Re: Autism Speaks Genuflects to the CDC

[Guest guest]

You can let the folks at AS know how you feel about this by emailing

to the following:

mroithmayr@...

asinger@...,

dmarnane@...,

telliott@...,

bob.wright@...

Please tell them sent you...

>

> If any of you had new hope in Autism Speaks after they posted JB

> Handley's " Hey CDC, You forgot to count our son " piece, THINK

> AGAIN...

>

> If you check the hyperlink for the article

>

(http://www.autismspeaks.org/community/intheirownwords_hey_cdc.php),

> you will find the message " Page Not Found. " If you check the " in

> their own words " page

> (http://www.autismspeaks.org/community/index.php), no mention is

made

> of the article. Evidently the piece was removed as quickly as it

> appeared.

>

> This latest shenanigan makes it clear that AS " speaks " only for

those

> want to maintain the status quo, be well behaved and dare not raise

> any issues regarding vaccines and vaccine additives... If you fall

> into that category, may God bless you. If not, Autism Speaks does

NOT

> speak for your child! I know they don't speak for mine!

>

> To the leadership of AS - In case you think we wouldn't notice JB's

> article quietly slipping away, think again!

>

[Guest guest]

You can let the folks at AS know how you feel about this by emailing

to the following:

mroithmayr@...

asinger@...,

dmarnane@...,

telliott@...,

bob.wright@...

Please tell them sent you...

>

> If any of you had new hope in Autism Speaks after they posted JB

> Handley's " Hey CDC, You forgot to count our son " piece, THINK

AGAIN...

>

> If you check the hyperlink for the article

>

(http://www.autismspeaks.org/community/intheirownwords_hey_cdc.php),

> you will find the message " Page Not Found. " If you check the " in

> their own words " page

> (http://www.autismspeaks.org/community/index.php), no mention is

made

> of the article. Evidently the piece was removed as quickly as it

> appeared.

>

> This latest shenanigan makes it clear that AS " speaks " only for

those

> want to maintain the status quo, be well behaved and dare not

raise

> any issues regarding vaccines and vaccine additives... If you

fall

> into that category, may God bless you. If not, Autism Speaks does

NOT

> speak for your child! I know they don't speak for mine!

>

> To the leadership of AS - In case you think we wouldn't notice

JB's

> article quietly slipping away, think again!

>

[Guest guest]

It is my sincere hope Barry will bring JB's voice, and all of ours (especially our children's), to their organization...loud and clear. , you have a great task in front of you. We are counting on you.

-------------- Original message -------------- From: " Hooker" <brian@...>

If any of you had new hope in Autism Speaks after they posted JB Handley's "Hey CDC, You forgot to count our son" piece, THINK AGAIN...If you check the hyperlink for the article (http://www.autismspeaks.org/community/intheirownwords_hey_cdc.php), you will find the message "Page Not Found." If you check the "in their own words" page (http://www.autismspeaks.org/community/index.php), no mention is made of the article. Evidently the piece was removed as quickly as it appeared.This latest shenanigan makes it clear that AS "speaks" only for those want to maintain the status quo, be well behaved and dare not raise any issues regarding vaccines and vaccine additives... If you fall into that category, may God bless you. If not, Autism Speaks does NOT spe

ak for your child! I know they don't speak for mine!To the leadership of AS - In case you think we wouldn't notice JB's article quietly slipping away, think again!

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

I think AS got some negative feedback from JB's article.

I don't think too many people who treat their children biomedically

visit the AS website or give feedback via the website.

Please be as constuctive as possible if emailing.

> >

> > If any of you had new hope in Autism Speaks after they posted JB

> > Handley's " Hey CDC, You forgot to count our son " piece, THINK

> AGAIN...

> >

> > If you check the hyperlink for the article

> >

>

(http://www.autismspeaks.org/community/intheirownwords_hey_cdc.php),

> > you will find the message " Page Not Found. " If you check

the " in

> > their own words " page

> > (http://www.autismspeaks.org/community/index.php), no mention is

> made

> > of the article. Evidently the piece was removed as quickly as

it

> > appeared.

> >

> > This latest shenanigan makes it clear that AS " speaks " only for

> those

> > want to maintain the status quo, be well behaved and dare not

> raise

> > any issues regarding vaccines and vaccine additives... If you

> fall

> > into that category, may God bless you. If not, Autism Speaks

does

> NOT

> > speak for your child! I know they don't speak for mine!

> >

> > To the leadership of AS - In case you think we wouldn't notice

> JB's

> > article quietly slipping away, think again!

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Should anyone have any question about where Autism Speaks stands on the mercury

question, you might read this:

http://www.chop.edu/vaccine/images/vec_thimerosal.pdf

which is the page AS refers readers to for information about thimerosal.

Has King reviewed this document? I am sure he would have a field day

commenting

on the inaccuracies and misleading statements therein. The article starts out

by stating

how differently ethylmercury behaves in the body from methylmercury. There was

a time

when that argument had me confused and thinking my somewhat limited

understanding

of biochemistry might be why the thimerosal argument made a lot of sense to me,

but not

CDC.

