08 Monday Feb 2010
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American politics, Center of Mass, global warming, John McCain, national politics, Sarah Palin, Tea Party, Tom Cox
An interesting piece by Tom Cox. My biggest issue with Palin is the “us against them” game she (along with so many politicians) plays.
via Trying to Trust Sarah Palin « Center of Mass.
08 Monday Feb 2010
Posted in Constitutional Issues, Health, Politics, Science
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abortion, autism, celebrity, drugs, Jenny McCarthy, Jim Carrey, Mother Jones, nanny state, Science, Thalidomide, vaccination
Actors Jenny McCarthy and Jim Carrey are taking a drubbing in the press for maintaining their stance that certain vaccinations promote autism in children now that the publication that originally published the allegations has distanced itself from them. This is something of a change from the more mixed press coverage McCarthy received before these latest revelations.
The suggestion seems to be that Hollywood celebrities like McCarthy and Carrey have no scientific expertise. This would hold more weight if some of Hollywoodland’s more ridiculously non-scientific beliefs were examined more closely.
