AgeofAutism - The Parasites Thank You, Peet

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" If her debut weren't good enough news for those of us interested in

truth, Ms. Peet's explicit affection for Dr. Offit, whom she

characterizes as a mentor and guide, raised his profile to heights

never before seen, and to a microscope that he has never before been

subjected. As the famous Polynesian saying goes, " the higher up a

tree a monkey climbs, the more of his ass you see. " Truer words were

never spoken. "

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July 18, 2008

The Parasites Thank You, Peet

By J.B. Handley

If Every Child By Two and Offit were hoping to get a Hollywood

spokesperson who was the anti-, they got their wish and more.

Where evokes immediate sympathy from millions for her story of

a beautiful son who literally died in her arms, descended into

autism, and then climbed from the abyss to resume life as the

beautiful, articulate, loving child he was meant to be, Ms. Peet's

public debut was a PR disaster that ended yesterday in her public

apology to the hundreds of thousands of parents she outraged by

calling them " parasites " for their decision to shun vaccination for

fear they may cause their children neurological harm.

If her debut weren't good enough news for those of us interested in

truth, Ms. Peet's explicit affection for Dr. Offit, whom she

characterizes as a mentor and guide, raised his profile to heights

never before seen, and to a microscope that he has never before been

subjected. As the famous Polynesian saying goes, " the higher up a

tree a monkey climbs, the more of his ass you see. " Truer words were

never spoken.

Offit defending vaccines is like Manson arguing the

merits of religious cults, and reporters and gossip columnists across

the country are Googling away and learning about the extreme

conflicts, Congressional reprimands, vaccine patents, paid

spokesperson gigs, and underhanded book deals that characterize

Offit's dealings.

Ms. Peet's " apology " began innocently enough:

" I wanted to address my

<http://www.cookiemag.com/entertainment/2008/07/amandapeet>COMMENT in

Cookie magazine that " parents who don't vaccinate their children are

parasites. " I believe in my heart that my use of the word " parasites "

was mean and divisive; I completely understand why it offended some

parents, and in particular, parents of children with autism who feel

that vaccines caused their illness. For this I am truly sorry. Since

my mom has Parkinson's Disease, I know what it feels like to want a

concrete cause, and a concrete cure, as soon as possible. "

As I read the last sentence of her first paragraph above, I thought

to myself, " here it comes. " That patronizing tone we have all grown

so tired of was settling in, and Ms. Peet didn't disappoint. Turns

out her apology was actually a non-apology after all, and she used

this opportunity to parrot the party line of Offit and the AAP.

If Offit and his cronies didn't ghostwrite the rest of her statement

themselves, they at least hovered over Ms. Peet's keyboard and moved

her hands to type the proper letters.

Ms. Peet writes:

" Fourteen studies have been conducted (both here in the US and

abroad), and these tests are reproducible; no matter where they are

administered, or who is funding them, the conclusion is the same:

there is no association between autism and vaccines. "

Offit, in the Boston Globe wrote:

" Certainly there is plenty of evidence to refute the notion that

vaccines cause autism. Fourteen epidemiological studies have shown

that the risk of autism is the same whether children received the MMR

vaccine or not, and five have shown that thimerosal-containing

vaccines also do not cause autism. "

Ms. Peet writes:

" In fact, although there are many more vaccine doses given today, the

entire vaccine schedule contains far fewer antigens components of

viruses or bacteria " than vaccines of the past. (In other words, it's

more shots, but less vaccine.) Why doesn't anyone talk about this? "

, President of the AAP, wrote last month:

" The fact is, today's vaccines are safer than any in history. Current

vaccines are more refined than older versions, so children receive

fewer immune-challenging antigens overall even though they get a

larger number of immunizations. "

And, finally, to ensure a place in every parent's Hall of Shame, Ms.

Peet writes:

" The real question is why the media and journalists are still

presenting vaccine safety as a controversy. There are a few fringe

medical groups and parent advocacy groups who claim that vaccines

cause autism, or that they have too many " toxins, " or " viral

challenges " for our tiny babies' bodies to handle. Hopefully children

do not have to die before people start to realize the cost of

withholding vaccines. "

Ms. Peet does us all a favor. Her insensitive language, her parroting

of party-lines crafted by the Vaccine Industry's henchmen, her lack

of any legitimate dog in the fight, they all serve as a microcosm for

the battle we are all fighting today: hundreds of thousands of

parents, emboldened by truth and steadfast in honoring their fallen

children, fighting the Pharma whores, slick lawyers, and bureaucrats

trying to save their own skin. Our mission is truth, our goals are

clear, and our message is unwavering.

Ms. Peet, you are a worthy spokesperson for their side, welcome to our fight.

J.B. Handley is co-founder of

<http://www.generationrescue.org/>Generation Rescue and Editor at

Large for Age of Autism.

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Sheri Nakken, former R.N., MA, Hahnemannian Homeopath

Vaccination Information & Choice Network, Nevada City CA & Wales UK

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