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		<title>By: Landru</title>
		<link>http://autism-news-beat.com/archives/45/comment-page-1#comment-432</link>
		<dc:creator>Landru</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2008 23:05:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Liz?  I have an autistic son, and I resent your attempt to monopolize the point of view with this sort of nonsense.  Go learn some actual science, instead of indulging your futile addiction to scam artists&#039; quackery, then screaming at the rest of us.  

Or better yet, just shut up.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Liz?  I have an autistic son, and I resent your attempt to monopolize the point of view with this sort of nonsense.  Go learn some actual science, instead of indulging your futile addiction to scam artists&#8217; quackery, then screaming at the rest of us.  </p>
<p>Or better yet, just shut up.</p>
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		<title>By: Prometheus</title>
		<link>http://autism-news-beat.com/archives/45/comment-page-1#comment-431</link>
		<dc:creator>Prometheus</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2008 19:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>As an example of how well-informed some of the vaccines-cause-autism advocates are, I submit the following statement:

&quot;Those of you who think this crisis does not really exist, order up a cup full of mercury, formaldehyde, &lt;i&gt;anti-freeze&lt;/i&gt;, aluminum, cancerous antibiotic, and rogue virus’ - and drink up. Write back, afterward (if you are able), and let us know how that worked for you.&quot; [emphasis added]

Not only is this person using a classic &quot;straw man&quot; argument - attacking a position &lt;i&gt;not&lt;/i&gt; taken (&lt;i&gt;i.e.&lt;/i&gt; that these substances are &quot;perfectly safe&quot; in any dose) - they also show an inability to read labels.

Although it has been often said (and parrotted) that vaccines contain &quot;anti-freeze&quot; (ethylene glycol), in fact &lt;i&gt;a few&lt;/i&gt; vaccines contain &lt;i&gt;polyethylene glycol&lt;/i&gt;. The similarity between ethylene glycol and &lt;i&gt;poly&lt;/i&gt;ethylene glycol is the same as that between &lt;i&gt;ethylene&lt;/i&gt; (a flammable gas used to ripen fruit) and &lt;i&gt;polyethylene&lt;/i&gt; (or &lt;i&gt;polythene&lt;/i&gt;, a waxy plastic used for - among other things - food storage containers).

If you go to your bathroom, you will find polyethylene glycol used in a variety of toiletries, cosmetics, bath products and - yes - medicines. It is often used as an inert thickening agent. 

In vaccines, the polyethylene glycol is primarily used for its ability to &lt;i&gt;precipitate&lt;/i&gt; virus particles, allowing them to be concentrated &lt;i&gt;and&lt;/i&gt; removed from the other components of the solutions they are &quot;grown&quot; in.

&quot;Antifreeze&quot; (ethylene glycol) is not used in vaccine production at any stage, as far as I have been able to determine. In addition, there is no conceivable &lt;i&gt;use&lt;/i&gt; for ethylene glycol at any stage in vaccine production.

Clearly, the people who have been parrotting this &quot;urban legend&quot; about antifreeze in vaccines have a very poor grasp of the science in this matter. Of course, it &lt;i&gt;isn&#039;t&lt;/i&gt; about scientific fact for most of them - it&#039;s all about &lt;i&gt;emotion&lt;/i&gt;.


Prometheus</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As an example of how well-informed some of the vaccines-cause-autism advocates are, I submit the following statement:</p>
<p>&#8220;Those of you who think this crisis does not really exist, order up a cup full of mercury, formaldehyde, <i>anti-freeze</i>, aluminum, cancerous antibiotic, and rogue virus’ &#8211; and drink up. Write back, afterward (if you are able), and let us know how that worked for you.&#8221; [emphasis added]</p>
<p>Not only is this person using a classic &#8220;straw man&#8221; argument &#8211; attacking a position <i>not</i> taken (<i>i.e.</i> that these substances are &#8220;perfectly safe&#8221; in any dose) &#8211; they also show an inability to read labels.</p>
<p>Although it has been often said (and parrotted) that vaccines contain &#8220;anti-freeze&#8221; (ethylene glycol), in fact <i>a few</i> vaccines contain <i>polyethylene glycol</i>. The similarity between ethylene glycol and <i>poly</i>ethylene glycol is the same as that between <i>ethylene</i> (a flammable gas used to ripen fruit) and <i>polyethylene</i> (or <i>polythene</i>, a waxy plastic used for &#8211; among other things &#8211; food storage containers).</p>
<p>If you go to your bathroom, you will find polyethylene glycol used in a variety of toiletries, cosmetics, bath products and &#8211; yes &#8211; medicines. It is often used as an inert thickening agent. </p>
<p>In vaccines, the polyethylene glycol is primarily used for its ability to <i>precipitate</i> virus particles, allowing them to be concentrated <i>and</i> removed from the other components of the solutions they are &#8220;grown&#8221; in.</p>
<p>&#8220;Antifreeze&#8221; (ethylene glycol) is not used in vaccine production at any stage, as far as I have been able to determine. In addition, there is no conceivable <i>use</i> for ethylene glycol at any stage in vaccine production.</p>
<p>Clearly, the people who have been parrotting this &#8220;urban legend&#8221; about antifreeze in vaccines have a very poor grasp of the science in this matter. Of course, it <i>isn&#8217;t</i> about scientific fact for most of them &#8211; it&#8217;s all about <i>emotion</i>.</p>
<p>Prometheus</p>
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		<title>By: autblog</title>
		<link>http://autism-news-beat.com/archives/45/comment-page-1#comment-429</link>
		<dc:creator>autblog</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2008 01:12:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Care to elaborate? What don&#039;t you like?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Care to elaborate? What don&#8217;t you like?</p>
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		<title>By: Lin Darling</title>
		<link>http://autism-news-beat.com/archives/45/comment-page-1#comment-428</link>
		<dc:creator>Lin Darling</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2008 00:36:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Autism Beat is perhaps the most deluded web site/blog to date.  Pathetic really.  Truly pitiful!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Autism Beat is perhaps the most deluded web site/blog to date.  Pathetic really.  Truly pitiful!</p>
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		<title>By: L'asperge</title>
		<link>http://autism-news-beat.com/archives/45/comment-page-1#comment-426</link>
		<dc:creator>L'asperge</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2008 01:22:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>It&#039;s all about emotion for people like Liz. She can&#039;t reason.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It&#8217;s all about emotion for people like Liz. She can&#8217;t reason.</p>
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		<title>By: Joseph</title>
		<link>http://autism-news-beat.com/archives/45/comment-page-1#comment-425</link>
		<dc:creator>Joseph</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2008 22:55:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&quot;Those of you who think this crisis does not really exist, order up a cup full of mercury, formaldehyde, anti-freeze, aluminum, cancerous antibiotic, and rogue virus’ - and drink up. Write back, afterward (if you are able), and let us know how that worked for you.&quot;