Careful reading of the Burbacher paper got that straightened out for me, but I

guess the

authors of this paper just haven't seen that reference. I am sure many folks

are still very

effectively deterred from further investigation of the controversy by this kind

of

misleading/incorrect out-dated info.

And no, I don't buy that flu shots are safe just because babies ingest more

mercury from

breast milk than they get from a shot. (That is how the article ends.) Good

grief.

Sorry, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and AS, you are going to have to do A

LOT better

than that to convince me of the safety of thimerosal. I am still not sure of

the truth, but I

am starting to recognize more of the lies when I see them. And it is clear to

me from this

reference alone that AS is lying when they say they want to investigate all

leads and look

into " environmental " causes.

I was thinking the article sounded as if it were written by Offit--and then I

noticed, it was.

Could it be any clearer where AS really stands???

Sue

[Guest guest]

Please know that I have complete respect for you and am excited for

your new endeavor at AS.

My conviction is that many folks at Autism Speaks most likely

understand that JB's article sheds a very healthy dose of truth on

how the CDC consistently manipulates data to deny any harm related

to vaccines. Thus, regardless of what AS's core constituency might

think, the best service that could be done for children would be to

allow the article to stand.

In addition, I would also contend that in the interest of showing a

diversity of viewpoints, Autism Speaks would welcome such poignant

and direct writing.

I would doubt that JB's piece was removed at the request of parents

but rather but instead at CDC's insistence. If one were to look at

the history of AS, they would be hardpressed to figure out where AS

ends and the CDC begins...

Again, please regard this post as nothing personal towards you - You

have been and I'm sure will continue to be a champion for our kids!

All my best,

> > >

> > > If any of you had new hope in Autism Speaks after they posted

JB

> > > Handley's " Hey CDC, You forgot to count our son " piece, THINK

> > AGAIN...

> > >

> > > If you check the hyperlink for the article

> > >

> >

>

(http://www.autismspeaks.org/community/intheirownwords_hey_cdc.php),

> > > you will find the message " Page Not Found. " If you check

> the " in

> > > their own words " page

> > > (http://www.autismspeaks.org/community/index.php), no mention

is

> > made

> > > of the article. Evidently the piece was removed as quickly as

> it

> > > appeared.

> > >

> > > This latest shenanigan makes it clear that AS " speaks " only

for

> > those

> > > want to maintain the status quo, be well behaved and dare not

> > raise

> > > any issues regarding vaccines and vaccine additives... If you

> > fall

> > > into that category, may God bless you. If not, Autism Speaks

> does

> > NOT

> > > speak for your child! I know they don't speak for mine!

> > >

> > > To the leadership of AS - In case you think we wouldn't notice

> > JB's

> > > article quietly slipping away, think again!

> > >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

, With all due respect, I find the fact that JB's article was

completely removed from AS website very " suspect " .

AS could have easily archived it, but they chose to eliminate it. To

completely remove a view point/article that had been front and

center for days from a great advocate as JB, speaks volumes!

There is a large majority of parents who align themselves with JB's

philosophy and TRUTH as to what happened to their children. To

extend a hand to reflect his opinion on their website, then to

withdraw the support just does not " jive " .

I am very disappointed and I hope and pray there is a better

explanation, than the flimsy one given.

> > > >

> > > > If any of you had new hope in Autism Speaks after they

posted

> JB

> > > > Handley's " Hey CDC, You forgot to count our son " piece,

THINK

> > > AGAIN...

> > > >

> > > > If you check the hyperlink for the article

> > > >

> > >

> >

>

(http://www.autismspeaks.org/community/intheirownwords_hey_cdc.php),

> > > > you will find the message " Page Not Found. " If you check

> > the " in

> > > > their own words " page

> > > > (http://www.autismspeaks.org/community/index.php), no

mention

> is

> > > made

> > > > of the article. Evidently the piece was removed as quickly

as

> > it

> > > > appeared.

> > > >

> > > > This latest shenanigan makes it clear that AS " speaks " only

> for

> > > those

> > > > want to maintain the status quo, be well behaved and dare

not

> > > raise

> > > > any issues regarding vaccines and vaccine additives... If

you

> > > fall

> > > > into that category, may God bless you. If not, Autism

Speaks

> > does

> > > NOT

> > > > speak for your child! I know they don't speak for mine!

> > > >

> > > > To the leadership of AS - In case you think we wouldn't

notice

> > > JB's

> > > > article quietly slipping away, think again!

> > > >

> > >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

The last time I looked Generation Rescue had lashed themselves to the mast of

the sinking CAA ship along with several others. I really thought this was most

unusual given the strong advocacy GR was historically known for. J.B. doesn't

come across as a happy-happy-joy-joy club sort of man. What's up with this?

Also, I hope that we all understand the level of evil that AS has partaken in.

Every parent will do well to remember " better diagnosis " week which ran on

Sponge Bob's network. NBC worked in partnership with CDC to produce it. They

shot thousands of hours worth of video questioning our best experts. Even

Kirby the author of Evidence of Harm said his interview lasted something like

four hours (I think it was this long).

SOOOOOO where's the footage? It never made it to the airwaves did it? That's the

biggest question I have.

