Glimpses of truth making it through the substantial hype. Look into vaccines yourself, don't just trust the bobble heads on the news.
The FDA's own insert that comes with the swine flu shot says:
"Safety and Effectiveness has NOT been established in pregnant women or nursing mothers."
The vaccines are passed and heavily recommended for infants, children, and their mothers based on trials for previous flu shots. The vaccine makers have been given immunity from legal action related to side effects.
"The agency had issued no public announcement of the session -- only private invitations to fifty-two attendees. There were high-level officials from the CDC and the Food and Drug Administration, the top vaccine specialist from the World Health Organization in Geneva and representatives of every major vaccine manufacturer, including GlaxoSmithKline, Merck, Wyeth and Aventis Pasteur. All of the scientific data under discussion, CDC officials repeatedly reminded the participants, was strictly "embargoed." There would be no making photocopies of documents, no taking papers with them when they left.
Even for scientists and doctors accustomed to confronting issues of life and death, the findings were frightening. "You can play with this all you want," Dr. Bill Weil, a consultant for the American Academy of Pediatrics, told the group. The results "are statistically significant." Dr. Richard Johnston, an immunologist and pediatrician from the University of Colorado whose grandson had been born early on the morning of the meeting's first day, was even more alarmed. "My gut feeling?" he said. "Forgive this personal comment -- I do not want my grandson to get a thimerosal-containing vaccine until we know better what is going on."
But instead of taking immediate steps to alert the public and rid the vaccine supply of thimerosal, the officials and executives at Simpsonwood spent most of the next two days discussing how to cover up the damaging data. According to transcripts obtained under the Freedom of Information Act, many at the meeting were concerned about how the damaging revelations about thimerosal would affect the vaccine industry's bottom line. "We are in a bad position from the standpoint of defending any lawsuits," said Dr. Robert Brent, a pediatrician at the Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children in Delaware. "This will be a resource to our very busy plaintiff attorneys in this country." Dr. Bob Chen, head of vaccine safety for the CDC, expressed relief that "given the sensitivity of the information, we have been able to keep it out of the hands of, let's say, less responsible hands." Dr. John Clements, vaccines advisor at the World Health Organization, declared that "perhaps this study should not have been done at all." He added that "the research results have to be handled," warning that the study "will be taken by others and will be used in other ways beyond the control of this group."
Stand-up comedian Chris Martin riffs on the hazards of sharing the same name with a famous rock star, Edgar Allen Poe, Ellen DeGeneres, Harrison Ford, Teddy Kennedy, Jesus and Twitter at the Chortle Barn in Mechanicsville, VA October 2, 2009.Stand-up comedian Chris Martin riffs on the hazards of sharing the same name with a... more
The ex-Miss California refused to answer a question from Larry King about her settlement, calling him inappropriate then removed her microphone when a caller was on the line. She never stops smiling.The ex-Miss California refused to answer a question from Larry King about her... more
Former Miss California Carrie Prejean, who is currently promoting her tell-all book “Still Standing” (details and videos), completely lost it when Larry tried to ask about the why she and the Pageant organization agreed to settle the lawsuit on ‘Larry King Live’ on Wednesday (November 11)
Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachmann maintains one of the largest press operations in Congress. Her staff goes out of its way to "place" the Republican firebrand on television and radio talk shows.
Appearing on CNN's "Larry King Show" the other night, she argued that Rush Limbaugh and Glenn Beck are the new voices not just of the Republican Party but of America.
King kept noting that the actual appeal of Beck -- the hot new "star" of the right -- and his compatriots is miniscule when compared with the potential audience. "They're talking (to) about one percent of the population," observed the veteran cable host. "They had no effect on the election... Would you want them to be the voice of the Republican Party?"
In fact, only the grand old man of right-wing talk radio, Limbaugh, can stake a reasonable claim on a listenership that exceeds 5 percent of the population. And even by Limbaugh's wildest estimates of his appeal, his listenership does not account for 10 percent of the voting-age population.
Here, courtesy of the keen observers at Think Progress is a snippet of the conversation:
KING: Would you want the Limbaugh, that crowd -- would you want them to be your voice as the Republican Party stands in this country?
BACHMANN: Well remember it's who the American people are referring to Larry. And the American people are looking to voices like Sean Hannity, Rush Limbaugh, Mark Levin, Glenn Beck...
KING: I just told you -- it's 2 percent of America (that regularly tunes in to Bachmann's favorite programming). It's 2 percent!
