1000

Potter1000 — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 01:56:10 +0000

I just realized I said “most dictionaries” as if I went to the Library of Congress and sampled all the dictionaries they had. I should say “the two I looked at.”

By: Potter1000

Potter1000 — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 01:54:38 +0000

Also, although “gaffe” seems to be the preferred spelling, most dictionaries just list “gaff” as an alternate spelling with the same meaning. Perhaps that’s due to mistakes ultimately being accepted, but nevertheless you weren’t actually wrong before, Dr. No.

May I call you Dr. No?

By the way, that was very funny, Steven R.

By: Steven R

Steven R — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 22:36:34 +0000

I think aj is being satirical, and if not then the world of education really needs help.

I can honestly say though, last time i was injected with aborted fetal tissue, i did not feel bad at all, and the formaldehyde smoothies my doctor advised me to drink have had no ill effects to date. However, i did feel a little, funny when i had to take some monkey kidney cells in suppository form. I dont know what the sensation was, but it wasnt bad.

Really now, no one(here) is making the claim that lead, mercury, and other things of that nature are good for you in high quantities. The issue here is how much of X material is bad, or good for an individuals health.

Also, you should try to make an actual claim rather than just being passive aggressive about everything, it doesnt really help in having a discussion about something, in fact, it is counter productive. Alternatively, you dont really care about trying to come to an honest conclusion about the topic at hand.