All we got was fifteen seconds of Deth opposite a stumblin'-bumblin'

Marie McCormack on that nightly news program, and we had to flood them with

e-mail complaints about unfair bias to get that much of the issue on the air.

Clearly the NBC network was working as a snitch for CDC and they were gathering

information to pass along to the White House and Senate majority leader's damage

control centers.

If parents can find a copy of Offit's theater presentation at the American

Enterprise Institute listen carefully to what he and other shills had to say.

Then read the CAA and you will discover that Offit's pro-mercury business

partners basically authored the Frist-Santorum CAA bill.

[ ] Autism Speaks Genuflects to the CDC

If any of you had new hope in Autism Speaks after they posted JB

Handley's " Hey CDC, You forgot to count our son " piece, THINK

AGAIN...

If you check the hyperlink for the article

(http://www.autismspeaks.org/community/intheirownwords_hey_cdc.php),

you will find the message " Page Not Found. " If you check the " in

their own words " page

(http://www.autismspeaks.org/community/index.php), no mention is made

of the article. Evidently the piece was removed as quickly as it

appeared.

This latest shenanigan makes it clear that AS " speaks " only for those

want to maintain the status quo, be well behaved and dare not raise

any issues regarding vaccines and vaccine additives... If you fall

into that category, may God bless you. If not, Autism Speaks does NOT

speak for your child! I know they don't speak for mine!

To the leadership of AS - In case you think we wouldn't notice JB's

article quietly slipping away, think again!

[Guest guest]

,

First, congratulations on your new job. Second, I hope that you are

able to bring the light of truth to AS as it has heretofore seemed very

dim from what I have witnessed. Further, I urge you to stand strong

regarding the best interests of the children rather than bowing to

pressure to compromise in an effort to further the best interests of the

organization as we have seen with their partnership with NAAR.

I hope the new year brings a new beginning at AS, one that is more

protective of children than organizational reputation and styming to any

voice of disention among the ranks. I believe with all of my heart that

Bob and Suzanne are loving, caring grandparents who only want the

best for their grandchild. I also believe Bob and Suzanne are

well-intentioned people. Sadly, from what I have witnessed, it appears

that some of their Board and some of their employee/leadership seem to

feel it is more important to control the agenda and promote the

organization than to advance the research necessary to end this tragedy.

(An agenda which seems to be at odds with most parent/advocates of

vaccine/mercury injured children with neurodevelopmental disorders

commonly misdiagnosed as " autism " ).

Given Bernie Marcus' close ties/loyalties to the CDC and the fact that

he put up the bulk of the money for AS, and one of the members of the

Scientific Advisory Board is a CDC employee (who also serves with Bernie

Marcus on the Board of the Marcus Institute), it seems highly unlikely

that anyone will ever get AS to acknowlege even the possibility of

culpability by the CDC in this tragedy no matter how well-intentioned

Bob and Suzanne are as individuals. It is unlikely that the

Board, given its present make-up, would allow any meaningful biological

vaccine/mercury research that could implicate the CDC. The current

emotional ties between the CDC and AS are just too strong. Don't

forget, just up the road from the CDC in Atlanta is the Marcus Institute

(funded and founded by Bernie Marcus of Home Depot and major benefactor

of Autism Speaks). While the work of the Marcus Institute and the

intent behind its inception is laudable, it appears they are still want

to treat autism as a psychiatric illness rather than a biomedical

illness with psychological symptomology. The Marcus Insitute also has

close ties to Emory University (new home of Dr. Walter Orenstein former

head of the CDC Immunization Program). Having been born and raised in

Atlanta, I can attest it is the local joke (with lots of basis in truth)

that if one leaves CDC to go to Emory or visa versa it is considered a

lateral transfer. The swinging door between Emory and the CDC never

stops.

In any event, , I wish you luck. For the sake of our children, I

hope they don't dim your light of truth as large organizations have been

known to do with frightening regularity when taking someone into the

fold. Hang tough, my friend.

Lujene

>

> It is my sincere hope Barry will bring JB's voice, and all of

ours (especially our children's), to their organization...loud and

clear. , you have a great task in front of you. We are counting on

you.

>

>

> -------------- Original message --------------

> From: " Hooker " brian@...

> If any of you had new hope in Autism Speaks after they posted JB

> Handley's " Hey CDC, You forgot to count our son " piece, THINK AGAIN...

>

> If you check the hyperlink for the article

> (http://www.autismspeaks.org/community/intheirownwords_hey_cdc.php),

> you will find the message " Page Not Found. " If you check the " in

> their own words " page

> (http://www.autismspeaks.org/community/index.php), no mention is made

> of the article. Evidently the piece was removed as quickly as it

> appeared.

>

> This latest shenanigan makes it clear that AS " speaks " only for those

> want to maintain the status quo, be well behaved and dare not raise

> any issues regarding vaccines and vaccine additives... If you fall

> into that category, may God bless you. If not, Autism Speaks does NOT

> speak for your child! I know they don't speak for mine!

>

> To the leadership of AS - In case you think we wouldn't notice JB's

> article quietly slipping away, think again!

>