BACHMANN: If you look for a critical mass, that's the movement, that's the direction that the critical mass is going. And the American people are very smart people.Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachmann maintains one of the largest press operations... more
Controversial Iranian leader Mahmoud Ahmadinejad sat down for an interview with CNN’s Larry King on Friday, after dominating the day’s news with the discovery of a secret nuclear facility that the country had not declared to the International Atomic Energy Agency, and which President Obama called “a direct challenge to the basic foundation of the nonproliferation regime.”Controversial Iranian leader Mahmoud Ahmadinejad sat down for an interview with... more
Tonight, CNN is airing Chris Brown's interview with Larry King in its entirety. Brown has been trying to clean up his image since his horrific assault on then-girlfriend Rihanna back in February. Were his actions unforgivable or should we as a society give him a second chance and let him rebuild his career and his image?Tonight, CNN is airing Chris Brown's interview with Larry King in its entirety. Brown... more
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Jorge Carreon writes in this edition of Personalities in Brief, a bombshell from Chris Brown’s first major interview sets all media lines on fire. CNN’s Larry King gets the beleagured pop star’s side of the story, who says he doesn’t remember assaulting ex-girlfriend Rihanna, while admitting he still “loves her.”Jorge Carreon writes in this edition of Personalities in Brief, a bombshell from Chris... more
Griffin O'Neal appeared on the Larry King Live show on Monday, and spoke about his relationship with not-quite stepmom Farrah Fawcett, and about the inner workings of Ryan O'Neal. Some highlights include:
Ryan O'Neal's infidelities, his violence and his cruelty to his son, including Griffin's account of the time Ryan tried to shoot him in the face (that comes in around the 7 minute mark and it gets dramatic).Griffin O'Neal appeared on the Larry King Live show on Monday, and spoke about his... more
Meanwhile, let's remember what Mossadeq said 46 years ago: "No nation goes anywhere under the shadow of dictatorship."
Republicans are accusing President Obama of not talking tough enough to the Iranians. Perhaps they think we should start a third war.
People who know the history of U.S. interference in Iran understand that he must maintain as even a position as possible with that regime. I can easily understand why the Iranians see the British and U.S. hands in the present demonstrations.
In 1951 a CIA-fomented coup attempted to replace the duly elected premier of Iran, Mohammad Mossadeq, with the shah. After this failed, a second one succeeded. The reason for overthrowing Mossadeq was his attempt to get the British to give Iran a fair share of the oil revenue.
The shah reigned with U.S. support until 1979. During this time he was noted for his vicious secret police , the SAVAK, which tortured many opposition leaders. During his reign the British and U.S. were able to extract oil on very favorable terms.
After the 1979 coup, relations with Iran were not good. Israel was also on bad terms with Iran because it was seen to be a tool of the United States.
In 1988 our cruiser, Vincennes, shot down a jumbo Iranian airliner with all aboard killed. Our apology and compensation was not at the level that would be expected in such a case. Iran understandably was insulted by this.
George W. Bush labeled Iran part of the Axis of Evil. He also spent over $75 million on "Support of Democracy" in Iran. The Iranians clearly saw this as meddling in their internal affairs.
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Center HarborMeanwhile, let's remember what Mossadeq said 46 years ago: "No nation goes anywhere... more
The BBC said Sunday that the satellites it uses to broadcast in Persian were being jammed from Iran, disrupting its reports on the hotly-disputed presidential election.
The corporation said television and radio services had been affected from 1245 GMT Friday onwards by "heavy electronic jamming" which had become "progressively worse".
Satellite technicians had traced the interference to Iran, it said.
The satellites its uses in the Middle East to broadcast BBC Persian television to Iran were being affected, meaning that audiences in Iran, the Middle East and Europe would likely experience disruption.
BBC Arabic television and other language services had also experienced transmission problems, the corporation said.
"Any attempt to block BBC Persian television is wrong and against international treaties on satellite communication. Whoever is attempting the blocking should stop it now," said BBC World Service director Peter Horrocks.
"It seems to be part of a pattern of behaviour by the Iranian authorities to limit the reporting of the aftermath of the disputed election.
"In Tehran, (BBC world affairs editor) John Simpson and his cameraman were briefly arrested after they had filmed material for a piece," he added.
Iranian authorities on Sunday shut down the office of Arab news channel Al-Arabiya in Tehran for a week in the wake of the disputed election win by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the channel said.
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CNN host Larry King stunned television viewers last week by researching the background and accomplishments of a guest prior to interviewing him on his popular cable television show. [more]
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Miss California's brilliant answer to the gay marriage question during the Miss USA competition is just one of the things Conor Knighton talks about in his weekly roundup of the crazy world of 24-hour media madness. This week he also looks at amazing edits to 'Snakes on a Plane,' Perez Hilton, Oprah Winfrey and Ashton Kutcher's Twitter updates, a new lifetime movie starring Billy Ray Cyrus and Heather Locklear, and Susan Boyle.
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After the dramatic answer to his question on gay marriage at this weekends Miss USA pageant and the follow ups in the media blogger Perez HIlton has been doing the rounds on the press. He wound up facing Dennis Prager on Larry King Live.
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