Yeah, because vaccines are like a cup full of mercury. You really showed us Liz.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;Those of you who think this crisis does not really exist, order up a cup full of mercury, formaldehyde, anti-freeze, aluminum, cancerous antibiotic, and rogue virus’ &#8211; and drink up. Write back, afterward (if you are able), and let us know how that worked for you.&#8221;</p>
<p>Yeah, because vaccines are like a cup full of mercury. You really showed us Liz.</p>
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		<title>By: Patrick</title>
		<link>http://autism-news-beat.com/archives/45/comment-page-1#comment-423</link>
		<dc:creator>Patrick</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2008 19:36:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>What specific cancerous antibiotic and rogue virus did you have in mind Liz?

Any factual data, or just more blowing figuyrative bad smells in the wind?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What specific cancerous antibiotic and rogue virus did you have in mind Liz?</p>
<p>Any factual data, or just more blowing figuyrative bad smells in the wind?</p>
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		<title>By: Liz Parker</title>
		<link>http://autism-news-beat.com/archives/45/comment-page-1#comment-421</link>
		<dc:creator>Liz Parker</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2008 18:07:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Personal injury lawyers?  I wish.  

No deep pockets here, the pharmaceutical industry was given a gigantic free pass - there is no need for them to ensure safety or efficacy of their vaccines as they cannot be held liable for any death or disability resulting from administration of these products.

Spend a week as a parent of a child with severe autism.  you will, quickly, learn the physical, emotional, financial, and spiritual cost of living with this disorder is significantly greater than any &quot;settlement&quot; offered by &quot;vaccine court.&quot;

No compensation is enough to make up for watching your beautiful, healthy child lose his childhood and independent future.  Nor is there enough compensation to make up for the constant pain and inability to communicate even your most basic needs (as a child with autism cannot do).

Simply put, if you wouldn&#039;t drink it, you shouldn&#039;t inject it into an infant or child.

Those of you who think this crisis does not really exist, order up a cup full of mercury, formaldehyde, anti-freeze, aluminum, cancerous antibiotic, and rogue virus&#039; - and drink up.  Write back, afterward (if you are able), and let us know how that worked for you.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Personal injury lawyers?  I wish.  </p>
<p>No deep pockets here, the pharmaceutical industry was given a gigantic free pass &#8211; there is no need for them to ensure safety or efficacy of their vaccines as they cannot be held liable for any death or disability resulting from administration of these products.</p>
<p>Spend a week as a parent of a child with severe autism.  you will, quickly, learn the physical, emotional, financial, and spiritual cost of living with this disorder is significantly greater than any &#8220;settlement&#8221; offered by &#8220;vaccine court.&#8221;</p>
<p>No compensation is enough to make up for watching your beautiful, healthy child lose his childhood and independent future.  Nor is there enough compensation to make up for the constant pain and inability to communicate even your most basic needs (as a child with autism cannot do).</p>
<p>Simply put, if you wouldn&#8217;t drink it, you shouldn&#8217;t inject it into an infant or child.</p>
<p>Those of you who think this crisis does not really exist, order up a cup full of mercury, formaldehyde, anti-freeze, aluminum, cancerous antibiotic, and rogue virus&#8217; &#8211; and drink up.  Write back, afterward (if you are able), and let us know how that worked for you.</p>
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		<title>By: Ms. Clark</title>
		<link>http://autism-news-beat.com/archives/45/comment-page-1#comment-414</link>
		<dc:creator>Ms. Clark</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2008 06:07:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I would add to your line-up the photos of three or four of the personal injury lawyers who seem to be at the center or very near the center of this.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I would add to your line-up the photos of three or four of the personal injury lawyers who seem to be at the center or very near the center of this.</p>
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