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applegrove

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Sun Nov 17, 2024, 03:57 PM Nov 17

Somebody needs to ask RFK Jr this: [View all]


"SNIP.........

Go to a cemetery.
See all the baby graves there from before the 1950s & 1960s?
Then, hardly any.
That's when people started vaccinating their kids.
If you are unsure, the answer is, literally, written in stone.

.........SNIP"
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You must realize that Jr. does not track well. Sneederbunk Nov 17 #1
He tracks well enough to kill people. Irish_Dem Nov 17 #5
Post removed Post removed Nov 17 #13
wow 10 posts in 20 years Kali Nov 17 #17
Message auto-removed Name removed Nov 17 #22
Oooo defensive too Kali Nov 17 #24
Um, ten posts in four months Brother Buzz Nov 17 #43
We've had a slew of those on the past half-year. ... Hekate Nov 17 #44
The jury pool can take the victory lap for this troll Brother Buzz Nov 17 #47
RFK Jr's personal visit had a lot to do with the drop in vaccinations. 83 people died of measles, Hekate Nov 17 #29
Kennedy visited with vaccine skeptics in the time leading up applegrove Nov 17 #34
He's personally responsible for measles outbreaks here in Minnesota NickB79 Nov 17 #45
Or go chat with much mcconnell BOSSHOG Nov 17 #2
Mitch McConnell had polio as a child, am I right? FakeNoose Nov 17 #33
yes you are correct. I was in the first round of mass vaccinations for polio yellowdogintexas Nov 17 #52
He hasn't weighed any of the other evidence scientifically, why would that evidence persuade him? Shermann Nov 17 #3
No, he's not anti-vaccines! 😉😉😉 ShazzieB Nov 17 #8
More than likely only those made from live viruses like polio and smallpox. He just does not believe in modern science LiberalArkie Nov 17 #23
Politico.com on Health & Human Services vaccine injury compensation program womanofthehills Nov 17 #40
Oh lord, I hardly know where to start. ShazzieB Nov 18 #77
Womanofthehills noted a large increase in claims biophile Nov 18 #78
Kill as many American children as possible by denying them healthcare. Irish_Dem Nov 17 #4
Kill the poor and minority children whose parents couldn't afford haele Nov 17 #25
Force women to have children then kill the kids by denying healthcare. Irish_Dem Nov 17 #27
Holee shit 3auld6phart Nov 18 #65
Depends on your insurance company. haele Nov 18 #71
Pass. Not indulging his nonsense or listening to his weird ass, decades long death rattle of wheezing of bullshit. TheKentuckian Nov 17 #6
That lunatic shouldn't be allowed to put a Band-Aid on someone's scratch without supervision, Dave Bowman Nov 17 #7
You know, it's so absurd that I think people dont actually believe he could be that nutty. hadEnuf Nov 17 #16
All of his kids H2O Man Nov 17 #9
So that means he's a "yes for me but not for thee" kind of guy. calimary Nov 17 #12
Respectfully disagree. H2O Man Nov 17 #18
People don't seem to be the least bit curious... Caribbeans Nov 17 #28
He literally said on video that no vaccines are safe and effective NickB79 Nov 17 #46
I did see H2O Man Nov 17 #49
Frankly, admitting you know him personally makes me think less of you NickB79 Nov 18 #79
I don't know you. H2O Man Nov 18 #81
It was Obama's transition team that considered him LiberalFighter Nov 18 #68
Incorrect. H2O Man Nov 18 #72
You can bet your sweet bippy DENVERPOPS Nov 17 #15
Right. H2O Man Nov 17 #20
Our Vaccine Injury Compensation Program womanofthehills Nov 17 #42
I've made comments to this same point many times InstantGratification Nov 17 #10
Are you really saying that the infant mortality rate in the US in the 1950s was 30%? TheRickles Nov 17 #48
this probably is birth to maybe 5 or 6. yellowdogintexas Nov 17 #57
Birth to 3, I think he said. But I'd still like to see a link. TheRickles Nov 18 #60
That was the assertation of the article I read InstantGratification Nov 18 #64
Thanks for trying. It just sounds way off. TheRickles Nov 18 #70
According to the CDC, in the 1940's: haele Nov 18 #74
Thanks for tracking this down - much appreciated. :-) TheRickles Nov 18 #76
Mind you, infant mortality is different to childhood in general mortality. haele Nov 18 #80
Why bother? PJMcK Nov 17 #11
"Durrr... Those were all just post-birth 'bortions!! Chetmake, libz!! " Grokenstein Nov 17 #14
He doesn't give a fuck. His purpose is to destroy our... NNadir Nov 17 #19
Anyone Linda ladeewolf Nov 17 #21
The Star Tribune recently had an article about the oldest cemetery in Minneapolis dflprincess Nov 17 #26
I took a walking tour of Lakewood Cemetery LNM Nov 18 #67
IIRC...RFK Jr started his anti-vax theories after his child was diagnosed with autism. rubbersole Nov 17 #30
so he thinks there were no kids with autism prior to vaccines Skittles Nov 17 #38
Seen much polio or smallpox lately? keithbvadu2 Nov 17 #31
Exactly when BigMin28 Nov 17 #32
repukes approve of government between a woman and their doctor Skittles Nov 17 #39
Same time the clergymen were anointed. rubbersole Nov 17 #41
The worm ate his brain. Nuff said. Evolve Dammit Nov 17 #35
Very well put and people today have no idea moniss Nov 17 #36
You can still see some of the effects of those diseases. Mariana Nov 18 #61
I knew a fellow who was a moniss Nov 18 #73
To be fair, penicillin was not available till 1945 womanofthehills Nov 17 #37
And herd immunity since the 70s all around you. applegrove Nov 17 #53
Child of the 50s and I had the DPT (Diphtheria/Pertussis/Tetanus) required before starting school yellowdogintexas Nov 17 #56
It would be a waste of time. Martin68 Nov 17 #50
The mummy looking bastard has dementia or something Klarkashton Nov 17 #51
who cares what he thinks? Groundhawg Nov 17 #54
When I started school in 1954, the required vax were smallpox, diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus yellowdogintexas Nov 17 #55
RFK Jr. has vaccinated all of his own children. Hypocrisy does not trouble him. Hamlette Nov 17 #58
cemetery poozwah Nov 18 #59
The best comment I've read today. BradBo Nov 18 #62
Same thing with young women and maternal Ilsa Nov 18 #63
No one is going to ask RFK Jr. that. maxsolomon Nov 18 #66
Some should ask all of these vaccination deniers........... turbinetree Nov 18 #69
Respectfully, that train left the station. Condescenturion Nov 18 #75
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